Dropped on Patch Tuesday, the exploit allows any user to spawn a shell with System privileges.
Bad Advice and Myths Around Malware Prevention
Have you ever given advice like “opening PDFs is safe”, “exploits are extremely rare” or “browsers are secure”? Please don’t.
ICO Reprimands Criminal Records Office After 2023 Breach
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to ACRO after patching and security monitoring failures led to a breach
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 11h : 13 posts
13 posts were published in the last hour 8:31 : AI-Assisted Bug Discovery Still Depends on Human Validation 8:31 : Armored Likho expands its cyber-espionage toolkit 8:31 : Trump Signs Memo Authorizing Private Firms for Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminals…
AI-Assisted Bug Discovery Still Depends on Human Validation
With artificial intelligence, security researchers can identify software vulnerabilities much faster by scanning code, generating payloads, mapping attack…
Armored Likho expands its cyber-espionage toolkit
Kaspersky experts break down a new Armored Likho campaign that poses as a fundraising efforts and delivers a new Still Toolkit aimed at stealing Telegram…
Trump Signs Memo Authorizing Private Firms for Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminals
President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum that creates a pathway for companies to take part in government-led cyber operations against…
WhatsApp Introduces On-Device Scam Alert to Detect Fraud Messages
WhatsApp has initiated a limited beta rollout of a feature called Scam Alert, which utilises an on-device machine learning model to identify potentially…
Storm-1175 Replaces Medusa With New StormEncryptor Ransomware
Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is using a new ransomware called StormEncryptor, replacing Medusa in its latest attacks. Microsoft says…
Supreme Court Pauses Apple App Store Hearing
US’ top court gives Apple one-day pause to hearings around fees it should charge App Store developers, as it considers longer suspension
Akira Ransomware Uses Windows Safe Mode to Shut Down EDR Before Launching Encryptor
Akira ransomware has added a new way to weaken Windows security before it tries to lock files. In a recent intrusion, an affiliate rebooted a compromised…
Adobe ColdFusion Critical Vulnerabilities Enable Arbitrary Code Execution
Adobe has released critical security updates for ColdFusion 2025 and ColdFusion 2023, addressing 17 vulnerabilities that could enable arbitrary code…
Critical Adobe Commerce Vulnerabilities Allows Hackers to Execute Arbitrary Code
Adobe has released an urgent security update for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source, fixing several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to…
Brazil Bans Discord Livestreams After Teenager’s Death
Brazil data protection regulator orders Discord to suspend livestreams in country after death of teenaged girl during broadcast
Cisco fixes vulnerability exploited to DoS its firewalls (CVE-2026-20349)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-20349) is being leveraged by attackers to temporarily interrupt the operation of Cisco firewalls, the company has…
Akira Ransomware Reboots Windows Into Safe Mode to Disable EDR and Microsoft Defender
An Akira ransomware affiliate has been observed rebooting a compromised Windows host into Safe Mode with Networking to disable endpoint protection an…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 10h : 9 posts
9 posts were published in the last hour 7:31 : UK tackles AI bioweapon risk, DeadLock goes on-chain, evil twin flies home from DEF CON 7:31 : Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls 7:31 :…
UK tackles AI bioweapon risk, DeadLock goes on-chain, evil twin flies home from DEF CON
UK eyes AI gene-synthesis guardrails DeadLock puts ransomware on the blockchain An evil twin flies home from DEF CON Episode show notes:…
Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls
AI took center stage, but the clearest lesson was less about what AI can do than about who is accountable when something goes wrong
Honor Launches ‘Robot Phone’ With Gimbal Camera
Huawei spin-off starts selling AI-powered phone with gimbal-mounted camera that unfolds from back, interacts with users through gestures
Cisco Firewall 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Trigger DoS Condition
Security teams managing Cisco edge infrastructure face a high-priority patching deadline after Cisco confirmed active exploitation of a newly disclosed…
Gunra Ransomware Uses Up to 100 ChaCha20 Threads to Rapidly Encrypt Linux Systems
Gunra ransomware has added a Linux encryptor to its arsenal, giving affiliates control over how they lock enterprise data. The command-line payload can…
North Korean Lazarus Group Uses Windows Zero-Day in Operation Dream Job
Lazarus targets defense professionals with fake Lockheed Martin jobs, exploiting a Windows zero-day to deploy backdoors and evade security controls. Check…
Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The…