Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 3rd, 2026, CyberNewswire Super-botnets and hijacked cloud servers drive new bandwidth and packet-rate records as…
Critical Cisco Nexus 9000 Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Remote Attackers Run Code as Root
Cisco has released patches to address a critical security flaw affecting 10 Silicon One-based Nexus 9000 switches that could allow an unauthenticated,…
Russian National Charged Over Malware Campaign Targeting 80,000 Freelancers
A Russian national has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges over an alleged malware campaign that targeted approximately 80,000…
BraZetsu Malware Turns Compromised Windows Hosts Into Criminal Marketplace Inventory
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sophisticated Python-based Windows malware framework called BraZetsu that fuels an underground…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-03 19h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 16:31Four Cybersecurity Habits That Can Do More Harm Than Good When Misused 16:31StreamRat Android malware spreads through Meta and TikTok ads 16:02SonicWall urges immediate patching of chained vulnerabilities 16:02Breaking| MAJOR GLOBAL AI OUTAGE:…
Four Cybersecurity Habits That Can Do More Harm Than Good When Misused
Cybersecurity advice is often reduced to simple rules: change passwords regularly, avoid public Wi-Fi, install antivirus software and enable two-factor…
StreamRat Android malware spreads through Meta and TikTok ads
Social media ads for a free streaming service exposed roughly 570,000 people to StreamRat, a banking Trojan that can take control of infected phones.
SonicWall urges immediate patching of chained vulnerabilities
Just weeks after a wave of ransomware attacks, new flaws in SMA1000 series appliances are being exploited.
Breaking| MAJOR GLOBAL AI OUTAGE: ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Down
A massive, widespread AI outage has struck the world’s leading generative platforms, leaving hundreds of thousands of users…
Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked After Ransom Refusal
Hacker group published roughly 550GB of data after MAG reportedly refused to pay a ransom demand; the group says it gained access via exposed admin keys.
Received an Apple Threat Notification? How to Verify and Respond Safely
An Apple threat notification is not a routine security warning. Apple issues these high-confidence alerts when its threat intelligence indicates that…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-03 18h : 7 posts
7 posts published in the last hour 15:31Pegasus Zero-Click Exploit Infects Serbian Student Activist’s iPhone 15:31Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents 15:31Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet 15:02Drowning in CVEs and thirsty for…
Pegasus Zero-Click Exploit Infects Serbian Student Activist’s iPhone
Pegasus infected a Serbian student activist’s iPhone through an iMessage zero-click exploit
Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents
New models, trained using NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, aim to catch rogue agent behavior before it executes, without the latency of large-model review.
Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet
A nonprofit group is now working to contact the botnet’s victims.
Drowning in CVEs and thirsty for answers? Try CTEM
Boards want to know if they’re less exposed than last quarter. Patching metrics aren’t the solution
What is GRC in Cybersecurity? A Complete Beginners Guide (2026)
By HOC Team | Last updated: September 03, 2026 | Read time: ~22 min What is GRC in…
Shift Browser is signed adware that fingerprints your endpoint before it drops payload
Heimdal’s SOC flagged a surge in detections tied to a program called Shift Browser on 2 September 2026. Our team confirmed activity on more than 50 client…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-09-03 17h : 17 posts
17 posts published in the last hour 14:31TerminalFix malware campaign uses steganography 14:31Hackers Use QR Codes With No Images to Bypass Email Security 14:31412,000 The Town 2025 Ticket Buyers’ Data Hits the Dark Web 14:31Microsoft to Expand Memory Integrity Protection…
TerminalFix malware campaign uses steganography
Microsoft has published research on a sophisticated malware campaign named TerminalFix that employs social engineering tactics similar to ClickFix attacks.
Hackers Use QR Codes With No Images to Bypass Email Security
Hackers are using QR codes without image files to slip past email defenses. The tactic turns email markup into a scannable code, routing recipients to a…
412,000 The Town 2025 Ticket Buyers’ Data Hits the Dark Web
412,000 The Town 2025 festival buyer records are being sold for $10,000, with Brazil’s data openly marketed for bank fraud, loans and SIM registration. A…
Microsoft to Expand Memory Integrity Protection Across Windows Devices
Microsoft will begin expanding memory integrity protection across eligible Windows devices in October 2026, automatically enabling a stronger kernel-level…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.03
Attackers are combining social engineering, hidden malware delivery, credential theft, and persistent access techniques, while a major court-system breach…