Project Watershed 250 will see water providers in Texas provided with federal and private sector cybersecurity resources amid rising nation-state threats
Experiment: Porting a PLC Exploit With AI Takes Hours and Hundreds of Dollars
Forescout researchers used Claude AI to port a remote code execution exploit between WAGO PLC models.
Hackers Abuse Legitimate ChatGPT Shared Links to Deploy NetSupport RAT
Threat actors are abusing legitimate ChatGPT shared-conversation URLs to host social-engineering lures that steer victims into a ClickFix-style infection…
Filigran Adds AI-Powered Attack Chaining to OpenAEV for Autonomous Pentesting
Filigran has launched a new attack chaining capability for its OpenAEV platform, designed to help security teams test how multiple weaknesses can be…
Five Plead Guilty to Using ATM Jackpotting Malware in Cash Theft Scheme
Five Venezuelan nationals have pleaded guilty in a federal case involving attempts to deploy ATM jackpotting malware against cash machines in Kansas. This…
TerminalFix looks like ClickFix, but delivers a very different payload
The familiar ClickFix fake CAPTCHA trick has been adapted to deliver a payload that can give attackers access to the victim’s wider network.
Hackers Pose as IT Support on Microsoft Teams to Target More Than 150 Employees
A coordinated social-engineering campaign dubbed Spring Ring used external Microsoft Teams accounts to impersonate corporate IT help desk staff and target…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-01 15h : 15 posts
15 posts published in the last hour 12:32Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border 12:32Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability 12:31Critical JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild 12:3133-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security…
Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a…
Hackers Start Exploiting Critical Langflow Vulnerability
Tracked as CVE-2026-0768, the security defect allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Python code remotely.
Critical JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild
Security researchers have issued warnings that attackers are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in JFrog Artifactory,…
33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
Fake Claude Opus 5 app delivers malware and wipes its own tracks
A malicious GitHub repository impersonating Anthropic and claiming to offer free access to “Claude Opus 5” is delivering RevStealer, Windows…
North Korea-linked IT Workers Are Getting Hired Inside Western Companies
Huntress found five DPRK-linked workers hired in 2026 using fake identities, remote-access setups and proxy tools to infiltrate legitimate companies.…
7 Ways to Boost Conversions on Your Website
If your website is attracting visitors but not generating enough enquiries, sales or leads, there are several techniques you can use to improve your…
JSCeal Crypto Stealer Uses V8 Bytecode to Steal Browser Credentials and Intercept HTTPS
A sophisticated cryptocurrency-focused information stealer that hides its malicious logic inside compiled V8 JavaScript bytecode. JSCeal, also tracked by…
Retired Devices, Active Risks: How an ITAD Company Protects Data After Decommissioning
A laptop can be removed from an employee’s desk, disconnected from the network and marked retired in an asset system within the same afternoon. None of…
Hackers Hide RevStealer Inside Fake Claude Opus 5 App to Steal Passwords and Crypto
Hackers are using a fake Claude Opus 5 desktop application to distribute RevStealer, a Windows malware built to take passwords, browser data and…
Threat Actors Don’t Want Better Attacks. They Want Repeatable Ones
The most common way into a company last year was to ask. A web page tells the visitor to prove they are not a robot. While they read the instructions, it…
Public PoC Released for Microsoft Exchange Server Pre-auth RCE Vulnerability
A public proof-of-concept exploit has been released for CVE-2026-62911, a Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability linked to an authentication…
New TerminalFix Campaign Attacks via Fake CAPTCHAs and Installs Backdoors
Microsoft has revealed information of a new ClickFix version, called TerminalFix, that intends to lure users into launching a malicious command in…
New Windows Backdoor Stays Completely Silent Until Hackers Send a Secret Trigger
SLEEPWALKER is a newly identified Windows backdoor built to wait rather than call home. Once placed on a compromised device, it can sit inactive for an…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-01 14h : 9 posts
9 posts published in the last hour 11:31Benchmaxxing: When the Benchmark Becomes the Target 11:31Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting 11:02Falcon AIDR Now Protects Copilot Studio Agents and Claude Code 11:02Guernsey To Close Start-Up Incubator 11:02Ransomware…
Benchmaxxing: When the Benchmark Becomes the Target
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