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Critical ServiceNow code execution flaw now exploited in attacks Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-6875) in the ServiceNow AI Platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Update now: 7-Zip fixes RCE flaw exploitable with malicious archives 7-Zip version 26.02 was released to fix a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious code by convincing users to open specially crafted compressed files. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now Public exploits have been released for the critical “wp2shell” remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Microsoft warns of surge in ACR Stealer attacks on customers Microsoft has observed a surge in attacks using the ACR Stealer malware to steal browser-stored passwords, authentication tokens, and sensitive documents from its enterprise customers. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device As age verification laws expand worldwide, organizations face growing pressure to protect users’ privacy while meeting regulatory requirements. Incode explains how on-device age estimation verifies age without transmitting or storing facial images, reducing biometric privacy risks while supporting compliance. […] Sponsored by Incode Go…

Abbott probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents after confirming unauthorized access to internal legacy Exact Sciences systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business, while also investigating a separate claim that attackers breached its LabCentral portal and stole company data. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

HollowByte DDoS flaw bloats OpenSSL server memory with 11-byte payload A vulnerability dubbed HollowByte allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on OpenSSL servers with a malicious payload of just 11 bytes. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Ernst & Young discloses data breach after support system hack Ernst & Young is notifying customers of a data breach caused by the compromise of a third-party support ticket system used by its IT personnel. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Inside the Search for “Clean” Residential Proxies for Carding Residential proxies are no longer the silver bullet they once were for carding. Flare explains why cybercriminals increasingly seek “clean” residential proxies and combine them with browser fingerprints, device profiles, and other identity signals to evade modern fraud detection. […] Sponsored by Flare Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA urges immediate action on actively exploited Fortinet flaws CISA on Thursday ordered government agencies to prioritize patching two actively exploited vulnerabilities in the Fortinet FortiSandbox threat detection platform. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

New ClickLock macOS malware traps users into revealing login password A new macOS information-stealing malware dubbed ClickLock terminates all visible processes to force users into entering their system login password. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Coca-Cola says Fairlife ransomware attack halts US dairy production The Coca-Cola Company disclosed today that a ransomware attack impacting its Fairlife dairy subsidiary has disrupted operations, temporarily suspending production of Fairlife products across the United States. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Dutch police bust investment fraud ring stealing over €100 million The Dutch Police announced the arrest of multiple individuals suspected of being part of an international investment fraud scheme estimated to have tens of thousands of victims. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Zoom warns of critical account takeover vulnerability Zoom is warning of a critical vulnerability in its desktop client and software development kit for Windows that could be exploited by an unauthenticated party to hijack accounts. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

AsyncAPI npm packages infected with credential-stealing malware Five malicious versions of AsyncAPI packages were published to the Node Package Manager (npm) in a supply-chain attack that delivered a remote access trojan with info-stealing capabilities. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

We built a vulnerability vending machine: AI tokens in, zero-days out Intruder built an AI-powered “vulnerability vending machine” that combines code slicing with LLMs to automatically discover complex software vulnerabilities. The company explains how the system found and exploited a previously unknown WordPress plugin zero-day, with additional discoveries already under responsible disclosure. […] Sponsored by…

SonicWall warns of SMA1000 flaws exploited in zero-day attacks, patch now SonicWall warns that threat actors have been exploiting two SMA1000 vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410, in zero-day attacks and urges customers to install the newly released security updates. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

US charges alleged operators of Russian bulletproof hosting service U.S. federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against three Russian nationals, accusing them of providing bulletproof hosting (BPH) services to ransomware gangs that caused over $62 million in damages to victims worldwide. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

US sanctions VPN, malware providers for enabling ransomware attacks The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Japan’s largest taxi operator shuts systems after cyberattack Japan’s largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, announced that its systems were compromised in a cyberattack, forcing the company to shut down part of its infrastructure. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Hackers backdoor Jscrambler npm package with infostealer malware The Jscrambler client-side web security company disclosed that a threat actor published a malicious version of its npm package that has been downloaded almost 1,500 times. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA warns of actively exploited RCE flaws in Joomla extensions The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions for Joomla to achieve remote code execution through arbitrary file uploads. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Australia warns of global campaign targeting vulnerable CMS platforms The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued an alert about a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable content management systems (CMS) and plugins. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

