A brute force attack automates password guessing until one works. Here’s why it still succeeds, real incidents it’s caused, and a practical checklist to stop it. What Is a Brute Force Attack? A Practical Defender’s Guide on Latest Hacking News…
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TimbreStealer Malware Targets Mexico Companies With Advanced Evasion Techniques
A new campaign linked to the TimbreStealer information stealer that specifically targets Mexican companies, employing layered evasion and sophisticated runtime tricks to frustrate detection and analysis. Researchers Euler Neto and Cristóbal Tárraga detail behaviors that echo a 2024 Cisco Talos…
Verified X Sponsored Ad Spreads Mac Malware While ConsentFix Hijacks Microsoft 365 Accounts
A Mac-targeting ClickFix campaign amplified through a verified X sponsored ad, and a novel browser-based hijack technique called ConsentFix that exfiltrates Microsoft 365 session tokens without traditional malware. Researchers at Jamf and Malwarebytes tracked the X incident where a verified…
PamStealer Mimics Maccy Clipboard Manager Silently Harvests Data and Clipboard Contents
PamStealer is a newly identified macOS infostealer that disguises itself as the popular open-source clipboard manager “Maccy” while silently harvesting sensitive user data. Discovered by Jamf Threat Labs, the malware uses a stealthy two-stage infection chain designed to evade detection…
Cyber readiness for SMBs: Getting the basics right
AI is changing cybercrime, but SMB cyber readiness still largely depends on closing the familiar gaps This article has been indexed from WeLiveSecurity Read the original article: Cyber readiness for SMBs: Getting the basics right
New “Bad Epoll” 0-Day Vulnerability Allows Root Access on Linux Servers and Android Devices
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw dubbed “Bad Epoll” (CVE-2026-46242) allows an unprivileged local user to escalate to root on Linux servers, desktops, and Android devices by exploiting a race condition and a use-after-free (UAF) in the kernel’s epoll subsystem.…
Multiple FatFs Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Embedded Devices to Cyber Risks
Security researchers at runZero have disclosed seven new CVEs affecting FatFs, the ubiquitous lightweight FAT/exFAT filesystem driver used across embedded and IoT ecosystems. The vulnerabilities range from CVSS Medium to High, with no Critical-rated findings, but their reach is significant:…
Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywhere. It ships inside…
The Department of Know: PeopleSoft exploit, Ford brings back gray beards, LLM vetting
This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests David Cross, CISO, Atlassian; Kathleen Mullin, Director, SABSA Institute; Montez Fitzpatrick, CISO, Navvis; and Howard Holton, former CEO, GigaOm. Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/the-department-of-know-peoplesoft-exploit-ford-brings-back-gray-beards-llm-vetting/ Huge thanks to our…
FBI Seizes NetNut Domains as Google Disrupts 2M Device Proxy Network
FBI and Google disrupt NetNut after domains linked to its residential proxy network are seized, exposing abuse of 2 million TVs and streaming devices worldwide. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More…
Pegasus Used Against MEP Investigating Pegasus, Citizen Lab Finds
A former EU lawmaker was hacked with Pegasus spyware while investigating its use, according to Citizen Lab. The Citizen Lab published a report documenting one of the more darkly ironic findings in recent surveillance research: former Member of the European…
New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out. Bad Epoll…
AI Agents Are Creating a New Enterprise Security Gap
Five independent security disclosures in a single week point to the same gap: AI agent permissions, not AI agent capabilities, are the problem enterprises haven’t solved. The post AI Agents Are Creating a New Enterprise Security Gap appeared first on…
New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon combines credential collection, lateral movement, remote access, recovery disruption, and ransomware execution,…
Prompt Injection Attacks and Hidden Security Risks in LLM Applications
Where the Problem Sits Everyone talks about model safety. Not enough people talk about what happens when the input itself is the weapon. Prompt injection is not a niche edge case. It is the most direct way to compromise an…
How to scale your patches without scaling your team (the patch wave)
Most breaches don’t start with a vulnerability nobody knew about. They start with one nobody patched in time. Vulnerability exploitation is now the single biggest way attackers get into a network. It has overtaken stolen credentials for the first time…
Moody Bible Institute – 2,303,416 breached accounts
In June 2026, Moody Bible Institute was targeted by a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion campaign. Over 2.3M unique email addresses and other personal data were later published publicly, including names, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and other…
Indian Govt Bans Apps Being Misused to Stop E-Rickshaws Remotely
The Indian government has directed Google and Apple to take down three mobile applications, BAT-BMS, Lossigy, and Epoch-i-ion, after they were allegedly misused to remotely disable e-rickshaws and other battery-operated three-wheelers mid-journey, putting passenger safety at risk. Authorities have also…
North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the packages “rollup-packages-polyfill-core” and “rollup-runtime-polyfill-core” mimic…
Burp Suite for Beginners: Web Application Pentesting Tutorial (2026)
By HOC Team | Last updated: July 2026 | Read time: ~22 min If Nmap is the first… The post Burp Suite for Beginners: Web Application Pentesting Tutorial (2026) appeared first on Hackers Online Club. This article has been indexed…