A collaboration between the Dutch National Police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has seen a large botnet being shut down. In this operation, 200 servers were identified and addressed as well. These servers controlled millions of infected devices,…
The missing link in cyber resilience: Bridging the identity visibility gap
The enterprise security perimeter didn’t evolve; it dissolved, and what replaced it isn’t a newer, stronger boundary. It’s the absence of one. Today’s environment is dynamic and borderless, defined not by firewalls or network segments, but by identities: human users,…
Fake Claude Code Installer Via Google Sites Deliver Credential-Stealing Malware
Cybercriminals have found a new and clever way to exploit the growing popularity of AI developer tools. A recently identified campaign uses fake pages mimicking Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, hosted on trusted Google Sites infrastructure, to trick users into…
Acer Working to Patch Wave 7 Router 0-day Vulnerability
Acer is preparing a firmware update to address a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting its Wave 7 routers, following disclosure by independent security researcher Gergo Pap. The issue affects devices running firmware versions earlier than and poses a significant risk due…
Nobody needs Mythos or 0-days to build a chaos-causing computer worm – free open source models work just fine
‘Attackers can now cheaply operationalize known vulnerabilities at scale,’ boffins tell The Reg This article has been indexed from www.theregister.com – Articles Read the original article: Nobody needs Mythos or 0-days to build a chaos-causing computer worm – free open…
Illegal streamers, EU digital sovereignty, cost of a cyber force
Law enforcement cracks down on illegal streamers The European Commission releases digital sovereignty plan The startup costs for US cyber force Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-illegal-streamers-eu-digital-sovereignty-cost-of-a-cyber-force/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Your team just added its 67th…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-06-04 09h : 13 posts
13 posts were published in the last hour 7:2 : Meta To Limit Some Aspects Of Employee Tracking 7:2 : Google Told To Allow UK Publishers To Opt Out Of AI Tools 7:2 : Payouts King Ransomware Bypasses EDR via…
Meta To Limit Some Aspects Of Employee Tracking
Facebook parent reportedly to allow staff to temporarily pause activity tracking for AI training, amid employee pushback This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Meta To Limit Some Aspects Of Employee Tracking
Google Told To Allow UK Publishers To Opt Out Of AI Tools
New rule from UK competition regulator requires Google to give publishers ability to exclude content from powering AI features This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Google Told To Allow UK Publishers To Opt Out…
Payouts King Ransomware Bypasses EDR via Obfuscation and Direct Syscalls
Payouts King ransomware has emerged as a notable post-BlackBasta threat, leveraging advanced obfuscation and direct system calls to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. Threat activity observed in early 2026 shows strong overlaps with historical BlackBasta tradecraft, particularly the…
The modern-day business can learn a lot about risk from this year’s mega events
Every year brings its share of global events, but 2026 is proving to be a banner year for mega-scale entertainment. The year got off to a roaring start with the Winter Olympics, and now anticipation is building for the fast-approaching…
DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the results of a sweeping action undertaken by government authorities and private sector companies to combat cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency fraud targeting Americans. The “Disruption Week” operation began May 18, 2026, leading…
Microsoft’s Coreutils for Windows, (Thu, Jun 4th)
I've been using the GnuWin32 CoreUtils for Windows for many years now (it gives you many *nix core commands on Windows). This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: Microsoft’s Coreutils for…
FSB’s matryoshka #3/3 – Gamaredon’s gifts that keeps unpacking – GammaSteel
This investigation is published in three parts. Follow the links below to navigate through our findings: Key Takeaways Introduction The Sekoia.io Threat Detection & Research (TDR) team continuously monitors Gamaredon (aka UAC-0010, Armagedon), an FSB operated Russian intrusion-set historically targeting…
Fake Chrome Web Store Copyright Alerts Used to Steal Google Logins
Hackers are actively targeting Chrome extension developers with a sophisticated phishing campaign that impersonates official Chrome Web Store copyright enforcement notices, aiming to steal Google account credentials and potentially compromise widely used browser extensions. Victims are told they have 48…
CISA Alerts Users to Actively Exploited Android Framework Security Vulnerability
CISA has issued an urgent alert warning of an actively exploited Android Framework vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-48595, and has added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The agency has set a strict remediation deadline of June 5, 2026,…
Spotless compliance evidence can still hide a broken control
In this interview with Help Net Security, Marc Rubbinaccio, Head of Cybersecurity and Compliance at Secureframe, explains where security teams go wrong when preparing for CMMC and FedRAMP 20x. The conversation covers how organizations check the 110 requirements but miss…
Automated Bots Overtake Human Users in Global Internet Traffic for the First Time
Automated bots have officially overtaken human users in global internet traffic for the first time, marking a major shift in how the web is accessed and used. Recent data from Cloudflare Radar shows that bots now generate 57.5% of all…
Acer Confirms Patch in Progress for Wave 7 Router 0-Day Flaw
Acer has confirmed that it is actively developing a firmware patch to address critical zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Wave 7 routers, following responsible disclosure by an independent security researcher. According to an official advisory published on June 2, 2026, the…
Hackers Exploit KnowledgeDeliver Bug to Install Web Shells
Threat actors abused a critical zero-day bug in a server that ran a KnowledgeDeliver LMS to install the Godzilla. The bug is a deserialization problem tracked as CVE-2026-5426 and can be abused without verification. It originates from the use of…
From critical to controlled: Cutting vulnerabilities in a live manufacturing environment
A vulnerability scanner flags a critical CVSS 10 vulnerability on an industrial asset. The report lands in the boss’ inbox and now he wants to know why we’re sitting on a critical vulnerability. In a normal IT environment, you patch…
Hackers Exploit Google Gemini Flaw Using Malicious Messages from WhatsApp, Slack, and SMS
Hackers are exploiting a newly discovered flaw in Google’s Gemini voice assistant by sending malicious messages via popular platforms such as WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS. The vulnerability, uncovered by SafeBreach Labs, shows how attackers can secretly inject…
Microsoft Introduces Always-On AI Agent Scout for Teams, Outlook, and More
Microsoft has introduced an always-on AI agent named “Scout,” marking the debut of a new category of enterprise automation called “Autopilots.” Announced on June 2, Microsoft Scout is designed to operate continuously across Microsoft 365 services such as Teams, Outlook,…
Fake Claude Code Installer on Google Sites Steals Credentials
Fake installers for Anthropic’s Claude Code are being weaponized in a new ClickFix-style campaign that abuses trusted Google Sites hosting to deliver a fileless credential‑stealing malware payload. The operation impersonates popular AI development tools such as Claude Code and Codex,…