A recent story of a writer who was mistakenly identified, tracked, and arrested using data from Flock cameras has gone viral. The New Jersey plates that were allegedly stolen from the LA dealer were 34 03 DTM, not 34 10…
Scams Now Drive Almost Half of All Malware Detections as Attackers Weaponise Everyday Trust
Scams accounted for almost 46% of all threat detections in the first half of 2026, making them the single largest category of malicious activity tracked by Gen Digital, the company behind Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion, according to its newly…
Fake games spread stealers with RenPy Loader, MSBuild and EtherHiding
We look into how attackers are using the legitimate Ren’Py game engine to spread a malware loader that ultimately delivers Amatera Stealer. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Fake games spread stealers with RenPy Loader,…
Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information
Hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit/debit card numbers, and other information from a third-party management platform. The post Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
One Malicious Web Request Can Turn an Exposed SharePoint Server Into a Persistent Backdoor
A newly disclosed cluster of Microsoft SharePoint Server vulnerabilities is actively being exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to convert a single crafted web request into full remote code execution and long-term persistence across enterprise environments. Security updates released in…
Microsoft Ends OneDrive Sync App Security Updates on Windows 10 21H2 and Earlier
Microsoft will stop delivering feature updates, bug fixes, and security patches for the OneDrive sync app on systems running Windows version 21H2 and earlier on August 15, 2026. This change was announced in the Microsoft 365 Message Center notification MC1426708…
Researchers Uncover HOLLOWGRAPH: Malware That Hides Inside Microsoft 365 Calendar Invites
A previously undocumented strain of Windows malware is using Microsoft 365 calendar invites as a covert communications channel, allowing attackers to issue commands and exfiltrate stolen files from victim networks while hiding in plain sight among ordinary enterprise traffic, according…
Public PoC released for Critical ServiceNow Sandbox RCE Vulnerability
ServiceNow has released security updates for a critical vulnerability in its AI platform after researchers published a proof of concept demonstrating pre-authentication remote code execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6875, is a sandbox escape issue that could allow an unauthenticated…
Hugging Face breached by autonomous AI agent
Hugging Face, the widely used platform for sharing open-source machine learning models and datasets, has disclosed a security breach it says was carried out by an autonomous AI agent system. How the attack unfolded In a blog post published Thursday…
LG Monitors Silently Install McAfee Adware on Windows PCs With Full System Access
Concerns have arisen regarding LG monitors that reportedly trigger the silent installation of an LG companion application on Windows PCs. This installation is followed by promotional prompts for a McAfee security trial, raising issues related to device-software delivery mechanisms, user…
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets
A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers…
CVE-2026-42533: Critical NGINX Bug Could Turn HTTP Requests Into Server Takeovers
F5 fixes critical nginx flaw CVE-2026-42533 that can crash servers and, in some cases, allow remote code execution through crafted HTTP requests. F5 released patches for a critical nginx vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42533 (CVSS score of 9.2), that can allow…
Capital One Open Sources AI-Powered ‘VulnHunter’ Security Tool
The agentic security tool identifies potentially exploitable code flaws, traces attack paths, and recommends targeted remediations. The post Capital One Open Sources AI-Powered ‘VulnHunter’ Security Tool appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Watch on Demand: Cloud & Data Security Summit
Attendees will be able to interact with leading solution providers and other end users facing similar challenges in securing a variety of cloud deployments. The post Watch on Demand: Cloud & Data Security Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…
Microsoft Releases Emergency Windows 11 Update to Fix Intel IPF Driver Performance Issues
Microsoft has released KB5121767, an out-of-band (OOB) cumulative update for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 21H2. This update addresses a system performance issue related to the Intel Innovation Platform Framework (Intel IPF) drivers. The update was made available on July…
Hugging Face Hacked in Autonomous AI Attack
Targeting production infrastructure, the attack compromised internal datasets and service credentials. The post Hugging Face Hacked in Autonomous AI Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Hugging Face Hacked in Autonomous…
Russian-Speaking Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Botnet of Eight Dental Clinic PCs
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between…
New 7-Zip Vulnerability Could Let Crafted XZ Archives Run Code During Extraction
Opening a crafted XZ archive in 7-Zip could let an attacker run code on the machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-14266, is a heap-based buffer overflow in how the archiver processes XZ chunked data, and Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) detailed…
Police Chiefs Cite TfL Hack in Push for Cybercrime Risk Orders
Two chiefs of UK policing agencies said the Transport for London prosecution demonstrates the need for Cybercrime Risk Orders This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Police Chiefs Cite TfL Hack in Push for Cybercrime Risk…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-07-20 12h : 9 posts
9 posts were published in the last hour 9:48 : Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code 9:46 : AI Agents Turned Into Attackers: Hugging Face Reveals Autonomous Intrusion Campaign 9:44 : GoldenEyeDog Hackers Group Behind…
Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code
A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some from firms in nations the Pentagon designates as adversaries. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Apps…
AI Agents Turned Into Attackers: Hugging Face Reveals Autonomous Intrusion Campaign
Hugging Face says an autonomous AI agent breached part of its production infrastructure and accessed internal data and service credentials. Hugging Face is one of the world’s leading open-source AI companies. It provides a platform where developers and organizations can…
GoldenEyeDog Hackers Group Behind DigiCert Breach that Hijacks Code-Signing Certificates
GoldenEyeDog, a Chinese cybercrime group linked to the Golden Gh0st malware family, is back in focus after an intrusion at DigiCert exposed the risks around code-signing certificates. The attackers used the access to intercept customer certificate activation codes and sign…
Threat Actors Allegedly Listed Starbucks Data on Hacker Forums
Starbucks has allegedly been listed on a cybercrime forum by a threat actor using the handle “anes2010,” who claims to be selling a database containing 176 million unique user records reportedly extracted in June 2026. Starbucks has not publicly confirmed…