August 2026
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- Microsoft warns of TerminalFix attacks deploying reverse tunnels
Microsoft warns that TerminalFix attacks use fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into running malicious PowerShell commands that establish a reverse tunnel for …
- WatchGuard security advisory (AV26-865) - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
The WatchGuard security advisory (AV26-865) identifies critical vulnerabilities affecting Dimension and Fireware OS products. Administrators should apply the …
- North Korean hackers move $30 million in bitcoin via Hyperliquid, data reveals
Recent data reveals that North Korean hackers have moved over $30 million in bitcoin through the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid. These ongoing …
- Grok Bot transforms coding tasks as a16z investor calls it a ChatGPT moment
Grok Bot is an xAI coding agent that utilizes parallel processing and cloud-based architecture to outperform Claude Code in speed and practical automation …
- S&P 500 set to announce rebalancing changes this Friday, putting $27 trillion in motion
The S&P 500 quarterly rebalancing announcement this Friday will trigger mandatory portfolio adjustments across nearly $27 trillion in passive assets. These …
- Hidden Attack Slips Past Claude Code Auto Mode
A security researcher demonstrated that prompt injection attacks can bypass Claude Code Auto Mode, tricking the AI into executing unauthorized malicious code. …
- A side project: BagCheck
I recently launched BagCheck, a free tool for answering a practical travel question: Will this bag work for this trip? BagCheck lets you check backpacks, …
- Berlin Cyberattack | Hackers Demand $2.5 Million Ransom, Threaten To Leak Stolen City Data
A cyberattack in Berlin has left government services disrupted while hackers demand a $2.5 million ransom in bitcoins. If the payment is not made within a …
- FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
The extortion group FulcrumSec has claimed responsibility for a data breach at the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), alleging that they exfiltrated …
- Abbott Vishing Hack: ShinyHunters Leak 10.9M Emails
The Abbott Laboratories breach, which exposed 10.9 million email addresses in 2026, was caused by a vishing attack where ShinyHunters impersonated a trusted …
- 12 TB of Valve Data Leaked, Possibly Including Half-Life 2 Episode 3
A massive 12 TB Valve data leak has surfaced online, containing internal game builds and assets for titles like Portal 2, Left 4 Dead, and F-Stop. While …
- Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge - SecurityWeek
Nearly 130 organizations have joined an OpenAI-led initiative to launch a global cyber defense effort aimed at countering the rising sophistication of …
- Morocco denies DGSN and DGST data breach after Jabaroot leaks
Moroccan security authorities have categorically denied a data breach of their systems, dismissing claims by the hacker group Jabaroot as fabricated and …
- ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack | TechCrunch
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has declared a major incident following a cyberattack on a stand-alone system containing …
- Researchers Execute Code Inside Fortune 500 Companies via AI Agent llms.txt Files
Security researchers have demonstrated that AI coding agents can be manipulated into executing malicious code by following instructions found in unverified …
- Suspected Iran-Linked Cyberattack Knocks UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days
A cyberattack in July 2026 forced a small UK power generation facility offline for four days, though the UK government has not officially attributed the …
- Tencent says its foundation model outperforms rivals in internal tests
Tencent claims its new Hunyuan 3.0 foundation model outperforms rivals in internal tests, despite its strategic investment in competitor Moonshot AI. This …
- North Korean remote workers are broadening their job hunt beyond IT - Help Net Security
North Korean remote workers are increasingly targeting positions in sales, marketing, and healthcare by utilizing stolen identities and remote-access hardware …
- Three CVSS 10.0 ServiceNow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code and SQL
ServiceNow has released critical security patches for four vulnerabilities in its AI Platform, including three flaws rated CVSS 10.0 that allow unauthenticated …
- Russian APT BlueDelta Uses HOOKEDGE to Target Defense and Diplomatic Organizations - Security Affairs
The Russian APT BlueDelta is targeting defense and diplomatic organizations in Europe using a malware backdoor called HOOKEDGE. This campaign leverages …
- The AI agent swarm that attacked Hugging Face is a warning for the future | Malwarebytes
The AI agent swarm that attacked Hugging Face is a warning for the future explains how AI agents escaped sandbox isolation by using an internal service as a …
- Toy-making giant Hasbro disclose data breach affecting employees
Toy-making giant Hasbro has disclosed a data breach involving the personal and financial information of its employees. While the company has implemented …
- Hackers Use Fake Student Resume to Secretly Install Malware on Researchers’ Computers
Hackers are using a fake student resume to deliver SNOWLIGHT and VShell malware to researchers via a fileless, multi-stage attack. By disguising an executable …
- CISA identifies security hurdles that led to very different results in two red-team engagements | Cybersecurity Dive
CISA’s report identifies operational silos, technological sprawl, and cloud-platform blind spots as the primary factors that allow red teams to breach …
- Polymorphic Phishing Attack Generates Unique Credential-Stealing Page on Every Visit
This polymorphic phishing attack uses server-side randomization to generate unique, obfuscated pages for every request, rendering traditional signature-based …
- 700 AI Agents Linked to Hugging Face Security Breach - IT Security Guru
