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‘Claude Code install’ search result leads to ClickFix infostealer attack
The attack leverages a polyglot file, heavy obfuscation and fileless execution to evade detection.
Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News
New infostealer reaches enterprise devices through FortiClient EMS vulnerability
Attackers are delivering a broad-spectrum infostealer to enterprise computers by exploiting a known vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) in FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS). “The [malicious] payload was presented as a Fortinet endpoint update and executed through FortiClient-managed VPN scripting workflows,” Arctic Wold researchers noted. About CVE-2026-35616 CVE-2026-35616 is an improper access control vulnerability vulnerability in FortiClient EMS,…
AI, Global Security News, Russia
New Russian-Linked GREYVIBE Targets Ukraine with AI-Powered Cyberattacks
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed GREYVIBE has been attributed to ongoing and persistent attacks targeting Ukraine and Ukraine-related entities since at least August 2025. GREYVIBE, per WithSecure, is assessed to be a Russian-speaking group operating broadly in the Russian time zone, with the activities aligning with Kremlin state interests, specifically when it comes to
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Russia
DIL Observatory: when the World Escalates, the Underground Responds
Digital Intelligence Lab (DIL) launches an observatory for reading cyber events as what they actually are: signals of a broader social and geopolitical reality. The timing rarely lies, and the connection between real-world events and cyber activity is no longer a theoretical framework. It is a documented pattern, traceable across months and geographies. This new…
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Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans
A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers. […]
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Websites can spy on user activity by analyzing SSD behavior
Websites have spent years collecting information about visitors through browser fingerprinting, tracking scripts, and other techniques designed to identify devices and monitor behavior. Researchers have demonstrated another method that relies on something most users would never expect a website to observe: activity on their SSD (Solid-State Drive), the storage device where applications and files are…
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Microsoft Calls the Zero-Day Dumps Irresponsible. The Researcher Says Microsoft Started It.
A researcher dropped 6 Windows zero-days with no warning. Three are now exploited in the wild. Microsoft is angry. The researcher says Microsoft ignored them first. Over the past month, a researcher going by Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse, publicly released details of six unpatched vulnerabilities in Windows components including Defender and BitLocker. No…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, privacy
Common Privacy Mistakes That Expose Your Real IP Address
What mistakes most often expose a user’s real IP address and why a VPN alone is not always enough for privacy protection. Why Your IP Address Matters for Online Privacy Online privacy is no longer a topic only for cybersecurity specialists. Today, marketers, researchers, automation teams, online businesses, and regular users all face data protection…
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What 2,000 Exposed Vibe-Coded Apps Reveal About the Limits of Most Security Stacks
Shadow AI used to mean employees pasting things they shouldn’t into ChatGPT. It now means something bigger: employees building full applications with AI, wiring them into production systems, and publishing them on the open internet. Without Security or IT in the loop. The artifact moved from a prompt to a product. The risk surface moved…
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US charges Google security engineer with Polymarket insider trading
A Google security engineer was charged with insider trading after winning $1.2 million using confidential company data to place bets on the cryptocurrency-based Polymarket decentralized prediction market. […]
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LinkedIn-themed phishing abuses Adobe’s A/B testing platform
A newly documented phishing campaign is targeting professionals with fake LinkedIn business emails and abusing a trusted service operated by Adobe. The attack from the victim’s perspective The attack starts with an email that looks, at first glance, like a routine business inquiry: someone wants to do business with you through LinkedIn and has attached…
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Infosecurity Europe: CyCOS Project Expands to Support UK SMEs as CIISec Takes Over
From a research-driven pilot, the Cybersecurity Communities of Support (CyCOS) is about to be handed over to CIISec
AI, Apps, china, Funding, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Politics, Venture
The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern Utah. Dismissing residents’ concerns over the environmental impacts and water demands of the proposed project in the drought-stricken Great Salt Lake region, O’Leary has claimed protesters are “bused in,” “misinformed,” and alleged that China has…
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The Deliverability Problem: How New Platforms Are Solving Inbox Placement
Email still reaches more people than any other digital channel. Getting it to actually land in the inbox…
