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SyndicatedAttackers Pounce on Critical Artifactory Flaw Following Disclosure
CVE-2026-82329 is an authentication bypass flaw in JFrog's repository manager that enables bad actors to gain admin-level access on affected systems.
Read at sourceStronger Security Drives Ransomware Groups to Recruit From Within
Some security researchers have observed an uptick in insider-assisted ransomware attacks, but malicious insiders pose other threats that cost companies millions.
Read at sourceHackers abuse Faronics Deploy admin tool to install ScreenConnect
Phishing actors are abusing the legitimate Faronics Deploy endpoint-management platform to gain remote administrative control over victim computers and install the ScreenConnect remote support software. [...]
Read at sourceCritical Langflow Flaw Exploited as Attacks on AI Platform Rise
The attacks targeting CVE-2026-0768 are the latest threat against the low-code AI development platform, which is receiving more attention from adversaries this year.
Read at sourceChina's 'Fire Ant' campaign used compromised Cisco routers as platform for more attacks
A hacking operation dubbed Fire Ant "didn’t just compromise systems," according to researchers. "It compromised the trust layer those systems depend on."
Read at sourcePalo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console
The cybersecurity giant announced the acquisition alongside quarterly results showing a 34% increase in revenue and strong growth in next-generation security ARR. The post Palo Alto Networks Acquires AI Agent Platform Console appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceAI Model Evaluator METR Hit by Credential Theft, Probing
In one attack, threat actors stole an API key that ultimately led to the consumption of $600,000 in public AI model credits for the security nonprofit.
Read at sourceAesto Health says data breach affects over 9.5 million patients
Aesto LLC, operating as Aesto Health, disclosed that a data breach discovered recently affects more than 9.5 million individuals. [...]
Read at sourceCoast Guard Establishes Office of Maritime Cybersecurity Policy
The new office will serve as the central authority for cybersecurity policy covering US ports, vessels, and maritime facilities. The post Coast Guard Establishes Office of Maritime Cybersecurity Policy appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceCritical Langflow flaw exploited to steal OpenAI and AWS keys
Threat actors are exploiting an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-0768) in Langflow, an open-source framework for building AI applications, to steal credentials, tokens, and keys. [...]
Read at sourceAttackers Exploit Critical JFrog Artifactory Flaw to Mint Admin Tokens Days After Disclosure
Threat actors are exploiting a newly patched critical security flaw impacting JFrog Artifactory merely days after public disclosure, according to watchTowr. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-82329 (CVSS score: 9.8), a case of authentication bypass that could lead to…
Read at sourceWhat’s the Scam?
To subscribe to my monthly email newsletter, you have to enter your information on the webpage, and then reply to an automatically generated email. This is, of course, to prevent people from subscribing addresses other than their own. Starting last weekend, I have been receiving…
Read at sourceBreeze Comet Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions via Brazilian Payment Systems
Brazilian financial services, retail, and e-commerce organizations have become the target of a financially motivated threat actor dubbed Breeze Comet (formerly UNC5669) since 2024. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant teams described the threat actor as…
Read at sourceLeaked Russian Cyber-Operations Training Materials
This is interesting: The records describe a force-generation mechanism for several General Staff components, including the GRU, Main Operational Directorate, and 8th Directorate, which is associated with protected communications, cryptography, and information security. […]…
Read at sourceHealthcare facilities operator Nutex says patient, employee data stolen in August incident
Cybercriminals breached company data and made an extortion attempt with it, Houston-based Nutex Health said in a filing with federal regulators.
Read at sourceHackers push malicious Virtualizor update in BGP hijacking attack
Hackers delivered malicious updates to the Virtualizor VPS management software after hijacking BGP routing for its update infrastructure and redirecting update requests to malicious servers. [...]
Read at sourceNovocure data breach affects more than 1,400 cancer patients
Healthtech company Novocure says the data of an undisclosed number of employees and more than 1,400 U.S. cancer patients has been exposed in a mid-August cyberattack. [...]
Read at source13 Malicious Packagist Packages Target Unpatched iPhones to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a set of 13 malicious Composer theme packages on Packagist that are designed to inject JavaScript into Vietnamese movie and comic streaming sites that install those libraries and initiate the deployment of spyware aimed at unpatched iOS…
Read at sourceWhy Even the Best Edge Security Still Misses High-Risk Sessions
Attackers can hide behind residential proxies, VPNs, and other infrastructure that makes malicious sessions appear legitimate to existing edge security controls. Spur explains how session enrichment adds data points that help organizations identify risky sessions and make…
Read at sourceIranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deliver Cross-Platform RATs Through Coding Tests
The Iranian Nimbus Manticore hacking group has been attributed to two previously undocumented malware families that highlight the continued evolution of its toolset and likely expand its targeting footprint to infect Linux and Apple macOS systems using cross-platform remote…
Read at sourceNearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to hijack attacks
Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack all user mailboxes. [...]
