Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a global cybercrime operation that abuses thousands of hacked WordPress websites as infrastructure to disseminate…
Update Chrome now: Two critical vulnerabilities fixed
Google has released a Chrome desktop update fixing 15 security vulnerabilities, including 2 buffer overflow flaws rated critical.
Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
Premier League Introduces Mandatory Cybersecurity Standards, Backed by Fines of Up to £100,000
The Premier League has introduced mandatory cybersecurity requirements for its clubs for the first time, with non-compliant clubs facing fines of up to…
CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Microsoft, VMware, Apple Vulnerabilities
The flaws can be exploited for remote code execution, authentication bypass, and device takeover.
Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Hit by Medusa Ransomware
The FBI warned that the RaaS operation has significantly enhanced its tactics, techniques and procedures, making it harder for defenders to counter
ICE Collecting DNA Samples
ICE collected nearly a million DNA samples last year.
Why compliance does not guarantee cyber resilience
Cyber security has become one of the most audited and regulated areas of enterprise technology. Yet an organisation can satisfy every requirement on paper…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-19 13h : 22 posts
22 posts published in the last hour 10:31Medusa ransomware gang has hit over 500 organizations, CISA warns 10:31BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Flaws Enable Local Privilege Escalation 10:31Your polite reply to that text is worth $2 on the dark web 10:31Chip…
Medusa ransomware gang has hit over 500 organizations, CISA warns
Medusa ransomware has breached more than 500 organizations since it first appeared in June 2021, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human…
BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Flaws Enable Local Privilege Escalation
BeyondTrust has revealed two high-severity vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) Windows Deployment product, which could lead to…
Your polite reply to that text is worth $2 on the dark web
A polite reply to a wrong-number text may seem harmless. But scammers use it to profile their victims and fuel a multibillion-dollar fraud industry.
Chip Stocks Sag Amid AI Spending, Debt Concerns
Investors sell shares in chip firms, companies linked to AI, data centres amid scepticism around record spending, debt issuance
Cl0p Hackers Exploit PTC Windchill Flaw to Steal Passwords and Sensitive Company Data
Cl0p, also tracked as Cl0P, has returned with a campaign aimed at PTC Windchill servers, putting engineering files, passwords, and company records at…
659 Stripe Merchant API Keys Leaked Online, Exposing 688,000 Customer Records
A data leak published on a cybercrime data-trading forum has exposed live Stripe API credentials for 659 merchant accounts, along with approximately 35 GB…
Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is “private and secure”—but it left a database containing more than 9 million…
Cursor 0-Day Lets Attackers Execute Malicious Code by Opening a Repository
A recently disclosed security issue in Cursor IDE exposed a serious Windows binary-planting vulnerability that could allow malicious code to execute…
Clop-Linked Windchill Web Shell Decrypts Credentials and Maps Engineering Data
A JavaServer Pages (JSP) web shell deployed following the exploitation of a critical security flaw in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM servers is specifically…
CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report: Exploitation Window Closes as AI Use Accelerates
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Pony AI Sees Surge In Robotaxi Sales
Self-driving taxi sales to outside customers on track to more than triple this year, as Pony plans thousands of overseas deployments
Ransom Busters Ransomware Affiliate Targets Victims With Fake Data Recovery Extortion
A threat actor calling itself “Ransom Busters” is targeting ransomware victims with a deceptive recovery offer, claiming it can restore encrypted files…
Critical Cursor 0-day Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks
A binary planting vulnerability in the Cursor IDE that lets a malicious git.exe file, placed at the root of a repository, run automatically the moment a…
ICO Urges Police to Improve Data Governance in Facial Recognition Rollouts
The UK’s privacy watchdog has called on police using facial recognition to follow its recommendations
BeyondTrust Windows EPM Vulnerabilities Allows Attackers to Escalate Privileges
BeyondTrust has disclosed two high-severity vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) product for Windows that could allow attackers with…