Cybercriminals, part of a gang known as Silent Ransom Group, have sent people pretending to be IT support employees to law firms’ offices, where the criminals have stolen data using USB drives or remote access tools. This article has been…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-06-05 18h : 11 posts
11 posts were published in the last hour 16:2 : DentaQuest Cyberattack Tied to 2.6M Exposed Accounts 16:2 : New CISA Warning: Hackers Are Targeting Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems 16:2 : Understanding LLM Coding Personalities Is Now Key to Developer…
DentaQuest Cyberattack Tied to 2.6M Exposed Accounts
DentaQuest confirmed a cybersecurity incident after health data tied to 2.6 million accounts surfaced in a public breach listing. The post DentaQuest Cyberattack Tied to 2.6M Exposed Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been indexed from Security Archives…
New CISA Warning: Hackers Are Targeting Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems
CISA warns attackers are targeting internet-exposed Automatic Tank Gauge systems used in fuel storage. Here’s what operators should fix now. The post New CISA Warning: Hackers Are Targeting Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been…
Understanding LLM Coding Personalities Is Now Key to Developer Improvement
Organizations must understand AI coding models’ strengths, weaknesses, and security blind spots to reduce risk. The post Understanding LLM Coding Personalities Is Now Key to Developer Improvement appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet…
Cisco warns zero-day flaw in SD-WAN is being exploited
The company cautioned that no current patches are available and the flaw could allow an attacker to conduct command injection attacks. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Cisco warns zero-day flaw…
Microsoft Adds Automated Endpoint Isolation to Strengthen Cyber Defense
Microsoft is advancing its automated cyber defence strategy with the release of Microsoft Defender for Endpoints, which is capable of isolating compromised devices as soon as malicious activity is detected. The feature was introduced as a preview and has been…
Carnival Confirms Breach Affecting Nearly 6 Million Travelers
Carnival Cruise has confirmed a significant data breach that affected nearly 6 million people, exposing a wide range of personal information after attackers gained access to part of its IT systems through social engineering. The company began notifying 5,995,277…
Hackers Use Phone Location Data to Attack US Military Personnel
Threat actors are targeting U.S. military personnel deployed in active war zones, exploiting commercially available location data. This shows how the global surveillance economy (digital targeted advertising) affects battlefield security. Location data exposing military location The US Central Command (Centcom)…
Google Employee Charged After Allegedly Using Confidential Search Data to Win $1.2 Million on Polymarket
A person working at Google stands charged with misusing private internal data to make winning predictions online – profits reportedly surpassing $1.2 million. In Manhattan, federal authorities say access to unreleased insights about what people search was leveraged improperly;…
Sprawling new House AI bill includes frontier model oversight, open-source security grants
The legislation has already drawn widespread criticism for its proposal to preempt state AI laws. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Sprawling new House AI bill includes frontier model oversight, open-source…
Hugging Face Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
Hugging Face flaw allows RCE from malicious AI models. The post Hugging Face Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original article: Hugging Face Vulnerability Allows Remote…
NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: NSA said to…
Malicious Browser Add-Ons Target ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and DeepSeek Users
Millions of people now use AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and DeepSeek every single day, sharing personal thoughts, work documents, and sensitive data without a second thought. That trust, it turns out, is being quietly exploited. A growing…
New SHub Stealer Variant Malware Targets Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, Opera, and Crypto Wallets
A dangerous new variant of the SHub Stealer malware has emerged, targeting Mac users in ways that are smarter and harder to detect than before. The updated build, now called Reaper, spreads through fake websites that impersonate popular software, luring…
Threat Brief: Active Exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257
We include indicators of activity and mitigations for PAN-OS vulnerability CVE-2026-0257. The post Threat Brief: Active Exploitation of PAN-OS CVE-2026-0257 appeared first on Unit 42. This article has been indexed from Unit 42 Read the original article: Threat Brief: Active…
Seeking Counsel: Ongoing Targeted Campaign Against US Law Firms
Written by: Chad Reams, Tufail Ahmed, Keith Knapp, Ashley Frazer, Tyler McLellan Introduction From January through May 2026, Mandiant identified a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign executed by the threat cluster UNC3753 (also tracked as “Luna Moth,” “Chatty Spider,”…
Cisco SD-WAN Has a New Root-Level Problem, and There’s No Fix Yet
Cisco warns of CVE-2026-20245 in SD-WAN Manager, a flaw that can lead to root access via file upload command injection; no patch or workaround yet. Cisco warns of a privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20245 (CVSS base score of 7.8),…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.06.05
Global organizations and individuals face an intensified barrage of highly targeted espionage via professional networking platforms, AI-accelerated malware deployment by expansive cybercrime groups This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.06.05
Reaper macOS Infostealer Abuses Script Editor to Steal Crypto and Passwords
Threat actors are deploying an updated SHub Stealer variant named Reaper that exploits the native macOS Script Editor to bypass OS-level protections and compromise cryptocurrency assets. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and…
Hackers Weaponize Trusted Tools to Deploy Notorious Malware
Attackers are leaning harder on legitimate, preinstalled, or widely used system tools to deliver and operate notorious malware families, creating a stealthy, high-velocity threat that outpaces many traditional defenses. The operational logic for attackers is straightforward. Native utilities such as…
Southeast Asia Scam Compounds Turn AI Into a Cybersecurity Threat
Scam compounds across Southeast Asia are using AI, malware, and automation to scale fraud, forcing APAC security teams to rethink phishing, identity, and mobile-risk controls. The post Southeast Asia Scam Compounds Turn AI Into a Cybersecurity Threat appeared first on…
AI Worm
Researchers have prototyped an AI-powered internet worm. The coolest thing about the prototype is that it carries its own LLM with it, and runs it on computers that have been broken into. This is the closest to John Brunner’s original…
In Other News: Anthropic Maps AI Threats, Unpatched Comodo Flaw, Palantir Chief Eyed for CISA
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Ultrahuman data leak, The Gentlemen ransomware analysis, Hola Browser bundles miner. The post In Other News: Anthropic Maps AI Threats, Unpatched Comodo Flaw, Palantir Chief Eyed for CISA appeared first…