FBI investigates cyberattack targeting Micro-Comm, a major U.S. manufacturer of specialized industrial control hardware used in municipal water…
LightSpy Spyware Expands Global Reach, Targeting Devices Across More Than a Dozen Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting that the Chinese-linked LightSpy spyware operation has expanded significantly, with…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-26 18h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 15:31AI Speeds Up Malware Development, Not Its Success Rate: Analysis 15:31Black Hat 2026: Key news, takeaways and security trends 15:31Carhartt data breach affects 12.9M, half of what ShinyHunters claimed 15:02Boston Scientific says cyberattack…
AI Speeds Up Malware Development, Not Its Success Rate: Analysis
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 analyzed 405 AI-linked malware samples and found only 12 reached production endpoints.
Black Hat 2026: Key news, takeaways and security trends
Black Hat USA 2026 returned for its 29th year, covering the latest in infosec for CISOs, technical experts, thought leaders, innovative vendors and…
Carhartt data breach affects 12.9M, half of what ShinyHunters claimed
One AI and two trained eyes delved into the heavily padded leaks
Boston Scientific says cyberattack disrupted order processing, shipping
The medical device-maker says it cannot yet determine any financial impact from the attack it suffered this week.
CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July
The federal cyber agency’s warning comes amid a wave of suspected Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting critical water systems across the United States.
Celebrating excellence: Palo Alto Networks announces the 2026 North America Partner of the Year Awards
At the 2026 Executive Partner Summit, Palo Alto Networks President BJ Jenkins made one thing clear: the AI era is the platform era — and above all, the AI…
Black Hat 2026: How Special Clothing Could Trick AI Surveillance Cameras
AI surveillance is getting smarter, but a new Black Hat 2026 demonstration suggests clothing could also become a privacy tool. PCMag reported that hacker…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-26 17h : 12 posts
12 posts published in the last hour 14:31The Toolchain Is the Target: Securing Software Development in the Agentic Era 14:31Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.26 14:31OpenAI Bans Russia-Linked ChatGPT Accounts Used in Covert Influence Campaign 14:31NovaCookies Campaigns Abuse Genuine Docusign Notifications to Steal…
The Toolchain Is the Target: Securing Software Development in the Agentic Era
JFrog finds AI development tools are expanding the software supply chain and creating new attack paths for organizations.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.26
Threat actors are accelerating the speed of exploit delivery while leveraging organized infrastructure to breach enterprise networks, forcing defenders…
OpenAI Bans Russia-Linked ChatGPT Accounts Used in Covert Influence Campaign
OpenAI has removed a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to a covert influence operation from Russia. The accounts produced social-media posts and replies…
NovaCookies Campaigns Abuse Genuine Docusign Notifications to Steal Microsoft 365 Sessions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing toolkit called NovaCookies that’s used as a proxy to…
Enterprise AI Coding Adoption Fuels Open-Source Security Debt
As artificial intelligence coding tools are rapidly adopted, development teams are able to develop software more quickly, however, cybersecurity teams are…
Not the Coyote, but the Road Runner: The Reality of Autonomous AI Attacks
Autonomous AI security threats aren’t novel super-weapons. They’re relentless, low-tech attacks that never stop. Learn why traditional defenses fail.
Tortoiseshell Expands Malware Toolset With New Backdoor, SSH Tunnel
Group-IB uncovered new Tortoiseshell infrastructure, including a backdoor and SSH tunneling tool
Iran-Linked Hackers Expand Attacks With New Backdoor and Reverse SSH Tunnels
Iran-linked hackers have expanded an espionage effort with a Windows backdoor and reverse SSH tunnelling utility. The activity is tied to Tortoiseshell,…
CISA Red Team Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs, One Detected Nothing
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the results of two red team assessments it conducted simultaneously against…
Huntress Uncovers Five Cases of North Korean Operatives Posing as Remote IT, Sales and Healthcare Workers
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has confirmed five separate incidents this year in which suspected North Korean operatives were successfully hired into…
Interpol Operation Jackal IV Identifies 263 Cybercrime Suspects
Interpol operation leads to 58 arrests and identifies 263 suspects across 22 countries
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-26 16h : 17 posts
17 posts published in the last hour 13:31New SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Waits for One Crafted Packet, Then Runs Its Own Bytecode 13:31Update Chrome before you browse again 13:31Critical Gitea flaw exploited in code injection attacks 13:31Four in Five AI Tools Run…
New SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Waits for One Crafted Packet, Then Runs Its Own Bytecode
An independent malware researcher has documented a previously unreported Windows backdoor, dubbed SLEEPWALKER, that stays inert in memory until a…