Anthropic says Claude Mythos Preview helped derive an end-to-end key-recovery attack against HAWK-256 and a 200- to 800-fold speedup for an attack on…
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24,650 Internet-Exposed BMCs Disclose IPMI Password Hashes Before Login
Cybersecurity researchers have sounded an alert after finding more than 36,000 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) management interfaces exposing…
Tengu Botnet Reboots Compromised Linux Devices When Defenders Kill Its Process
A new Mirai-derived botnet called Tengu can use a compromised Linux device’s hardware watchdog to trigger a reboot when defenders kill its main process.…
Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root
OpenWrt has shipped version 24.10.8 to close a critical DHCPv6 stack overflow and a wider set of remotely triggerable flaws in network services enabled by…
JFrog Confirms OpenAI Models Exploited Artifactory Zero-Day Before Hugging Face Breach
JFrog has confirmed that OpenAI models exploited a zero-day in self-hosted Artifactory while trying to reach the open internet from a sealed evaluation…
Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays
The Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as Nimbus Manticore (aka GalaxyGato, Mirage Kitten, Smoke Sandstorm, Subtle Snail, and UNC1549) has been…
Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Score 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness. The company says MDASH, using MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4, scored 95.95% on CyberGym. It also claims the configuration costs 50% less than its current best…
Researcher Says AI Helped Develop Linux Traffic-Control Race Into Root Exploit
STAR Labs has published a Linux kernel exploit that turns an ordinary local user into root on the CentOS Stream 9 build it targeted. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53264 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a use-after-free race in the kernel's network…
Critical TeamCity Flaw Could Let Attackers Run OS Commands Without Logging In
JetBrains is urging customers of on-premise versions of TeamCity to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security issue that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, assigned CVE-2026-63077 (CVSS score: 9.8), affects all TeamCity…
Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Hit 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness. The company says MDASH, using MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4, scored 95.95% on CyberGym. It also claims the configuration costs 50% less than its current best…
Attackers Exploit Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Command Injection Flaw
A maximum-severity security flaw impacting on-premises versions of Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-16812 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of operating system command injection that could pave the…
NVIDIA Forms 37-Member Open Secure AI Alliance and Open-Sources NOOA Framework
NVIDIA and 36 other organizations have formed the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop and share open technologies, techniques, and tools for securing software and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The 37-member group spans cloud, security, enterprise software, and AI companies,…
Dysphoria IoT Botnet Adds Blockchain C2 and Victim Relays After JackSkid Disruption
Dysphoria, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet line tracked by CNCERT and XLab, has adopted blockchain-based name services and infected-device relays after a March law-enforcement operation against JackSkid infrastructure. The researchers say the design makes the botnet harder to disrupt.…
Public Exploit Released for Patched vBulletin Pre-Auth Code Execution Flaw
Public exploit details released on July 27 show how an unauthenticated request can reach PHP's eval() function inside vBulletin and execute code on an unpatched forum server. The attack requires no account, administrative access, or interaction from another user. SSD…
⚡ Weekly Recap: Rogue AI Agents, Check Point Exploit, Slopsquatting, ClickFix Lures and More
Monday starts with the usual promise that everything is under control. Then the logs wake up. This week, trusted tools crossed lines, old flaws found new work, exposed systems stayed exposed, and attackers kept hiding inside normal-looking services. Nothing looked…
Operation BlueDash Deploys Level RMM and ScreenConnect via Fake Teams Update
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a Microsoft Teams-themed phishing campaign that employs "secure document" lures to deliver legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools. "The victim was directed through compromised web infrastructure to a counterfeit Microsoft Store page claiming that Microsoft…
n8n Sandbox Escape Lets Workflow Editors Run OS Commands as the n8n Process
n8n has patched a high-severity expression-sandbox escape that could let an authenticated workflow editor execute operating-system commands on the server running the automation platform. Security Joes found the flaw while probing n8n's February fix for CVE-2026-27577 for another bypass. The…
Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware
The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed using a sophisticated crypter service called Cruciferra. According to a new analysis by Proofpoint, Cruciferra has…
GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Limit Poisoned Package Adoption
GitHub has announced a new cooldown mechanism in Dependabot, allowing the tool to wait at least three days after a release is published before opening a pull request. "The cooldown configuration option in the dependabot.yml still controls the behavior, though,…
TELESHIM Abuses Telegram for C2 in Attacks Against Middle East Governments
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh malicious cyber activity by a threat actor with ties to East Asia targeting government entities in the Middle East. The intrusions have resulted in the deployment of previously unreported malware families dubbed TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and…