Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro ("solidity-pro") that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer.
The names of the extensions are below -
helper-beeps.solidity-pro
web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro
Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro ("solidity-pro") that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer.
The names of the extensions are below -
helper-beeps.solidity-pro
web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro
Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html
New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA
Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on.
Passkeys are designed to replace reusable passwords and resist phishing. The attacks instead reused signed authentication material that Windows had exposed, abused a cloud-synced passkey system from malware already on the victim's machine, and used a
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-passkey-attacks-can-recover-synced.html
Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on.
Passkeys are designed to replace reusable passwords and resist phishing. The attacks instead reused signed authentication material that Windows had exposed, abused a cloud-synced passkey system from malware already on the victim's machine, and used a
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-passkey-attacks-can-recover-synced.html
Shipping 10–50× More Code? Watch This Webinar on Securing AI-Speed Development
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.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/shipping-1050-more-code-watch-this.html
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.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/shipping-1050-more-code-watch-this.html
TrueConf Server Flaws Exploited to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore
The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian companies spanning instrumentation, electronics, transport, energy, IT, and software development sectors.
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it detected the attacks in July 2026.
The activity involves exploiting a vulnerability chain
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/head-mare-exploits-trueconf-flaws-to.html
The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian companies spanning instrumentation, electronics, transport, energy, IT, and software development sectors.
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it detected the attacks in July 2026.
The activity involves exploiting a vulnerability chain
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/head-mare-exploits-trueconf-flaws-to.html
Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Stack to Boost Phishing and Automate Malware Development
North Korea's state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into public chatbots. One of the country's main espionage groups has begun running artificial intelligence (AI) offline on its own servers, connecting document-search tools to files in its possession, and collecting the software parts needed to build AI into its malware.
South Korean security firm Genians says it uncovered the
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/kimsuky-builds-offline-ai-stack-that.html
North Korea's state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into public chatbots. One of the country's main espionage groups has begun running artificial intelligence (AI) offline on its own servers, connecting document-search tools to files in its possession, and collecting the software parts needed to build AI into its malware.
South Korean security firm Genians says it uncovered the
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/kimsuky-builds-offline-ai-stack-that.html
⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors
A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default.
That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are so short you wonder what was supposed to stop them in the first place.
That’s only part of it. Here’s
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-goes-rogue-metabase-0.html
A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default.
That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are so short you wonder what was supposed to stop them in the first place.
That’s only part of it. Here’s
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-goes-rogue-metabase-0.html
China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new.html
BdThemes Supply Chain Attack Poisons JSON to Create Rogue WordPress Admins
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.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/bdthemes-supply-chain-attack-poisons.html
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.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/bdthemes-supply-chain-attack-poisons.html
Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-breach-polish-power-plant.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-breach-polish-power-plant.html
Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-turn-usb-auto-install-into.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-turn-usb-auto-install-into.html
Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malicious-mcp-servers-can-split.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malicious-mcp-servers-can-split.html
Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gunra-ransomware-exploits-fortinet-and.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gunra-ransomware-exploits-fortinet-and.html
A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/a-malicious-sim-card-can-run-attacker.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/a-malicious-sim-card-can-run-attacker.html
Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mozilla-revokes-firefox-and-thunderbird.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mozilla-revokes-firefox-and-thunderbird.html
Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-built-fake-crypto-startup.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-built-fake-crypto-startup.html
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-launches-gpt-56-cyber-with.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-launches-gpt-56-cyber-with.html
A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-zoom-screen-sharing-bug-let-anyone-take-over-other-devices-on-a-call/
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
https://www.wired.com/story/a-zoom-screen-sharing-bug-let-anyone-take-over-other-devices-on-a-call/
WIRED
A Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a Call
Researchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
[webapps] Apache Gravitino 1.2.1 - SSRF
Apache Gravitino 1.2.1 - SSRF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52641
Apache Gravitino 1.2.1 - SSRF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52641
Exploit Database
Apache Gravitino 1.2.1 - SSRF
Apache Gravitino 1.2.1 - SSRF.. webapps exploit for Multiple platform
Researchers Disclose AI-Assisted SharePoint Exploit Chain Reaching Unauthenticated RCE
Security researchers found a way to enter Microsoft SharePoint servers as any user, including an administrator, with no valid account. A significant part of the work that found it was done through an AI agent.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS 9.1), affects SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Server 2016. Microsoft's
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-disclose-ai-assisted.html
Security researchers found a way to enter Microsoft SharePoint servers as any user, including an administrator, with no valid account. A significant part of the work that found it was done through an AI agent.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS 9.1), affects SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Server 2016. Microsoft's
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-disclose-ai-assisted.html
DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/deadlock-ransomware-uses-polygon-smart.html
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
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/deadlock-ransomware-uses-polygon-smart.html
Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run Commands
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters to trick them into installing malware.
CERT-UA pinned the activity on a threat cluster it tracks as UAC-0145, which is a subgroup within Sandworm (aka APT44,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/sandworm-linked-uac-0145-uses-fake-job.html
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters to trick them into installing malware.
CERT-UA pinned the activity on a threat cluster it tracks as UAC-0145, which is a subgroup within Sandworm (aka APT44,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/sandworm-linked-uac-0145-uses-fake-job.html