Google has released a new Chrome Stable channel update that fixes two critical security vulnerabilities affecting graphics-related components. Users…
Oracle Releases 943 Security Patches to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities Across Enterprise Products
Oracle has released 943 security patches as part of its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU), addressing newly disclosed vulnerabilities…
Claude Can Now Send Emails in Gmail and Manage Files in Google Drive
Anthropic has moved Claude out of the draft-only inbox and into live Google accounts. In an August 18, 2026 post, the company said users can ask Claude to…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-19 12h : 16 posts
16 posts published in the last hour 09:31Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code 09:31Microsoft Tracks MacSync Stealer by Its Behavior, Not Its Domains 09:31Brinqa acquires PlexTrac to bring validated remediation to exposure management…
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it…
Microsoft Tracks MacSync Stealer by Its Behavior, Not Its Domains
Microsoft tracked over 30 MacSync Stealer domains by focusing on behavioral patterns, revealing a campaign targeting passwords, keys, wallets and other…
Brinqa acquires PlexTrac to bring validated remediation to exposure management
Brinqa has announced its acquisition of PlexTra, adding the ability to verify that remediation efforts have actually worked. The combined capabilities…
943 Patches Rolled Out With Oracle’s August 2026 Security Update
The fixes resolve over 1,000 vulnerabilities across two dozen products, including over 460 remotely exploitable bugs.
Apple Changes EU Fees For Third-Party App Stores
Apple says latest fee structure to come into effect on 1 October, as EU seeks to force app competition
50,000 Stripe Secrets Leaked in Public Code
Over 50,000 exposed Stripe API keys show how leaked secrets can enable fraud, data access and account abuse within hours. Ransomnews researchers have…
Google’s AI security agents found 100+ critical software vulnerabilities in just two days
Google’s Mandiant has disclosed the workings of an internal tool that uses chains of AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities in source code, saying it found…
France Probes Major Tax Authority Data Breach
Paris public prosecutor’s office begins investigation after hack steals tax data on hundreds of thousands of individuals, businesses
Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities
The bugs could lead to code execution, privilege escalation, sandbox escape, and information disclosure.
Microsoft Links 30+ Domains to MacSync Stealer’s Credential-Theft and Data-Exfiltration Infrastructure
More than 30 domains tied to MacSync Stealer, exposing a rotating macOS-focused infrastructure that supports payload delivery, command-and-control,…
AI Data Centre Expansion Planned For Lanarkshire
DataVita to expand existing Lanarkshire facility and build second site, as part of £300m AI investment in Scottish county
UK Fraud Cases Hit Record High in 2026
Cifas data finds account takeover and identity fraud are driving a surge in fraud cases
Pennsylvania Governor Restricts Data Centre Development
While stopping short of a moratorium, governor’s executive order places strict conditions on future data centre project approvals
OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks
OpenAI temporarily paused reinforcement learning (RL) training on its latest models intended for deployment for two weeks while it hardened and red-teamed…
Meta Faces Biggest Legal Challenge Yet As Addiction Trial Begins
California lawyer accuses Meta of intentionally addicting children to boost profits, as major trial begins in US federal court
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-19 11h : 5 posts
5 posts published in the last hour 08:02D-Link DWR-M961 Router Hit by 15 Command Injection and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities 08:02Critical Apache HttpComponents Client Flaw Lets Attackers Impersonate Servers 08:02Cyberattack forces UT San Antonio to delay start of fall semester 08:02RAVEN…
D-Link DWR-M961 Router Hit by 15 Command Injection and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
D-Link has disclosed and patched 15 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) affecting its DWR-M961 4G/LTE router, specifically hardware revision C1.…
Critical Apache HttpComponents Client Flaw Lets Attackers Impersonate Servers
A critical vulnerability in the Apache HttpComponents Client can allow man-in-the-middle attackers to impersonate trusted servers when applications use…
Cyberattack forces UT San Antonio to delay start of fall semester
The University of Texas at San Antonio pushed back the start of its fall semester by three days after a cyberattack targeted its academic network over the…
RAVEN Tool Steals Entire Elasticsearch Databases and Rebuilds Deleted Backdoors
The RAVEN offensive framework can turn compromised Elasticsearch and Kibana environments into durable data-theft and persistence operations. RAVEN, short…