In 2026, insider threats are probably a bigger risk than you think. In fact, they could cost your organization $19.5 million a year. But it’s not really a…
A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend
After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near…
Europol supports operation against amphetamine producers
As part of an extensive investigation led by the German Krefeld Public Prosecutor’s Office and Mönchengladbach Police, officers from the North…
Microsoft Teams’ New Policy Lets Admins Automatically Block Meeting Bots
Microsoft Teams is adding a policy that lets IT admins automatically block detected external meeting bots instead of relying on organizer approval.
ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack
The ATF is the latest federal government agency in recent years to notify Congress of a “major incident” involving its cybersecurity.
“Sorry, I can’t help with that”: How your guardrails might become the attacker’s best friend
In his first Threat Source newsletter, David Bianco explores the critical need for operational sovereignty in customizing AI guardrails to maintain the…
Head Mare Hackers Exploit TrueConf Servers to Spread Backdoors Through Malicious Updates
The Head Mare hacktivist group has been targeting unpatched True Conf video conferencing enterprise servers to replace legitimate client installers with…
Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Norway’s Biggest-Ever Government Cyberattack
Norway’s Digdir faced its largest recorded DDoS attack as a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility and linked the campaign to support for Ukraine.
Wordfence Argus Finds Critical Authentication Bypass in WPMU DEV Dashboard Plugin
On August 19th, 2026, during internal research, I discovered an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in WPMU DEV Dashboard, a WordPress plugin with an…
FBI Disrupts QTFY Hacking Network Targeting U.S. Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have disrupted two hacking platforms operated by a China-linked threat…
Two Arrested in Australia Over TeamPCP Supply Chain Attacks
Two Australian men were arrested over alleged TeamPCP supply chain attacks that stole more than 500,000 credentials.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-27 20h : 12 posts
12 posts published in the last hour 17:31Check Point Supports OpenAI’s Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense 17:31Omarchy distro gains serious backing 17:31Expanding AI Benchmarks in Cybersecurity Beyond Vulnerability Discovery 17:02CISA Warns of Microsoft SQL Server RCE Vulnerability Exploited…
Check Point Supports OpenAI’s Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense
AI is reshaping cybersecurity at extraordinary speed. Check Point Research is already uncovering AI-powered attacks in the wild, revealing how threat…
Omarchy distro gains serious backing
Polarizing opinions while tech heavyweights put up $10M
Expanding AI Benchmarks in Cybersecurity Beyond Vulnerability Discovery
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CISA Warns of Microsoft SQL Server RCE Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a Microsoft SQL Server remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1068,…
New Twitter Launches as Startup Claims Elon Musk’s X Abandoned the Twitter Name
A startup operating as Operation Bluebird, Inc. has launched early access to a new social media service on Twitter.now, positioning itself as a revival of…
When Guest Access Becomes an Attack Surface: A Technical Analysis of the City-Forum Campaign
Learn how attackers enumerated Salesforce Experience Cloud and ServiceNow portals — and how defenders can detect and prevent the same abuse. When Guest…
TP-Link Kasa Smart Home Devices Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Disrupt Device Functionality
TP-Link has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability affecting multiple Kasa smart home devices that could allow attackers on the same local network to…
ThreatsDay: 296K IoT Botnet, 100+ Water Systems Targeted, SharePoint RCE Chain + 27 New Stories
A fake login page. A fake security scan. A fake productivity app. Apparently, pretending to be useful is still one of the easier ways into a machine. The…
GitLab Fixes Claude AI Agent Flaw That Could Execute Arbitrary Commands in CI Pipeline
GitLab has released security updates to fix a high-severity vulnerability in its Duo Claude AI agent that could allow authenticated developers to execute…
Next.js Patches Critical AVIF and Windows Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated RCE
Credit: Hacktron Vercel has released security patches for two critical-severity vulnerabilities in the Next.js web framework, both of which allow…
CISA Warns of Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway security flaw, tracked as…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-27 19h : 11 posts
11 posts published in the last hour 16:31What’s new in Microsoft Security: August 2026 16:31Fake GTA 6 Demo Spreads Malware: How to Spot the Scam 16:31Hundreds of agents went rogue in lead up to Hugging Face breach 16:31OpenAI Bans Russian…