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'Jewelbug' APT Balances State Espionage & Cryptocurrency Theft

Researchers discovered hackers-for-hire performing cyber espionage and financially motivated heists from the same Web panel.

Belgium's eID Authentication Opens Citizen Accounts to RCE

The trust framework underlying Belgium's electronic ID system was fully compromised by severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension, showcasing bigger problems with extensions in general.

Long-running Data Theft Campaign Targeting Salesforce, ServiceNow

The "City-Forum" campaign has been active since at least March 2025 and has targeted organizations across multiple sectors with custom tooling.

Walmart's "Trusted Agent" Approach to Purple Teaming

Walmart co-locates red and blue teams to build trust and improve security through collaborative purple teaming exercises

Ransomware Hits Colombian Justice Ministry Days Before Presidential Transition

Attackers continue to target critical infrastructure and government-linked organizations in the country, mirroring the increased activity across Latin America.

Walmart Leaders Transform Security Operations Without Going Bananas

The big-box giant has scaled its defenses by encouraging trust and innovation. Good communications, transparency and team spirit are key factors.

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Deluge Continues With August Updates

Security experts say prioritization should be the main focus for the August updates, not the massive CVE volume.

Gunra Ransomware Gang Exploits Fortinet Flaws, Bypasses MFA

The ransomware-as-a-service operation is finding success against critical infrastructure targets with leaked Conti code and old flaws in firewalls and VPN appliances.

'GhostJacking' Exposes Identity Governance Gaps in AI Agents

New research shows how attackers can use security alerts and blocked events to manipulate and hijack AI agents.

Multistate Water System Attacks Widen, Iran Suspected

Attacks targeting water systems just keep flowing across a dozen states, against ill-secured, Internet-exposed PLCs.

Metabase SQL Zero-Day Attacks Could Have Wide Blast Radius

The maximum-severity vulnerability, which still has no CVE, allows malicious, remote administrator access to the business-analytics platform and its downstream users.

The Patch Gap: Why Defenders Need to Think in Chains, Not Checklists

It's time to turn from CVSS-backed patching to choke-point patching focused on breaking chains to critical assets.

Coruna, DarkSword iOS Exploits Proliferate Globally

Sophisticated iPhone exploit chains previously limited to nation-states are spreading far and wide to organized cybercrime groups.

Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk

A public policy expert mapped global cybercrime laws to develop a five-point framework for protecting ethical hackers and good-faith security research.

Sherlock Holmes was the “OG” Social Engineer

The crime solver wore disguises, spied on targets, and built intelligence networks long before modern-day tactics emerged. He has lessons for today’s ethical- and nonethical-hat hackers.

AI-Generated Patches Fail Half the Time

A study of more than 6,000 patches found that even working patches can introduce new bugs, break something else, or are open to bypass.

The Coordination Gap: How Attackers Are Outpacing Law Enforcement

The fight against cybercrime continues because threat actors have adapted their strategies to avoid deterrents, but law enforcement still operates in silos.

Déjà Vu? Meta's AI Escapes Testing Lab in Hacking Joyride

In the span of three weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta have all disclosed AI agent sandbox escape events affecting real organizations.

Researcher Claims Control of ChatGPT Secure Sandbox

A researcher demonstrated a proof-of-concept attack chain that provided C2-style influence over ChatGPT's isolated sandbox during a session at Black Hat USA 2026.

From Bobmojis to Bobbleheads: How the Democratic Party Built a Security-First Culture

Former chief security officers of the Democratic National Committee explain that a strong security-first mindset requires executive support – and a dose of absurdity.

AI Browsers Vulnerable to 'PleaseFix' Zero-Click Agent Hijacking

Attackers can take control of agents through malicious instructions hidden in content supplied to AI browsers, and there's no simple fix for the threat.

No Perfect Fix for AI Browser Prompt Injection Flaws

AI browsers from top vendors remain vulnerable to prompt injection attacks despite multiple security guardrails, according to new research.

CSS: The Hidden Threat Lurking in Your Inbox

CSS was once just about design. Now researchers warn it's powerful enough to exfiltrate data from webmail — and some vendors aren't prepared.

15 TP-Link Bugs Expose Risks in Zero-Trust Provisioning

Researchers are calling attention to the risks inherent in automated network device provisioning, using a world-leading device manufacturer as a case study.

Flaws in Google APK for Python Unlock Agent-to-Agent Attack

Google has fixed the issues, which exploited a trust boundary between two AI agents with different privilege levels to trigger automation that could compromise the supply chain.

AI Sends Global Crime Syndicates Into Fraud Nirvana

Organized crime is convincingly scamming at scale, making billions thanks to AI-enabled voice cloning, deepfake real-time video overlays, LLM-driven persona management, and automated translation.

Angola's Largest Telco Breached Hours Before IPO

Unitel, Angola's dominant mobile operator, continues to recover from a cyberattack that caused outages the day of the government-owned telco's public offering.

Smoke#Screen RMM Takeover Gambit Exposes Threat Actor Playbook

The attacks use diverse social engineering lures and rotating payloads to deliver ScreenConnect for persistent remote access to compromised networks.

AI Notetaker Lets Hackers Spy on Government, Corporate Video Calls

A Google Firebase misconfiguration lets users of tl;dv, an AI meeting tool, query any other users' meeting information and potentially join calls.

Device Code Phishing Up 1,500% in 2026; Vishing Doubles

Newer social engineering techniques help attackers ignore entrenched security controls and limit the evidence they leave behind.

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