Linus Torvalds has warned that a “continued flood” of AI‑generated bug reports is making the Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable.” The project is now tightening rules on how AI‑found issues should be reported and handled. In the Linux 7.1‑rc4…
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1 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Avada Builder File Read and SQL Injection Flaws
A widely used WordPress plugin powering over one million websites has been hit by two serious vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to steal sensitive data and access server files. Security researchers warn that the flaws in the Avada Builder plugin could…
CISA Warns of Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
CISA has issued a fresh warning about a newly disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability that is already being exploited in real-world attacks, raising concerns for organizations relying on on-premises email infrastructure. The flaw CVE-2026-42897 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting…
New Windows ‘MiniPlasma’ Zero-Day Let Attackers Gain SYSTEM Access – PoC Released
A critical Windows privilege escalation zero-day vulnerability dubbed “MiniPlasma” has emerged with a public proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to achieve SYSTEM-level privileges on fully patched Windows systems. Security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse released the weaponized exploit on GitHub on May 13,…
Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Fails With Error 0x800f0922
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical installation failure affecting its May 2026 Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5089549, leaving users stranded with error code 0x800f0922 and, in some cases, additional errors 0x80240069 and 0x80240031. The known issue was…
Claude Code RCE Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Commands via Malicious Deeplinks
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered in Anthropic’s Claude Code CLI tool, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a victim’s machine by tricking them into clicking a specially crafted deeplink. The flaw, now patched in…
Fast16 Malware Manipulated Nuclear Weapons Simulation Data to Sabotage Test Results
Fast16 malware has been reclassified as a precision tool engineered not to disrupt nuclear warheads directly, but to quietly falsify the outcome of nuclear weapons test simulations and stall weapons development. Rather than causing kinetic damage, Fast16’s purpose was psychological…
Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Websites to Authentication Bypass Attacks
A critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin has exposed over 200,000 websites to full account takeover, raising urgent concerns across the security community. Discovered on May 8, 2026, by Wordfence’s AI-powered PRISM threat intelligence platform, the flaw affects…
Grafana Labs Security Breach – Hackers Access GitHub and Download Codebase
A threat actor infiltrated Grafana Labs’ GitHub environment, stealing a privileged token to download the company’s private codebase, and then attempted to extort the open-source observability giant with an unanswered ransom demand. Grafana Labs disclosed on May 16, 2026, that…
First Public macOS Kernel Exploit on Apple M5 Prepared Using Mythos Preview in Five Days
Apple’s M5 silicon has reportedly been exploited for the first time in a public macOS kernel memory corruption attack, successfully bypassing the company’s notable hardware-level memory protection. Researchers from Calif, Bruce Dang, Dion Blazakis, and Josh Maine, developed a working…
JDownloader Website Compromised to Distribute Malicious Windows and Linux Installers
A widely used download manager trusted by millions has briefly turned into a malware delivery platform after attackers compromised the official JDownloader website, replacing legitimate installers with malicious versions targeting both Windows and Linux users. The incident, confirmed by developers…
Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11, and Cursor Zero-Days Exploited on Pwn2Own Day 2
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 is rapidly escalating into one of the most intense offensive security contests in recent years, with Day Two delivering a fresh wave of critical zero-day exploits targeting enterprise software, AI tools, and operating systems. Security researchers demonstrated…
Malicious JPEG Images Could Trigger PHP Memory Safety Vulnerabilities
Two critical memory-safety vulnerabilities in PHP’s image-processing functions could allow attackers to leak sensitive heap memory or to execute denial-of-service attacks via specially crafted JPEG files. The flaws, discovered in PHP’s ext/standard extension by Positive Technologies researcher Nikita Sveshnikov, affect…
Critical Linux Kernel Flaw ‘ssh-keysign-pwn’ Exposes SSH Keys and Shadow Passwords
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is raising serious concerns across the security community, as it allows attackers to access highly sensitive data, including SSH private keys and password hashes, on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-46333, the flaw has been nicknamed “ssh-keysign-pwn” and…
Google Project Zero Discloses Zero-Click Exploit Chain for Pixel 10 Devices
A newly disclosed zero-click exploit chain targeting Google Pixel 10 devices has raised fresh concerns about Android’s low-level security. Google Project Zero researchers demonstrated how attackers could silently compromise a device and escalate privileges to root without any user interaction…
Android 16 VPN Bypass Lets Malicious Apps Reveal Users Real IP Address
A newly disclosed flaw in Android 16 is raising serious privacy concerns after researchers revealed that malicious apps can bypass VPN protections and expose a user’s real IP address even when strict security settings are enabled. The vulnerability, dubbed the…
Microsoft Edge, Windows 11 and LiteLLM Hacked in Pwn2Own Berlin 2026
Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 opened with a surge of zero-day exploits targeting modern browsers, operating systems, and emerging AI platforms. On Day One alone, security researchers successfully hacked Microsoft Edge, Windows 11, and LiteLLM, earning a total of $523,000 for 24…
Hackers Abuse OAuth Device Authorization Flow to Steal Microsoft 365 Tokens
Hackers are exploiting a little-known feature of Microsoft’s authentication system to steal account credentials at scale. Device code phishing campaigns now target organizations worldwide by manipulating the OAuth device authorization flow, turning a security feature into a major vulnerability. This…
Shai-Hulud Worm Steals npm, GitHub, AWS, and Kubernetes Secrets From Developers
A dangerous new piece of malware called Shai-Hulud has emerged as one of the most alarming supply chain threats of 2026. It is a self-propagating worm that quietly tunnels through developer environments, stealing credentials from npm, GitHub, AWS, and Kubernetes…
OpenClaw Chain Vulnerabilities Expose 245,000 Public AI Agent Servers to Attack
A chain of four critical vulnerabilities discovered in OpenClaw, one of the fastest-growing open-source platforms for autonomous AI agents, has left an estimated 245,000 publicly accessible server instances exposed to remote exploitation, credential theft, and persistent backdoor installation. Originally launched…