ToxicPanda 2.0 targets 349 financial apps and abuses Android Wireless Debugging to gain deeper device access and steal banking credentials. ToxicPanda…
Ultra-Wealthy Turn to Premium Services to Erase Their Digital Footprints
For the ultra-wealthy, protecting personal information is increasingly becoming a premium service. High-net-worth individuals and corporations are paying…
Google Tightens Android Sideloading: Unverified Apps Now Face a 24-Hour Wait
Google’s new Android verification flow adds a 24-hour wait for apps from unverified developers as broader identity checks approach.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-22 19h : 5 posts
5 posts published in the last hour 16:31Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia 16:02Siemens S7 PLCs Face Emerging Threat From AI-Generated Exploit Scripts 16:02Loud Phone Use is Becoming A New Battleground for Public-space Etiquette 16:02Frontier…
Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
This follows several years of intensive and extensive investigations led by the German Federal Police under the direction of three Bavarian Public…
Siemens S7 PLCs Face Emerging Threat From AI-Generated Exploit Scripts
A cyber threat targeting critical infrastructure has been reported by the U.S. government utilizing AI-generated exploit scripts aimed at Siemens…
Loud Phone Use is Becoming A New Battleground for Public-space Etiquette
For commuters, a journey on public transport can now come with an unexpected soundtrack: someone else’s smartphone. A passenger watching videos without…
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model
A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems…
North Korean Hackers Target 1,640 Companies Across 57 Countries, Researcher Finds
North Korean hackers have been targeting the infrastructure and cryptocurrency wallets worldwide. Greek security expert Vangelis Stykas identified 1,640…
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Friday that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit accusing the company…
If you’re not using AI to attack your own systems, your adversaries will
Agents are also the new attack surface – cue defenders’ existential angst
Here’s Why Skipping Windows Updates Puts Your PC at Risk
Skipping Windows updates may seem harmless, especially when an update requires a restart or temporarily changes familiar settings. Many users postpone…
Top 10 Best Wireless / Wi-Fi Security Solutions in 2026
Cisco Meraki scores highest in our 2026 evaluation of automatic Wi-Fi security solutions, combining cloud-managed simplicity with strong policy…
Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments
Plus: Apple sends out an “unprecedented” number of spyware warnings, Ukraine hits a Russian ecommerce giant with cyber and drone attacks, and more.
Malware Hijacks Android Car Head Units
Malware is abusing car infotainment updates to install proxy software, turning Android head units into nodes for the BADBOX network. Kaspersky researchers…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-22 12h : 3 posts
3 posts published in the last hour 09:02Critical Flaw in NASA/JPL Open-Source Spacecraft Command Software Allowed Unauthenticated Command Execution 09:02Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight 09:00IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-22 11h : 6 posts
Critical Flaw in NASA/JPL Open-Source Spacecraft Command Software Allowed Unauthenticated Command Execution
A critical flaw (CVSS 9.4) in NASA/JPL’s AIT-GUI let anyone send unauthenticated commands to spacecraft instruments. Cycode researchers found that…
Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight
The spyware-equipped Manic, a persistent Grandoreiro campaign in Latin America and Europe, and an expanded ToxicPanda 2.0 malware.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-22 11h : 6 posts
6 posts published in the last hour 08:31Chinese Hacker Uses DeepSeek and Hermes Agent to Launch Autonomous Cyberattacks 08:02Golf Canada – 568,972 breached accounts 08:02Apollo Global Management Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers and Personal Data 08:02NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0…
Chinese Hacker Uses DeepSeek and Hermes Agent to Launch Autonomous Cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been observed using DeepSeek through the Hermes Agent framework to automate reconnaissance, vulnerability research,…
Golf Canada – 568,972 breached accounts
In mid-2026, hundreds of thousands of user records allegedly sourced from Golf Canada began circulating via Telegram. The data included 569k unique email…
Apollo Global Management Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers and Personal Data
Apollo Global Management has disclosed a cyber incident in which attackers gained unauthorized access to cloud platforms and may have acquired highly…
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Explained: Complete Implementation Guide (2026)
By HOC Team | Last updated: August 2026 | Read time: ~25 min When NIST released version 2.0…
U.S. CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.…