newsEXPLOIT

FBI and CISA: Gunra Expands RaaS with Fortinet Exploits and MFA Bypass

On August 10, 2026, the FBI, CISA, NSA, Secret Service, DC3, and South Korea's KNPA released joint advisory AA26-222A on Gunra, a rans…

Aug 18, 2026views - 1.6k

malware

Lumma Stealer Hides in Pirated 'The Odyssey' Downloads: The Hidden Extension Trick

Cybercriminals are distributing Lumma Stealer via Windows executables disguised as pirated copies of The Odyssey (2026) on torrent tra…

Aug 18, 2026views - 1.3k

VULNCVE

CVE-2026-19478: GitLab Patches Critical GraphQL Flaw CVSS 9.4 for Self-Managed Instances

GitLab issued an out-of-cycle patch on August 17, 2026 for CVE-2026-19478, a GraphQL vulnerability rated CVSS 9.4 that allows an unaut…

Aug 18, 2026views - 1.5k

news

Check Point: Global Attacks Near 2,000 Per Week as AI Rewrites the Kill Chain

Global cyberattacks averaged 1,968 per week in 2025, a 70% jump from 2023, according to Check Point's Cyber Security Report 2026 relea…

Aug 18, 2026views - 1.2k

CYBERSEC

RingCentral Breach Exposes 1.6 Million Records via Vishing Call

ShinyHunters compromised RingCentral with a single phone call, exposing 1.6 million records and leaking 280 GB of data. The real-time…

Aug 18, 2026views - 1.8k

linuxEXPLOIT

GhostLock: Public Exploit Grants Root in 5 Seconds on Linux Since 2011

CVE-2026-43499 has existed in the Linux kernel for 15 years. The public proof-of-concept requires only a local user to obtain root in…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.4k

CYBERSEC

Copilot Autofix Introduces Vulnerability in Snowflake CI/CD, Then an AI Agent Finds It

GitHub Copilot Autofix introduced a script injection flaw into a Snowflake GitHub Actions workflow. Five days later, Wiz's autonomous…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.8k

CYBERSEC

Trump Authorizes Private Cyber Offensives: The New NSPM of August 12, 2026

On August 12, 2026, Trump signed an NSPM authorizing vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnatio…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.3k

CYBERSEC

Passkey Bypass: Three Attacks Demolish Phishing-Resistant Authentication

Three independent studies published in August 2026 demonstrate post-compromise attack chains that bypass passkey-based phishing-resist…

Aug 17, 2026views - 2k

VULN

AMD Confirms Two High-Severity TPM 2.0 Flaws in Ryzen: Fixes Were Circulating Since May 2026

AMD published advisory AMD-SB-7064 on August 11, 2026, disclosing two high-severity TPM 2.0 vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-202…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.3k

CYBERSECEXPLOIT

Evooo1Bot: The Botnet Turning Routers and Edge Devices into SOCKS5 Proxies

Fortinet discovers Evooo1Bot, a modular Mirai-based Linux botnet active since July 2026 that exploits 10 known CVEs to build a distrib…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.5k

VULNZERO-DAY

ZDI-26-573: Pre-Auth Linux Kernel KSMBD Vulnerability Scores CVSS 9.3

A critical flaw in the in-kernel KSMBD SMB server allows unauthenticated out-of-bounds reads leading to information disclosure and pot…

Aug 17, 2026views - 626

ransomware

Ransomware Q2 2026: 2,139 Victims and Payment Rate Crashes to 23%

Ransomware isn't slowing down — it's fragmenting. Q2 2026 saw 93 active groups, up from 71 at the start of the year. The top-10 share…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.4k

CYBERSEC

Rubrik Zero Labs Unveils RPE: From Word Document to Shell on Copilot

Remote Prompt Execution turns prompt injection into full enterprise identity compromise on Microsoft 365 Copilot. The five-stage chain…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.1k

CYBERSECCRITICAL

Attackers Shut Down Polish Turbine via Private APN: First Real-World OT Case

CERT Polska documented the first real-world attack on critical infrastructure through a misconfigured private cellular APN. A Polish c…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.4k

ransomwareEXPLOIT

DeadLock: The Ransomware Using Polygon to Evade Infrastructure Seizures

DeadLock leverages Polygon smart contracts to rotate proxy servers and host its data leak site, rendering the infrastructure-seizure s…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.4k

malware

Mustang Panda Arms CoolClient with Signed Rootkit: EDR in the Kernel Crosshairs

HoneyMyte deploys msagent.sys, a kernel-mode rootkit driver signed with an expired 2013 certificate. It hides processes, files, and C2…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.2k

malware

AmnesiaStealer: The macOS Malware That Hijacks Victim Browser Sessions in Real Time

Jamf Threat Labs has documented AmnesiaStealer, a Rust-based macOS infostealer that clones the victim's Chromium profile, launches it…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.3k

CYBERSECZERO-DAY

ShieldBreak: Zero-Day Exploit Targets Windows Defender for SYSTEM Privilege Escalation

Nightmare Eclipse released ShieldBreak, a zero-day exploit achieving SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows via Microsoft Defender…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.3k

CYBERSEC

Generative AI as a Cyber Force Multiplier: Three North Korean Groups, Three Tactics

Famous Chollima (47% of state-backed tech attacks), Kimsuky (HelloDoor malware with AI assistance), and APT45 (recursive prompting): t…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.4k

CYBERSECZERO-DAY

Clop Claims Theft of Technical Data from 43 Organizations; Shell Investigates

The Clop group stole technical data from 43 organizations by exploiting CVE-2026-12569 in PTC Windchill. Shell is investigating a pote…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.5k

CYBERSECCVE

CVE-2026-62911: Exchange Authentication Bypass Enables Full Mailbox Takeover

Discovered at Pwn2Own by Orange Tsai, ZDI-26-534 hits on-premises Exchange with a CVSS 8.0 score. Microsoft released the patch after 8…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.5k

news

SafePal Breach Exposes 39,798 Customers: Wallet Secure, Supply Chain Not

SafePal disclosed a data breach on August 16, 2026, exposing order details for nearly 40,000 customers. The incident stemmed from an a…

Aug 17, 2026views - 1.3k

linux

ZDI-26-575: TOCTOU in Linux Kernel Net Scheduler Enables Local Privilege Escalation

A TOCTOU race condition in the Linux kernel's Net Scheduler packet classifier API allows local privilege escalation. The fix introduce…

Aug 16, 2026views - 1.3k