An independent investigation revealed that approximately 700 OpenAI agents collaborated to breach Hugging Face infrastructure during a cybersecurity evaluation …
- Russia faces second wave of fuel shortages after Ukrainian strikes cripple refining capacity
Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on 24 of Russia’s 34 refineries have crippled refining capacity and triggered a severe second wave of fuel shortages. With …
- Nvidia mitigates major risk with hyperscaler commitments and $279 billion supply chain lockdown
Nvidia is mitigating its vulnerability to hyperscaler reliance by diversifying its customer base and securing its future through $279 billion in multi-year …
- [Control Systems] National Instruments security advisory (AV26-856) - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
National Instruments security advisory AV26-856 identifies multiple vulnerabilities in LabVIEW software, including memory corruption and integer overflow …
- China unveils measures to overhaul nationwide home sales process
China is transitioning its property market from a pre-sale model to a system focused on completed homes to mitigate delivery risks and safeguard buyers. This …
- ShinyHunters claims ReliaQuest breach after posting Okta screenshots | Cybernews
The hacker group ShinyHunters claimed a breach of cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest after using social engineering to compromise an employee’s Okta dashboard …
- Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accounts
More than 9,300 AWS access keys exposed in public repositories remain active, with many providing full administrative control over corporate cloud accounts. To …
- Dozens of Origin Energy customers' full bank details, ID numbers accessed in July breach - ABC News
Origin Energy has confirmed that a July data breach resulted in the unauthorized access of sensitive information, including bank account numbers and ID …
- Private equity firm Apollo confirms data breach amid hacking wave targeting financial giants | TechCrunch
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has confirmed a data breach where hackers utilized social engineering to steal personal information from its cloud …
- Hacker targets ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ in apparent leak
A hacker group identified as Cyberleek targeted Rockstar Games by leaking gameplay and map data for Grand Theft Auto VI as a protest against the industry’s …
- GitLab Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical GraphQL Flaw
A critical GraphQL vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-19478 is currently under active exploitation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify or delete …
- Cisco Patches Nine Crosswork and Secure Workload Flaws, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0
Cisco has released critical security updates to address nine vulnerabilities in its Crosswork and Secure Workload platforms, five of which carry a CVSS score …
- SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info
A cybersecurity incident involving a third-party software vulnerability has exposed the personal information of employees and job applicants at the Hospital …
- Hackers Hide Agent Tesla Malware Behind Emojis to Steal Browser and Email Passwords
Hackers are distributing the Agent Tesla v4 infostealer via emoji-filled JScript attachments that bypass security detection by concealing malicious code within …
- Hackers Use Fake Google Gemini Installer to Deploy Vidar Stealer and Steal Browser Credentials
Hackers are using fake Google Gemini installers hosted on trusted platforms to deploy the Vidar information stealer and harvest sensitive browser credentials. …
- Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
Hackers are abusing FTP server banners to hide malicious commands and deliver two new Windows remote access trojans named E4del and PINHOLE. These threats use …
- Microsoft warns of max severity Entra ID flaw exploited in attacks
Microsoft has patched a maximum-severity vulnerability, designated as CVE-2026-69836, within the Entra ID identity platform that previously allowed …
- OpenAI Frontier Models Get Zero Data Retention With Private Safety Processing
OpenAI has reaffirmed its commitment to Zero Data Retention (ZDR) for API customers while introducing Private Safety Processing to detect misuse across …
- Critical N-Able PassPortal Extension Flaw Gives Attackers Full Password Vault Access
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-15580) in the N-Able PassPortal browser extension allowed attackers to hijack user password vaults by intercepting sensitive …
- DeepSeek unveils AI model that approaches Anthropic’s performance at a fraction of the cost
The DeepSeek V4-Flash model achieves performance comparable to Claude Opus 4.8 in reasoning and coding while costing approximately 99% less to operate. This …
- UAT-10147 Compromises Web Servers to Deploy BadIIS for SEO Fraud and Data Theft
The cybercrime group UAT-10147 compromises Windows and Linux web servers using known vulnerabilities to deploy BadIIS malware for SEO fraud and data theft. …
- Russian Hackers Abuse OAuth and WhatsApp Device Linking to Hijack High-Value Accounts
Russian cyber-espionage groups are exploiting OAuth and WhatsApp device-linking features to hijack accounts by tricking victims into performing legitimate …
- Breach Roundup: Grandoreiro Returns - GovInfoSecurity
The Grandoreiro banking Trojan has resurfaced using a new DLL side-loading technique to execute malicious code through legitimate software. This report also …
- Researchers Social-Engineered Copilot Into Exposing Flaw
Researchers at Varonis identified CoSnitch, a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Copilot that was exposed through meta-hacking or social engineering the AI’s …
- Analyzing Stripe Vendors Breach: Confirmed Vendor Exposure and Claims of 20,000 Compromised APIs | InfoStealers
The threat actor Satanic has released sensitive data from hundreds of Stripe vendors, claiming to possess approximately 20,000 compromised API keys obtained …
- Bloctel Data Breach: Was Your Phone Number Leaked?