AI, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware
Notepad++ vulnerabilities could enable arbitrary code execution on Windows systems
Two arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Notepad++ let local attackers run commands of their choice on Windows machines by tampering with the editor’s XML configuration files, with both flaws rated High at CVSS 7.8. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-48778 and CVE-2026-48800, affect every version of the editor up to and including 8.9.6, Notepad++ said in…
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AI Has Made Memory Chips More Valuable Than Oil
Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix are cheap despite their $1 trillion valuations if long-term contracts stabilize the sector.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot redesign brings context and actions into one workspace
Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI assistant that helps people write, summarize, analyze information, and complete work tasks, has been redesigned. It now serves as a single, flexible entry point to Copilot across Microsoft 365 apps, suggesting relevant actions based on the user’s work. A redesigned interface built around user intent Microsoft applied the design principle…
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Malicious Sicoob NuGet Steals Banking Credentials as npm Packages Target Cloud Secrets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious NuGet package that masquerades as a C# software development kit for Sicoob, one of Brazil’s largest cooperative financial systems, to siphon client IDs and PFX certificates. According to Socket, versions 2.0.0 through 2.0.4 of “Sicoob.Sdk” contain functionality to exfiltrate sensitive information, including PFX certificates that are used to
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The Gentlemen are coming for your files, and then your network
Ransomware operators have spent years refining the art of locking files. Now, some are working harder to get those lockers to every reachable system first. Microsoft’s recent warning of the Gentlemen ransomware revealed its operators using a self-propagating Go-based encryptor capable of moving laterally through compromised environments and deploying itself across additional systems. “Modern ransomware…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Iran War to Target Maritime and Energy Companies
ESET’s 2026 APT Activity Report suggests China-backed APTs are using instability in the region to target victims, as well as continuing activity against organizations around the globe
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Cybersecurity trends in SEC filings
In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) required public companies to include a new section in their 10-K annual filings that is devoted to cybersecurity. This section is meant to address “cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents.” I got curious as to what senior cybersecurity executives are conveying about their companies in these…
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Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
AI, Global Security News, malware
BTMOB RAT Gives Criminals a Point-and-Click Kit to Take Over Your Android Phone
BTMOB sells Android full-device takeover as a kit, no coding needed. It steals data, records screens, and hands attackers remote control for $5,000 lifetime. Most Android malware requires at least some technical competence to deploy, but the BTMOB doesn’t. The developers sell it with a built-in APK builder that lets buyers generate new malicious apps,…
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AI-Generated npm Malware Leaks Its Own GitHub Token
Sloppy AI-generated npm infostealer leaked its own GitHub token, exposing the operator
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Police arrest man following hack of Ajax football club
Dutch police have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of Amsterdam football giant Ajax, after the personal data of hundreds of thousands of supporters was put at risk. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.8, prepares Mythos-class models for all customers
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8 and outlined plans for broader access to its Mythos-class models, which the company expects to make available to all customers in the coming weeks. Claude Opus 4.8 (Source: Anthropic) Claude Opus 4.8 is available to all users, with pricing unchanged from Opus 4.7. Anthropic highlighted improvements in model honesty,…
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This month in security with Tony Anscombe – May 2026 edition
In this roundup, Tony looks at attacks against Polish water treatment facilities, how AI-directed attacks failed in Mexico, and what Google believes is the first AI-generated zero-day exploit
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Netskope extends data localization capabilities with NewEdge updates
Netskope has enhanced its NewEdge Network infrastructure, expanding data sovereignty capabilities to more regions than any other SASE cloud provider. The NewEdge Network architecture provides national data localization features that address requirements for network transport, data processing, and metadata governance in major regions worldwide, while enabling Netskope to extend this coverage to additional countries. The…
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Claroty targets cyber-physical system risks with AI-powered security agent
