The investigation focused on an alleged cross-border network that illegally transported tonnes of demolition waste from France to Spain, posing serious…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 17h : 43 posts
43 posts were published in the last hour 14:38 : Europol-led action against nihilistic violent extremist network “The Com” 14:38 : De-Risking Enterprise AI In Healthcare: A Cybersecurity Perspective 14:37 : DataGrout helps enterprises control AI usage, governance and LLM…
Europol-led action against nihilistic violent extremist network “The Com”
An estimated 4 340 URLs related to nihilistic violent extremism were referred during the initiative organised by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit – EU…
De-Risking Enterprise AI In Healthcare: A Cybersecurity Perspective
Across healthcare systems, AI has moved decisively out of experimentation mode. What began as narrowly scoped pilots – automating documentation, assisting…
DataGrout helps enterprises control AI usage, governance and LLM costs
SelectHub has announced the launch of DataGrout, its specialized AI research lab introducing an LLM inference optimization platform and AI governance…
Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster
Face-swap software blinked for ‘barely a second,’ giving Spanish cops the break they needed
Head Mare APT is exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched TrueConf server to deliver PhantomCore and PhantomGraph to video conference participants
Kaspersky experts have discovered malicious TrueConf software installers. The Head Mare APT group uses them to deliver the PhantomCore and PhantomGraph…
Adobe Commerce Bug Targeted Immediately After Disclosure
The first exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2026-71362 were observed shortly after Adobe released patches.
Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo
Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.13
Advanced threat actors and automated vulnerability discovery are driving widespread data exposure, urgent infrastructure upgrades, and a shift toward…
vCenter Flaw Exploited Just Five Days After Disclosure
Attackers exploited a critical-severity vCenter flaw five days after Broadcom disclosed it
In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks
The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting ‘hack back’ attacks or offensive…
Five arrests for smuggling migrants across the Bulgarian-Serbian green border
The action day led to:5 arrests (1 High Value Target, 2 police officers and 2 associates)5 locations searched;Seizures include: 3 vehicles used for…
Cybersecurity Professionals Who Ignore AI Are Arming Their Enemies
I build workforce development solutions. My whole job is recognizing where skill gaps may be opening up before they become crises, and I’m seeing a gap…
A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices
A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker’s choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle…
Chainloop: Open-source supply chain security tool
A new open-source tool called Chainloop provides organizations with an evidence store and policy engine for tracking software supply chain security.
Europol supports operation against amphetamine producers
As part of an extensive investigation led by the German Krefeld Public Prosecutor’s Office and Mönchengladbach Police, officers from the North…
From Detection To Remediation: Automating Cloud Security Fixes In Financial Infrastructure
Modern Cloud Security programs are getting good at finding problems; they can detect exposed storage, vulnerable workloads, excessive permissions,…
Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers
Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every…
Windows 11 USB Plug and Play Privilege Escalation
Security researchers have identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 11 that exploits the operating system’s Plug and Play service to…
Defending Against Gunra: Key Takeaways from the Joint CISA Advisory
Background and Threat Evolution A joint alert about a sudden increase in Gunra ransomware assaults was released on August 10, 2026, by US and South Korean…
Deel acquires identity security firm Clarity
Global workforce platform Deel has acquired identity security startup Clarity in an undisclosed transaction, marking the company’s fifteenth acquisition…
Cybersecurity Awareness Lies In Grassroots, Not Just In Policy Frameworks
Cybercrime Has Entere d Into Everyday Life In today’s hyper-connected world, cyber fraud is no longer limited to attacks on governments or corporations.…
Ceva Logistics Data Breach Impacts European Clients
Ceva Logistics disclosed a data breach affecting its European contract logistics operations, with eight warehouses compromised between July 29 and August…