Authorities in Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a criminal virtual private network (VPN) service used by criminal actors to obscure the origins of ransomware attacks, data theft, scanning, and denial-of-service attacks. The disruption of First VPN…
Microsoft recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Workforce Identity Security Platforms
Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Workforce Identity Security Platforms, Q2 2026, receiving the highest scores in both the current offering and strategy categories. The post Microsoft recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™…
Identity security for AI agents: The proliferation challenge
<p>AI agents are proliferating across the enterprise, with use cases ranging from IT and security operations to legal and compliance tasks.</p> <p>Omdia, a division of Informa TechTarget, <a target=”_blank” href=”https://research.esg-global.com/reportaction/515202205/Marketing” rel=”noopener”>published</a> the results of a survey of 400 security leaders…
Deleted Google API Keys Continue Accessing Gemini, BigQuery, and Maps APIs
A newly disclosed issue with Google Cloud API keys reveals that deleted credentials may remain usable for up to 23 minutes, exposing projects to potential abuse even after revocation. The finding raises concerns about delayed credential invalidation across Google’s infrastructure,…
CISA adds Langflow Origin Validation Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Langflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34291, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, signaling active exploitation and urging organizations to remediate immediately. The flaw affects Langflow, a popular tool…
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin 0-Day Exploited in the wild to Gain Server Root Access
LiteSpeed has disclosed and patched a critical 0‑day privilege escalation flaw in its user-end cPanel plugin that is already being actively exploited to gain root access on Linux hosting servers. The bug is tracked as CVE‑2026‑48172 and affects LiteSpeed cPanel…
Drupal Vulnerability in Hacker Crosshairs Shortly After Disclosure
Drupal is warning users that it has already seen attempts to exploit CVE-2026-9082 and security firms are seeing attacks against thousands of websites. The post Drupal Vulnerability in Hacker Crosshairs Shortly After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
SOC Alert Overload: Why More Analysts Won’t Help
Security operations centers are facing a problem that hiring alone cannot solve. Alert volumes keep rising, attackers move faster than most human teams can investigate, and many SOCs still rely on workflows built for a much smaller stream of…
Microsoft Warns Users About Rising QR Code Phishing and Quishing Scams
Microsoft’s cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a growing wave of phishing scams using QR codes hidden inside emails, PDF files, and fake CAPTCHA pages. Instead of clicking suspicious links, victims scan QR codes that secretly redirect them to fraudulent websites…
Researchers Find Security Gap in Anthropic Skill Scanners
Security researchers have uncovered a gap in the way Anthropic Skill scanning tools inspect third-party AI packages, allowing malicious code hidden inside test files to execute on developer systems even after scanners marked the Skills as safe. The issue centers…
Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware
The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council) has been observed using lures related to Prometheus, a Ukrainian online learning platform, to target government organizations in the country. The activity, per the…
Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after KrebsOnSecurity reported this week that a CISA contractor intentionally published AWS GovCloud keys and a vast trove of other agency secrets…
Microsoft Security success stories: How St. Luke’s and ManpowerGroup are securing AI foundations
How Frontier firms secure AI at scale: read how Microsoft customers embed governance, identity, and cloud security to make protection an enabler of AI growth. The post Microsoft Security success stories: How St. Luke’s and ManpowerGroup are securing AI foundations…
From edge appliance to enterprise compromise: Multi-stage Linux intrusion via F5 and Confluence
A multi-stage attack on Linux devices began with an exposed F5 BIG-IP edge appliance and pivoted to an internal Confluence server for credential theft and identity compromise. Learn how the threat actor attempted Kerberos relay and lateral movement, and how…
Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked
According to users on X, the website was hijacked by hackers in an attempt to trick visitors into installing malware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Kash Patel’s clothing brand website shut…
Android Malware Silently Subscribes Victims to Premium Services Without Consent
A newly uncovered Android malware campaign has been quietly draining money from mobile users across four countries by signing them up for paid services they never asked for. The operation ran for nearly ten months and carried out financial fraud…
CISA Warns of Microsoft Defender 0-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two critical Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning organizations of active exploitation risks. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-45498 and CVE-2026-41091, impact Microsoft Defender and could…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-05-22 18h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 16:2 : AI-Driven Threats, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Supply Chain Breaches Define the Week in May 2026 15:32 : Operation Dragon Whistle Uses Malicious LNK Files to Target Changzhou University 15:31 : Iran-linked…
AI-Driven Threats, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Supply Chain Breaches Define the Week in May 2026
Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters for May 2026. The post AI-Driven Threats, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Supply Chain Breaches Define the Week in May 2026 appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the…
Operation Dragon Whistle Uses Malicious LNK Files to Target Changzhou University
A newly uncovered cyber operation has raised concerns among security professionals after a coordinated wave of attacks targeted government institutions in Pakistan. The campaign, now tracked as Operation Dragon Whistle, used highly convincing phishing emails to trick employees into opening…
Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors with sophisticated spear-phishing messages
Companies, particularly those in the affected industries, should harden their defenses against impersonation schemes, Palo Alto Networks said. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Iran-linked hackers target key US, allied sectors…
RemotePE: The Lazarus RAT that lives in memory
Authors: Yun Zheng Hu and Mick Koomen Summary Last year, we published research about a North Korean Lazarus subgroup targeting financial and cryptocurrency organizations, encountered during multiple incident response engagements. This Lazarus subgroup overlaps with activity linked to AppleJeus, Citrine…
Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses
President Trump’s branded cell phone maker and cell provider said the exposure was linked to a third-party platform, and was evaluating whether it needs to notify customers. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Authorities arrest 23-year-old accused of running the Kimwolf botnet
Canadian authorities arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man accused of running the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. The US is now seeking extradition. US authorities have charged 23-year-old Jacob Butler (aka “Dort”), an Ottawa resident, for allegedly operating the recently disrupted Kimwolf botnet.…