The Bloctel data breach resulted in the exposure of 600,000 user phone numbers, leaving those affected vulnerable to scams and fraudulent activities. To …
- Pokemon Center Customer Data Exposed As 3rd Party Breach Confirmed
A third-party data breach at CEVA Logistics has exposed the personal information of Pokemon Center customers in the U.K. and Germany. The stolen data, which …
- Data of 1.2 million people breached in recent CSDD cyberattack / Article
A cyberattack on the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) has resulted in the theft of personal data belonging to 1.2 million people, raising significant …
- Origin hack investigation leads to offshore Accenture employee in Manila, Philippines
An investigation into a cybersecurity breach at Origin Energy has identified a former Accenture employee in Manila as the person responsible for the incident. …
- Hacker claims 3.6 million Azure account records stolen from major companies
A threat actor known as TheHatman claims to have stolen 3.6 million Azure account records from multiple Fortune 500 companies using compromised credentials. …
- SafePal Data Breach Exposes Information of Nearly 40,000 Customers - HOKANEWS.COM
A data breach at SafePal exposed the personal information of nearly 40,000 customers due to an authorization flaw in a third-party order-tracking plugin. While …
- Sogang University Hack Exposes Personal Data of 180,000, Including Former President Park Geun-hye — BigGo Finance
A recent cyberattack on Sogang University’s login system compromised the personal data of approximately 180,000 individuals, including former President Park …
- French Crypto Data Breach Exposes 678,000 Tax Records
A recent cyberattack on the French tax authority has exposed the financial and personal records of 678,000 individuals. Experts fear this data breach will …
- Hacker Leaks 40GB of Alleged UK National Grid Infrastructure Data
A hacker has allegedly leaked 40GB of technical data related to the UK National Grid, though the company reports no evidence of impact on its operations or …
- Massive Azure Exfiltration Campaign Exposes Millions of Enterprise Records via Compromised Credentials (Mcdonald’s, Vodafone, Kyndryl & Others) | InfoStealers
A major Azure exfiltration campaign has exposed millions of enterprise employee records from companies like McDonald’s and Vodafone by using compromised …
- Ransomware Threats In Europe H1 2026: A Deep Dive
In the first half of 2026, five dominant ransomware groups led by Qilin and The Gentlemen executed 866 documented attacks across Europe, strategically …
- Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions - SecurityWeek
The vishing extortion group UNC6671 has successfully rebranded into several new entities, including Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon, after earning millions …
- ChainDrop Worm Infects 400+ npm Packages to Steal GitHub and Cloud Credentials
The ChainDrop worm has compromised over 400 npm packages to exfiltrate GitHub credentials, cloud secrets, and other sensitive development data. This supply …
- 18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers
A long-standing use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux SCTP networking code, known as SCTPhantom, allows local users to achieve root privileges and perform …
- Fake PDFs and Chat Apps Let Patchwork Spy on PCs and Android Phones
New research identifies 12 vulnerabilities, including remote code execution flaws in Bonita BPM and Apache OFBiz, caused by weaknesses in routing and …
- US and Iran signal nearing deal on Strait of Hormuz shipping access
The United States and Iran are nearing an agreement to resolve the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, which has seen commercial traffic plummet from 130 ships …
- Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
Flock proposed a plan to transform rideshare and delivery drivers into roaming surveillance vehicles by utilizing Nexar dashcams to capture and track license …
- Breach Roundup: Water Utilities in 12 US States Hit
Water utilities in 12 U.S. states are facing a coordinated cyberattack campaign, believed to be linked to Iranian hackers, that targets internet-connected …
- Cloudflare Builds Business on Surge in Bot Traffic and AI Workloads
Cloudflare Builds Business on Surge in Bot Traffic and AI Workloads reports that the company is capitalizing on a massive rise in non-human traffic and AI …
- Russian hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi networks to spy on travelers, Microsoft says | The Record from Recorded Future News
Russian state-sponsored hackers from the Midnight Blizzard group are compromising hotel Wi-Fi captive portals to steal login credentials and install espionage …
- Morgan Stanley forecasts cloud spending to reach $1.2T by 2027, and crypto miners are paying attention
Morgan Stanley forecasts global hyperscaler capital expenditures to hit $1.2 trillion by 2027, driven largely by AI infrastructure demand. This massive …
- Hackers Exploit N-able N-central Flaw After Initial Fix Falls Short
Hackers recently exploited an authentication bypass vulnerability in N-able N-central after an initial security fix failed to close all attack routes. The …