2026-08-11 16:39 UTC
Vendor Research
Cisco Security Advisories · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A vulnerability in the Remote Access SSL VPN service for Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the Remot…
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2026-08-11 16:35 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations in a bid to improve operational resilience. "Its recovery ecosystem combines the Session messaging network with blockchain-backed services that store and deliver resources used throughout the extortion process," the Microsoft Threat
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2026-08-11 16:12 UTC
Vendor Research
AWS Security Blog · Tariro Dongo · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce its successful completion of the 2025-26 NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS DSPT) assessment audit and achieving a status of Standards Exceeded. The NHS DSPT is an assessment that allows organizations to measure their performance against the National Data Guardian’s 10 data security standards. All organizations […]
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2026-08-11 14:04 UTC
Vendor Research
Tenable Blog · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
42Critical355Important1Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 398 CVEs in the eighth Patch Tuesday of 2026, with three zero-days, including one that was exploited in the wild.Microsoft patched 398 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 42 rated critical, 355 rated as important and one rated as moderate. Our counts omitted two CVEs assigned by MITRE; CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727.This month’s update includes patches for:.NET.NET Core.NET FrameworkAMD ZenActive Directory Certificate Servi…
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2026-08-11 13:11 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing, and incident response. "Built on GPT‑5.6 Sol, it is trained to improve capabilities on several specialized cybersecurity tasks (e.g., finding zero-day vulnerabilities and developing exploit chains) and to reduce refusals for certain higher-risk
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2026-08-11 13:00 UTC
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Rapid7 · Stephen Fewer · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
OverviewRapid7 Labs conducted a zero-day research project against Microsoft SharePoint, resulting in the discovery of two new vulnerabilities that, when chained together, achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) against a vulnerable SharePoint server. Today, both Rapid7 and Microsoft are disclosing the second vulnerability in this chain, the RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-63520. The first vulnerability in the chain, CVE-2026-55040, was disclosed by Rapid7 and Microsoft last month.Our ful…
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2026-08-11 13:00 UTC
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Rapid7 · Stephen Fewer · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
OverviewOn July 14, 2026, Rapid7 and Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-55040, an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint. Today we are publishing a technical analysis of the vulnerability along with an accompanying proof-of-concept (PoC) script.Figure 1: The Rapid7 Labs PoC for CVE-2026-55040.⠀A remote unauthenticated attacker can leverage CVE-2026-55040 to bypass authentication on a vulnerable SharePoint server, and perform operations as a SharePoint site user or administ…
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2026-08-11 12:05 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker's choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle chargers, industrial routers, and car telematics units, that is enough to take the whole device over. Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the security firm Fuzzware tested 26 phones and cellular modules for the capability, found it
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2026-08-11 12:04 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories. That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with. That decision carries a cost for
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2026-08-11 11:35 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every virtual machine the company issued was recording. The onboarding paperwork is the part hiring teams can use. The first hire claimed to live in Pasadena, Texas, then sent a California driver's license and a New York bank account. The
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2026-08-11 10:48 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that researchers chained to SYSTEM access on a fully updated Windows 11 machine. The same PnP path can be triggered over Remote Desktop without physical hardware when supported Plug and Play or low-level USB redirection is enabled; Microsoft says that
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2026-08-11 10:24 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data without ever sending one obviously harmful instruction. The trick can work even after a blunt version of the same theft is refused: split the request into fragments that each look routine, place them in channels the assistant already uses, and let
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2026-08-11 10:00 UTC
Vendor Research
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 · Asher Davila, Chris Navarrete and Doel Santos · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Discover how Kimwolf v7 targets Android IoT devices with HTTP/2 DDoS fingerprinting, Ethereum ENS C2 resolution and Tor backup routing. The post Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet appeared first on Unit 42.
