New StormEncryptor ransomware used by former Medusa affiliate
A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stormencryptor-ransomware-used-by-former-medusa-affiliate/
A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stormencryptor-ransomware-used-by-former-medusa-affiliate/
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New StormEncryptor ransomware used by former Medusa affiliate
A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it's only for approved users
OpenAI has developed a new model called "GPT 5.6 Cyber," designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-releases-chatgpt-56-cyber-but-its-only-for-approved-users/
OpenAI has developed a new model called "GPT 5.6 Cyber," designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-releases-chatgpt-56-cyber-but-its-only-for-approved-users/
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it's only for approved users
OpenAI has developed a new model called "GPT 5.6 Cyber," designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation.
BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins
A threat actor compromised the upstream infrastructure of BdThemes, a developer of premium WordPress web-design tools, and modified a remote JSON feed delivered to administrators' browsers to create rogue admin accounts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bdthemes-plugins-supply-chain-hack-creates-rogue-wordpress-admins/
A threat actor compromised the upstream infrastructure of BdThemes, a developer of premium WordPress web-design tools, and modified a remote JSON feed delivered to administrators' browsers to create rogue admin accounts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bdthemes-plugins-supply-chain-hack-creates-rogue-wordpress-admins/
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BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins
A threat actor compromised the upstream infrastructure of BdThemes, a developer of premium WordPress web-design tools, and modified a remote JSON feed delivered to administrators' browsers to create rogue admin accounts.
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Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breached-a-small-polish-energy-plant-via-private-apn-last-year/
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breached-a-small-polish-energy-plant-via-private-apn-last-year/
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Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network.
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US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies
U.S. federal agencies and South Korea's National Policy Agency warned government and critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to secure their systems against Gunra ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-warns-of-gunra-ransomware-attacks-against-government-critical-infrastructure/
U.S. federal agencies and South Korea's National Policy Agency warned government and critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to secure their systems against Gunra ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-warns-of-gunra-ransomware-attacks-against-government-critical-infrastructure/
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US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies
U.S. federal agencies and South Korea's National Policy Agency warned government and critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to secure their systems against Gunra ransomware attacks.
Cisco warns of high-severity ClamAV flaws with public exploits
Cisco warned of two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Endpoint Connector that allow threat actors to crash the ClamAV scanning process in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-high-severity-clamav-flaws-with-public-exploits/
Cisco warned of two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Endpoint Connector that allow threat actors to crash the ClamAV scanning process in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-high-severity-clamav-flaws-with-public-exploits/
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Cisco warns of high-severity ClamAV flaws with public exploits
Cisco warned of two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting the Secure Endpoint Connector that allow threat actors to crash the ClamAV scanning process in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
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CISA: Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks
CISA confirmed today that ransomware gangs have begun abusing a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, which has been flagged as actively exploited since early July. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
CISA confirmed today that ransomware gangs have begun abusing a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, which has been flagged as actively exploited since early July. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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CISA: Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks
CISA confirmed today that ransomware gangs have begun abusing a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, which has been flagged as actively exploited since early July.
DDoS attacks over 1 Tbps surged fivefold in the second quarter
Cloudflare says it mitigated more than 800 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the second quarter of the year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attacks-over-1-tbps-surged-fivefold-in-the-second-quarter/
Cloudflare says it mitigated more than 800 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the second quarter of the year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attacks-over-1-tbps-surged-fivefold-in-the-second-quarter/
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DDoS attacks over 1 Tbps surged fivefold in the second quarter
Cloudflare says it mitigated more than 800 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks exceeding 1 Tbps in the second quarter of the year.
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Vague Task, Total Access: When AI Delegation Becomes a Security Risk
AI agents can improvise beyond the intended scope of a task when they are given broad access to enterprise systems and data. Token Security explains why organizations need to define agent intent and continuously enforce permissions around what each agent was actually created to do. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vague-task-total-access-when-ai-delegation-becomes-a-security-risk/
AI agents can improvise beyond the intended scope of a task when they are given broad access to enterprise systems and data. Token Security explains why organizations need to define agent intent and continuously enforce permissions around what each agent was actually created to do. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vague-task-total-access-when-ai-delegation-becomes-a-security-risk/
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Vague Task, Total Access: When AI Delegation Becomes a Security Risk
AI agents can improvise beyond the intended scope of a task when they are given broad access to enterprise systems and data. Token Security explains why organizations need to define agent intent and continuously enforce permissions around what each agent…
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Mozilla updates GPG signing key for Firefox releases after exposure
Mozilla announced today that it updated the GPG key used to sign Firefox and Thunderbird releases after it was accidentally exposed on GitHub. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-updates-gpg-key-for-signing-firefox-thunderbird-releases-after-exposure/
Mozilla announced today that it updated the GPG key used to sign Firefox and Thunderbird releases after it was accidentally exposed on GitHub. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-updates-gpg-key-for-signing-firefox-thunderbird-releases-after-exposure/
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Mozilla updates GPG signing key for Firefox releases after exposure
Mozilla announced today that it updated the GPG key used to sign Firefox and Thunderbird releases after it was accidentally exposed on GitHub.
