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Tag: CyberMaterial
VMware Workstation/Fusion Critical Vulnerability Patched
VMware has released security updates addressing a critical vulnerability in its Workstation and Fusion virtualization platforms.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.04
Attackers are combining critical software vulnerabilities, AI-driven automation, and third-party access to increase the potential impact of cyber…
Politicians target Flock AI surveillance cameras
Bipartisan political opposition is mounting against Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader network, with candidates in at least six states…
Russian National Indicted for Malware Distribution
Federal prosecutors in San Francisco have secured an indictment against Russian national Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev on multiple cybercrime charges,…
North Dakota Supreme Court hit by third-party vendor breach
The North Dakota Court System has confirmed that data associated with the state’s Supreme Court was compromised through a security breach at C-Track, a…
OpenAI launches Astra model, claims AGI milestone
OpenAI launched its GPT-6 model, named Astra, on September 3, with company president Greg Brockman declaring it represents artificial general intelligence…
Chinese Hackers Deploy AI Agents in Multi-Country Campaign
Threat intelligence firm Hunt.io has documented a sophisticated Chinese-speaking cyberespionage campaign that integrated commercial AI models into live…
TerminalFix malware campaign uses steganography
Microsoft has published research on a sophisticated malware campaign named TerminalFix that employs social engineering tactics similar to ClickFix attacks.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.03
Attackers are combining social engineering, hidden malware delivery, credential theft, and persistent access techniques, while a major court-system breach…
Shai-Hulud Infostealer Expands to 469 Credential Locations
A new variant of the Shai-Hulud infostealer worm discovered in early August has significantly expanded its attack surface, now targeting 469 different…
Belkin launches SureFind trackers for Apple Find My, Google
Belkin has entered the item tracking market with its new SureFind line of trackers that work across both Apple’s Find My network and Google’s Find Hub…
Microsoft makes passkeys default in Entra ID
Microsoft has made passkeys the default authentication method for Entra ID, its cloud-based identity and access management service, effective September 1,…
Meta releases Muse Spark 1.3 AI model
Meta Platforms has released Muse Spark 1.3, the latest version of its AI model focused on coding and agentic task performance.
Thomson Reuters C-Track Breach Exposes Court Records
Thomson Reuters has confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident affecting its C-Track court management software, which has exposed sensitive case…
PaperCut Emergency Patch for Exploited CVEs
PaperCut has released a second emergency security patch to address two vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by attackers.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.01
Attackers are compromising routers, authentication systems, AI accounts, and healthcare applications to steal credentials and sensitive data, while…
Lazarus Group moves $30M through Hyperliquid
Blockchain analysts have identified $30 million in digital assets moving through Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange, from wallets associated with the…
Polygon patches validator security flaws
Polygon Labs has successfully patched several security vulnerabilities affecting its proof-of-stake blockchain network through two coordinated hard fork…
Anthropic signs $35bn cloud deal with Lambda
Anthropic has entered a $35 billion cloud computing agreement with Lambda, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia, to secure access to a major data center…