Japan's largest taxi operator shuts systems after cyberattack
Japan's largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, announced that its systems were compromised in a cyberattack, forcing the company to shut down part of its infrastructure. [...]
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Hackers backdoor Jscrambler npm package with infostealer malware
The Jscrambler client-side web security company disclosed that a threat actor published a malicious version of its npm package that has been downloaded almost 1,500 times. [...]
New CrashStealer malware poses as Apple crash reporting tool
A new macOS information-stealing malware called CrashStealer pretends to be Apple's crash-reporting tool to steal credentials, keychain data, and crypto wallets. [...]
CrashStealer macOS Malware Uses Notarized Dropper to Pass Gatekeeper Checks
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called CrashStealer that's capable of harvesting sensitive data from compromised systems. Unlike other information stealers that are built on AppleScript droppers or Objective-C-based wrapp…
Google and Microsoft Pull ModHeader With 1.6 Million Installs After Dormant Collector Found
Google and Microsoft have pulled ModHeader, a popular header-editing extension with roughly 1.6 million installs across Chrome and Edge, after researchers found a hidden browsing-history collector built into its official store version. The collector was dorman…
Open Directory Exposes Three Evilginx Phishing Operators
Misconfigured server exposed three phishing operators running Evilginx forks to bypass MFA
CISA warns of actively exploited RCE flaws in Joomla extensions
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions for Joomla to achieve remote code execution through arbitrary file uploads. [...]
⚡ Weekly Recap: ShareFile Threat, Citrix Bleed 2 Ransomware, AI Coding Attacks, and More
Somewhere right now, a security tool is quietly finding bugs faster than any human can fix them. That's supposed to be the good news. The catch is that the attackers have the same tools, pointed the other way, and they don't file tickets. That's the shape of t…
Lessons Learned from CISA’s Recent GitHub Leak
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a postmortem on a data leak in which a contractor published dozens of internal CISA credentials -- including AWS Govcloud keys -- in a public GitHub repository for almost six months before…
Pakistani Police Systems Hit by Chinese and Indian Espionage
Chinese and Indian spies converged on the same Balochistan police force, SentinelLabs found
Hacker Conversations: Jesse McGraw (GhostExodus), From Blackhat Hacker to Redemption
Once a notorious blackhat hacker, McGraw shares his journey from high school hacking and prison to redemption as a cybersecurity advocate. The post Hacker Conversations: Jesse McGraw (GhostExodus), From Blackhat Hacker to Redemption appeared first on SecurityW…
Lidl discloses online shop breach after service provider hack
German discount supermarket chain Lidl notified customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands that attackers stole their personal information in a breach at a service provider. [...]
Breach at the Beach: Play the Ultimate Entra ID CTF
Learn how attackers abuse Entra ID through a free hands-on Capture the Flag. Varonis created the Breach at the Beach CTF to teach defenders how to investigate Entra ID attack techniques using realistic scenarios. [...]
New MemGhost Attack Plants Persistent False Memories in AI Agents Through One Email
Give an AI assistant a memory and access to your inbox, and you hand an attacker a way to rewrite what it thinks it knows about you. A single email can trick that agent into saving a false "fact" about the user, hide the change, and quietly steer its answers i…
UK charges suspects linked to Russian Coms call spoofing platform
UK authorities charged five people following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by criminals to make over 1.8 million scam calls. [...]
Forg365 PhaaS Targets Microsoft 365 with Device Code and AitM Session Theft
A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation called Forg365 is using a combination of device code phishing, adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) tactics, antibot evasion, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted lure creation, and post-compromise mailbox operations ta…
Novel OAuth Client ID Spoofing Technique Targets Cloud Environments
New research reveals cyber-attackers can spoof OAuth Client IDs in Microsoft Entra ID, creating a stealthy path into cloud environments
Cyber Risk Oversight in the AI Era: How Resilient is Your Enterprise?
