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AmnesiaStealer targets macOS users through fake GitHub pages, stealing passwords, cookies and data while giving attackers live control of the browser. Jamf Threat Labs researchers disclosed AmnesiaStealer, a new multi-stage Rust-based macOS infostealer that spread through a counterfeit GitHub download page using the ClickFix technique. The lure looks convincing: correct GitHub dark theme, Octocat
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7.3 million Chess.com profiles leaked online: the data is genuine, but evidence points to large-scale scraping, not a server breach. Free is a strange price for stolen data, and that’s exactly what makes this listing worth a second look. A 15.5 GB file containing over 7.3 million chess.com user records showed up on two data-leak forums this week, no cost, no ransom demand, just handed out. Ransom
Trump authorizes vetted US cybersecurity firms to conduct government-approved cyber operations against transnational criminal networks. President Trump signed a national security memorandum on August 13 establishing a formal program that allows vetted private US cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations under government direction an
Hackers began targeting a critical Adobe Commerce flaw that could let unauthenticated attackers hijack customer accounts and access private data. Hackers began targeting CVE-2026-71362 (CVSS score of 9.1), a critical Adobe Commerce flaw, shortly after its public disclosure . The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to switch customer sessions, hijack accounts and access private data. Cy
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Metabase, Windows, and Cisco Secure Firewall flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog : CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS score of 8.6) Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security App
Aug 12, 2026
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Attackers are exploiting SharePoint flaw CVE-2026-55040 after a public PoC was released, allowing unauthenticated users to impersonate administrators. Attackers started exploiting CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score of 9.1), a critical SharePoint authentication bypass patched in July, within days of Rapid7 releasing a public proof-of-concept on August 12. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attack
Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is using a new ransomware called StormEncryptor, replacing Medusa in its latest attacks. Microsoft says China-linked, financially motivated threat actor Storm-1175 has begun using a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The group previously relied on Medusa ransomware. StormEncryptor is written in C++ and encrypts files and adds the .encrypted extensi
Lazarus targets defense professionals with fake Lockheed Martin jobs, exploiting a Windows zero-day to deploy backdoors and evade security controls. Check Point Research has uncovered a new wave of Operation Dream Job , the long-running North Korean campaign that lures defense and aerospace professionals with convincing fake job offers. This iteration is more dangerous than previous versions: it
CEVA Logistics suffered a cyberattack disrupting European operations, with eight warehouses affected and shipments halted at impacted sites. CEVA Logistics suffered a cyberattack on July 29 that disrupted parts of its European operations. The incident impacted impacted eight warehouses, and the company is still working to restore impacted services. CEVA Logistics operates in more than 170 countri
China-linked hackers reportedly used eight AI agents to breach a government network, steal data and compromise accounts with minimal human oversight. Israeli cybersecurity firm Dream documented what looks like the first fully autonomous, end-to-end AI hacking operation against a government target. Over four days at the start of July, according to the Financial Times, suspected Chinese hackers ran
Aug 11, 2026
Kimwolf v7: The Android TV Botnet That Now Hides Its Traffic Behind Chrome Fingerprints and Ethereum Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discovered Kimwolf v7 on February 3, 2026, while hunting threats following public disclosures of the botnet’s earlier activity. The new version substantially upgrades the DDoS capabilities and command infrastructure of a botnet that has been targeting Android TV boxes si
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Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day that bypasses the CVE-2026-50656 patch and could enable SYSTEM-level code execution. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse , also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day. The flaw bypasses the patch for CVE-2026-50656 ( RoguePlanet ), a
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2026 fixes 398 CVEs, including an actively exploited zero-day and a wormable DNS flaw enabling remote code execution. Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2026 on Tuesday, covering 398 new CVEs across Windows, Office, Azure, Exchange Server, SharePoint, Teams, GitHub Copilot, .NET, and a range of other components. Sixty-two are rated
Zoom patches a zero-click flaw that could let a meeting participant execute code on another user’s computer through the annotation feature. Zoom has patched four vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-click flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53413, in its annotation feature. CVE-2026-53413 is a memory corruption issue found by A Security that could allow a meeting participant to execute code on anothe
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by Pierluigi Paganini / 2d
ExfilSquad targets 13 organizations, exploiting cloud portals for data theft and using torrents to spread stolen information and amplify damage. Resecurity is tracking the activity of ExfilSquad – the group announced new victims this week. ExfilSquad is a new cybercrime group that emerged in mid-2026. Instead of using ransomware, it steals data and threatens to publish it on a dark web leak site
Iran-linked hackers targeted Water Infrastructure in New Jersey and Alabama, bringing confirmed attacks to at least 12 states, with limited disruption. The wave of cyberattacks targeting US water infrastructure has reached New Jersey and Alabama, bringing the confirmed count to at least 12 states since late July. The attacks are linked to Iranian hackers targeting industrial control systems made
by Pierluigi Paganini / 2d
AI pentesting can flood teams with findings they cannot validate. The real challenge is managing “validation debt” as discovery scales. AI pentesting has a ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ problem. Enchant a broom to fetch water, and it will fetch water, relentlessly, long after the workshop has flooded. The industry is busy measuring how fast AI finds vulnerabilities ( we ’re looking at you, Anthropic ).
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