2026-08-21 11:11 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-21 11:40 UTC
Google tracks three Russia-linked espionage clusters using phishing and legitimate authentication tools to target researchers, diplomats and defense staff. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group tracked three separate suspected Russia-linked cyber espionage clusters. All three focus on the same thing: abusing authentication features that are supposed to protect accounts to access them instead. Threat actors target researchers, […]
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2026-08-21 11:00 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Bill Toulas · indexed 2026-08-21 11:10 UTC
Threat actors are abusing FTP banners to hide commands that deliver two previously undocumented remote access trojans named E4del and PINHOLE. [...]
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2026-08-21 09:14 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-21 09:40 UTC
CERT Polska confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-73570, a critical unauthenticated RCE in Zimbra Collaboration Suite patched on July 20. CERT Polska, Poland’s national computer emergency response team, confirmed this week that threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite tracked as CVE-2026-73570. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution and was […]
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2026-08-20 14:59 UTC
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Dark Reading · Nate Nelson · indexed 2026-08-20 14:35 UTC
A nation-state threat actor is picking on immature organizations run by the Taliban, but failing against more prepared government agencies in India.
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2026-08-20 11:06 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Sergiu Gatlan · indexed 2026-08-20 11:15 UTC
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned federal agencies that threat actors are now exploiting a critical vulnerability in the MLflow open-source AI engineering platform. [...]
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2026-08-20 10:01 UTC
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Tenable Cyber Exposure Alerts · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-20 14:10 UTC
A joint cybersecurity advisory released by multiple U.S. government agencies warns that threat actors are using AI-generated exploitation scripts to target exposed Siemens S7 Series PLCs across critical infrastructure sectors.Key TakeawaysUnattributed threat actors are exploiting known weaknesses and unnecessary internet exposure to conduct reconnaissance and possible pre-positioning for future disruptive attacks against Siemens S7 Series PLCs.The attackers are leveraging AI to build and refine…
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2026-08-19 17:50 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Lawrence Abrams · indexed 2026-08-19 17:55 UTC
U.S. cybersecurity agencies warn that threat actors are using AI-generated scripts to exploit Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in U.S. critical infrastructure. [...]
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2026-08-19 16:46 UTC
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Rapid7 · Rapid7 · indexed 2026-08-19 17:30 UTC
OverviewOn August 19, 2026, a security advisory was published for CVE-2026-19490, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 and can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker over the network without user interaction or elevated privileges.NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway are widely deployed enterprise networking products commonly positioned at or near the network peri…
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2026-08-17 19:35 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Ionut Ilascu · indexed 2026-08-17 19:45 UTC
A threat actor is selling employee databases allegedly stolen from the Microsoft Azure infrastructure of multiple Fortune 500 companies after gaining access using compromised credentials. [...]
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2026-08-17 15:15 UTC
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Tenable Blog · Clément Notin · indexed 2026-08-17 15:35 UTC
Learn how Tenable One Cloud Exposure helps you unmask the sophisticated tactics of cybercrime group Storm-0501, which carries out Azure-based cloud ransomware campaigns. Tenable One Cloud Exposure uses AI-powered threat stories to expose Storm-0501 TTPs, backed by precision-engineered threat detection alerts.Key takeawaysStorm-0501 demonstrates that cloud-first ransomware groups have shifted from simple endpoint encryption to the total hijacking of cloud tenants.Storm-0501 systematically neutra…
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2026-08-16 23:47 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Lawrence Abrams · indexed 2026-08-16 23:55 UTC
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider SafePal is warning of a data breach affecting about 39,798 customers after a flaw was exploited to steal customer order information, and a threat actor is now claiming to be selling the stolen data. [...]
