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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > bleachbit-6-0-4-released

BleachBit 6.0.4 fixes secure wiping that skipped clusters on Windows

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (275+ words) The open source cleaner BleachBit reached version 6.0.4 this week, erasing caches, browser traces, and files on Windows, Linux, and now macOS. If you shredded a sensitive file on Windows with an earlier build, parts of it may still sit on…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/02/2026 > sift-open-source-secret-scanning

Open-source secrets scanning tool Sift hunts credentials in Microsoft 365, Slack, and Jira

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) Colin Watson is CTO at Stratus Security and works the engagements himself. “For example, on my most recent pentest there were thousands of credentials in Jira ticket comments found by this tool and their pentester for 5 years prior had never…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/18/2026 > google-zero-trust-ai-agents

Google???s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (712+ words) Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can apply zero-trust security principles to AI agents that interact with sensitive systems and take real-world actions. The project tests an…...