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 13, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Larry Clinton is the President and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance. Since 2001, ISA strives to promote the recognition of cyberse…
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in June 2026
Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by 1Password, Accenture, Cisco, F5, Rubrik, and SailPoint. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in June 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Progress Software Warns of "External Security Threat" to ShareFile
Progress Software, the provider of the popular file-sharing and data storage solutions, has urged customers to shut down the server hosting their Storage Zone Controller
RabbitMQ Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems
Unauthenticated attackers could obtain the broker's confidential OAuth client secret, allowing them to take control of the broker. The post RabbitMQ Vulnerability Threatens Enterprise Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Meta Files Patent for AI That Can Listen All Day and Track How You're Feeling
Meta has filed a patent application for an AI that listens to your voice throughout the day, works out how it thinks you are feeling from the way you sound, and keeps a timestamped log of every read. Each read gets pinned to the moment it happened: the time, y…
Thinking Fast and Slow in the SOC: The Case for Combining Autonomous AI with Analyst Copilots
A few days ago, I was sitting with the CISO of a Fortune 50 company, walking through how his security team was thinking about AI agents in the SOC. Smart team. Serious program. They had already connected Claude to a few detection tools and were seeing real val…
EU sanctions Russian GRU military hackers over cyberattacks
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe. [...]
Attacker Uses Suspected AI-Generated PowerShell Script to Map Active Directory
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an intrusion in which an unknown threat actor leveraged a vibe-coded PowerShell script for Active Directory (AD) enumeration. "The script looked for the Domain Controller (DC) and mapped users, computers, and domains, bef…
Russian State Hackers Target Vulnerable Routers Worldwide, Joint Advisory Warns
Cybersecurity agencies from 12 countries have warned that Russian state-backed hackers are actively targeting vulnerable routers using weak SNMP credentials
Zimbra Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability
The flaw results in malicious code embedded in crafted emails being executed when the emails are opened. The post Zimbra Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
EU Targets Russian Intelligence Officers Accused of Running a Yearslong Cyber Spying Campaign
The move targeted people and entities accused of links to an online spying network that the EU claims targeted governments and carried out sabotage operations against critical infrastructure. The post EU Targets Russian Intelligence Officers Accused of Running…
US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks. [...]
Hacker Extradited from Ukraine Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Charges
An Armenian man has pleaded guilty to his role in the infamous Ryuk ransomware operation
Organizations Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities
Threat actors have been targeting Balbooa Forms and iCagenda Joomla extension flaws for remote code execution. The post Organizations Warned of Exploited Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Australian Cyber Agency Warns of Global CMS Exploitation Campaign
Australian Cyber Security Centre warns CMS users of mass scanning and exploitation campaign
Progress Prompts ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Shutdown Amid Security Concerns
The company notified customers to manually shut down their servers while it is investigating a credible threat. The post Progress Prompts ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Shutdown Amid Security Concerns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals
The WorldLeaks extortion group claimed to have stolen 720 GB of data from the healthcare testing and laboratory services provider. The post Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Misconfigured Server Reveals Three Evilginx Phishing Operations Targeting Microsoft 365
An attacker running a live Microsoft 365 phishing operation left a Python web server listening on a public port with directory listing switched on. The command that did it: python3 -m http.server 8080, was still sitting in the readable .bash_history. From that…
iCagenda and Balbooa Forms Joomla Flaws Reportedly Exploited as Zero-Days
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two maximum-severity security flaws impacting iCagenda and Balbooa extensions for Joomla to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of zero-day exploitation…
OpenAI temporarily relaxes GPT-5.6 Sol usage limits
OpenAI is temporarily relaxing GPT-5.6 Sol usage after demand for the company's most powerful model surged over the past 48 hours. [...]
Claude Fable 5 stays free for paid users until July 19 as Anthropic buys more time
Anthropic has just extended access to Claude Fable 5 for paid subscribers until July 19, giving you another week to keep using the most powerful model. [...]
RedHook Android malware now uses Wireless ADB for shell access
A new version of the RedHook Android malware abuses the Android Wireless Debugging (Wireless ADB) mechanism in a novel way to gain shell-level privileges without requiring a computer connection. [...]
Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Release Drops Rust Infostealer During Install
The jscrambler npm package was compromised, and simply installing its 8.14.0 release runs an infostealer on your machine. Published on July 11, 2026, the malicious version carries a preinstall hook that drops and executes a native binary, one build each for Wi…
Hackers Weaponize Balochistan Police Portal in Multi-Group Espionage Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of sustained cyber espionage activity against several Pakistani law enforcement organizations undertaken by suspected China- and India-aligned threat actors between February 2024 and April 2026. "At Balochistan…
Ghost Accounts Abuse GitHub API in Mass Recon Campaign
Multiple campaigns are using ghost accounts to map GitHub organizations, including their repositories and members. The post Ghost Accounts Abuse GitHub API in Mass Recon Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Australia warns of global campaign targeting vulnerable CMS platforms
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued an alert about a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable content management systems (CMS) and plugins. [...]
'Ghostcommit' hides prompt injection in images to fool AI agents, steal secrets
A PNG hiding a prompt injection could steal your repo's secrets, researchers demonstrate. The technique, dubbed 'Ghostcommit,' slipped past AI code reviewers CodeRabbit and Bugbot, which never open image files at all, then convinced a coding agent to read a re…
Critical Zimbra Flaw Could Let Crafted Emails Run Malicious Code in User Sessions
Zimbra is urging customers to apply updates to address a critical security vulnerability impacting the Classic Web Client that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has been described as a case of stored cross-site scripting (XSS) that co…
New U-Boot flaws could enable stealthy firmware attacks
Six vulnerabilities in the widely used U-Boot bootloader have been discovered that could allow attackers to execute malicious code during device boot, potentially enabling stealthy firmware attacks that compromise security protections and install persistent ma…
URGENT - Progress Tells ShareFile Customers to Shut Down Storage Zone Controllers Over Security Threat
Progress Software has told ShareFile customers to shut down the Windows servers running their Storage Zone Controllers, confirming to The Hacker News that it is responding to a "credible external security threat." The company has temporarily disabled access to…
Injective Labs GitHub Compromise Pushes Wallet-Key-Stealing npm Packages
Unknown threat actors compromised the Injective Labs SDK project's GitHub repository and leveraged it to publish a malicious package on the npm registry to steal cryptocurrency wallet private keys and mnemonic seed phrases. The compromised version, @injectivel…
CISA Details Incident Response to Exposed AWS GovCloud Keys
CISA reveals how it responded after sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials and internal data were exposed in a public GitHub repository
Six New U-Boot Flaws Could Let Malicious Images Crash Devices or Run Code at Boot
Researchers at firmware security firm Binarly have found six new flaws in U-Boot, the small program that starts up hardware as varied as home routers, smart cameras, and the management chips inside data-center servers. Four of the bugs can crash a device. The…
Microsoft Warns New 'GigaWiper' Malware Combines Espionage and Destructive Capabilities
A new multi-purpose backdoor allows cyber threat actors to conduct both quiet espionage activity and destructive wiping operations
In Other News: DHS Database Hacked, Adobe Boosts Patch Cadence, Canada Disrupts Ransomware Ops
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Abnormal AI sued by Anthropic, AssuranceAmerica data breach affects 7 million people, NSA brings back TAO. The post In Other News: DHS Database Hacked, Adobe Boosts Patch Cadence, Canada Disrupt…
Laser Attack Resets Tangem Wallet Passwords on Cards That Can't Be Patched
Researchers at Ledger's Donjon security team have shown that a precisely timed laser pulse, aimed at the chip inside a Tangem crypto wallet card, can reset the card's password to anything the attacker picks. No old password. No backup card. Once it is reset, w…
Researcher Details WhatsApp-to-Host Attack Chain Using Three OpenClaw Flaws
Details have emerged about three now-patched security flaws in the OpenClaw personal artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that, if successfully exploited, could enable credential theft, privilege escalation, and arbitrary code execution on the host. A brief…
Anthropic and OpenAI Security Tools Could Fuel Cyber-Attacks, Researchers Warn
Researchers at the AI Now Institute developed a proof-of-concept exploit showing common AI tools used for security could backfire
New MODBEACON RAT Uses gRPC Streaming for Encrypted C2 Traffic
