Month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2026 edition

With August coming to a close, it's time for ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe (https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/our-experts/tony-anscombe/) to look back at some of the top cybersecurity stories that have made the news over the past month. Here's some of what caught Tony's attention:

• OpenAI has disclosed (https://blackhat.com/us-26/briefings/schedule/index.html#the-breaking-news--the-openaihugging-face-incident---a-technical-reconstruction-and-its-implications-for-ai-57401) more details about how its agents hacked (https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/black-hat-usa-2026-hugging-face-hack-human-responsibility/) AI collaboration platform Hugging Face. What exactly went wrong and what are the key lessons from the incident?
• Iran-linked hackers are believed to have attacked water and wastewater systems (https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/multistate-water-system-attacks-widen-iran-suspected) in at least 12 US states and even shut down a power plant in the UK for four days in July 2026 in a string of incidents that highlight risks facing critical infrastructure systems.
• Delta Airlines is investigating an incident (https://cyberscoop.com/delta-flight-rogue-wifi-investigation-def-con-las-vegas/) where a flight passenger reportedly used an unidentified device to spoof the airline’s in-flight Wi-Fi network.
• Ukrainian authorities have shut down 94 fraudulent (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-shuts-down-94-fraudulent-call-centers-seize-millions-in-cash/) call centers in a large-scale crackdown targeting the operators behind scams that lured people into bogus investment schemes and attempted to steal access details into their bank accounts.

What are the lessons that businesses and critical infrastructure services should take away from these news stories? Watch the video to get answers to this and other questions, and be sure to also check out the July 2026 edition (https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/month-security-tony-anscombe-july-2026/) of Tony's monthly security news roundup for more insights.

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