Cybercriminals are now using fake government tax notices to push dangerous malware onto Windows computers, and the tactic is proving alarmingly effective. A newly uncovered campaign targets users in India by impersonating the Income Tax Department, tricking victims into downloading…
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Authorities Disrupt Password-Stealing Malware StealC Infrastructure in Global Operation
Europol and law enforcement partners across multiple countries have dealt a significant blow to the cybercriminal ecosystems powering StealC, Amadey, and SocGholish malware, three widely deployed tools in the modern “cybercrime-as-a-service” supply chain. Announced as part of Operation Endgame, the…
Red-Team AI Tool Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Exfiltrate API Keys and Compromise Operators’ Systems
A first-of-its-kind security analysis of 12 widely deployed agentic offensive-security tools reveals critical architectural flaws that allow adversaries to steal LLM API keys, establish persistent footholds, and achieve full host compromise even inside sandboxed containers. Security researchers from Cracken have…
GhostShell Malware Uses mTLS Implant and Telegram Dead-Drop to Target Ukrainian Drone Operations
A newly identified malware cluster known as GhostShell has been found actively targeting Ukraine’s drone operations and its broader defense supply chain. The campaign uses a sophisticated combination of techniques, including a mutual TLS implant and a Telegram-based dead-drop resolver,…
Browser-in-the-Browser Kit Uses Fake Software Errors to Deliver Malware Installers
A newly identified attack campaign is using a sophisticated Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) kit to trick users into downloading malware disguised as legitimate software installers. The technique combines convincing fake browser pop-ups with fabricated error messages to manipulate victims into taking actions…
PoC Exploit Released for libssh2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the critical libssh2 remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-55200 is now available, significantly increasing the risk of real‑world attacks against unpatched systems. The flaw affects libssh2 versions up to and including 1.11.1 and…
Hackers Exploit Unpatched SharePoint Servers to Deploy Ransomware and Custom Backdoors
Unpatched on-premises SharePoint servers have become a prime target for sophisticated threat actors using known security flaws to break in, plant ransomware, and leave behind hidden backdoors. These are not opportunistic smash-and-grab operations. They are calculated, multi-stage campaigns designed to…
Malicious AI Agent Skill Bypasses Security Scans and Seizes Full Control of Over 26,000 Agents
A malicious AI “skill” created as part of a controlled security experiment has exposed critical weaknesses in modern AI agent ecosystems, successfully bypassing security scanners and compromising more than 26,000 agents across individual and enterprise environments. According to researcher Niv…
Claude Fable 5 Wrote Windows Kernel Code in Rust in 38 Minutes
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 generated a complete, bootable NT-compatible Windows kernel written in Rust called ntoskrnl-rs from an empty directory in just 38 minutes of active model work, raising profound questions about AI-authored trust and the future of critical infrastructure…
Malicious AI Agent Skill Bypasses Security Scans and Seized Full Control of Over 26,000 Agents
A malicious AI “skill” created as part of a controlled security experiment has exposed critical weaknesses in modern AI agent ecosystems, successfully bypassing security scanners and compromising more than 26,000 agents across individual and enterprise environments. According to researcher Niv…
Critical Cisco Unified CM and SME Flaw Enables Remote Attacker to Launch SSRF Attacks
Cisco has warned customers about a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified CM Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to write files on the underlying OS…
How Attackers Exploit Privileged Access and How to Lock Them Out
Every major breach you read about has a quiet middle chapter that rarely makes the headline. The headline is the ransom note or the leaked customer database. The middle chapter the part that actually decided the outcome is almost always the same: an attacker found a…
FortiBleed Attack Hit 430,000+ FortiGate Firewalls, Stealing 110M+ Credentials
A large-scale, ongoing credential-harvesting campaign dubbed “FortiBleed” has silently compromised more than 430,000 FortiGate firewalls globally, siphoning over 110 million credentials directly from live network traffic since at least February 2026. The campaign came to light after security researcher Volodymyr…
GTA 6 Scam Websites Use AI-Generated Images and Fake Download Buttons to Lure Gamers
A fresh wave of scam websites is targeting gamers worldwide, using the massive hype around Grand Theft Auto VI to trick people into handing over their money. These fake pages promise something millions of players desperately want: early access to…
CISA Warns of Ubiquiti UniFi OS Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added multiple Ubiquiti UniFi OS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that at least one of the flaws is now being actively exploited in the wild. Federal civilian…
In-Browser Data Inspection Lets Analysts Track Phishing Attack Flow Inside Browser Sessions
Phishing attacks have grown far more complex in recent years. Attackers no longer rely on simple static pages to steal credentials. Instead, they build layered redirect chains, execute dynamic scripts, and load content in stages, making it much harder for…
Hackers Use GoogleErrorReport Scheduled Task for Persistence in Dropping Elephant Campaign
A well-known threat actor called Dropping Elephant has returned with a refined and more dangerous campaign, using a China-themed lure document to drop a reworked remote access trojan (RAT) onto victim machines. The attack is designed to stay hidden, avoid…
Claude Down – A Major Outage Affects Most of the Models
Anthropic experienced a service disruption on Tuesday that produced elevated error rates across multiple Claude models, according to the company’s official status page. By mid-afternoon UTC the company said a fix had been deployed and that it was monitoring systems…
AWS Warns Outbound Traffic Blind Spots Can Enable Cloud Data Exfiltration
Most organizations spend a lot of time locking the front door of their cloud environments. Firewalls, access controls, and web application filters get the bulk of attention because that is where visible threats tend to show up. But what leaves…
Bajaj Auto Confirms Systems Affected by Ransomware Attack
India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturer, Bajaj Auto, disclosed on Tuesday that it fell victim to a ransomware attack that compromised systems at both the parent company and its wholly owned technology subsidiary, Bajaj Auto Technology Ltd (BATL). The cybersecurity incident was…