The China-linked cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been attributed to a new Rust-based remote access trojan (RAR) called MODBEACON. Chinese cybersecurity company QiAnXin said that while the threat cluster may appear like a low-sophistication, high-activ…
New Ransomware Exploits Malicious Driver to Remove Cybersecurity Protections
GodDamn ransomware uses remote desktop application to secretly move around networks and drop the malicious PoisonX kernel driver
Step Into The Business Hall At Black Hat USA 2026
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 10, 2026 – Watch the video The Cybercrime Magazine media team will step into the Business Hall at Black Hat USA in Las Vegas Aug. 2-4 and experience the future of cyber…
Unpatched XRING Flaw in XQUIC Lets Remote Clients Crash HTTP/3 Servers
A single wrong variable on one line in XQUIC, Alibaba's QUIC and HTTP/3 library, lets any remote client crash the server with a short burst of completely legal traffic. There is no patch. FoxIO researcher Sébastien Féry disclosed the flaw on July 8 and nicknam…
Exposed Hacker Server Reveals WP-SHELLSTORM Backdooring Thousands of WordPress Sites
A cybercrime crew left one of its own servers wide open on the internet for three weeks, and it exposed the operation's inner workings: the hacking tools, the activity logs, and target lists naming more than 1.4 million websites. Far fewer were actually broken…
Study of 281 Free Android VPN Apps Finds Traffic Leaks, Unencrypted Data, and Tracking
Researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure. The apps flagged with at least one prob…
Hackers Use Fake Microsoft Entra Passkey Enrollment to Gain Microsoft 365 Access
A threat actor has been targeting organizations spanning multiple sectors with voice-based fake security requests that prompt Microsoft 365 users to enroll a new Entra passkey with an aim to carry out data extortion attacks. The threat actor, tracked by Okta u…
Microsoft Warns of Increase in Number of Security Updates
Microsoft has said the volume of Windows security updates is set to grow as it uses AI to find new bugs
Attackers Exploit 'Ill Bloom' Vulnerability to Drain Over $5 Million From Cryptocurrency Wallets
Security firm Coinspect has disclosed a crypto wallet flaw it calls Ill Bloom, and attackers are already using it. The flaw is in how some wallet software generated its recovery phrase, the words that control the money. When that phrase is made with weak rando…
NHS Warns Staff Over Unauthorized Access to Patient Data
NHS tells staff they could face prison for “inappropriate” access to patients’ medical records
Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., 70 months) in prison in the U.S. for their role in conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware operators to extort multiple victims and working with two other cybe…
Dormant GitHub Accounts Help Attackers Blend In While Mapping Corporate Orgs
Datadog Security Labs is warning of "several overlapping campaigns" that are systematically enumerating corporate GitHub organizations, repositories, and user accounts through the GitHub API. "Operators rely on automated scraping tooling with custom or legitim…
New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware
Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose from. Each is a different way to bre…
npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk
GitHub has officially announced the release of npm version 12 with install scripts disabled by default, along with deprecating granular access tokens (GATs) designed to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA). The Microsoft-owned subsidiary noted that the follo…
ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories
Most security mess starts as admin work. A link gets clicked. A tool gets trusted. A bucket name gets reused. A setting stays loose because nobody wants to touch it. This week is full of that kind of damage. Not loud. Not clever. Just small gaps doing big jobs…
Vibe-Coded Malware Caught in Active Directory Attack
Huntress found a threat actor using vibe-coded PowerShell to map an Active Directory network
When “Secure” Cameras Become Peep Shows: 1M+ Baby Monitors Left Families Exposed
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 9, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Strangers were watching your children sleep. For months, anyone with basic technical knowledge could access 1.1 million baby monitors an…
AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up
AI has changed how fast attacks move. Work that once took an attacker days now takes minutes. Using models like Mythos, attackers write tailored bait, pick targets, test what lands, and jump to the next host before your team clears the first alert. That is the…
75% CISOs Fear Executives Don’t Understand Cybersecurity Risks Employees Face
Survey of cybersecurity leaders by MetaCompliance finds that many feel boards are uninterested in ever-evolving cyber risks
