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 Abandoned Popcorn Time app exposed millions of device to RCE attacks

Researchers remotely disabled a vulnerable updater in the abandoned Time4Popcorn app, a fork of the Popcorn Time BitTorrent client, closing a security flaw that could have allowed attackers to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on millions of computers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/abandoned-popcorn-time-app-exposed-millions-of-device-to-rce-attacks/
 BlackX UEFI bootkit exploits Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure Boot

A new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackx-uefi-bootkit-exploits-baton-drop-flaw-to-bypass-secure-boot/
 Kali Linux 2026.3 released with 6 new tools, desktop updates

Kali Linux has released version 2026.3, its third release this year, featuring six new hacking tools, desktop environment improvements, refreshed build scripts, and more. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kali-linux-20263-released-with-6-new-tools-desktop-updates/
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 Chinese man extradited for role in $36 million cryptocurrency scam

A Chinese national was arraigned in California after being extradited from the Netherlands for his alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency investment scam that stole nearly $37 million from 174 victims in the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-man-extradited-for-role-in-36-million-cryptocurrency-scam/
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 When an AI Agent Is the Incident, the Identity Record Is the Evidence

A new NIST, CISA, and NSA guide treats runaway agents as incidents to be rehearsed. The hard part of the response is answering whose authority the agent used, and that answer has to exist before the incident does. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/when-an-ai-agent-is-the-incident-the-identity-record-is-the-evidence/
 Former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million data records

South Korean police identified seven suspects linked to a cybercrime operation that breached more than 90 organizations in the country, with ARTEX AI pentesting framework used in most of the attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-pentester-used-artex-ai-to-steal-82-million-data-records/
 CISA confirms PHP2Shell vulnerabilities now exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to its catalog of actively exploited security flaws and ordered federal agencies to patch their systems by Thursday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-confirms-php2shell-vulnerabilities-now-exploited-in-attacks/
 Energy giant ENGIE discloses data breach affecting customers

French energy giant ENGIE, one of the world's largest power and natural gas providers, confirmed that attackers stole customer data after breaching a marketing platform used by business partners. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/energy-giant-engie-discloses-data-breach-affecting-customers/
 Apple backports CoreGraphics zero-day patches to older iPhones

​Apple has backported security patches released last month to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day bug exploited in "extremely sophisticated" targeted attacks on iOS devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-backports-coregraphics-zero-day-patches-to-older-iphones/
 The Huntress Tragic Quadrant: Ranking Threats Hitting Businesses Hardest

Attackers are increasingly abusing legitimate IT tools, Microsoft 365 sessions, and everyday workflows to compromise businesses without triggering traditional defenses. Huntress Labs ranks the threats hitting organizations hardest, highlighting which attack techniques deserve immediate attention and which remain emerging risks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-huntress-tragic-quadrant-ranking-threats-hitting-businesses-hardest/
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 Microsoft releases Windows OOB updates to distrust eMudhra certificates

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) Windows updates to remove trust in certificates tied to compromised eMudhra certificate authority keys, protecting systems that do not receive automatic certificate trust updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-oob-updates-to-distrust-emudhra-certificates/
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