Claroty has launched Claroty Claire, a CPS-native AI security agent designed to help organizations defend mission-critical infrastructure. Claire is powered by a CPS language model trained on more than a decade of industry expertise and CPS-related data. The launch expands organizations’ capabilities for supporting the safety, uptime, and availability of cyber-physical systems. Defending a rapidly…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Humanix expands detection to identify live violations of security procedures
Humanix has announced a capability to identify live violations of organization-defined procedures governing IT support workflows. Designed to prevent unauthorized access, these procedures typically require help desk and service desk agents to follow identity verification steps before fulfilling sensitive requests, such as credential resets. Attackers have learned that pressuring agents to bypass these safeguards is…
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GDPR set the tone for regulatory action — and the AI fine pushback to come
Big tech firms continue to push back against fines levied for alleged violations of European data protection law, in what could be a harbinger for AI regulations to come. While lawyers and experts quizzed by CSO broadly argue that big tech firms contesting data protection rules isn’t a particular cause for concern, the more widespread…
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Why AI can’t match human creative work
It’s hard for people to tell the difference between AI-generated advertising and writing. So why do they respond better to the human-made stuff? AI vs. Mad Men Ipsos, along with faculty members from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, just published a unique advertising study. They took 20 real ads from major brands,…
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How to protect Windows 10 and 11 PCs from ransomware
CryptoLocker. WannaCry. DarkSide. Conti. MedusaLocker. Qilin. The ransomware threat has exploded over the past decade, and it isn’t going away anytime soon; the news brings constant reports of new waves of this pernicious type of malware washing across the world. Ransomware gained in popularity in large part because of the immediate financial payoff for attackers:…
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Kimsuky Deploys HTTPSpy, Expands Arsenal with HelloDoor and VS Code Tunnels
The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Velvet Chollima) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting South Korean military and corporate entities through March and April 2026. “Kimsuky employed a range of tailored social engineering tactics, such as spoofing security software installation pages and crafting a fake Webex…
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The behavioral signals that sharpen Trojan malware detection
Malware analysts spend a lot of time deciding which signals from a sandbox run are worth keeping. A sample executed in a controlled environment can generate hundreds of measurable attributes covering file structure, registry edits, process behavior, and network traffic. Most of those attributes add noise. A recent study works through this problem in detail,…
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Product showcase: TotalAV helps iOS users clean up their digital mess
TotalAV Mobile Security helps protect devices from malicious websites, SMS scams, unsafe public Wi-Fi networks, and exposed credentials. The app is available for Windows, Android, macOS, and iOS devices. After downloading the app from the App Store, users provide an email address, select what they want to scan, and start a Smart Scan. The scan…
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Building a risk-based vulnerability management program that scales
In this Help Net Security video, Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily, explains how to build a risk-based vulnerability program. He notes that vulnerabilities are exploding by an order of magnitude in the age of AI-driven attacks, with one customer finding a thousand vulnerabilities for every one they knew about. Patching everything is not workable, and…
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New infosec products of the month: May 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Alation, AppOmni, Apricorn, ASAPP, Babel Street, Checksum, Cogent, CTERA, Forward, LastPass, Operant AI, Riverbed, Sysdig, Trust3 AI, TrustCloud, VIAVI, Versa Networks, and XM Cyber. Operant AI Endpoint Protector secures AI agents and MCP tools Operant AI has launched Operant Endpoint…
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Bezos’ Blue Origin Loses Rocket in Huge Explosion on Launchpad
The space company had been preparing New Glenn rocket for a coming mission.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, May 29th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9950, (Fri, May 29th)
(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
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IBM and Red Hat want to become the ‘security clearinghouse’ for open source applications in the enterprise
Open source code is everywhere in the enterprise; it’s estimated that upwards of 90% of Fortune 500 companies have it in their software supply chains. But open source code is notoriously rife with vulnerabilities, and identifying and patching those bugs can be an endless battle for security teams. IBM and Red Hat are betting that…
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Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due.
