Cyberattacks on town halls and district offices are no longer the exception. How do municipalities protect themselves against them? And what role does the…
Claude Mythos 5 Tried to Backdoor a Real Open-Source Project in Testing, Then Vouched for Itself
An agent running Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 spent 34 hours trying to get a malware dropper merged into a real open-source project during a cyber…
Blackstone Eyes Major Debt Deal For Anthropic Chip Access
Asset manager reportedly discusses debt deal that could exceed size of earlier $35bn package to finance lease of Google AI chips
7-Zip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Lets Malicious Files Evade Windows SmartScreen
Windows can protect users before a suspicious download runs. But a newly documented 7-Zip behavior can remove an important warning layer and allow a…
CISA Flags Langflow RCE, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws as Actively Exploited
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on August 5, 2026, added three flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
Hotel Wi-Fi Attacks Linked to Russian Hackers Target Microsoft 365 Accounts With Custom Malware
In a sophisticated cyber campaign carried out by attackers using hotel and conference Wi-Fi networks, Microsoft uncovered the theft of Microsoft 365…
Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling…
Botnet Is Hunting Router Ping Tools That Can Turn User Input Into Shell Commands
A botnet campaign is probing routers for weak spots in diagnostic features. The activity focuses on web paths linked to ping, traceroute and…
Ransomware Hackers Are Hiding Malware Command Servers Inside Ethereum Smart Contracts
Ransomware operators are now abusing Ethereum smart contracts as stealthy command‑and‑control resolvers, with a Gentlemen ransomware affiliate using the…
Cloudflare gives AI agents wallets with built-in spending controls
Cloudflare’s Wallets will give AI agents running on its platform a human-readable wallet handle for paying APIs and online content within limits set by…
ChainDrop hits npm, Pass-ta-key targets passkeys, AI runs amok in Africa
ChainDrop attack hits npm Pass-ta-key attacks target passkeys AI accounts for most cybercrime in Africa Get the show notes here:…
Water Sector Cyberattacks Reportedly Hit at Least 12 States
Georgia has been confirmed as one of the attacked states after Clayton County reported a pump station disruption.
Apple Seeks Immediate Court Order In OpenAI Trade Secrets Case
iPhone maker seeks preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI from using allegedly stolen proprietary data to develop hardware
Kali365 Exploits Microsoft Device Login to Access US Corporate Data
Learn how Kali365 has been abusing Microsoft device login to gain OAuth tokens, targeting US firms, and how SOC teams can detect, hunt, and stop these…
CISA Warns of Apache Tomcat Encryption Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity Apache Tomcat flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-34486, to its Known…
MiniMax Excludes US, Europe From Open Video AI Release
Shanghai-based start-up releases major video-generation model under open-weight licence, but excludes major markets over legal concerns
Multiple Veeam ONE Vulnerabilities Allows Code Execution Attacks
Veeam has released security updates for Veeam ONE 13.1 to fix multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code, access sensitive files,…
SMOKE#SCREEN Campaign Abuses ScreenConnect to Give Attackers Remote Control Access
SMOKE#SCREEN uses fake Zoom updates to install ScreenConnect RMM, giving attackers persistent remote access while bypassing defenses. Securonix Threat…
Inside Astaroth’s New Spambot Component
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Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6-Sol AI Agents Broke Cyber Test Boundaries and Targeted Real Users
The UK AI Security Institute (AISI) has reported a serious incident involving autonomous AI agents that were conducting cybersecurity evaluations. These…
QuickFox Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor via Trojanized Windows Installer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what has been described as a “long-standing supply chain attack” on QuickFox, a virtual private network (VPN) and…
Django Flaws Let Attackers Trigger RCE, SSRF, DoS, and XSS Attacks
The Django project has released security updates, specifically Django 6.0.8 and Django 5.2.17, to address four vulnerabilities that could lead to…
Falcon Platform IOAs Arrive in Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to Identify New Threats
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7-Zip Default Setting Lets Extracted Files Bypass Windows SmartScreen
7-Zip’s default configuration allows files extracted from internet-delivered archives to shed the Mark of the Web (MotW), meaning Windows SmartScreen…