Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you In this interview with Help Net Security, Mike Wiacek, founder and CTO of Stairwell, explains Backstory, an AI agent...
The Head Mare hacktivist group has been exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched TrueConf video conferencing servers to replace client installers with malicious versions that deliver backdoors. [...]
China opened a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks, citing national security concerns but giving no details about the reasons behind the probe. China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced that it’s launching a cybersecurity review of products Palo Alto Networks se...
Attackers exploited a CVSS 10 Metabase zero-day to gain admin access and steal sensitive data. Framework confirmed it was among the victims. Metabase just confirmed something no analytics vendor wants to write: attackers found and used an unpatched, maximum-severity flaw again...
The RovoBlast attack method identified by Varonis researchers could have been exploited to steal Confluence, Jira and SharePoint data. The post Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian’s Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Progress LoadMaster vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Progress LoadMaster vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026...
Attacker-controlled instructions can make Atlassian's Rovo assistant collect Jira or Confluence data that a signed-in user can access, then send it to an outside server. Two security firms found that behavior independently, by different routes. Only one of those routes is conf...
New research shows content inside an email can escape its message boundary and interfere with the webmail interface. Across attack chains spanning Outlook, Gmail, Fastmail, Proton Mail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail, the techniques can capture passwords, take over third-party accou...
Hackers stole personal, medical, and insurance data of 3.8 million people from Unlimited Technology Systems’ data center. Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a data breach affecting more than 3.8 million people after hackers accessed one of its commercial data centers betwe...
Metabase has warned that a maximum-severity security flaw impacting its business intelligence and data visualization software package has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The vulnerability (CVSS score: 10.0), which does not carry a CVE identifier, allows an unauthenti...
N-able has released a fresh round of hotfixes for N‑central as part of its investigation into ongoing exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) product. "We are proactively expanding protections in response to ongoing moni...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical-severity security flaw impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, ...
Identity-based attacks drive 90% of incidents. Learn how modern attackers exploit identities and what SOC leaders can do to respond. The post Inside the Modern SOC: The Identity Front Door appeared first on Unit 42.
Nice video of the Arctic bobtail squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
A critical Metabase SQL injection vulnerability was exploited in zero-day attacks to breach customer instances in data theft attacks, known to impact Framework and Tally. [...]
Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reported that more than 3.8 million people were impacted by a data breach incident that occurred in October 2025. [...]
The National Rural Water Association and a group of cybersecurity experts have formed a program to help cash-strapped utilities face the increase in threats to their systems.
A cluster of nearly 800 malicious packages has been published to the npm registry as part of a new campaign designed to deliver cross-platform malware targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. "These packages appear to use AI slop squatted, or randomly generated typo-squattin...
ClickFix-style attacks are being used to deliver a Go-based malware capable of stealing cryptocurrency assets, as well as browser-stored passwords, Apple iCloud Keychain data, and cached credentials. The macOS-focused infection chain is designed to deliver a shell script that ...
A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services is attributed to a data extortion group known as UNC6671. "UNC6671 continues to rely on voice phishing (vishing) to target enterprise employees, posing as IT help desk staff ...
Research finds your AI generated security patch is more likely to fail than fully fix a vulnerability. It might even introduce brand new flaws to exploit along the way. The post More than half of AI-generated patches are broken appeared first on CyberScoop.
The money will be used to create a fund to mitigate social media harms, including by carving out $420 million for treatment for New Mexico youth who have been hurt on the platforms.
IEH Corporation — which produces specialized products used in military satellites, missiles and fighter jets — said it discovered a cyberattack on Tuesday and immediately tried to contain it.
WordPress XSS2Shell flaw enables admin takeover and remote code execution. Users should update to patched versions. Researchers at Pwn just published a report on a vulnerability chain they’re calling XSS2Shell, and the entry point is quite simple: type a username that doesn’t ...
Hackers used fake IT help desks to steal MFA credentials, targeting over 200 firms, including major financial companies. A hacking campaign operating under names including Redact, Pink, Falcon, and Helix has built credential-stealing websites targeting employees at Blackstone,...
Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) says that hackers used social engineering on three of its employees to gain access to and steal corporate data stored on their machines. [...]
f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that around 900 people were, and they may be regretting their decision. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
A spokesperson said Irregular’s investigation into what happened with Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta's AI models was ongoing and that they could not “go into further details.”
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: ban on Chinese data center tech, QuickFox VPN supply chain attack, IEH Corporation mailbox breached via phishing. The post In Other News: AI Slop Limits Apple Bounties, North Carolina Port Attacks, Hackers Target Wall...
The cyberattack hit gate systems at all three North Carolina ports, as officials continue investigating the breach and its effects on operations. The post Coast Guard says it is monitoring cyberattack that disrupted North Carolina’s ports appeared first on CyberScoop.
