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Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking and crypto apps, steals credentials, blocks bank calls, intercepts SMS, and disables Play Protect. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers have published a detailed analysis of Rokarolla, a new Android banking trojan named after its command-and-control infrastructure. It spreads through malicious websites masquerading as TikTok and Chrome, one confirmed distrib

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EdTech firms face rising cyberattacks as ShinyHunters and FulcrumSec target schools, exposing sensitive data and disrupting services. Resecurity (USA) warns the education technology (EdTech) sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals, as attacks against educational institutions and related platforms continue to escalate. Recent high-profile incidents, including attacks by groups such as
FulcrumSec leaked data stolen from Novo Nordisk, claiming to have exfiltrated 1.3TB, including clinical records and AI research assets. On June 15, 2026, a data-theft extortion group calling itself FulcrumSec began leaking files from Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, after the company refused a $25 million ransom demand. The attackers claimed access since March , opened a dial
China-linked FishMonger used two SprySOCKS Windows variants that leveraged kernel drivers and the Print Spooler to target governments in four countries. ESET researchers have found two previously undocumented Windows versions of SprySOCKS , a backdoor that the security community had until now treated as Linux-only. Trend Micro first documented the Linux variant in September 2023 and attributed it
iRhythm disclosed a cyberattack via third-party apps where patient and proprietary data was stolen, followed by a ransom demand. iRhythm Technologies is a U.S.-based digital healthcare company specializing in remote cardiac monitoring and arrhythmia detection. Its best-known product is the Zio, a wearable patch that continuously records a patient’s heart rhythm for up to several weeks. The data i
Three FortiSandbox flaws, including one patched last week, are being actively exploited, highlighting the shrinking window for defenders. Cybersecurity firm Defused Cyber confirmed it’s seen active exploitation of three vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox within a 24-hour window. Two of them had patches sitting available since April. The third got fixed last week, which, apparently, wasn’t f
Cisco warned that CVE-2026-20262, a Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability allowing arbitrary file writes, is being actively exploited. Cisco confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-20262 , an arbitrary file write vulnerability affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. CVE-2026-20262 (CVSS score of 6.5) is an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. The

Jun 15, 2026

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst and LiteSpeed cPanel plugin flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Cisco Catalyst and LiteSpeed cPanel plugin flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . The two flaws added to the catalog are: CVE-2026-20262 (CVSS
China’s UNC6508 hid in North American medical research networks for 2 years, stealing credentials and forwarding emails to Gmail Google’s Threat Intelligence Group published a report this week on UNC6508, a China-linked cyberespionage group that breached North American medical and military research organizations and stayed hidden for more than two years. The earliest confirmed intrusion dates to
Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest sugar producer, disclosed a cyberattack on June 10, potentially affecting key processing operations. Mackay Sugar is one of Australia’s largest sugar producers and the country’s second-largest sugar manufacturer. The company is based in the Mackay region of tropical North Queensland and has more than 140 years of history in sugar cane processing. It operat
Novo Nordisk suffered a cyberattack where clinical trial data was copied. The breach is confirmed, but no threat actor has claimed responsibility. The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk disclosed a cybersecurity breach that resulted in unauthorized access to internal IT systems and the theft of personal data. The company sells some of the most in-demand drugs on the planet right now, which
Palo Alto Networks warns that attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, a PAN-OS flaw that lets unauthorized users bypass authentication and establish VPN connections. Palo Alto Networks has confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-0257 , a PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability affecting GlobalProtect portals and gateways. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability on May 13. Two

Jun 14, 2026

Attackers compromised Awesome Motive CDN files, backdooring WordPress sites running OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage. Sansec researchers discovered an active supply chain attack hitting WordPress sites running OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage, three plugins operated by Awesome Motive, one of the largest WordPress plugin companies in the world. The malicious JavaScript wasn’t sitti
The Gentlemen ransomware used infostealer credentials, AI tools, and affiliates to hit 483 victims across 66 countries in under a year. The Gentlemen surfaced as a ransomware operation in September 2025 and by June 13, 2026 had listed 483 victims on their dark-web leak site, 380 of them in 2026 alone. That makes them the second most prolific ransomware brand of the year by published victim count,
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A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Washington Pulled the Plug on Anthropic ‘s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The Rest of the World Is Watching. U.S. CISA adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterpri

Jun 13, 2026

Ukrainian national Oleksii Lytvynenko pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in Conti ransomware attacks targeting victims worldwide. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (44), a Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the U.S., has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his involvement in the Conti ransomware operation. Prosecutors said he helped conduct attacks between 2021 and
Anthropic disputes restrictions on Mythos 5 and Fable 5, arguing the decision lacks transparency and isn’t based on clear technical evidence. On Friday June 12 at 5:21pm ET, Anthropic received a letter from the US Commerce Department, signed by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and drafted with officials from the Bureau of Industry and Security. The directive was blunt: suspend all access to Fabl

Jun 12, 2026

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35273 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Oracle PeopleSoft E

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