The AI Risk Quadrant evaluates AI agents based on three factors: how vulnerable they are to compromise, the potential impact of a breach, and the strength of their security defenses. The post Security of 100 AI Agents Tested and Ranked…
Kirki, Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Flaws in Attackers’ Crosshairs
Threat actors are exploiting vulnerable Kirki and Burst Statistics deployments to elevate privileges and take over websites. The post Kirki, Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Flaws in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems
A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and files through a web-based dashboard, McAfee researchers found. Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011,…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-06-03 15h : 12 posts
12 posts were published in the last hour 13:5 : Autonomous AI-driven worm can reason its way through corporate networks 13:4 : Google Patches Actively Exploited Android Privilege Escalation 13:4 : Stock Exchange Hit by Monthslong Email Campaign 13:4 :…
Autonomous AI-driven worm can reason its way through corporate networks
Researchers at the University of Toronto, the Vector Institute, and the University of Cambridge have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven worm that does not operate on a fixed list of exploits. Instead, it analyzes each target it encounters, reasons…
Google Patches Actively Exploited Android Privilege Escalation
Google has released its June 2026 Android security bulletin addressing 124 vulnerabilities, with one flaw already under active exploitation in what the company describes as limited, targeted attacks. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Google…
Stock Exchange Hit by Monthslong Email Campaign
A finance executive at an undisclosed stock exchange fell victim to a monthslong email compromise campaign in which attackers maintained near-continuous access to their inbox using legitimate Windows system tools. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original…
ENISA NIS360 2026: EU Sectors Show Uneven Cybersecurity Program
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released its 2026 NIS360 assessment showing that while cybersecurity maturity is improving across critical sectors covered by the NIS2 directive, progress remains dangerously uneven. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read…
New US cyber force estimated at $11B startup cost
A federal commission has recommended establishing a dedicated U.S. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: New US cyber force estimated at $11B startup cost
Bayer Reinvents Security Awareness Training for AI Threats
Bayer has fundamentally redesigned its security awareness program to address AI-powered social engineering attacks that bypass traditional detection methods. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Bayer Reinvents Security Awareness Training for AI Threats
Expiring Microsoft Secure Boot Keys May Block DBX Updates on Legacy Devices
Expiring Microsoft Secure Boot keys will not brick unmigrated systems on June 27, 2026. However, they will silently freeze DB/DBX updates and lock affected Windows and Linux fleets out of future boot‑level protections. On June 27, 2026, the Microsoft Corporation…
WordPress Plugin Flaw Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attacks Across 500,000+ Sites
A critical security flaw in the Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer WordPress plugin is exposing sites to account takeover and privilege escalation attacks, with roughly 150,000 estimated to be running vulnerable versions introduced in the 6.0…
Keep getting calls from questionable numbers? Meet Scam Number Check
Scam Number Check lets you quickly check whether a number has been linked to scams before you call back, share information, or send money. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Keep getting calls from questionable…
IMA Diligence Services Data Breach Impacts 525,000 People
The affected individuals’ personal information was stolen from a legacy server managed by a third party. The post IMA Diligence Services Data Breach Impacts 525,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Beyond the Zero-Day: See Your Network Like an Attacker | Webinar with HD Moore
Assume the breach. Zero-days keep shipping, AI is writing exploits faster than anyone patches, and “patch everything in time” stopped working years ago. Stop betting the org on winning that race. You don’t control which bug lands. You control what…
Shrinking the IAM Attack Surface through Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP)
The Fragmented State of Modern Enterprise Identity Enterprise IAM is approaching a breaking point. As organizations scale, identity becomes increasingly fragmented across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. The result is Identity Dark Matter: identity activity…
Critical Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Security Header Injection Attacks
Apache ActiveMQ users are being urged to apply immediate patches following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-42253, that enables HTTP response header injection via improperly handled JMS message properties. The flaw affects both Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Web components.…
Organizations Warned of Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerability
An improper authentication bug allows attackers to escalate their privileges and escape containers. The post Organizations Warned of Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Organizations Warned of…
Alcasec, “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” Jailed for 31 Months Over Data Theft
Alcasec, the “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” is jailed for 31 months after admitting to stealing and selling Spanish citizens’ banking data. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original…
38% of GitHub Actions Workflows Exposed to Script Injection Risks
Analysis has revealed that 38% of organizations are running GitHub Actions workflows vulnerable to script injection or unsafe trigger configurations, highlighting a growing risk in modern software supply chains. GitHub plays a central role in development pipelines by automating build,…
U.S. CISA adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below…
AI Used to Decrypt Medieval Ciphers
Researchers are using machine learning algorithms to decrypt historical pencil-and-paper ciphers. This article has been indexed from Schneier on Security Read the original article: AI Used to Decrypt Medieval Ciphers
UK banks offered access to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 amid exclusion from Anthropic’s Glasswing expansion
150 new organizations inducted to cyber’s Soho House, including the first outside the US This article has been indexed from www.theregister.com – Articles Read the original article: UK banks offered access to OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 amid exclusion from Anthropic’s Glasswing expansion
Only 11% of production agents pass the AI agent security bar
Enterprise teams are running AI agents that write code, drive browsers, answer customer calls, manage cloud infrastructure, and query data warehouses with standing credentials. A new independent assessment of 100 production agents finds that nearly all of them carry the…