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Wesco confirms security incident after ExfilSquad claims data theft
Global supply chain and distribution giant Wesco has confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wesco-confirms-security-incident-after-exfilsquad-claims-data-theft/
Global supply chain and distribution giant Wesco has confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wesco-confirms-security-incident-after-exfilsquad-claims-data-theft/
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Wesco confirms security incident after ExfilSquad claims data theft
Global supply chain and distribution giant Wesco has confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident.
Windows 11 KB5121003 & KB5120240 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5121003 and KB5120240 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5121003-and-kb5120240-cumulative-updates-released/
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5121003 and KB5120240 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5121003-and-kb5120240-cumulative-updates-released/
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Windows 11 KB5121003 & KB5120240 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5121003 and KB5120240 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features.
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Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 400 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-400-flaws-3-zero-days/
Today is Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-400-flaws-3-zero-days/
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Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 400 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
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Windows 10 KB5120249 cumulative update released with fixes
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 cumulative update for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5120249-cumulative-update-released-with-fixes/
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 cumulative update for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5120249-cumulative-update-released-with-fixes/
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Windows 10 KB5120249 cumulative update released with fixes
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs.
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Delta probes Wi-Fi deauth attack on flight carrying DEF CON attendees
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network that appeared aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta carrying passengers who had attended the DEF CON hacker convention. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/delta-probes-wi-fi-deauth-attack-on-flight-carrying-def-con-attendees/
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network that appeared aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta carrying passengers who had attended the DEF CON hacker convention. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/delta-probes-wi-fi-deauth-attack-on-flight-carrying-def-con-attendees/
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Delta probes Wi-Fi deauth attack on flight carrying DEF CON attendees
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network that appeared aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta carrying passengers who had attended the DEF CON hacker convention.
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Cisco warns of ASA and FTD VPN flaw exploited to crash devices
Cisco is warning that a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense (FTD) software is being actively exploited in attacks to remotely crash affected devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-asa-and-ftd-vpn-flaw-exploited-to-crash-devices/
Cisco is warning that a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense (FTD) software is being actively exploited in attacks to remotely crash affected devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-asa-and-ftd-vpn-flaw-exploited-to-crash-devices/
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Cisco warns of ASA and FTD VPN flaw exploited to crash devices
Cisco is warning that a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense (FTD) software is being actively exploited in attacks to remotely crash affected devices.
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Sandworm hackers target IT pros with trojanized WireGuard VPN client
Hackers associated with the Russian threat group Sandworm have been targeting system administrators and IT professionals through fake job offers since at least May. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sandworm-hackers-target-it-pros-with-trojanized-wireguard-vpn-client/
Hackers associated with the Russian threat group Sandworm have been targeting system administrators and IT professionals through fake job offers since at least May. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sandworm-hackers-target-it-pros-with-trojanized-wireguard-vpn-client/
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Sandworm hackers target IT pros with trojanized WireGuard VPN client
Hackers associated with the Russian threat group Sandworm have been targeting system administrators and IT professionals through fake job offers since at least May.
DeadLock ransomware uses blockchain to resist infrastructure takedown
The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/deadlock-ransomware-uses-blockchain-to-resist-infrastructure-takedown/
The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/deadlock-ransomware-uses-blockchain-to-resist-infrastructure-takedown/
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DeadLock ransomware uses blockchain to resist infrastructure takedown
The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity.
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Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse
Google says Chrome's anti-abuse systems reduced unwanted notifications on Android by more than 7 billion per day during the first quarter of 2026. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-says-chrome-cuts-7-billion-unwanted-android-notifications-a-day-to-fight-abuse/
Google says Chrome's anti-abuse systems reduced unwanted notifications on Android by more than 7 billion per day during the first quarter of 2026. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-says-chrome-cuts-7-billion-unwanted-android-notifications-a-day-to-fight-abuse/
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Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse
Google says Chrome's anti-abuse systems reduced unwanted notifications on Android by more than 7 billion per day during the first quarter of 2026.
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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges
Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-defender-shieldbreak-zero-day-grants-system-privileges/
Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-defender-shieldbreak-zero-day-grants-system-privileges/
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New Microsoft Defender 'ShieldBreak' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges
Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldBreak" after Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates.
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Signal adds new security feature to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks
Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification, a new security feature that gives users a new way to ensure their encrypted chats haven't been intercepted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-adds-new-security-feature-to-thwart-man-in-the-middle-attacks/
Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification, a new security feature that gives users a new way to ensure their encrypted chats haven't been intercepted. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-adds-new-security-feature-to-thwart-man-in-the-middle-attacks/
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Signal adds new security feature to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks
Signal has introduced Automatic Key Verification, a new security feature that gives users a new way to ensure their encrypted chats haven't been intercepted.
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