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Dell Stock Soars on Data-Center Revenue and Pentagon Deal
Shares in the computer hardware maker are up 150% since President Trump’s accounts purchased more than $1 million worth.
AI, APAC, Apps, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Lack of response to critical vulnerability in Gogs is a reminder of the limits of open source projects
A newly discovered and so far unpatched critical vulnerability in the open source Gogs Git service not only demands immediate action from developers to secure their code, it also puts a spotlight on the potential issues in using self-hosted code platforms from small maintainers. The hole is a critical argument injection vulnerability, discovered by a…
Global Security News, Risk Management
Anthropic confirms Claude Mythos-class models will roll out to the public
Anthropic has confirmed that it plans to bring Mythos-class models to the general public after delaying the rollout due to security risks to public and private software. […]
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management, Venture
News alert: TVC Analyst Group names 12 vendors to watch ahead of Gartner’s security summit
NEW YORK, May 28, 2026, CyberNewswire—TVC Analyst Group has released its list of twelve cybersecurity companies identified for their activity and positioning ahead of the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026, where participating vendors are expected to present product updates, strategic initiatives, and technology developments. The annual Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, scheduled…
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Why and how to migrate to a Transit Gateway-attached AWS Network Firewall
AWS Network Firewall now supports native attachment to AWS Transit Gateway. Customers commonly use Transit Gateway to route traffic from Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) networks to a centralized inspection VPC (a VPC dedicated to hosting firewall endpoints for traffic inspection) where their network firewall endpoints are deployed. This centralized deployment model reduces the…
AI, Global Security News, malware, Russia
GreyVibe hackers use ChatGPT, Gemini to power cyberattacks
A likely Russian threat cluster tracked as GreyVibe has been targeting Ukrainian entities with AI-generated lures and a rich set of custom malware tools. […]
Global Security News
Coffee with the Council Podcast: Nominate Now for the Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR)
Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Director of Communications and Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. In today’s episode, I’m excited to announce that the Council will open the nomination period for the next Global Executive Assessor Roundtable on June 1st. This roundtable, or GEAR as…
AI, Global Security News, malware
BTMOB Android malware service generates custom phishing payloads
An Android remote access trojan named BTMOB is offered to cybercriminals with a builder interface for generating malware payloads tailored to phishing lures. […]
Global Security News
Linux Supply Chain How-To – PSW #928
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IBM, Red Hat launch Project Lightwell to secure open-source software
IBM and Red Hat launch $5 billion effort to secure open-source software supply chains.
AI, Global Security News, malware
Analysis of a Year of Files Uploaded to DShield Sensors, (Wed, May 27th)
Using the data collected over the past year and using Kibana these two ES|QL query to summarize the data, this shows the list of the most uploaded threat to two DShield sensors (local and cloud) over the past year. I have sorted the activity by months that shows the evolution of files uploaded to the sensors…
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Carnival Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 6 Million Customers
Carnival disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after hackers used social engineering to access employee accounts. Carnival Corporation is notifying nearly 6 million people after a data breach exposed personal information. According to the notification shared with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the total number of persons affected is 5,995,277. The company said…
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AI Software Supply Chain Threats Escalate in 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming software development, but new research from JFrog suggests security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks that come with it. The Software Supply Chain Security State of the Union 2026 report found that AI-driven development is accelerating malicious package activity, insecure AI tooling, and software supply chain governance…
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HPE Heads to Discover with Wider Networking, Cloud Portfolio
HPE is heading into its annual Discover conference with a broader portfolio than in recent years and a clear push to become a go-to enterprise provider for networking and private cloud operations. The focus will inevitably be on artificial intelligence and the new ways HPE can meet customer demand across the entire networking stack. Its…
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FBI warns of fake FIFA websites running World Cup fraud schemes
The FBI is warning of fake websites impersonating FIFA ahead of the 2026 World Cup, to steal personal and financial information, sell fake tickets and hospitality packages, and push other fraud related to the event. […]
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Dutch Raid Fails to Dent Russian Bulletproof Host
Dutch law enforcement seized 800 servers and arrested two operators of THE.Hosting but left the hosting provider’s core IP address space intact.
