The Hacker News
Sep 5, 2026
news
A group of AI safety researchers says a fleet of autonomous agents that identified themselves as OpenAI systems left about 18,000 posts on a dormant 25-year-old German wiki between May and July 2026, using the site as a shared board to pool answers to a timed web task and pass around a way out of their sandbox. The activity was concentrated on DSEwiki, a Ge…
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The Hacker News
Sep 5, 2026
identity threatCVE
Threat actors are exploiting the newly disclosed PaperCut flaws to facilitate credential theft in attacks targeting the education sector in the U.S. and Europe. The Arctic Wolf Adversary Research Team said it observed attackers exploiting CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 – an authentication bypass and remote code execution chain – to conduct command execut…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
identity threat
Microsoft is alerting of a "high-volume phishing campaign" that's using invisible Unicode tag characters to bypass email filters. "Instead of using these characters to hide instructions from people while exposing them to AI models, the attacker used them to split financial lure words such as 'funding' to prevent email filters from parsing them," the Microso…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
CVE
PostgreSQL has released updates to address a security flaw that allows an account with the REPLICATION attribute to run arbitrary code as the operating-system user running the database server. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6471 (CVSS score: 7.2), has been present since logical decoding was introduced in PostgreSQL 9.4 in 2014. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
malware
A previously undocumented Linux toolkit has been found compiled directly into the trojanized HAProxy load balancers of two South Korean organizations, where it intercepted web traffic and served altered pages to selected visitors. The attackers named the implant ted in debug strings left in the binary. It is not a HAProxy vulnerability, and installing it re…
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 4, 2026
CVE
Acknowledgment updated
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
CVE
Threat actors are exploiting two critical security flaws in WordPress plugins Super Forms and Elementor Pro, according to findings from Wordfence. The vulnerabilities in question are - CVE-2026-14894 (CVSS score: 9.8) - A missing file type validation vulnerability in Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload file…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
news
Plex is urging users to update their instances to the latest version following the release of an update that patches multiple security flaws. The fixes are available in Plex Media Server 1.43.3 and Plex Desktop 1.115.0. The streaming media service did not elaborate on what those issues are, but said CVE identifiers have been requested for them. "We recommen…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
0Day / exploitedCVE
Google on Thursday released security updates to patch 12 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a type confusion bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior t…
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The Hacker News
Sep 4, 2026
news
OpenAI on Thursday officially unveiled GPT‑6 Astra, which it described as the "world's most intelligent and aligned model." The development comes days after the artificial intelligence (AI) company said the model had reached the "Critical" cybersecurity capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework. "Astra is state-of-the-art on computer use, browsi…
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 4, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limi… Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-18
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
identity threatCVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026) for more information.
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The Hacker News
Sep 3, 2026
identity threat
The worst part is how normal these attacks look. A call from IT. A shared file. A trusted app. A simple request to click “Allow.” Why break in when someone might open the door? That idea runs through this edition. Attackers use real tools, fake login pages, old account links, and software guides that point to unsafe downloads. One wrong letter in a web addr…
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The Hacker News
Sep 3, 2026
news
Cisco has released patches to address a critical security flaw affecting 10 Silicon One-based Nexus 9000 switches that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute code as root, alongside an IOS XR hardening release bundling 7 umbrella CVEs, 2 of which are rated 9.8, with no workaround for any IOS XR version. The Nexus vulnerability, tracked a…
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The Hacker News
Sep 3, 2026
malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sophisticated Python-based Windows malware framework called BraZetsu that fuels an underground marketplace commercializing access to compromised hosts. "Unlike the standard infostealer model, BraZetsu is a comprehensive master toolkit that empowers Initial Access Brokers (IABs) by turning compromised sys…
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
Improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic in Microsoft Discovery Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
Missing authorization in Microsoft Fabric allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
Missing authentication for critical function in Azure AI Language allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Copilot Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Microsoft Security Update Guide
Sep 3, 2026
CVE
Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
BerriAI LiteLLM contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to establish an authenticated MCP session using an arbitrary Bearer token. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-16
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Kludex Starlette contains a HTTP request/response smuggling vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject paths into the host part, prepending the actual path leading to issues such as authentication bypass when the authentication depends on the reconstr… Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-16
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedidentity threatCVE
Kestra OSS contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to create and execute arbitrary workflows without credentials. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-05
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
JFrog Artifactory contains an improper authentication vulnerability that under default configuration can allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to obtain administrative privileges. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-05
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Sangoma Switchvox contains a SQL injection vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the backend PostgreSQL database using a single crafted request, including database operations and remote code … Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-05
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive functionality and perform unauthorized operations. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-05
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Sep 2, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances contains an OS command injection vulnerability that could enable a remote authenticated attacker as administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands, resulting in remote code execution. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-05
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KrebsOnSecurity
Sep 1, 2026
news
A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification comp…
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 31, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
PaperCut NG/MF contains an unsafe reflection vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate system configuration parameters and execute arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the application classpath under the security context of the PaperCut server proces… Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-14
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 31, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
PaperCut NG/MF contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to modify certain system configurations. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-82078. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-14
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
Formwork before 2.3.11 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in visit tracking that records the Referer header host unescaped. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious Referer headers to inject markup that executes in administrator browsers when viewing the Statistics panel.
