A massive data breach has hit Paidwork, a popular gig economy platform, exposing sensitive banking and personal information belonging to more than 23 million users worldwide. The incident, first surfacing in March 2026 when hackers listed the stolen data for…
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Critical wp2shell RCE Vulnerability – Complete Coverage Including PoC and Active Exploitation Details
A critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability chain nicknamed “wp2shell” has been disclosed in WordPress Core, putting an estimated 500 million-plus websites at risk of full takeover by completely unauthenticated attackers. The chain combines two separately tracked flaws CVE-2026-63030,…
Windows Bind Link Abuse Lets Attackers Blind EDR and Bypass AMSI, AppLocker, and Sysmon
Windows defenders are facing a new way for attackers to hide activity after gaining administrator access. The technique abuses Windows bind links, a legitimate feature that redirects one file path to another without changing the original file on disk. Rather…
Microsoft Releases KB5121767 Out-of-Band Update to Fix Dell USB-C Compatibility Bug
Microsoft has released the out-of-band update KB5121767 for Windows 11 to resolve a system performance and compatibility issue affecting a limited number of Dell devices. The update addresses issues with the Intel Innovation Platform Framework (Intel IPF) driver following recent Windows updates.…
Researchers Claim LG Monitors are Silently Installing Adware on Windows Using App
LG monitor software may install advertising-related components on Windows systems without clearly informing users through its companion application, which manages monitor settings, display profiles, and other device features. The software may silently install adware-like components in the background as part…
Microsoft to End OneDrive Sync App Updates for Windows 10
Microsoft will stop delivering OneDrive sync app updates to systems running Windows 10 version 21H2 and earlier on August 15, 2026, creating a new support concern for organizations still operating legacy Windows endpoints. The change was announced in Microsoft 365…
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra Found Wp2shell RCE Flaw That Could Be Worth $500,000 for About $25
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra has reportedly uncovered a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in WordPress after approximately $25 worth of AI usage. This highlights how advanced models could reshape vulnerability research. Researchers at Searchlight Cyber tasked GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra…
ClickFix Campaign Delivers Modular TELEPUZ Malware With 36 Remote Commands
A new malware operation is using ClickFix pages to trick Windows users into running malicious commands themselves. The campaign delivers TELEPUZ, a lightweight but capable remote-access malware that can receive dozens of instructions from its operators. The attack begins with…
Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited for RCE, Web Shells, and IIS Key Theft
Microsoft SharePoint Server flaws are being actively exploited to gain remote code execution, install persistent web shells, and steal cryptographic keys from exposed systems. The attacks put on-premises SharePoint deployments at risk of data theft, network compromise, ransomware, and prolonged…
Kimai Docker Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Forge Cookies and Take Over Accounts
Kimai users utilizing the official Docker image are strongly urged to update their installations following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication cookies and potentially take over accounts, including super administrator accounts. This…
Public PoC released for Critical ServiceNow Sandbox RCE Vulnerability
ServiceNow has released security updates for a critical vulnerability in its AI platform after researchers published a proof of concept demonstrating pre-authentication remote code execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6875, is a sandbox escape issue that could allow an unauthenticated…
GoldenEyeDog Hackers Group Behind DigiCert Breach that Hijacks Code-Signing Certificates
GoldenEyeDog, a Chinese cybercrime group linked to the Golden Gh0st malware family, is back in focus after an intrusion at DigiCert exposed the risks around code-signing certificates. The attackers used the access to intercept customer certificate activation codes and sign…
Threat Actors Allegedly Listed Starbucks Data on Hacker Forums
Starbucks has allegedly been listed on a cybercrime forum by a threat actor using the handle “anes2010,” who claims to be selling a database containing 176 million unique user records reportedly extracted in June 2026. Starbucks has not publicly confirmed…
North Korean Hackers Hide OTTERCOOKIE Malware in SVG Images to Backdoor Developers
North Korean-linked hackers are hiding OTTERCOOKIE-aligned malware inside ordinary SVG flag images, turning a familiar part of a web project into a concealed delivery channel. The operation targets software developers who believe they are completing a coding test for a…
U.S. Prosecutors Charge Russian Trio in Cybercrimes Causing More Than $62 Million in Losses
Federal prosecutors have charged three Russian nationals over infrastructure that allegedly enabled ransomware, malware, phishing, and other cyberattacks against organizations in the United States and abroad. The seven-year investigation links the activity to more than $62 million in victim losses…
15-Year-Old NGINX Vulnerability Lets Attackers Crash Workers and Achieve Remote Code Execution
A newly disclosed flaw tracked as CVE-2026-42533 affects nginx’s script engine and has been silently exploitable since March 2011, when the map directive gained regex support. Security researcher Stan Shaw reported the bug to F5 SIRT, which coordinated a fix…
Weekly Cyber Security Newsletter Bulletin – EY Breach, Wpzshell Exploit, Notepad++ Flaws +20 Stories
This week’s cybersecurity situation shows a clear reality: every part of technology, from identity systems to common productivity tools, can be hacked or compromised. Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday alone addressed roughly 570 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days already being exploited in…
NadMesh Uses Shodan to Find and Hijack Exposed AI and MCP Infrastructure
A sharp structural shift has been identified in the botnet landscape. Security researchers at XLab have uncovered NadMesh, a Go-based botnet that has been spreading rapidly since early July 2026. This malware marks a distinct evolution from opportunistic worm behavior…
Hugging Face Confirms AI-Driven Breach: Attackers used Autonomous Agents, defenders countered with AI
Hugging Face disclosed this week that it detected and contained a production infrastructure intrusion, driven end-to-end by an autonomous AI agent system, and defended against it using its own AI-based forensic analysis. The attackers exploited two code-execution flaws in Hugging…
New Spirals Ransomware Uses IIS Web Shell and PsExec to Encrypt IT Firm in Under 24 Hours
A previously unseen ransomware family dubbed “Spirals” struck an IT services company in South Asia in June 2026. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team reports that the attackers moved from the initial breach to full network encryption in under 24 hours. The…