AI, APAC, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security
Simplifying policy management with URL and Domain Category filtering on AWS Network Firewall
Network administrators face a persistent challenge: maintaining domain blocklists and allowlists that keep pace with the internet. New websites and services emerge daily, and keeping these lists current requires constant manual updates that leave gaps in coverage. This challenge intensifies when managing access to rapidly evolving categories like AI services, where new tools launch on…
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
House panel poised to hold hearing centered on AI impact on cyber
A House subcommittee will hold an open hearing next week on how frontier artificial intelligence models are shaping the cybersecurity landscape, for good and for ill. The June 4 hearing will be the second the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection has held that was focused at least in part on the subject,…
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Canvas attack aftermath: What risks come next
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Google security engineer accused of turning confidential search trends into $1.2M win on Polymarket
A Google security engineer was arrested in New York and charged with crimes related to bets he allegedly placed on Polymarket using confidential information he pulled from Google systems, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen who lives in Switzerland, is accused of placing multiple trades on the prediction marketplace last…
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How Online Sleuthing Helped Catch the Google Polymarket Trader
Amateur observers spot suspicious trades on the crypto-based betting platform.
Global Security News
AI Is Changing How Consultants Get Paid—and Much More, BCG’s CEO Says
Christopher Schweizer points to higher revenues and head count in response to predictions that the technology is killing his industry.
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AI Is Reshaping the Future of Cyber Resilience
Cyber resilience has been a core focus in cybersecurity for years. During my recent conversation with Brandon Willitts, Director of Product Management for Cyber Resilience at Everpure, it became clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how organizations approach resilience strategies. According to Willitts, AI is not creating entirely new security problems as much…
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Multi-Turn Attacks Expose Ongoing Weaknesses Across Frontier AI Models
A Cisco evaluation of frontier LLMs found that no tested model consistently resisted multi-turn adversarial attacks, raising concerns about current AI safety assessments. The research suggests that many widely used AI safety benchmarks may underestimate real-world risk because they focus primarily on single-turn prompt evaluations rather than adaptive, iterative attacks. Key Takeaways from Cisco’s Research…
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Hackers exploit FortiClient EMS flaw to push infostealer malware
Hackers are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) in FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) to deliver an undocumented credential stealer called EKZ. […]
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Critical Gogs RCE Vulnerability Lets Any Authenticated User Execute Arbitrary Code
A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in Gogs, a popular open-source self-hosted Git service, that allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code under certain conditions. The security flaw, per Rapid7, is rated 9.4 on the CVSS scoring system. It does not have a CVE identifier. “The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to achieve…
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AGI could be here in three years, says DeepMind CEO
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes progress toward artificial general intelligence (AGI) is moving faster than expected and that society now has only a few years to prepare. He believes AGI could arrive around 2030, though acknowledges it could be here in 2029 — or even sooner. In an interview with Axios, Hassabis said that…
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All major AI models violate EU regulations — study
T All of the big AI models violate EU rules on AI and data protection to varying degrees, according to the nonprofit research foundation Aithos. Aithos tested the models using its own tool, LARA (Legal Assessment for Real-world Agents), which simulates real-world situations where AI assistants may find themselves in legally questionable situations, according to…
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The CISO Whisperer’s Watch List For The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026
New York, USA, 28th May 2026, CyberNewswire
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Browser Threats Expand Across Enterprise Networks
A NordLayer report warns that browsers have become the primary workplace interface, increasing exposure to credential theft, phishing, malware, and session hijacking attacks. The study found that 100% of the 504 analyzed workplace applications supported browser access, while 78.8% were entirely browser-based. According to the report, browser-related incidents are now widespread across organizations. The report…
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5 ways to mount a strong defense in the AI era
Here’s how to mitigate the risk from AI-assisted attacks.
