Google has released Chrome 152 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, delivering 327 security fixes and improvements. The update addresses 10 critical…
DDoS Attack Hits Norwegian Government Services
A coordinated DDoS campaign has caused disruption among Norwegian government services
28,000 Exposed Git Repositories Reveal API Keys, Bank Details and Employee Disciplinary Files
A routine development mistake has exposed thousands of software repositories. Researchers found 28,000 publicly reachable .git repositories containing…
88 ID Verification Breaches Show the Cost of Collecting Identity Data
88 ID-verification breaches exposed billions of records, highlighting the growing risks of collecting sensitive identity and biometric data. A new report…
Newly SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Waits for One Crafted Packet, Then Runs Its Own Bytecode
An independent malware researcher has documented a previously unreported Windows backdoor, dubbed SLEEPWALKER, that stays inert in memory until a…
U.S. CISA adds Gitea flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Gitea flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and…
INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV Arrests 58, Identifies 263 in Global Cyber Fraud Crackdown
An eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to arrests of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects.…
WhatsApp Adds Stronger Security as Passkeys Hit 1 Billion
WhatsApp says 1 billion users now use passkeys, while stronger two-step verification and caller context add new layers of account protection. WhatsApp has…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-26 11h : 9 posts
9 posts published in the last hour 08:31Beware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spyware 08:31G DATA XDR: The most important questions from practice 08:3128,000 Exposed .git Repositories Leak Active AWS, OpenAI, Stripe and GitHub Credentials 08:02Linux Turns…
Beware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spyware
Scammers are posing as employers on Indeed to trick job seekers into installing fake Android interview apps that deliver malware.
G DATA XDR: The most important questions from practice
No two companies are alike. And yet, many organizations face similar questions when it comes to endpoint and network security. We addressed many of these…
28,000 Exposed .git Repositories Leak Active AWS, OpenAI, Stripe and GitHub Credentials
A large-scale internet scan has uncovered 28,000 publicly accessible .git repositories exposing credentials for AWS, OpenAI, Stripe, GitHub, and other…
Linux Turns 35 as Open-Source Kernel Powers Global Critical Infrastructure
Linux has now reached 35 years old, serving as a reminder of the modern world’s reliance on an open-source kernel. On August 25, 1991, a 21-year-old…
Sensitive Information Exposed in Nutex Health Data Breach
Nutex Health has informed the SEC that it recently detected unauthorized access and data exfiltration.
Meta adds three new features to keep WhatsApp accounts secure
Meta has added new security enhancements to WhatsApp, this time in the form of stronger two-step verification, additional information about calls from…
Operation Jackal: 58 Arrests Expose the Money Laundering Machine Behind Global Scams
INTERPOL’s Operation Jackal IV made 58 arrests and exposed global networks laundering money from scams, fraud and sextortion. INTERPOL announced that…
Waymo Builds Custom Robotaxi Chip
Like sister company Google, Waymo now using custom TSMC-manufactured 5nm chip to reduce latency of AI decision-making
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-26 10h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 07:31Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops Miner-Like Payload 07:31China’s hackers pick DeepSeek, OpenAI blocks Russian influence push, webpages mess with local AI 07:31Fake Apple Support AI Calls Target Stolen-Device Owners…
Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as Reported Attack Drops Miner-Like Payload
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warned of active exploitation efforts targeting a recently patched critical…
China’s hackers pick DeepSeek, OpenAI blocks Russian influence push, webpages mess with local AI
China’s hackers pick DeepSeek OpenAI blocks a Russian influence push A webpage can mess with local AI Get the show notes here:…
Fake Apple Support AI Calls Target Stolen-Device Owners for Passcodes and 2FA Codes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform built to strip Apple’s Activation Lock from stolen devices,…
AI-Powered Balonx Sistema PhaaS Harvests Credentials From Over 1,100 Banking Users
Mexico’s financial sector is facing an industrialized phishing Balonx Sistema, a Mexico-focused Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform that has harvested…
New CoreRAT Malware Gives Core Werewolf Hackers Full Control of Compromised Systems
A new remote access trojan called CoreRAT is giving the Core Werewolf threat group a way to take over infected Windows systems. The malware appeared in…
OpenSSL Flaws Allow Remote Attackers to Crash Servers With Malformed Packets
OpenSSL has released security updates addressing nine vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to crash QUIC, DTLS, CMS, CMP, and TLS-enabled…