‘Ghostcommit’ hides prompt injection in images to fool AI agents, steal secrets A PNG hiding a prompt injection could steal your repo’s secrets, researchers demonstrate. The technique, dubbed ‘Ghostcommit,’ slipped past AI code reviewers CodeRabbit and Bugbot, which never open image files at all, then convinced a coding agent to read a repo’s .env and…

New U-Boot flaws could enable stealthy firmware attacks Six vulnerabilities in the widely used U-Boot bootloader have been discovered that could allow attackers to execute malicious code during device boot, potentially enabling stealthy firmware attacks that compromise security protections and install persistent malware. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Police suspects Dutch hackers were involved in Odido breach The Dutch National Police (Politie) says it has found “strong indications” that Dutch hackers have been involved in a February breach at the telecommunications provider Odido. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Progress urges ShareFile admins to shut down servers over “credible” threat Progress Software is emailing ShareFile customers who use Storage Zone Controllers to immediately shut down their servers after identifying what it describes as a “credible external security threat” targeting the on-premises secure file-sharing software. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Former ransomware negotiator gets 4 years for BlackCat attacks A former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

New Helix vishing group emerges in SharePoint data theft attacks A new data-extortion group called Helix is using identity-focused tactics such as voice phishing (vishing), device code phishing, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) abuse to steal data from SharePoint environments. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Police arrests 5,800 suspects in global anti-fraud crackdown Law enforcement agencies have arrested 5,811 suspects and seized $293 million in illicit assets in a global anti-fraud operation spanning 97 countries. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year.  […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Fake Paysafe, Skrill SDKs on NPM and PyPi steal credentials Malicious packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) and the Python Package Index (PyPI) delivered stealer malware to developers and users of Paysafe, Skrill, and Neteller payment applications. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA orders feds to prioritize patching Langflow auth bypass flaw The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) gave federal agencies until Friday to patch an actively exploited vulnerability in the Langflow visual framework for building AI agents. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Ubiquiti warns of new max severity UniFi OS vulnerability Ubiquiti has released security updates to patch seven critical vulnerabilities in UniFi OS, including a maximum-severity flaw that can be exploited in command injection attacks. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA orders feds to patch max severity ColdFusion flaw by Friday The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered government agencies to patch an actively exploited maximum-severity flaw in the Adobe ColdFusion commercial web app development platform by Friday. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Accenture confirms breach after hacker offers stolen data for sale IT services giant Accenture has confirmed it suffered a security breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen 35 GB of source code and other data from the company. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Chinese hackers develop LONGLEASH malware to expand ORB network Chinese hackers tracked as ‘UAT-7810’ are actively evolving their malware to expand their Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by compromising internet-facing networking devices, primarily unpatched Ruckus routers. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

BeyondTrust warns of critical flaws in remote access software BeyondTrust warned customers to patch two critical security flaws in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) software that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Phishing poses as big-brand job interview to steal Google accounts A phishing campaign is impersonating more than 30 well-known brands, including Adobe, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and OpenAI, in fake job interviews to steal Google account credentials from marketing professionals. […] Ionut Ilascu Go to bleepingcomputer

Fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams push EtherRAT malware Threat actors are abusing Microsoft Teams voice calls by impersonating corporate IT support staff to trick employees into installing the EtherRAT malware, giving attackers initial access to corporate networks. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Flipper Zero firmware development continues with community help Flipper Devices says development of the Flipper Zero firmware will continue, albeit with a smaller internal team and greater reliance on community contributions. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

NetNut proxy network disrupted, 2 million infected devices cut off A joint operation involving Google has disrupted NetNut, a residential proxy network that gave access to millions of compromised Android devices, including smart TVs and streaming boxes. […] Ionut Ilascu Go to bleepingcomputer

