Russian hackers have used a new backdoor called HOOKEDGE to target defense manufacturers, government bodies, and diplomatic organizations in Romania,…
Iran-Linked Hackers Reportedly Knock UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days
A cyber incident reportedly forced a British power plant to halt operations for about four days in July, drawing attention to the security of less-visible…
6 ThreatLocker alternatives that should make your shortlist
There are a few reasons that MSPs start looking for ThreatLocker alternatives. You might have had enough of the friction with end users. The high levels…
Ransomware Gang Claims AI Can Analyze 700GB of Stolen Data Every Hour
TITAN ransomware is pairing file encryption with an ambitious claim: artificial intelligence that can sort through 700GB of stolen corporate data every…
19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were published over the last six months and…
CrowdStrike Named Strongest Overall Leader in 2026 Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms
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Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.
In Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Manchester Airports Group cyberattack, Carhartt breach data was partly fake, U.S. Bank…
More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-28 18h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 15:31AI Agent Hacks Gym Booking System 15:31OpenAI Says Reward Hacking Fueled AI Agents’ Hugging Face Cyberattack 15:31Russian-Speaking Hackers Used Cursor AI in Attacks on Seven Companies, Report Says 15:31Critical Avada WordPress Vulnerability Allows…
AI Agent Hacks Gym Booking System
An AI agent designed to help with everyday tasks has ended up exposing a serious security flaw in a gym booking system. According to a report cited by…
OpenAI Says Reward Hacking Fueled AI Agents’ Hugging Face Cyberattack
OpenAI has disclosed that reward hacking played a central role in an AI-driven cyberattack targeting Hugging Face, revealing that signs of misaligned…
Russian-Speaking Hackers Used Cursor AI in Attacks on Seven Companies, Report Says
Russian-speaking hackers used Cursor AI during attacks on corporate networks, reportedly speeding reconnaissance, VPN access and exploitation attempts.
Critical Avada WordPress Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated PHP Code Execution
A critical vulnerability chain in the popular Avada theme for WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the…
Making User-Generated Sites Embeddable: X-Frame-Options vs CSP Frame-Ancestors
If you let users publish something, such as a page, prototype, or dashboard, sooner or later you want an “embed this” button so they can drop it into a…
Flock Sought to Expand Surveillance Through Uber and Lyft Drivers
By using rideshare and delivery vehicles as mobile surveillance platforms, Flock Safety may be able to extend its automated license plate reader network…
US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
The IT specialist began contacting a foreign government within days of being assigned to the DIA’s Insider Threat Division
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-28 17h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 14:31Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.28 14:31Hackers Compromise Hundreds of WordPress Sites to Deploy Amatera Stealer via ClickFix 14:02Secure Agent Harness Execution: Preventing Escape 14:02Attackers Exploit MCP RCE, Blind Prompt Injection and Memory Credential Theft Against…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.28
Espionage campaigns, actively exploited vulnerabilities, large-scale data exposure, infrastructure targeting, and expanding AI-driven risks underscore the…
Hackers Compromise Hundreds of WordPress Sites to Deploy Amatera Stealer via ClickFix
A fake student resume is being used to place a remote-access tool on researchers’ Windows computers. The campaign hides a Windows executable inside an…
Secure Agent Harness Execution: Preventing Escape
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Attackers Exploit MCP RCE, Blind Prompt Injection and Memory Credential Theft Against AI Infrastructure
Attackers are increasingly treating AI infrastructure as a high-value cloud entry point, exploiting exposed Model Context Protocol (MCP) services, agent…
U.S. CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited…
Russian APT BlueDelta Uses HOOKEDGE Against European Government
Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has documented a sustained espionage campaign by BlueDelta, a Russian GRU-linked threat group overlapping with APT28,…