XSS2Shell (CVE-2026-64638): Patch WordPress Now A new WordPress Core vulnerability chain called XSS2Shell turns a login page XSS bug into a much more serious risk for exposed WordPress sites. The issue is tracked as CVE-
Gen's H1 2026 Threat Report examines two separate attack chains. One used compromised business inboxes and browser manipulation in a banking-malware campaign, while the other used clipboard hijacking to redirect cryptocurrency payments. [...]
Intruders exfiltrated certain corporate information after gaining access to three company-issued computers through a social engineering attack, Levi Strauss reported.
The North Carolina Ports Authority has confirmed that a cyberattack disrupted IT systems and slowed operations at Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. [...]
WordPress has fixed a pre-authentication reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in its login screen that affects every version of the content management system. Under additional conditions, the bug can be chained into PHP code execution on the server. Tracked as CVE-2026-64...
Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (BIT), compromising the login credentials of around 200 accounts. On July 28, BIT’s security specialists noticed...
The club said Thursday that it had already restored its IT environment from clean backups, allowing operations to continue normally. It added that its ticketing platform and online store were not affected and remain fully operational.
View CSAF Summary ATN-B1 CPDLC relies on legacy clear text unauthenticated radio frequency links. Research demonstrates that these characteristics allow unauthorized message injection, denial-of-service conditions, and forced session resets. These vulnerabilities do not consti...
Open Source had a great childhood. For two decades it got to be a kid. It ran around barefoot, gave everything away, trusted strangers, and never once thought about who was watching. It ran the kind of lemonade stand that took IOUs from anyone who wandered up — take what you n...
Cracking Kynx: The Stealer Hunting for Your Wallets, Games, and AI Tools Kynx is a new Malware-as-a-Service infostealer, built in C++ with AI assistance and promoted on a Turkish game cheating forum. It targets browser c
Meta was ordered to pay $567M after a judge ruled its platforms harmed children, bringing New Mexico penalties to $942M. Meta ‘s child-safety legal bill just got another half-billion dollars heavier. A New Mexico state judge ruled that company’s platforms constitute a “public ...
A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath. The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kernels 7.1.6, 6.18.42...
Initially calling itself BlackFile, the group has expanded operations to the Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon brands. The post Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cisco SD-WAN and IOS XE: Critical Flaws Fixed Cisco published a new set of security advisories, addressing vulnerabilities across Catalyst SD-WAN, IOS XE, Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), RoomOS, Terminal Se
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to an active "widespread email-driven phishing campaign" that employs adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to take control of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to identify key personnel involved in financial workflows and g...
A hidden backdoor in 20 router models lets remote servers execute commands as root, putting affected devices at risk of takeover. Jacob Baines had a router on his desk that kept trying to call home, and it wasn’t supposed to. VulnCheck researchers found a backdoor baked into Z...
PortSwigger says HTTP Terminator, an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted research system built by James Kettle, generated and proved new HTTP desynchronization techniques after exploring 30,000 candidate attack vectors. PortSwigger said a separate human-guided discovery casc...
NMFTA research shows a Bendix EC80 brake controller safety recall also patched remote code execution and DoS vulnerabilities. The post Truck Brake Controller’s Safety Recall Doubled as Hidden Security Fix appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Security researcher Malcolm Stagg has disclosed a new attack class called NatJack that manipulates network address translation (NAT) connection state to hijack active TCP sessions, spoof DNS responses, expose mapped ports, and exhaust NAT tables. Presented at Black Hat USA 202...
Companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 4) appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft fixed critical vulnerabilities across Azure, Entra, and SharePoint, while Apple patched a high-severity authentication bypass. The post Microsoft, Apple Release Fresh Security Updates appeared first on SecurityWeek.
OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol, the model behind ChatGPT for Plus and Pro subscribers, and pushed a new model, GPT-5.6 Luna, out to everyone using the free tier. The company is also removing the rate limit on text conversations for free users, allowing them to keep chats going...
Security researcher Malcolm Stagg has disclosed a new attack class called NatJack that manipulates network address translation (NAT) connection state to hijack active TCP sessions, spoof DNS responses, disclose victim IP addresses and mapped ports, and exhaust NAT tables. Pres...
A GitHub issue opened by an account with no repository privileges was enough to execute code on the CI runners behind Anthropic's and Google's own coding-agent repositories. On OpenAI's, it was enough to hijack the next agent run. Novee Security ran the attack against each ven...
UNIX systems (including Linux) are well-known to record a lot of activities in many different locations. But there is one domain where they definitely lack of "modern" logging: shells. Most shells provide an historization of the typed commands through a flat file in the $HOME ...
Hackers stole personal, medical, and health insurance information from a company’s data center. The post 3.8 Million Impacted by Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Keepit announced AI Truth Cloud, transforming backup from a compliance requirement into the strategically valuable data asset an organization can hold. As AI agents take on business-critical decisions, AI Truth Cloud positions Keepit as the sovereign source of truth that enter...