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2026-08-16 08:55 UTC
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Security Affairs · Pierluigi Paganini · indexed 2026-08-16 18:35 UTC
France’s tax agency says hackers stole data on 678,000 taxpayers, including income and tax details, in a sophisticated cyberattack. A threat actor claimed to have breached France’s tax agency in late June. France’s tax administration confirmed that a cyberattack exposed personal data of 678,000 individuals and businesses, prompting an immediate criminal investigation. The cybercrime unit […]
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2026-08-14 21:36 UTC
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Tenable Blog · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has been tracking a cluster of agentic AI threat activity since late July 2026. The Taiwan autonomous AI cyber attack confirmed what the cluster data already showed: near-autonomous offensive AI has crossed from theoretical risk to operational reality.Key TakeawaysTaiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed a near-autonomous AI cyber attack in July 2026 in which autonomous agents mapped 21 connected government systems, compromised 85 accounts,…
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2026-08-14 18:48 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 10:50 UTC
Threat actors are acquiring expired domains to inherit website traffic and reputation to redirect victims to scams and malware on a large scale. DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox has given the name dropcatch domains to those that get a second chance, where an expired domain becomes available for registration and is then snapped up by another party. During the first half of 2026, 50,400
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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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2026-08-14 07:54 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 10:50 UTC
The China-linked threat actor known as Jewelbug has been observed carrying out cyber espionage operations targeting governments and militaries, while simultaneously engaging in cryptocurrency fraud. "Both missions are administered from a single control panel, XG-Web, a browser-centric remote-access and information-stealing framework that turns a victim's browser into a full remote-control
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2026-08-13 18:15 UTC
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BleepingComputer · Bill Toulas · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
The Jewelbug hacker group has been carrying out espionage operations targeting governments and militaries while also engaging in cryptocurrency fraud. [...]
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2026-08-13 06:09 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which refers to a critical security feature bypass that stems from weak authentication. It was patched by Microsoft as part of its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates. "The authentication
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2026-08-12 17:39 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a newly patched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor targeting defense and aerospace companies across France, Germany, Brazil, and India. The activity, per Check Point Research, is part of Operation Dream Job, a long-running cyber espionage and
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2026-08-12 09:01 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malicious actor with network access can exploit to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were
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2026-08-11 18:36 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
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,
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2026-08-11 17:30 UTC
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Check Point Research · matthewsu · indexed 2026-09-07 17:30 UTC
Key Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research has tracked a wave of the Operation Dream Job campaign. This wave primarily targeted the defense sector worldwide, with a particular emphasis on companies operating in the aerospace and aviation industries. We observed the threat actor distributing modified PDF viewers designed to execute malicious payloads embedded within specially […] The post Shattering the Dream – When a Job Offer Becomes a Zero-Day Attack appeared first on Chec…
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2026-08-10 16:38 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
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
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2026-08-10 11:33 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
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
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2026-08-08 06:57 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
N-able has released a fresh round of hotfixes for N‑central as part of its investigation into ongoing exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) product. "We are proactively expanding protections in response to ongoing monitoring of threat actors as they evolve their attack techniques," the company said. "This is not a duplicate of our
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2026-08-07 18:16 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services has been attributed to a data extortion group known as UNC6671. "UNC6671 continues to rely on voice phishing (vishing) to target enterprise employees, posing as IT help desk staff facilitating mandatory, urgent security migrations. Significantly, the threat actor often contacts employees via
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2026-08-07 12:00 UTC
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Tenable Blog · Nick Hayes · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Agentic AI armed attackers first, but it also put real building power in defenders’ hands. Here’s what security practitioners built in two days at Black Hat USA 2026, and how the CyberAgents Exchange keeps that work compounding long after the event.Key takeawaysBuilding defensive cybersecurity tooling no longer requires a developer. Agentic tooling drove the cost of finding and exploiting a vulnerability down to 1990s levels; it also removed the engineering barrier that kept defenders from buil…
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2026-08-06 21:42 UTC
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Dark Reading · Arielle Waldman · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
The fight against cybercrime continues because threat actors have adapted their strategies to avoid deterrents, but law enforcement still operates in silos.
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2026-08-06 17:00 UTC
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Krebs on Security · BrianKrebs · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka, of Kitchener, Ontario, also admitted to stealing call and text history records of more than 100 million AT&T customers.
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2026-08-06 14:00 UTC
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Google Threat Intelligence / Mandiant · Google Threat Intelligence Group · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Written by: Tyler McLellan, Austin Larsen Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) continues to track UNC6671 actively conducting compromises leading to data theft extortion, despite the alleged announced retirement of the BlackFile extortion brand in May 2026. Telemetry and infrastructure analysis reveal that rather than disbanding, UNC6671 has diversified its operations across multiple extortion fronts including Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon. UNC6671 continues to rely on voice p…
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