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2026-08-11 09:16 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and organizations across the world. Targets of these attacks include healthcare and public health, financial services, government services and facilities, and professional and nonprofit services. "Gunra is another variant in the ongoing trend of
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2026-08-11 06:55 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment. The plant supplies heat to roughly 50,000 residents. Recovery began at about 7:30 a.m. while the intruders were still active inside the network, and customers lost neither heat
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2026-08-11 05:48 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, prompting the content management systems (CMS) platform's plugins team to temporarily disable their downloads. "Unlike traditional software supply chain attacks, zero source code files were modified within the official WordPress.org repository," Wordfence researcher Paolo Tresso said.
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2026-08-11 02:00 UTC
Community
SANS Internet Storm Center · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
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2026-08-10 22:00 UTC
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Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 · Chris Navarrete, Sai Sathvik Ruppa and Haozhe Zhang · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution. The post The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications appeared first on Unit 42.
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2026-08-10 21:54 UTC
Security Journalism
Dark Reading · Jai Vijayan · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
New research shows how attackers can use security alerts and blocked events to manipulate and hijack AI agents.
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2026-08-10 21:34 UTC
Security Journalism
Dark Reading · Alexander Culafi · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Attacks targeting water systems just keep flowing across a dozen states, against ill-secured, Internet-exposed PLCs.
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2026-08-10 21:02 UTC
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Dark Reading · Rob Wright · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
The maximum-severity vulnerability, which still has no CVE, allows malicious, remote administrator access to the business-analytics platform and its downstream users.
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2026-08-10 20:21 UTC
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AWS Security Blog · Tariro Dongo · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
We’re excited to announce that our Europe (London) AWS Region has renewed its accreditation for United Kingdom (UK) Police-Assured Secure Facilities (PASF) for Official-Sensitive data. Since 2017, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Europe (London) Region has been accredited under the PASF program. This demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations of customers […]
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2026-08-10 17:56 UTC
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Dark Reading · Shubham Paikrao · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
It's time to turn from CVSS-backed patching to choke-point patching focused on breaking chains to critical assets.
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2026-08-10 17:29 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
AI is helping development teams produce far more code, far faster. But security teams still have to review vulnerabilities, manage dependencies, prioritize fixes, and control risk at human speed. When software output jumps 10 to 50 times, the problem is no longer just finding vulnerabilities. It is keeping security from becoming the bottleneck, or worse, losing control of what gets shipped.
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2026-08-10 17:09 UTC
Security Journalism
Dark Reading · Alexander Culafi · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Sophisticated iPhone exploit chains previously limited to nation-states are spreading far and wide to organized cybercrime groups.
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2026-08-10 17:09 UTC
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AWS Security Blog · Tariro Dongo · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed theCyberVadis assessment of its security posture with the highest score (Mature) in all assessed areas. This demonstrates our continued commitment to meet the heightened expectations for cloud service providers. Customers can now use the 2026 AWS CyberVadis report and scorecard to reduce their supplier […]
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2026-08-10 16:38 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The use of StormEncryptor marks a shift from the adversary's previous use of Medusa ransomware, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team said. "StormEncryptor is written in C++ and appends the file name extension .encrypted
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2026-08-10 16:35 UTC
Vendor Research
Tenable Research Advisories · Ben Smith · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Apigee Cross-Tenant Data Exfiltration via Confused Deputy Tenable Research has identified and responsibly disclosed a critical cross-tenant data exfiltration vulnerability in Google Cloud Apigee. This flaw allowed an attacker to abuse a "confused deputy" in Apigee's internal analytics infrastructure to read arbitrary Google Cloud Storage (GCS) objects across different tenants, as well as shared production infrastructure buckets. The vulnerability stems from how Apige…
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2026-08-10 16:25 UTC
Security Journalism
Dark Reading · Arielle Waldman · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
A public policy expert mapped global cybercrime laws to develop a five-point framework for protecting ethical hackers and good-faith security research.
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2026-08-10 16:24 UTC
Community
SANS Internet Storm Center · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Solana is a crypto platform known for speed. Developers like it to develop distributed applications or to implement crypto payments. To interact with the blockchain, APIs are provided for developers. These APIs will either "speak" JSON or gRPC. One implementation often used for development is "surfpool," which is used to test programs before deploying them to a Solana network.
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