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vulnerability

[vuhl-ner-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌvʌl nər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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Cameras installed on British naval drones sent data to an internet address in China, U.K. officials said, underscoring the vulnerability of military supply chains to Chinese parts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Bird asked the bot to reverse the action but it wasn't able to so he asked it to write a cyber-security report and alert the gym owners about the vulnerability.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

I think that’s also just personal human growth — leaning into vulnerability without it feeling like you are weaker or less than.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The incidents had exposed a longstanding vulnerability in America’s infrastructure: Small water utilities like Braham increasingly rely on internet-connected automation but often lack the staff and funding to secure it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

That’s the other powerful motivation—the customers, or “patients,” as I can’t help thinking of them on account of the mysterious vulnerability that seems to have left them temporarily unable to feed themselves.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The tool deployed up to eight autonomous agents that mapped 21 government systems, explored vulnerabilities and changed tactics when blocked, the FT said, describing the attack as a first of its kind.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Open-weight means that anyone can copy the product and use it, but the user has no visibility into how it was developed or whether it has been tuned to create secret security vulnerabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"Our assurance and testing processes are designed to identify and address potential vulnerabilities early, and we continue to undertake routine security activity across our systems and equipment," the MoD added.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“Vanderpump Rules” alum Jax Taylor blamed an “honest mistake” after posting an unauthorized #partner campaign for Smartwater, spotlighting vulnerabilities in third-party influencer platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

They acted with utter confidence, because their Operational Net Assessment matrixes told them where Red Team’s vulnerabilities were, what Red Team’s next move was likely to be, and what Red Team’s range of options was.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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