A £39 million hit to London’s transit network: inside the Scattered Spider trial, a massive utility breach, and the rise of weaponized AI marketplace skills. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.06.24
Category: CyberMaterial
WhatsApp phishing campaign distributes VBScript malware
Cybersecurity researchers have identified an active malware distribution campaign targeting WhatsApp users in multiple countries. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: WhatsApp phishing campaign distributes VBScript malware
London Hydro customer data breach
London Hydro has confirmed a data breach that exposed a range of customer information to unauthorized access. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: London Hydro customer data breach
Cloudflare, browsers launch privacy token protocol
Cloudflare and the three major commercial browser makers have committed to developing Private Access Control Tokens (PACTs), a new protocol designed to help websites distinguish legitimate traffic from abusive requests without relying on CAPTCHAs or invasive identity checks. This article…
Two Scattered Spider members plead guilty to £39m TfL cybera
Two young British men have pleaded guilty to orchestrating a cyberattack on Transport for London that resulted in £39 million in damages and significant operational disruption. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Two Scattered Spider…
OpenClaw AI Marketplace Malicious Skills
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 research team has identified malicious AI skills distributed through ClawHub, an artificial intelligence marketplace, that successfully bypass automated security scanning systems. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: OpenClaw AI Marketplace…
LA Schools Superintendent Resigns Amid FBI Probe
The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District resigned Sunday amid an ongoing FBI investigation into a failed artificial intelligence contract. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: LA Schools Superintendent Resigns Amid FBI Probe
CVE Lite CLI adds override auditing for JS deps
CVE Lite CLI, a free open source dependency scanner for JavaScript applications, has released an update that includes override auditing capabilities designed to identify broken security configurations in project dependencies. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original…
Amazon Prime Day malicious domains surge
Security researchers at Check Point have uncovered a significant surge in malicious Amazon-themed domains, with 6,843 new registrations detected between December and May. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Amazon Prime Day malicious domains surge
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5-Cyber and Patch the Planet
OpenAI announced multiple cybersecurity initiatives on Monday, headlined by an updated version of GPT-5.5-Cyber that demonstrates significant improvements in finding and fixing software vulnerabilities. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: OpenAI releases GPT-5.5-Cyber and Patch…
Nintendo Confirms TinyPulse Data Exposure
Nintendo of America has disclosed that employee survey data was exposed in a cyberattack targeting TinyPulse, a third-party employee engagement platform used for internal surveys. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Nintendo Confirms TinyPulse Data…
CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as Backdoor
Security researchers have identified a new malware variant called CryptoBandits that serves dual purposes as both a cryptocurrency stealer and a persistent backdoor. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as Backdoor
AWS Launches Continuum AI Vulnerability Management
Amazon Web Services introduced AWS Continuum on June 17 at AWS Summit New York, offering security teams a comprehensive platform for managing code vulnerabilities throughout their entire lifecycle. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: AWS…
RIPE abandons cloud-first strategy over geopolitical risk
RIPE NCC, the regional internet registry serving Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia, has abandoned its cloud-first strategy over concerns about geopolitical risk from dependence on US-based cloud providers. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the…
Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Malware Network
Law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, and Germany have executed a coordinated operation against the SocGholish malware distribution network, resulting in the remediation of nearly 15,000 infected websites and the seizure of 106 servers and domains.…
GopherWhisper APT
The APT That Turns SaaS Into a Command Channel This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: GopherWhisper APT
Cyber Briefing: 2026.06.19
Kodak battles a 2.2-million-record extortion threat while regulators hit retail checkout traps with massive six-figure penalties. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.06.19
Microsoft fixes Windows Server 2016 update failures
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that prevented Windows Server 2016 systems from successfully installing June 2026 security updates. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Microsoft fixes Windows Server 2016 update failures
Kodak confirms breach; ShinyHunters leak deadline passes
Eastman Kodak Company has confirmed it is investigating a security breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group publicly claimed responsibility for stealing more than 2.2 million records. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Kodak confirms breach;…
Google reCAPTCHA adds hand gesture verification
Google has expanded its reCAPTCHA verification system with a new hand gesture authentication method, offering an alternative to traditional image-based challenges like identifying traffic lights or crosswalks. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Google reCAPTCHA…