ARToken PhaaS exposes EvilTokens’ Microsoft 365 phishing toolkit A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform dubbed “ARToken” appears to operate as an affiliate of the EvilTokens phishing platform, giving researchers a glimpse into an extensive toolkit designed to compromise Microsoft 365. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

ConsentFix and ClickFix: How Microsoft 365 Accounts are Hijacked in 3 Seconds ConsentFix and ClickFix attacks steal Microsoft 365 tokens in seconds using fake prompts and OAuth flows. Learn how these MFA bypass tactics work and how to defend against them. […] Sponsored by Huntress Labs Go to bleepingcomputer

Alleged Scattered Spider hacker extradited to the United States A dual United States and Estonian citizen has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges alleging he was a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

FortiBleed credential-theft campaign linked to Lynx ransomware The massive FortiBleed credential theft campaign has been linked to the INC and Lynx ransomware operations, suggesting the stolen Fortinet credentials were intended to fuel future network intrusions. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Kubota says hackers had month-long access to network systems Kubota North America Corporation disclosed that hackers had access to some of its network systems for more than a month earlier this year. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

New ChocoPoC malware targets researchers via trojanized PoC exploits Multiple weaponized proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits on GitHub were found delivering a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ChocoPoC that can execute commands and steal sensitive data in a campaign believed to target cybersecurity researchers. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Amazon fined $2.25M for withholding evidence from fraud victims The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Amazon will pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to settle charges that it blocked identity theft victims’ access to transaction records. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Adobe patches seven max severity ColdFusion, Campaign flaws Adobe has released security patches for seven maximum-severity vulnerabilities in the ColdFusion web app development platform and the Campaign Classic marketing automation platform. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Blackfield ransomware asks Nidec Corporation for $2 million ransom The Blackfield ransomware gang is asking for a $2 million ransom from Nidec Corporation, a large Japanese manufacturer of electronic components for automotive and computing applications. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA: Windows BlueHammer flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs CISA confirmed on Monday that ransomware gangs are now exploiting a Microsoft Defender privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed BlueHammer, that has previously been abused in zero-day attacks. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer

Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks Nissan is warning that it suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees after threat actors exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in data theft attacks previously linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

NAIC says public data stolen in ShinyHunters’ PeopleSoft breach The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) says the ShinyHunters extortion group stole only publicly available data, outdated logs, and configuration files after breaching its systems by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in an Oracle PeopleSoft server. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Data breach exposes up to 14.2 million email logins at six ISPs Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI Corporation disclosed a data breach where threat actors gained access to one of its email systems used by five other internet service providers (ISPs) in the country. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that remains invisible to security scanners, AI agents, and human reviewers. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

FBI: Russian hackers now target Signal backup recovery keys The FBI and CISA are warning that a phishing campaign targeting Signal users tied to Russian intelligence services has evolved to steal Signal Backup Recovery Keys, allowing attackers to access victims’ historical messages. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

CISA sets urgent deadline to fix Cisco flaw exploited in attacks The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is giving federal agencies until Sunday to patch a vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Server that is being actively exploited. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer

Cybersecurity firms targeted by fraudulent OpenAI organization invites Threat actors are creating OpenAI tenants that impersonate legitimate companies and inviting employees to join them, in what appears to be a ploy to trick targets into submitting sensitive company information in chats and projects. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Your First GRC Agent: A Red Teamer’s Walkthrough AI won’t replace GRC analysts, but it can eliminate much of the repetitive work they do. Anecdotes walks through building an agent that continuously monitors controls, identifies evidence gaps, and opens remediation tasks. […] Sponsored by Anecdotes Go to bleepingcomputer

New macOS malware embeds fake errors to confuse AI analysis tools A newly discovered macOS malware dubbed “Gaslight” is designed to confuse AI-assisted malware analysis tools by hiding prompt injection strings and fake debugging data within the executable. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer

Mandiant reveals how Cisco SD-WAN zero-day attacks gained root access New details have been revealed on how hackers exploited a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20245 in zero-day attacks to create rogue root accounts on targeted devices. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer