Rundown · Thursday, March 12, 2026
Cyber news on March 12, 2026
On Thursday, March 12, 2026 the Cybersecurity desk recorded 4 news events, 1 of them carried by 5 or more outlets. The earliest report came from The Star at 01:15 UTC. 3 more events were reported; they are listed at the end.
- news events4
- outlet reports14
- carried by 5+ outlets1
- first report (UTC)01:15
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US military confirms use of AI tools in Iran war, CENTCOM says
Machine summary Key facts from the reports:
- CENTCOM's Cooper said: "Humans will always make final decisions on what to shoot and what not to shoot and when to shoot, but advanced AI tools can turn processes that used to take hours and sometimes even days into seconds."
Reported by puertoricotribune.com, stkittsgazette.com, haitigazette.com, jamaicainquirer.com, stluciachronicle.com, dominicanrepublicpost.com, trinidadtribune.com, antiguatribune.com and bahamasspectator.com.
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Coverage recordthestar.com.my: “Pentagon opens door to exempt Anthropic use beyond 6-month ramp - down, memo says”
Reports ran between 01:15 and 05:00 UTC on Mar 12.
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by The Star, indianexpress.com and The Hindu.
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Security agency warns of security risks in AI tool OpenClaw due to vulnerabilities
Machine summary usa.chinadaily.com.cn reported that an agency warned of security risks in the AI tool OpenClaw due to vulnerabilities.
Reported by usa.chinadaily.com.cn and europe.chinadaily.com.cn.
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Coverage recordfool.com: “Rubrik (RBRK) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript”
The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).
Reported by fool.com.
- SentinelOne
- Rubrik
More events reported
No summary of ours and no outlet headline passed our automated checks for these, which says nothing about the events (how they work); the outlets and their reports are linked.
- · 2 outletsscmp.com, Deccan Chronicle
- · 2 outletsnews.tuoitre.vn, e.vnexpress.net
- · 2 outletsmilitarytimes.com, yahoo.com
Each summary and its key facts are a machine summary of the reports linked under it; the outlets, times and counts come from those reports' own records. How a rundown is built.
Also covered for this desk
16 events homed on another desk that the Cybersecurity desk also carried on March 12, 2026.
- Mar 12 · Legal The Independent: hackers described as Iran-linked allegedly take aim at US during war 20
- Mar 12 · Legal Pentagon estimates first week of Iran war cost US over $11 billion 7
- Mar 12 · Supply chain Iran issued a statement purported to be from a new leader amid war with U.S. and Israel 6
- Mar 12 · Healthcare freemalaysiatoday.com: “Iran hacking group claims attack on US medical company” 3
- Mar 12 · Legal marketscreener.com: “Anthropic seeks appeals court stay of Pentagon supply - chain risk designation” 2
- Mar 12 · Climate EV charging firm Elecq hit by ransomware, reports say 2
- Mar 12 · Space & defense Pentagon CTO Warns Anthropic’s Claude Could 'Pollute' Defense Supply Chain 2
- Mar 12 · Climate SMX Public Limited launches molecular marking technology for oil and gas traceability 2
- Mar 12 · Space & defense Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allied AI models 2
- Mar 12 · Legal HK Privacy Watchdog Joins 60-Nation Coalition to Combat AI Deepfake Violence 1
- Mar 12 · Legal Reports: U.S.-Iran-Israel war puts offensive cyberoperations up front 1
- Mar 12 · Space & defense Matt Suiche on cyberwar in the age of AI 1
- Mar 12 · Legal China aims to lead in tech rather than catch up with US, CNN reports 1
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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).