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CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Actively Exploited in Malware Attacks
A critical FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) vulnerability patched in April has been exploited in fresh attacks to deploy information-stealing malware, Arctic Wolf reports. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS score of 9.1), can be exploited remotely via crafted requests for remote code execution (RCE) and does not require authentication. Threat actors are exploiting a critical FortiClient…
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Wireless Attacks on AI Data Centers: The Hidden Threat No One Is Watching – WC #1
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Ransomware Negotiations Mirror Aggressive Sales Tactics
A Nord Security study analyzing leaked ransomware negotiation transcripts shows how modern ransomware groups increasingly operate like professional sales organizations. The report found that attackers frequently use discounts, upselling tactics, psychological pressure, and negotiation strategies to maximize payments from victims. The report reviewed 246 leaked negotiation transcripts from 2020 to 2026, covering more than 11,500…
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Agentic AI Isn’t Risky; the Way Orgs Deploy It Is
AI agents aren’t black boxes — they’re models interacting with software tools. The risk lies in their overlap.
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Attackers Move Past Typosquatting to Realistic Package Impersonation
Most malicious open source packages now mimic real code rather than rely on typosquatting
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Resecurity Supports Microsoft DCU in Disrupting Fox Tempest ’s Cybercriminal Code-Signing Ecosystem
Microsoft and Resecurity disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing service that used fake Microsoft certificates to make malware look legitimate. Resecurity supported Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) in its disruption of Fox Tempest, a financially motivated threat actor operating a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) capability used by cybercriminals to make malicious files appear legitimate. On May 19, 2026,…
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Threat Actors Exploit Critical FortiClient EMS Flaw to Deploy Credential Stealer
Threat actors are continuing to exploit a critical, now-patched security flaw impacting FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) deployments to deliver credential-stealing malware. “The campaign abused trusted endpoint management infrastructure to deliver malware across managed endpoints,” Arctic Wolf said. “Threat actors disguised the credential stealer payload as a Fortinet endpoint
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Man arrested in Netherlands for hacking Ajax football club
The suspect, apprehended in Buren, is believed to have repeatedly accessed Ajax’s computer systems without authorization earlier this year.
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IBM and Red Hat are betting $5 billion that open source needs a security guard
IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for enterprise use of open source software, from upstream development through production environments. Project Lightwell…
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6 Best Cloud Log Management Services Reviewed in 2026
This guide is for security teams, SOC analysts, DevOps engineers, and IT administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, threat detection, and operational monitoring in 2026. It reviews the best cloud log management services, key platform features, and important factors to consider when selecting the right solution for your environment. Key Takeaways of Cloud Log Management…
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New Gogs zero-day flaw lets hackers get remote code execution
An unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the Gogs self-hosted Git service can allow attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) on Internet-facing instances. […]
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Democratizing AI adoption with Tether’s Bitnet LLM fine-tuning framework
“The future of AI should be accessible, available, and open to people and builders everywhere, and it should not require an absurd amount of resources only available to a handful of cloud providers,” Paolo Ardoino, CEO, Tether. About 700 million people use generative AIs like Gemini and ChatGPT weekly, but adoption is far from uniform.…
AI, APAC, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies in 2026
This guide is for cloud security teams, IT leaders, and security administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, data protection, and compliance across modern cloud environments in 2026. It explains how cloud security management works, key cloud security strategies and tools, and best practices for securing cloud infrastructure and operations. Key Points about Cloud Security Management…
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6 Best IT Asset Management (ITAM) Software in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, system administrators, and security teams looking to improve asset visibility, lifecycle management, and endpoint security across their organizations in 2026. It covers the best IT asset management (ITAM) software solutions, key features to evaluate, and how to choose the right platform for your business needs. Key Takeaways on IT…
