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Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet: When the Antivirus Becomes the Attack Surface
CVE-2026-50656 enables privilege escalation to SYSTEM via the Microsoft Defender engine. The fix arrives through an automatic engine u…
Hyadina Strikes with GodDamn: Microsoft-Signed Driver Disables EDR in 24 Hours
The Hyadina ransomware-as-a-service group deploys a new locker, GodDamn, using the Microsoft-signed PoisonX kernel driver to neutraliz…
Vishing 2.0 Hits Teams: Fake IT Support Calls Deploy EtherRAT
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 uncovered a campaign that abuses Microsoft Teams voice calls to impersonate corporate IT support and trick…
Apple Compresses Patch Cycle After AI Uncovers Four WebKit Flaws
On June 29, 2026, Apple released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, and Safari 26.5.2, addressing over 30 vulnerabilities.…
ToddyCat's Umbrij Malware Steals Gmail OAuth Tokens by Abusing Enterprise Browsers
The Umbrij malware automates OAuth 2.0 token theft via the Chrome DevTools Protocol, bypassing passwords and MFA on corporate Gmail ac…
AI-Generated Ransomware Attacks via Browser: No Payload, Just Chrome Permissions
Check Point analyzed a DeepSeek-generated sample that encrypts local files by abusing Chrome's File System Access API. No exploit, no…
CISA Confirms: BlueHammer Now Exploited by Ransomware
CISA has elevated CVE-2026-33825 to a confirmed ransomware vector. Microsoft has not updated its advisory, creating an intelligence ga…
Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions Hiding Malware in Images and Fonts
Microsoft purged 119 Edge extensions that concealed StegoAd malware inside PNG, WebP, and WOFF2 font files, reaching a combined instal…
CVE-2026-12957: Cloud Credential Theft via Amazon Q Developer
A high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in the Amazon Q Developer extension for VS Code allowed automatic execution of malicious MCP…
SBU and FBI Expose Russian Social-Engineering Campaign Targeting Signal and WhatsApp Accounts
Ukraine's SBU and the FBI disclosed a long-running Russian operation that uses morning-timed SMS phishing to steal verification codes…
Unit 42 Uncovers Universal Bucket Hijacking Across Multiple Clouds
Unit 42/Palo Alto Networks research: globally unique bucket names in Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure allow data-flow hijacking without co…
Edgecution: Malicious Edge Extension Bypasses Sandbox via Native Messaging
Zscaler ThreatLabz documents a campaign where the Edgecution extension abuses Chrome's Native Messaging API to escape the browser sand…