Zhipu AI’s open-weight GLM-5.2 model is reportedly performing on par with Anthropic’s restricted Claude Mythos in specific cybersecurity and software vulnerability detection tasks, a development that is intensifying concerns inside the U.S. government about the effectiveness of its AI export…
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OpenAI Released GPT-5.6 Sol With Limited Access and Strong Cyberattack Protections
OpenAI has officially begun a limited preview of the GPT‑5.6 model series Sol, Terra, and Luna, positioning its flagship Sol as the company’s most capable and security-hardened AI model to date, available initially only to a small group of trusted…
RedAmon AI Tool that Chains Reconnaissance, Exploitation, and Post-exploitation
A new open-source offensive security platform called RedAmon is redefining automated penetration testing by chaining reconnaissance, exploitation, post-exploitation, AI-driven triage, and automated code remediation all into a single end-to-end pipeline that culminates in a GitHub pull request with the fix…
Anthropic Confirms Claude Mythos 5 Redeployment for US Critical Infrastructure Organizations
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude Mythos 5, its most powerful AI cybersecurity model, will be redeployed to a select set of U.S. organizations responsible for operating and defending critical infrastructure, following a government-led review process that began on June 12,…
New Bucket Hijacking Attack Allows Hackers to Reroute Cloud Data Streams to External Storage
A critical cloud storage attack technique dubbed “bucket hijacking” a method that enables threat actors to silently redirect an organization’s active cloud data streams, including audit logs and telemetry, into attacker-controlled external storage buckets across major cloud platforms. The technique…
New DirtyClone Linux Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access Via Cloned Packets
A new Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability, dubbed “DirtyClone” (CVE-2026-43503), that allows unprivileged local users to gain full root access by manipulating cloned network packets through the XFRM/IPsec subsystem, all without leaving a trace in kernel logs or audit…
New Linux pedit COW Exploit Allows Attackers to Gain System Root Access
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability combining a Copy-on-Write (COW) page-cache corruption flaw with the net/sched subsystem’s act_pedit component is enabling unprivileged local attackers to escalate privileges to full root access on several major Linux distributions. The exploit, dubbed packet_edit_meme,…
Amazon Q Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Code and Access Sensitive Cloud Environments
A high-severity vulnerability in the Amazon Q Developer Extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Amazon’s AI-powered coding assistant. Tracked as CVE-2026-12957 and CVE-2026-12958 and disclosed by Wiz Research, the flaws allowed attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution and cloud…
New GIFTEDCROOK Chain Abuses WinRAR ADS and Reflective Loading to Steal Browser Data
A newly documented attack chain tied to threat actor group UAC-0226 is putting Windows users at serious risk. The campaign uses booby-trapped WinRAR archives, hidden file streams, and a sophisticated memory-loading technique to deliver GIFTEDCROOK, a stealer malware designed to…
Hackers Exploit Weak Credentials and Internet-Facing PLCs to Breach Water Utilities
Water utilities across the United States and Europe are under growing pressure as hackers continue to find easy ways in. Nation-state actors and affiliated groups have been quietly exploiting internet-facing control systems and weak login credentials to access water and…
New Bluekit Phishing-as-a-Service Bypasses MFA to Steal Microsoft Login Credentials
A sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Bluekit has been confirmed operational at scale, with cybersecurity firm Netcraft detecting approximately 70 live hostnames in a single week. First documented by Varonis Threat Labs as an emerging tool still in development, Bluekit…
Nikkei Warns of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Used USB Drives Infected with a China-linked Malware
A serious cybersecurity breach has come to light in Japan, where the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) unknowingly used malware-infected USB drives on computers connected to classified military networks. The incident lasted for nearly a year before anyone noticed. What…
Hackers Leveraged Shopify Oder-Tracking App Shop to Push Fake Invoices
Hackers are no longer waiting in your inbox. A newly identified scam technique places fake invoices directly inside shopping app order histories, making them feel more credible than a typical phishing email. Researchers have observed fraudulent receipts appearing inside the…
Critical python.org Vulnerability Allowed Attackers to Forge Admin-Level API Requests
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the python.org release management API could have allowed attackers to impersonate administrators, potentially redirecting millions of users to malicious download URLs. The flaw, responsibly disclosed on February 23, 2026, by Splitline Ng of the…
KuinaExtractor Uses Telegram Exfiltration, UAC Bypass, and Sandbox Detection for Stealth
A newly uncovered infostealer called KuinaExtractor has been quietly evolving for over six months, posing a serious and growing threat to users across multiple platforms. Written in the Rust programming language, the malware targets browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and credentials…
Minecraft Malware Loader Uses RSA-Signed Smart Contract Updates for Persistent C2
A new and highly sophisticated malware loader has been found hiding inside what appears to be a harmless Minecraft mod. Researchers have uncovered a campaign that blends blockchain technology and social engineering to steal player credentials and deliver additional malicious…
Miasma Malware Uses binding.gyp and Bun to Execute Hidden Payloads in npm Packages
Supply chain attackers are getting more creative, and the latest threat is proof of that. A malware campaign known as Miasma has been caught hiding inside widely used npm packages, using a clever mix of tools and techniques to stay…
CL-STA-1062 Hackers Use TinyRCT Backdoor to Target Southeast Asian Governments
A Chinese-speaking threat group known as CL-STA-1062 has been running a quiet but aggressive campaign against government agencies and critical energy infrastructure across Southeast Asia. The attackers, active since at least March 2022, spent much of 2025 targeting state-owned enterprises…
CISA Warns of Cisco Unified CM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
CISA has added a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, urging federal agencies and organizations to apply patches immediately amid active exploitation in the wild. The…
Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates for Users Up to October 2027
Microsoft has quietly expanded its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, allowing consumers to receive critical security patches through October 12, 2027, an additional year beyond the program’s originally planned expiration date of October 12, 2026. Windows 10 officially…