2026-08-21 18:53 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-21 20:30 UTC
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. "When the module loads, it locates the bundled binary, marks it executable, and launches it as a detached background process," TrendAI, Trend Micro's
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2026-08-21 18:03 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-21 18:45 UTC
UMass Amherst researchers showed expired Visa contactless cards can make real purchases by exploiting an unsigned expiry field in Visa’s EMV kernel. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst demonstrated at USENIX Security 2026 in Baltimore that expired Visa contactless credit cards can complete real purchases, including transactions at live retail and grocery merchants, by […]
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2026-08-21 17:59 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-21 18:10 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-086-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 08/21/2026 10:30 AM PDT Description: FreeRTOS-Kernel is a real-time operating system kernel for microcontrollers and small microprocessors. AWS identified four issues with FreeRTOS-Kernel, affecting multiple versions. - CVE-2026-77234: This issue affects configurations that use the FreeRTOS MPU together with software timers; applications that do not use the FreeRTOS MPU are not affected. - CVE-20…
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2026-08-21 15:52 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-21 16:40 UTC
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary kernel-level file and registry operations on Windows systems ranging from Windows 7 through Windows 11 25H2, with no software flaw exploited and no driver imported from outside the machine. The driver, BTR.sys (Boot Time Removal Tool), is a
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-013-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/04/03 13:00 PM PDT Description: The Amazon Athena ODBC driver implements standard ODBC application program interfaces (APIs). The ODBC driver provides access to Amazon Athena from any C/C++ application. The Amazon Athena ODBC driver provides 64-bit ODBC drivers for Windows, Linux and MAC operating systems. We identified the following: - CVE-2026-5485: OS command injection in browser-based au…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-046-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 06/18/2026 17:30 PM PDT Description: containerd is an open-source container runtime used by Kubernetes via the Container Runtime Interface (CRI) plugin. It underpins AWS managed container services including Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), AWS Fargate, Bottlerocket, and Amazon Linux. AWS identified five issues in the containerd CRI plu…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-003-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/01/23 12:30 PM PST Description: Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services. Firecracker runs in user space and uses the Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) to create microVMs. Each Firecracker microVM is further isolated with common Linux user-space security barriers b…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-015-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/04/07 15:30 PM PDT Description: Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services. We identified CVE-2026-5747, an out-of-bounds write issue in the virtio PCI transport in Firecracker 1.13.0 through 1.14.3 and 1.15.0 on x86_64 and aarch64 that might allow a local guest user with r…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-026-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/05/06 17:30 PM PDT Description: Amazon is aware of an issue in the Linux kernel (CVE-2026-31431) that could potentially allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges. With the exception of the services listed below, AWS customers are not affected. See below for specific guidance on affected services. As a best practice, AWS recommends that you apply all security patches and softwa…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-030-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 05/13/2026 10:00 PM PDT This is an ongoing issue. This bulletin will be updated as more information becomes available. Description: AWS is aware of the copy.fail or DirtyFrag class of issues - a set of privilege escalation issues affecting the Linux Kernel. We will update this bulletin as more information becomes available. Please see below for current patching timelines for affected services rel…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-029-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 05/13/2026 18:45 PM PDT This is an ongoing issue. Information is subject to change. Please refer to our Security Bulletin (ID: 2026-030-AWS) for the most updated patching information. Description: Amazon is aware of CVE-2026-46300, a report of an additional privilege escalation issue in the Linux kernel related to the DirtyFrag, copy.fail class of issues (CVE-2026-43284). The proof of concept use…
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-045-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 06/15/2026 11:45 AM PDT Description: Kiro IDE is an agentic development environment that makes it easy for developers to ship real engineering work with the help of AI agents. We identified CVE-2026-11931, where incorrect default permissions in Kiro IDE on macOS and Linux before version 0.11.133 could expose the authentication token cache file to other local users or processes via world-readable …
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2026-08-20 21:35 UTC
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AWS Security Bulletins · aws@amazon.com · indexed 2026-08-15 18:58 UTC
Bulletin ID: 2026-027-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2026/05/07 19:45 PM PDT Description: Amazon is aware of a class of issues in the Linux kernel related to the original issue (CVE-2026-31431). The issues commonly referred to as "DirtyFrag" are present in a number of loadable modules, including xfrm_user/esp4/esp6 and ipcomp4/ipcomp6. On systems that allow unprivileged users to create sockets directly or through CAP_NET_ADMIN, or allow the creatio…
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2026-08-20 10:00 UTC
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Blog · Joey Chen · indexed 2026-08-20 10:15 UTC
The newly identified SPECTRE implant represents an evolution in commodity intrusion tooling, integrating cross-platform C2 operations, process injection, credential theft, anti-analysis protections, and kernel-level endpoint detection and response (EDR) bypass functionality.
