The North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using fake job offers, trojanized PDF software and a Windows zero-day in attacks aimed primarily at the defense…
Nightmare-Eclipse Drops ShieldBreak Windows Defender 0-day Vulnerability
The prolific and controversial security researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse (also tracked under the alias Chaotic Eclipse) has released a ninth Windows…
Google Chrome Blocks Abusive Notifications Used to Deliver Malware and Scams
Google Chrome has implemented enhanced defenses aimed at disrupting abusive web push notifications that are often used to distribute malware, phishing…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-12 14h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 11:31 : Dark Web Corporate Access Prices Surge 4,055% as Stolen Credentials Flood Cybercrime Markets 11:31 : Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground 11:31 : Google Chrome…
Dark Web Corporate Access Prices Surge 4,055% as Stolen Credentials Flood Cybercrime Markets
Corporate network access is becoming both cheaper to obtain at scale and vastly more valuable at the top end of the criminal market. That contradiction…
Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground
Victoria is the first stop as privacy campaigners warn the technology is becoming routine
Google Chrome 151 Update Fixes 5 High-Severity Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities
Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.137/138 for Windows and macOS, and version 151.0.7922.137 for Linux. This update addresses five…
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber for Advanced Defensive Security Testing
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber through Daybreak Red for advanced vulnerability research and exploit testing under restricted access.
Microsoft SharePoint RCE Vulnerability Lets Remote Attackers Execute Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server, tracked as CVE-2026-63520, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on…
Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Fix Over 80 Vulnerabilities Combined
Intel has informed customers about several high-severity vulnerabilities that can lead to privilege escalation and even code execution.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-12 13h : 18 posts
18 posts were published in the last hour 10:31 : ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware 10:31 : Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware 10:31 :…
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and…
Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware
A counterfeit installer for the widely used PC-cleaning utility CCleaner is being used to compromise Windows systems and deploy a malicious Chrome…
Top 10 Best DDoS Protection Services in 2026
Cloudflare is the best DDoS protection service for most organizations in 2026, scoring highest in our evaluation on the combination of network capacity,…
Nvidia Releases Open, Lightweight Nemotron AI Model
AI chip giant releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning under open-weight licence, as it reportedly works on large-scale challenger with 1 trillion parameters
Russian-Linked Hackers Accessed Polish Power Plant OT Network Through Private APN, Says CERT.PL
The Polish CERT has released details of another 2025 attack on a combined heat and power plant in the country
Google-themed Credential Phishing Attempt Delivered Through a Fake ‘New Audio MSG’ Email
A new credential phishing campaign is using a fake “New Audio MSG” email to draw recipients toward a convincing Google-themed sign-in page. The message…
Prompt Injections for Defense
This seems to work : Researchers from Tracebit on Monday said they found that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, cryptographic keys, and other…
Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy Flaws to Breach Networks
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and…
Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack
LiteLLM was compromised through the Trivy hack and abused to distribute information-stealing malware to its users.
French Press Group Challenges Google Over AI Summaries
Press trade body calls on competition regulator to take action after Google introduces AI Overviews in France, amid EU probe
ClickFix Attack Abuses Signed IBM SPSS IDE to Deploy New CNCMachineRMS RAT
ClickFix campaigns are once again turning an ordinary user action into the opening move of a serious intrusion. A newly documented chain uses a fake fix…
WindRelay Turns Android Phones Into Fake Payment Terminals for Remote Card Fraud
A newly identified Android malware family, tracked as WindRelay, is being used alongside the SpyNote remote-access trojan to convert victims’ phones into…
Top 10 Best Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions in 2026
Modern network access control solutions decide which devices get onto your network, what they can reach once connected, and what happens when an unmanaged…