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
identity threatCVE
rust-iot-platform through commit 5df942ab contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where most REST API routes lack authentication guards in their handler signatures. Unauthenticated attackers can create, update, list, retrieve, and delete user accounts by directly accessing unprotected endpoints without providing valid credentials.
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
identity threatCVE
rust-iot-platform through commit 5df942ab stores user passwords in cleartext without hashing in the user model. Attackers can read API responses from user retrieval and listing routes to obtain plaintext credentials for all accounts.
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
The Omnivore API (packages/api) before the fix in commit abf53d6 contains an authentication bypass in Apple sign-in token verification. The decodeAppleToken function extracted the 'alg' field from the attacker-supplied JWT header and passed it as the sole allowed algorithm to jwt.verify(). Using jsonwebtoken v8 (which does not validate key/algorithm compati…
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
RubyGems fails to re-validate path containment after filesystem symlink resolution during gem extraction. When a pre-existing symlink inside the destination directory points outside the extraction root, extracted files that appear to be written under the destination directory can instead be written outside of it, breaking the extraction safety boundary. The…
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
BookStack before 26.05.4 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the portable ZIP import functionality that allows users with Import Content and Create Books permissions to upload a PHP polyglot file as a book cover. Attackers can bypass image extension validation by embedding a PHP file with a .php filename in the ZIP archive, which is stored in …
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
Cockpit CMS before 2.14.1 contains an account enumeration vulnerability in the auth check endpoint due to timing discrepancies in password verification. Attackers can measure response times across multiple requests to determine which accounts exist by observing that existing accounts trigger bcrypt verification while non-existent accounts return immediately.
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
Skyvern before 1.0.45 contains a sandbox escape vulnerability in TextPromptBlock that renders prompts twice, first through a sandboxed Jinja environment and then through an unsandboxed environment. Attackers can inject malicious Jinja template syntax through workflow parameters or upstream block output to execute arbitrary code with server process privilege…
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
Shinobi before commit 5a76c74f contains a hardcoded connection key in the child node service that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary database queries. Attackers reaching the child node port can present the hardcoded key during WebSocket handshake, then dispatch SQL queries through the onWebSocketDataFromChildNode handler to read and modif…
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NVD Recent CVEs
Aug 29, 2026
CVE
The Sigma Forms Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 via the handle_form_submission function. This is due to the plugin dynamically granting the unfiltered_upload capability to all users during form submissions and bypassing MIME type validation when allowed_file_types is not configured.…
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KrebsOnSecurity
Aug 27, 2026
ransomware
Authorities in Australia have arrested two men believed to be members of TeamPCP, a prolific cybercrime and data extortion group blamed for perpetrating the longest running spree of software supply chain attacks ever. In a statement released today, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two unnamed suspects from Western Australia, aged 21 and 23, were arr…
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
ownCloud contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows an attacker to access, modify, or delete any file without authentication if the username of a victim is known, and the victim has no signing-key configured. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-08-30
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Linux Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that can allow for privilege escalation via IPv6 networking subsystem. This vulnerability can impact multiple products, including but not limited to Suse, Red Hat, and other products using Linux. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-08-30
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 27, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
JFrog Artifactory contains an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability. This can allow an authenticated user to write data outside the intended Docker cache path under specific remote-repository conditions. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-10
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Ajax.NET Professional (AjaxPro) contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution via arbitrary .NET classes. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised… Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-09
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Red Hat libuser contains a race condition vulnerability that allows authenticated local users to corrupt the /etc/passwd file to cause a denial of service or privilege escalation. Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-09
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Aug 26, 2026
Known exploitedCVE
Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow local users with certain permissions to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a file with a predictable name. The impacted product(s) could be end-of-… Action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Not… Due: 2026-09-09
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KrebsOnSecurity
Aug 14, 2026
news
It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but it is not easily parsed and traditionally much of it has remained walled away in the hands of large advertising platforms. Not anymore: A powerful and free ne…
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KrebsOnSecurity
Aug 11, 2026
0Day / exploited
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two others that were publicly detailed prior to today.
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KrebsOnSecurity
Aug 6, 2026
ransomware
A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka, of Kitchener, Ontario, also admitted to stealing call and text history records…
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KrebsOnSecurity
Jul 30, 2026
news
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a one-time fee, warning that they secretly rent the user's Internet connection out to strangers. But a groundbreaking new analysis finds these devices also routinely spoof themselves as mobile phones clicking ads on …
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KrebsOnSecurity
Jul 22, 2026
news
The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one's television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after researchers found that more than 42 percent of games and other apps available for download on LG's webOS store allow unknown third-parties …
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KrebsOnSecurity
Jul 14, 2026
news
Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificia…
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KrebsOnSecurity
Jul 13, 2026
identity threat
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 being notified by KrebsOnSecurity. Experts say the gaps identified in the agency's initial response…
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KrebsOnSecurity
Jul 8, 2026
0Day / exploited
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 now-defunct AI-based lobbying platform they operated under assumed names.
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