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2026-08-18 07:18 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-18 07:50 UTC
Evooo1Bot is a Mirai-based Linux botnet that hijacks routers and IoT devices for DDoS attacks, credential theft and criminal proxy services. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs disclosed Evooo1Bot in mid-August, a previously undocumented Linux botnet that’s been active since July 2026. The bot borrows Mirai‘s DDoS engine but adds encrypted command-and-control communications, an SSH brute-force scanner, a […]
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2026-08-17 15:44 UTC
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Dark Reading · Elizabeth Montalbano · indexed 2026-08-17 16:25 UTC
The botnet adds exploitation modules, credential theft, and reverse SOCKS relays to turn compromised devices into persistent attacker infrastructure.
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2026-08-17 10:52 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 12:35 UTC
Security researchers at SSD Secure Disclosure have published a two-stage exploit chain that achieves full Android kernel access on devices running Unisoc modem firmware through a VoLTE video call, with no fix from the chipset maker. The advisory, published August 17, 2026, is the second stage of a chain that began in March 2026, when SSD disclosed remote code execution in the
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2026-08-17 09:29 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 10:50 UTC
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source code and is equipped to turn internet-facing devices into SOCKS proxies. "While the malware reuses the DDoS engine from the publicly leaked Mirai source code, it extends the original framework with numerous capabilities, including
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2026-08-16 17:15 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-16 18:35 UTC
Mustang Panda upgraded CoolClient with a signed kernel driver that hides processes, files and network activity, making the backdoor harder to detect. HoneyMyte, also known as Mustang Panda, has pushed its CoolClient backdoor another step deeper into Windows. Kaspersky’s latest analysis shows a new variant that can deploy a signed kernel-mode driver as a Windows […]
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2026-08-15 14:14 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Bill Toulas · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A new Mirai-based modular Linux botnet malware called Evooo1Bot has been targeting internet-facing gateway devices, turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. [...]
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2026-08-14 21:27 UTC
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Rapid7 · Rapid7 Labs · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
This wrap-up brings a full-on shell parade. Thirteen shiny new modules landed, starting with a buffet of RCEs. WordPress WP2Shell, Ghost CMS, Joomla JCE, Langflow, OpenCATS, Pterodactyl Panel, SonicWall SMA1000, Ray Dashboard, a Pix-for-WooCommerce, and for those who like their exploits closer to the bare-metal, the Fragnesia Linux kernel LPE (CVE-2026-46300). Metasploit also got the glow-up of the summer with the new http malleable profiles, MCP functionality and linux multi fetch payloads (mo…
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2026-08-14 13:08 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 10:50 UTC
The threat actor known as HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) has been observed deploying an updated version of the CoolClient backdoor with a signed Windows kernel-mode rootkit that can hide and protect malicious processes, files, registry objects, and command-and-control (C2) network information. Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it identified victims in Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan,
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2026-08-13 20:11 UTC
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Cisco Security Advisories · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, interrupting scanning operations. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. For additional information on these vulnerabilities in ClamAV, see the ClamAV blog. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities in affected Cisco platforms. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities. Notes: The Securi…
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2026-08-12 14:21 UTC
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SANS Internet Storm Center · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A couple of days ago, Xavier posted about Atuin to gain more insight into the command history. Atuin does a great job of better organizing what is usually handled by "bash_history" and collecting meaningful additional data. Our reader David commented that this can also be done quite well with Linux's kernel process accounting feature, and I think he is very right. I really like Linux process accounting for a number of reasons, so here is a quick introduct…
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2026-08-11 21:10 UTC
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Rapid7 · Adam Barnett · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Microsoft is publishing 421 vulnerabilities on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 vulnerabilities in Windows. This is lower volume than last month’s record-breaking behemoth, but still one of the largest Patch Tuesday totals ever. There is no reason to suppose that Patch Tuesday will ever return to the lower volumes we saw prior to 2026. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one of the vulnerabilities published today, as well as public disclosure for two others, although the …
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2026-08-11 20:10 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only
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2026-08-11 18:04 UTC
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Tenable Blog · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
42Critical355Important1Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 398 CVEs in the eighth Patch Tuesday of 2026, with three zero-days, including one that was exploited in the wild.Microsoft patched 398 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 42 rated critical, 355 rated as important and one rated as moderate. Our counts omitted two CVEs assigned by MITRE; CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727.This month’s update includes patches for:.NET.NET Core.NET FrameworkAMD ZenActive Directory Certificate Servi…
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2026-08-11 12:04 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
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
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2026-08-07 18:48 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A cluster of nearly 800 malicious packages has been published to the npm registry as part of a new campaign designed to deliver cross-platform malware targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. "These packages appear to use AI slop squatted, or randomly generated typo-squatting package names, but all of them deliver a powerful RAT and infostealer payload," OpenSourceMalware researcher Paul
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2026-08-07 11:10 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath. The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kernels 7.1.6, 6.18.42, 6.12.101 and 6.6.148, released August 3, close it. Anyone running an older kernel with SCTP reachable should update.
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