Chinese-Funded Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown Leads to 5,800 Arrests
Operation First Light 2026, coordinated by Interpol and funded by the Chinese government, has led to 5,811 arrests
Summer of Clearinghouses
Everyone seems to have announced a clearinghouse over the past few weeks. We did too. Ours is called Athena, and the main thing that sets it apart is that it was already real and running when we announced it — built quietly months earlier, heads down, taking f…
GhostApproval Flaw Hits Six Major AI Coding Assistants
Wiz discovered GhostApproval, a symlink flaw in six major AI coding assistants that bypasses approval
GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Endpoint Defenses
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new ransomware family called GodDamn that employs the PoisonX kernel driver to neutralize security software as part of its defense evasion strategy. According to a new report published by the Threat Hunter Team from Sym…
New AI Security Charter Backed by Over 70 Cyber Firms
Over 70 cybersecurity organizations have signed the CREST AI Charter detailing responsible use of AI for security
Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Flaw That Can Grant SYSTEM Privileges
Microsoft has released security updates for a Defender vulnerability known as RoguePlanet, nearly a month after details of the flaw became public. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a privilege escalation issue in the Microsoft…
Cybercriminals Plant Malicious AI Agents in Open Source Tool Repositories
Cybersecurity researchers at ESET identify big rise in suspicious and malicious toolsets which put users at risk from cyber-attacks
Meta's New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images
Meta has announced that its new artificial intelligence (AI) model Muse Image lets people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content, and it's enabled by default. "You can also @-mention Instagram accounts in the Meta AI app to bring specific…
Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It
Ask an AI coding agent to scan open-source code for security holes, and it might run the attacker's code on your own machine instead. That is the finding in a proof-of-concept published Wednesday by the AI Now Institute, an attack it calls "Friendly Fire." It…
GhostApproval Symlink Flaws Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code in AI Coding Agents
Researchers at Wiz found that a flaw in six popular AI coding assistants lets a booby-trapped code project quietly take control of a developer's computer. The assistant asks permission to edit one harmless-looking file, but the write lands on a sensitive one i…
Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious residential proxy business using an infrastructure comprising more than 230 lookalike domains. The activity dates back…
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers
Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch human intruders. The agents are not malicious. They just do a lot of things that, to…
RedWing Android Spyware Sold as a Service on Telegram
Zimperium found RedWing, an Android spyware sold as a service via Telegram to target banking apps
New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware
AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will sometimes hand back a real-sounding name for a project that does not exist. New research, which its authors call HalluSquatting, turns that habit into an attack…
Ubiquiti Patches Critical UniFi Flaws Across Connect, Talk, Access, Protect, and OS
Ubiquiti has shipped updates to address multiple critical security flaws impacting UniFi Connect, UniFi Talk, UniFi Access, UniFi Protect, and UniFi OS that could result in privilege escalation and arbitrary command execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as…
China-Linked APT Expands Proxy Network With New Malware
Cisco Talos said China-linked APT UAT-7810 is growing its proxy relay network with new malware
New Ghost Phishing Wave Is Breaking Traditional Email Security
A recent EvilTokens campaign targeting businesses across the US and Europe is exposing a new email security blind spot. This “ghost phishing” technique keeps the malicious page hidden until it decrypts and comes to life inside the victim’s browser. For securit…
Silvia Semenzin: The Internet is Not a Safe Place for Women
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 8, 2026 – Listen to the podcast The Internet is often portrayed as a neutral space, open and even democratic, a place full of possibilities. But for many women, the web…
SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users
A new banking fraudulent operation is targeting customers of Mexican banks, fintech, payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures. The activity cluster, tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF6045, involves infecting vic…
Felons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity Startup
A cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most recent ventures included fake intelligence companies and a…
Threat Actors Uses Agentic AI to Rapidly Compromise Cloud Target
Sygnia report details how agentic AI accelerated weeks-long attack to just 72 hours
GitHub 'Verified' Commits Can Be Rewritten Into New Hashes Without Breaking Signatures
New research shows that a signed Git commit's hash is not the one-of-a-kind name that much of the software world assumes it to be. Given any signed commit, someone without the signing key can mint a second commit with the same files, author, and date, and a va…
The Verification Step Is the New ATO Battleground in 2026
For years, account takeover (ATO) followed a predictable script. Attackers bought stolen credentials in bulk, ran them through automated tools, and waited for matches. Credential stuffing was cheap, scalable, and for defenders, relatively well understood. That…
GitHub Copilot Refuses Harmful Requests in Chat, Then Writes Them in Code
An AI coding assistant that refuses to answer a dangerous request in its chat box can answer it anyway if the same request is broken into small, ordinary-looking steps inside a code editor. That is the finding of a new study of GitHub Copilot by researchers Ab…
New Malicious Campaign Delivers Vidar Infostealer and Monero Crypto Miner
Cyber threat actors are infecting victims with the Vidar stealer and the XMRig cryptocurrency miner in a new malicious campaign
China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware
A Chinese threat actor tracked as UAT-7810 is actively refining its bespoke malware to expand its Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by breaking into internet-facing networking devices. According to findings from Cisco Talos, UAT-7810 is an advanced persisten…
NCSC Touts National Scale, AI-Powered “Cyber Shield” for Defense
The National Cyber Security Centre wants to work with AI partners to build a new “Cyber Shield” to defend the UK
15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros
Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched. The vulnerable code has shipped by default in essentially ever…
CISA Adds 4 Actively Exploited Adobe, Joomla, and Langflow Flaws to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-48282 (CVSS scor…
The Hidden SecOps Bottleneck: Getting the Right Data In and the Right Actions Out
Because scaling security isn’t just about better detection—it’s about removing the friction around it – Mayuresh Ektare, Senior Vice President, Product Management San Jose, Calif. – Jul. 7, 2026 Every security team wants better outcomes. Faster detection. Fast…
RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service
A new Android malware operation called RedWing is being rented out on Telegram as a ready-made bank-fraud service. It lets even low-skill criminals take over a victim's phone, steal their banking logins, and capture the one-time codes that protect their accoun…
Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots
A critical flaw in Google's Dialogflow CX could have let an attacker with edit rights on one Code Block-enabled agent compromise other Code Block-enabled agents in the same Google Cloud project. From there, they could read live conversations, steal the data us…
Suspected Chinese Threat Group Targets Universities via Vulnerable Roundcube Servers
A suspected Chinese threat cluster is exploiting Roundcube vulnerabilities to compromise university networks in the US and Canada and harvest user credentials
Scattered Spider’s Structure More Like a Cybercrime Collective Than a Unified Gang
Group-IB analysis argued Scattered Spider is a decentralized collective of independent clusters
The Canvas Hack: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 7, 2026 – Listen to the podcast EdTech company Instructure confirmed a massive data breach this past spring. The ShinyHunters group claimed responsibility, alleging tha…
UK Government Launches Cyber Resilience Pledge, Claiming 60+ Signatories
More than 60 organizations, including M&S, Microsoft UK and Vodafone, have signed the UK government's Cyber Resilience Pledge, a new initiative aimed at boosting cyber security and resilience across British businesses
Hackers Exploit Maximum Severity Adobe ColdFusion Flaw
Threat actors are exploiting an Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability which has a CVSS score of 10.0
Phishing Attacks Targeted Facebook Users With Fake Verification Offer
Attacks also used a compromised chatbot in campaign to steal sensitive information from Business Users
New Iran-Nexus Hacking Group Targets Israel Government and IT Sectors
Check Point researchers have identified a new cyber adversary targeting Israeli government and IT businesses, tracked as ‘Cavern Manticore’
Indirect Prompt Injection in Web Content Targets AI Agents
Zscaler found sites hiding prompt-injection text to manipulate AI agents into crypto payments
Opera GX Flaw Let Sites Auto-Install Mods to Steal Data
