New variant of an old scam: Use the framing of a CAPTCHA to get an unsuspecting user to download and run a malicious program.
Cyber-Attacks Cost Organizations $52,000 on Average
Hiscox highlighted the huge financial and operational costs of cyber-attacks, with the average cost of an incident at $52,000
Self-improving AI should slow down, von der Leyen tells EU lawmakers
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants frontier AI development slowed, and said on Wednesday that she will invite the leading AI labs to…
Google Pixel owners urged to patch actively exploited modem flaw
Google’s September Pixel update fixes 110 vulnerabilities, including a modem flaw being used in limited, targeted attacks.
Parallels Desktop Flaw Lets Unprivileged Mac Users Gain Root Access
A critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in Parallels Desktop could allow an unprivileged macOS user or a malicious process to gain root-level…
Cohesity adds recovery capabilities for AI agents and the data they manage
Cohesity has introduced Cohesity Agent Resilience. This new Cohesity Data Cloud capability will discover, protect, and recover the infrastructure behind…
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6…
CenterPoint Energy confirms data breach following claims on hacking forum
CenterPoint Energy disclosed that an unauthorized third party got into customer data through one of its external systems, after online claims by a hacker…
280,000 Impacted by Premier Medical Group Data Breach
In June 2026, hackers accessed files containing patients’ names, contact information, diagnosis details, and health insurance information.
Parallels Desktop Vulnerability Lets Non-Admin Mac Users Execute Code as Root
A critical local privilege escalation vulnerability in Parallels Desktop for Mac could allow a non-administrator user or unprivileged process to execute…
2026 Péter Szőr Award shortlisted nominees
VB Congratulates the researchers shortlisted for the 2026 Péter Szőr Award. Read more
Top 10 Best Multi-Cloud Security Platforms in 2026
Multi-cloud is the reality AWS and Azure and GCP, often plus Oracle and on-prem and each models identity, networking, and services differently. A…
Ministry of Justice apologizes after court staff accessed Southport victims’ files
Sensitive personal data was involved, but there is no evidence it was shared with third parties
Android 0-day Vulnerability on Google Pixel Devices Actively Exploited in Attacks
Google has confirmed that a high-severity Android zero-day flaw affecting its Pixel smartphones is being actively exploited in the wild, and it has…
Rubrik MCP gives AI agents controlled access to security intelligence
Rubrik has announced Rubrik MCP (Model Context Protocol), giving an organization’s AI agents a secure, programmable path to Rubrik’s data, identity, and…
Top 10 Best AWS Security Tools in 2026
Quick Answer: Start with AWS-native tools GuardDuty, Security Hub, and free IAM Access Analyzer then add a third-party platform for correlation and…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-16 13h : 16 posts
16 posts published in the last hour 10:31Atomic macOS (AMOS) Stealer Activity 10:31Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 115 Vulnerabilities 10:31Nozomi Compass helps industrial teams manage OT assets and vulnerabilities 10:31NightEagle targets Russian companies 10:31Citrix adds AI-powered browser activity analysis to SecurAccess…
Atomic macOS (AMOS) Stealer Activity
Modern macOS malware uses deceptive setup guides to steal credentials and sensitive user data. Learn how to identify and block these threats.
Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 115 Vulnerabilities
Google resolved 42 security defects in Chrome, and Mozilla fixed 73 bugs in Firefox.
Nozomi Compass helps industrial teams manage OT assets and vulnerabilities
Nozomi Networks announced Nozomi Compass, an OT asset and service management platform designed to help organizations manage industrial assets,…
NightEagle targets Russian companies
Kaspersky GERT experts have uncovered a new campaign by the NightEagle APT, featuring the GhostContainer backdoor and tools hosted on GitHub. The group is…
Citrix adds AI-powered browser activity analysis to SecurAccess
Citrix has announced Citrix Session Insights, a new AI-powered capability for Citrix SecurAccess with Chrome Enterprise that helps organizations capture,…
Acronis backup plugin flaw exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2026-87886)
A Linux privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-87886) affecting Acronis’ backup extensions for cPanel, WebHost Manager (WHM), and Plesk, is being…
Acronis Patches Exploited Vulnerability in cPanel Backup Plugin
CVE-2026-87886 is a high-severity insecure file permissions flaw that can lead to local privilege escalation.