Threat actors are exploiting demand for generative AI tools to distribute RevStealer, a Windows-focused information stealer hidden inside a trojanized…
Attackers Exploit Critical Langflow and Rails Flaws in Credential-Probing and C2 Activity
Threat actors are exploiting two critical flaws impacting Langflow and Ruby on Rails, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerabilities in…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-01 10h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 07:31Malicious npm Package Steals GitHub, Cloud, and CI/CD Secrets and Spreads to Other Packages 07:31Claude sessions hijacked, AI jolts global finance, agents get too many keys 07:31Mirage Kitten targeting aviation and FinTech sectors…
Malicious npm Package Steals GitHub, Cloud, and CI/CD Secrets and Spreads to Other Packages
A supply-chain compromise affecting the popular npm package @7nohe/openapi-react-query-codegen is exposing developer workstations and CI/CD runners to a…
Claude sessions hijacked, AI jolts global finance, agents get too many keys
Claude sessions get hijacked Anthropic is warning that common infostealer malware is stealing active Claude browser sessions, letting attackers get into…
Mirage Kitten targeting aviation and FinTech sectors across the Middle East and Africa with a new malware set
Kaspersky researchers have discovered new Mirage Kitten attacks using previously undocumented malware families: NodeRabbit in Node.js and PollCat in…
Questel – 1,226,209 breached accounts
In August 2026, the French intellectual property software and services company Questel was the target of a ShinyHunters “pay or leak” extortion campaign .…
Fire Ant Hackers Compromise Cisco Routers and TACACS Servers to Target Critical Infrastructure
China-nexus threat actor Fire Ant has expanded its espionage operations from VMware hypervisors to the trusted infrastructure layer, compromising Cisco…
Hackers Target AWS Root Accounts at 150+ Organizations in Password-Spraying Campaign
Datadog Security Research observed a password-spraying campaign targeting AWS root accounts at more than 150 organizations between July 24 and August 23,…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-01 09h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 06:31PoC Released for Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-62911 Pre-Auth RCE Attack Chain 06:31Hackers Launch Password Spraying Attacks Against AWS Root Accounts at 150+ Organizations 06:3113 Malicious Packagist Themes Exploit iPhone Vulnerabilities to Steal Crypto Wallet…
PoC Released for Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-62911 Pre-Auth RCE Attack Chain
A public proof-of-concept (PoC) repository has garnered attention for a pre-authentication remote code execution chain targeting Microsoft Exchange…
Hackers Launch Password Spraying Attacks Against AWS Root Accounts at 150+ Organizations
Research has discovered a password-spraying campaign targeting AWS root user accounts across more than 150 organizations. This highlights ongoing efforts…
13 Malicious Packagist Themes Exploit iPhone Vulnerabilities to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds
13 malicious Composer theme packages on Packagist that turn Vietnamese movie and comic streaming websites into delivery points for iPhone spyware,…
Askeal, the AI cybersecurity assistant that gives verifiable, expert-backed answers
Askeal takes the opposite approach to omniscient Gen AI: rather than pretending to know everything, it combines AI with community expertise. Vetted…
Museum heists turn violent: new Europol report on cultural property theft tactics
The spotlight features some key findings:Increasing violence: Museum thefts are becoming more aggressive, with offenders using tools like sledgehammers,…
LastPass enhancements improve visibility, governance, and control
LastPass announced a series of strategic product innovations, customer experience enhancements, and industry milestones. These advancements reflect the…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-01 08h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 05:31Bot detection arrives in CrowdSec 1.8.0, along with two DoS fixes 05:31This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2026 edition 05:31BGP Hijacking Attack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates to Servers 05:31PaperCut Exploitation…
Bot detection arrives in CrowdSec 1.8.0, along with two DoS fixes
Failed SSH logins pile up in an auth log, and a scanner walks a website looking for exposed admin paths. CrowdSec reads log sources and HTTP requests,…
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – August 2026 edition
Details about the Hugging Face hack, critical infrastructure under attack, a spoofed in-flight Wi-Fi network, and more of this month’s cybersecurity news
BGP Hijacking Attack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates to Servers
A BGP hijacking incident targeting Softaculous infrastructure redirected traffic for Virtualizor update services to attacker-controlled systems, allowing…
PaperCut Exploitation Escalates to Active Intrusions
CISA has added the vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-82078 and CVE-2026-81578 to its KEV catalog.
NIS2 compliance: Fixing IAM and access control before the 2026 audit
The NIS2 Directive places direct obligations on organizations across supply chain risk management, incident reporting, and board-level accountability.…
Broadcom Unveils VMware AI Factory With Secure Sandboxes for Enterprise AI Workloads
Broadcom has announced the VMware AI Factory, a software-defined private AI platform designed to accelerate the transition from bare-metal servers to…
CISA Flags Multiple PaperCut NG/MF Flaws Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two critical vulnerabilities related to PaperCut NG/MF to its Known Exploited…