Opera GX flaw let sites automatically install mods to steal data from other pages, now patched
The Next Step In Cybersecurity: Prevent Risks Before They Reach Production
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 6, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video “One of the biggest misconceptions in cybersecurity is that seeing a problem means you’re protected,” Ariel Litmanovich, co-founder an…
NCA Issues Warning to Parents As Shared Child Photos Exploited by AI Tools
IWF and NCA warn that growing numbers of images and videos are being manipulated into sexual abuse material
Researchers Claim First Fully Agentic Ransomware: JadePuffer
Researchers have revealed JadePuffer, the first agentic AI-powered ransomware campaign, highlighting how autonomous agents can automate cyber-attacks
Qilin Dominates Ransomware Market Amid Growing Cybercrime Consolidation
The ransomware landscape is reconsolidating around major players, with Qilin emerging as the leading RaaS operation, researchers say
Warning Over “Industrialized” Cyber-Attacks After Ransomware Gang Partners With TeamPCP
Researchers warn that collaboration could lead to “unprecedented” ransomware attacks, as FBI also issues warning
FBI, Google Take Down NetNut Proxy Network Used by Cyber Threat Actors
The NetNut proxy network and the ‘Popa’ botnet are known to have infected devices with variants of Mirai DDoS botnets
FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR].…
Why Social Engineering Attacks Are Successful… And How To Protect Against Them
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 1, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video For years, social engineering has been the most common and effective attack vector in cybersecurity, according to Doppel, developers o…
Researcher Behind 'Exploitarium' Explains Release of Undisclosed Zero-Day Exploits
Infosecurity spoke with the researcher who dumped over 30 proof-of-concept exploits without disclosing the vulnerabilities first
Cybercriminals Pose as Interpol in Phishing Emails to Infect Victims With Ransomware
Bitdefender researchers warned of curious ransomware campaign which has targeted businesses around the world
NCSC Shares Tips on How to Make a Pen Tester’s Job Harder
The NCSC has shared best practice advice from pen testers which could help improve system resilience
Alleged Scattered Spider Member Extradited to US
A teenager accused of hacking as part of Scattered Spider has been arrested
Fileless Malware Abuses Google Blogspot to Deploy Infostealer in Memory
Securonix said the Veil#Drop campaign abuses Google Blogspot to deliver PureLog Stealer in memory
Brazilian Banking Trojan Ousaban Targets Spain and Portugal
FortiGuard says the Brazilian banking trojan Ousaban is targeting Spain and Portugal via phishing
Black Hat USA 2026 For CISOs And Security Leaders
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 1, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video “Black Hat USA 2026 is where CISOs come to gain the intelligence and insights that inform the toughest decisions they make,” says Suzy…
Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Are Back with New Security Guardrails
The new classifier in Fable 5 blocks the jailbreak technique that prompted the US export controls “in over 99% of cases”
Microsoft Accelerates Quantum-Safe Push with New Timeline
Microsoft has brought forward its timelines for transitioning to post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
Insurance Giant Aflac Discloses Data Breach Impacting Millions
Aflac Japan has notified regulators that policy details and personal and banking information have been compromised
Nissan Discloses Employee Data Breach Linked to Oracle Zero-Day
Nissan says employees' data was stolen via the Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day campaign
Critical SimpleHelp Vulnerability Exploited For Malware Delivery
Attackers exploited a critical SimpleHelp RMM bug to deploy TaskWeaver and Djinn Stealer malware
Anvilogic For The World’s Best SOC Teams
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 30, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video Anvilogic is on a mission to make advanced detection accessible to every security team, enabling them to detect across hybrid, multi-…
ClickFix Now Cybercriminals' Favorite Malware Delivery Technique
ReliaQuest report warns of a surge in ClickFix social engineering attacks against Windows and macOS users
Hackers Leverage Blockchain to Hit Japan's Hotels Through Booking.com Phishing
A wave of phishing emails sent to Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan in May led to blockchain-hosted malware
UK Healthcare Sector Records Tenfold Increase in Cyber-Attacks
SonicWall records 264,000 events in first five months of 2026 as UK hospitals come under siege
Over 300 UK Firms Hit by Ransomware in a Year
Report Fraud data reveals that more than half of 323 UK ransomware victims last year were SMEs
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