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Cybercriminals sail away with data from 6 million Carnival customers
Carnival Corporation, one of the world’s largest cruise operators, confirmed a data breach weeks after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it had stolen millions of customer records. Carnival acknowledged a phishing incident involving a single employee account and stated that it was investigating the scope of the unauthorized activity. “On April 14, 2026, the company’s…
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How SIEM helps MSPs reduce noise and stop threats faster
MSPs don’t lack security data. They struggle to separate real threats from alert noise. Kaseya explains how SIEM helps MSPs improve visibility, reduce fatigue, and respond faster. […]
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Microsoft Slams Public Zero-Day Disclosures Amid GitHub Researcher Account Removal
Microsoft has come out strongly in favor of Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD), urging the research community to share their findings and give affected vendors an opportunity to better understand the impact and address them before they are publicly disclosed. The development comes after a researcher named Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse) disclosed details of multiple zero-day
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Microsoft’s Copilot trust test: Zero findings, more models, wider oversight
Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat (Copilot) have been recertified under ISO/IEC 42001:2023 by an independent auditor for the second consecutive year. Copilot first received ISO 42001 certification in March 2025. This year’s recertification recorded zero non-conformities and zero improvement observations, resulting in a second audit in a row. The certification evaluates the AI management…
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MyPillow listed on ransomware gang’s leak site, but denies it has been breached
A notorious ransomware gang claims to have stolen MyPillow’s private data, but CEO Mike Lindell calls it a politically motivated “hit job.” With the countdown ticking toward a massive dark web leak, who is telling the truth? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
AI, Apps, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
Silent Ransom Group Targets Law Firms With IT Impersonation Attacks
Silent Ransom Group is escalating attacks on U.S. law firms by posing as IT staff through phishing emails, phone calls, and in-person visits. The group, also tracked as Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, is focusing on data theft and extortion rather than traditional ransomware encryption, making its activity more difficult for organizations to detect…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Security Plugin, Azure Priv-Esc, Kali365 MFA Bypass, FIFA Scams +15 More
Every time you think the industry has finally stopped doing some reckless, low-effort crap, somebody spins up a fresh box full of sketchy loaders, fake installers, recycled social-engineering bait, and enough exposed infrastructure to make you wonder if prod is just a public beta now – meanwhile some researcher casually drops a technique that turns…
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U.S. CISA adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Daemon Tools, TanStack, and Nx Console flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2026-8398 (CVSS score of ver. 4.0 of…
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$11 billion reasons Apple’s App Store tax is worth paying
Apple publishes its App Store fraud prevention report every year,. And when it does, the company presses the point that its curated system brings much value to developers and customers, including highly effective protection against fraud. It says it prevented more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025 alone. A tax worth paying The company said…
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Indian CERT urges firms to contain exploited internet-facing flaws within 12 hours
India’s cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, has urged organizations to patch, mitigate, or isolate known exploited vulnerabilities affecting internet-facing “crown jewel” systems within 12 hours where feasible, warning that AI-assisted attacks are dramatically compressing the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation. The recommendation, part of a sweeping new CERT-In blueprint on defending against AI-assisted cyber exploitation, signals…
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Zapier exploit chain shows how known anti-patterns compose into critical risk
A five-stage exploit chain disclosed by Token Security researchers turned a free Zapier account into write access on Zapier’s public developer SDK packages and on internal packages that load in every authenticated zapier.com session. Each link in the chain was a known anti-pattern. The composition across five systems was the finding. Zapier triaged the report…
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Zapier fixes bug chain that researchers say risked widespread account takeover
Security researchers chained together five separate weaknesses in the popular workflow automation service Zapier that, if first discovered by a malicious actor, could have granted access to millions of user accounts and the systems those accounts connect to. The flaws, disclosed by security firm Token Security, did not require malware or insider access. The only…