Read at sourceExperiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars
Forescout researchers used Claude AI to port a remote code execution exploit between WAGO PLC models. The post Experiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceIranian cyber spies target aviation, fintech developers with new malware
In a report published Tuesday, Kaspersky said it first discovered NodeRabbit on a system in Afghanistan and later identified variants on systems in Egypt and Ethiopia.
Read at sourceCyber risk from frontier AI poses ‘most immediate concern’ to global financial system, watchdog warns
Andrew Bailey, chair of the Financial Stability Board, called on financial institutions and technology providers to “prepare for more severe scenarios involving simultaneous disruption across multiple firms or shared technology dependencies.”
Read at sourceHackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability
Tracked as CVE-2026-0768, the security defect allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Python code remotely. The post Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceThreat Actors Don’t Want Better Attacks. They Want Repeatable Ones
The most common way into a company last year was to ask. A web page tells the visitor to prove they are not a robot. While they read the instructions, it quietly places a command on their clipboard. Then it talks them through opening a terminal and pasting it in. The technique…
Read at sourceFive Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting
The defendants unsuccessfully attempted to physically install malware on ATMs to force them to dispense cash. The post Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceRansomware Gang Claims Nutex Health Data Breach
The company has notified the SEC that hackers accessed patient, employee, provider, business, and financial information. The post Ransomware Gang Claims Nutex Health Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Read at sourceRewiring Democracy Series on The Renovator
Nathan E. Sanders and I are writing a series of essays on real-world examples of democratic technologies for The Renovator . I haven’t been posting the full text on the blog because they’re a bit long, but here are links. Part 1 is about the Japanese digital democracy party,…
Read at sourceFive Venezuelans plead guilty to ATM jackpotting attacks in US
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty to attempting to empty automated teller machines (ATMs) using malware in a series of ATM jackpotting attacks. [...]
Read at sourceRussia-Aligned UAC-0099 Plants Nuclear Weapon Prompt in Malware to Disrupt AI Analysis
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new technique dubbed GuardBreaker that's been put to use by a Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 against a target in Ukraine with an aim to interfere with artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted analysis. The idea, ESET said in…
Read at sourceAttackers Exploit Critical Langflow and Rails Flaws in Credential-Probing and C2 Activity
Threat actors are exploiting two critical flaws impacting Langflow and Ruby on Rails, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2026-0768 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A lack of proper validation of a user-supplied input vulnerability…
Read at sourceAnthropic Users Hit by Infostealer Attacks, Session Thefts
A threat actor used a variety of infostealers to collect session information and access Claude accounts belonging to an unknown number of users.
Read at sourceFive plead guilty in latest federal ATM jackpotting case
Federal law enforcement continued to warn about ATM jackpotting gangs as it announced guilty pleas from five Venezuelan nationals.
Read at source'TerminalFix' Campaign Weaponizes PowerShell for Enterprise Attacks
The ClickFix-style campaign features a sophisticated, multistage attack chain that includes reverse tunnels into victim organizations' networks.
Read at sourceIs Someone Hacking DoD Refrigerators?
It sure seems like it. The stores confirmed to be affected include Fort Irwin , Calif.; F.E. Warren Air Force Base , Wyo.; Fort Huachuca , Ariz.; Naval Station Newport , R.I.; Columbus Air Force Base , Miss.; and Travis Air Force Base , Calif., according to announcements made…
Read at sourceHiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing
Someone hid AI instructions into a legal filing. Alternate link .
Read at sourceFriday Squid Blogging: Truckload of Squid Spills in Rhode Island
Ugh : A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat. Local authorities have dubbed it the “Squidpocalypse of ’26.” That would be twenty tons of squid.…
Read at sourceAuthorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.
Read at sourceTwo Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia
Authorities in Australia have arrested two men believed to be members of TeamPCP, a prolific cybercrime and data extortion group blamed for perpetrating the longest running spree of software supply chain attacks ever. In a statement released today, the Australian Federal Police…
Read at sourceMicrosoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.
Read at sourceVulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.
Read at sourceMicrosoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two others that were publicly detailed prior to today.
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