Most API authentication setups don’t fail loudly. They fail quietly, and by the time you notice, something else is already wrong. APIs sit at the center of most modern applications. They connect frontends, microservices, and third-party integrations. In theory, we…
AI, Cybersecurity Education, and the Defense of America’s Digital Border
AI is reshaping cybersecurity education and strengthening America’s digital defense. The post AI, Cybersecurity Education, and the Defense of America’s Digital Border appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original article: AI,…
Cisco fixed maximum severity flaw CVE-2026-20223 in Secure Workload
Cisco fixed a critical Secure Workload flaw (CVE-2026-20223) that could let attackers gain Site Admin privileges through crafted API requests. Cisco released patches for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20223 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Workload. The flaw stems…
Authorities dismantle First VPN, used by ransomware actors
First VPN, a virtual private network service marketed to cybercriminals, promising anonymity for its users, was taken offline on May 19 and 20 as part of Operation Saffron. During the operation, French and Dutch authorities, with support from Europol and…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.21
Organizations face a dual-threat environment characterized by sophisticated supply chain attacks on development environments and a radical escalation in the duration and complexity of AI-driven… This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.21
Selective HTTP Proxying in Linux, (Thu, May 21st)
Recently, Rob wrote about a tool, Proxifier, that can intercept requests from specific processes. Proxifier is available for Windows, macOS, and Android. But I have not seen a generic Linux option yet. The advantage of a tool like Proxifier is…
Protect GenAI Chatbots with Check Point WAF
Generative AI chatbots are quickly becoming the new front door to your business. They answer customer questions, support employees, guide buyers, and increasingly connect to internal documents, APIs, knowledge bases, and business workflows. That convenience creates a new risk for…
P2PInfect Botnet Compromises Kubernetes Clusters Through Exposed Redis Instances
A well-known botnet is now targeting cloud environments in a more calculated way than before. P2PInfect, a Rust-written peer-to-peer malware active since mid-2023, has been observed compromising Kubernetes clusters by breaking into Redis instances left exposed to the internet. The…
Flipper Unveils New Flipper One Modular Linux Cyberdeck
Flipper Devices has unveiled Flipper One, a modular Linux cyberdeck aimed at becoming a fully open, mainline-first ARM platform for hackers, researchers, and makers The company says the new device is not a successor to Flipper Zero, but a separate…
GitHub, Grafana Labs breaches traced back to TanStack supply chain compromise
GitHub CISO Alexis Wales has named the malicious VS Code extension behind the breach they suffered at the hands of the threat group TeamPCP: Nx Console, a popular developer tool with 2.2 million installs. A malicious version of the otherwise…
Secure Identity at the Edge: Akamai Partners with Auth0
The Akamai and Auth0 partnership secures identity at the edge by combining edge intelligence and adaptive authentication to stop fraud and enhance user trust. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: Secure Identity at the Edge:…
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories
This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-05-21 15h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 13:2 : Europol Seizes First VPN Used by Ransomware Gangs, Arrests Administrator 13:2 : Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code 12:32 : Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Abuses Password-Change Restrictions for Authentication…
Europol Seizes First VPN Used by Ransomware Gangs, Arrests Administrator
Europol has seized First VPN, a service used by ransomware gangs, arrested its administrator and gained access to data linked to thousands of users. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read…
Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code
AI risks threaten to permeate supply chains through unvetted code and unaudited suppliers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code
Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Abuses Password-Change Restrictions for Authentication Bypass
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache OFBiz allows attackers to hijack forced password-change flows and achieve remote code execution (RCE) via a single HTTP request, affecting all versions before 24.09.06. Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Apache OFBiz is an open-source…
Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach
Leakage blamed on treacherous friends exposed unencrypted credentials, email addresses This article has been indexed from www.theregister.com – Articles Read the original article: Attackers spill plaintext passwords of 46k Myspace93 users after 2021 breach
Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload
Insufficient validation and authentication in the Secure Workload’s REST APIs provide remote attackers with Site Admin privileges. The post Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Android Malware Spotted Subscribing Victims to Paid Services Without Consent
Cybersecurity researchers expose a 10-month global Android malware campaign using fake apps to secretly charge users through premium SMS bills. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original article: Android…
Scammers are abusing an internal Microsoft account to send spam links
The loophole allows spammers and scammers to send emails from a legitimate Microsoft email address typically used for sending genuine account alerts. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: Scammers are abusing an…
Proton Launches Credential Tokens to Tackle AI Agent Security Gap
A growing tension sits at the heart of enterprise AI deployments: organisations want agents to act autonomously, yet handing over passwords and API keys to automated systems represents a significant and largely unresolved security risk. Proton is now attempting to…
GitHub Internal Repositories Breached Via Weaponized VS Code Extension
GitHub confirmed a significant security breach on May 18, 2026, after attackers leveraged a weaponized Visual Studio Code extension to compromise an employee’s device and exfiltrate data from the company’s internal source code repositories. The attack was detected and contained…
Ocean Emerges From Stealth With $28M for Agentic Email Security Platform
The company has developed a platform that uses specialized AI agents to inspect every incoming message. The post Ocean Emerges From Stealth With $28M for Agentic Email Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
Microsoft Warns of Two Actively Exploited Defender Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has disclosed that a privilege escalation and a denial-of-service flaw in Defender has come under active exploitation in the wild. The former, tracked as CVE-2026-41091, is rated 7.8 on the CVSS scoring system. Successful exploitation of the flaw could…