A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them full administrative control over servers. The…
What We Do in the Shadows: How CISOs Can Crack Down on Shadow AI
Shadow AI is spreading across enterprises as employees use AI tools without oversight, creating new data security and compliance risks. The post What We Do in the Shadows: How CISOs Can Crack Down on Shadow AI appeared first on Security…
New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and…
Cyber is the Number One Global “People Risk,” Says Marsh
Marsh’s 2026 People Risks survey finds cyber‑related challenges dominate, as cyber‑threat literacy tops risks and cyber and AI skills shortages rise This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber is the Number One Global “People Risk,”…
Backdoored WordPress Plugin Abuses Remote Update Checker for Silent Code Delivery
A long-dormant backdoor has been uncovered in the “Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin,” a popular WordPress add-on with over 70,000 active installations. The tampered plugin, specifically version 5.2.3, contained two distinct malicious features. First, it featured a passive content injection mechanism.…
Jenkins Plugin Updates Fix Path Traversal and Stored XSS Bugs
The Jenkins project released a critical security advisory addressing seven vulnerabilities across multiple widely used plugins. The disclosed flaws include high-severity path traversal and stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities that could allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code or hijack…
Best AI security tools for exposure assessment in 2026
AI is transforming both attacks and defense. To avoid being outstripped by AI-powered adversaries, organizations need platforms that prioritize risk in real-time. Exposure management with AI is the next evolution in comprehensive cybersecurity. AI-powered exposure management, as embodied in continuous…
ProFTPD’s SQL Injection Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD, one of the Internet’s most widely deployed FTP servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-42167, this flaw carries a CVSS severity score of 8.1 and affects the mod_sql extension. Depending on how the server is configured, attackers can exploit…
CISA Warns of ConnectWise ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a severe vulnerability in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. On April 28, 2026, CISA officially added this flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-1708, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This…
Novel KarstoRAT RAT Enables Webcam Monitoring, Audio Recording, and Remote Payload Execution
A newly identified remote access trojan called KarstoRAT has been found in sandbox analyses and malware repositories since early 2026. The malware gives attackers a broad set of remote-control capabilities over compromised Windows machines, including webcam capture, audio recording, keylogging,…
Qinglong Task Scheduler RCE Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
In early 2026, two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities in the popular open-source Qinglong task scheduler were actively exploited by hackers. According to Snyk security reports, unauthenticated attackers breached publicly accessible panels, achieving remote code execution to install a hidden, resource-draining…
Claude-Generated Commit Adds PromptMink Malware to Crypto Trading Agent
A new threat has quietly taken root in the software development world, using an AI coding assistant as an unknowing participant in a supply chain attack. A malicious npm package campaign called PromptMink surfaced after being introduced into an open-source…
Britain’s £6B armoured sickener Ajax cleared for duty despite injuring troops
Investigation finds no single cause for soldiers falling ill, just bad bolts, cold air, and apparently the soldiers themselves Britain’s notorious Ajax armored vehicles are being accepted back from the manufacturer after investigations found no single cause for the symptoms…
Sandhills Medical Says Ransomware Breach Affects 170,000
It took the healthcare organization nearly one year to publicly disclose a data breach after it was targeted by Inc Ransom. The post Sandhills Medical Says Ransomware Breach Affects 170,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Wasn’t Visibility Supposed to Fix This?
Exposure management needs more than visibility. Learn how context, workflows and execution drive real vulnerability remediation. The post Wasn’t Visibility Supposed to Fix This? appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original…
It’s Not the Computer, Stupid. It’s the Information in It. Two Recent Indictments Stretch the Limits of “Theft” of Information.
The legal system persists in framing “computer crime” through the archaic lens of tangible property—theft and conversion—despite the fact that information is non-rivalrous and easily duplicated without depriving the original owner of possession. Recent federal indictments, such as the Van…
Qinglong Task Scheduler RCE Flaws Exploited in the Wild
Hackers are actively exploiting two severe authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Qinglong, a popular open-source task scheduling platform. These flaws allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and deploy resource-draining cryptomining malware on vulnerable servers. Qinglong is a self-hosted task management platform…
Finance company stores DB credentials in helpfully labeled spreadsheet
Great idea, guys. Let’s keep all of the data in an Excel file with weak password protection PWNED Welcome, once again, to PWNED, the weekly column where we recount the adventures of IT explorers who found their own pile of…
Large-scale Roblox hacking operation shut down by Ukrainian authorities
Ukrainian police arrested three hackers who hijacked 610,000 Roblox accounts and sold them for $225,000 in profit. Police in Ukraine arrested three suspects accused of hacking over 610,000 Roblox accounts and selling them for about $225,000. Officers carried out multiple…
Identity Continuity for Epic EHR
TL;DR Strata Maverics sits between Epic and your identity providers, so Epic never has to change when they do. Microsoft Entra ID runs as primary. Keycloak runs as a warm secondary. Failover takes seconds. Clinical sessions and backend JWT integrations…
Bad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals
Bad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals josh.pearson@t… Thu, 04/30/2026 – 07:31 The modern internet is becoming less human by the day. Bot traffic is increasing, and human traffic is shrinking. Malicious automated…
Chinese Regulators Suspend Robotaxi Licences After Incident
Regulators in China reportedly halt new robotaxi licences, after incident in which more than 100 cars halted in busy Wuhan city streets This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Chinese Regulators Suspend Robotaxi Licences After…
9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” Enables Full Root Access
Linux Kernel Vulnerability “Copy Fail” lets attackers gain root access via memory flaw. Patch now or disable algif_aead to stay secure. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original article:…
cPanel 0-Day Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild — PoC Released
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel & WHM has been confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild, sending shockwaves through the global web hosting industry. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass login mechanisms entirely,…