Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated an attack that revives expired Visa contactless credit cards for real in-store…
PLEASE_READ_ME: The Opportunistic Ransomware Devastating MySQL Servers
Guardicore Labs uncovers a Ransomware detection campaign targeting MySQL servers. Attackers use Double Extortion and publish data to pressure victims.
CDN Tsunami Attack Abuses HTTP/3 Translation for Up to 350x DoS Amplification
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two denial-of-service (DoS) attacks that exploit how major content delivery networks (CDNs) convert client-facing…
Threats Making WAVs – Incident Response to a Cryptomining Attack
Guardicore security researchers describe and uncover a full analysis of a cryptomining attack, which hid a cryptominer inside WAV files. The report…
French tax authority says break-in exposed data of 600K, including some private messages
Stolen details range from contact information to household finances and withholding rates
When violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators: new Europol terrorism report
Terrorism in Europe is entering a new phase. The latest European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) 2026, published today, shows how…
Your Mac already has a built-in firewall. Here’s how to get more from it
Malwarebytes Firewall gives you a clearer, more intuitive way to manage your Mac’s inbuilt firewall.
Cloudflare Workers Spectre Attack Exposed JWT at 12 Bits Per Second
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a remote Spectre attack targeting Cloudflare Workers that was capable of extracting a JSON Web Token (JWT) from a…
CyberPanel Pre-Auth RCE Chain Lets Attackers Gain Server Shell via AI Scanner Flaws
Security researchers have disclosed a critical pre-authentication RCE chain in CyberPanel that could let attackers gain a shell on vulnerable hosting…
ISO 27001 Implementation Guide: Step-by-Step Roadmap for 2026
By HOC Team | Last updated: August 2026 | Read time: ~28 min Most organisations pursuing ISO 27001…
US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help of AI
Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States.
New Zombie Card Attack Lets Expired Visa Cards Make Contactless Payments
Security researchers have demonstrated a “Zombie Card” attack that can reactivate certain expired Visa contactless cards, allowing them to be used for NFC…
US Defense Contractors Admit Their Rising CMMC Scores May Not Be Accurate
Defense contractors in the US are doubting their own self-assessment scores under CMMC Phase I, even as those scores hit an all-time high
The Nansh0u Campaign – Hackers Arsenal Grows Stronger
In the beginning of April, three attacks detected in the Guardicore Global Sensor Network (GGSN) caught our attention. All three had source IP addresses…
Grok chat duped into swallowing injected instructions
A spoonful of encryption helps the malware go down
Claude AI Agents Escalate Into Malware Conflict During Anthropic Tests
During anthropopic’s latest testing, the company discovered a unique security risk associated with autonomous artificial intelligence systems. AI agents…
NCSC Urges Stronger Controls for Agentic AI Systems
NCSC urged sandboxing, oversight and tight access controls for autonomous AI agents
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-20 15h : 20 posts
20 posts published in the last hour 12:31Critical Red Hat Kubernetes SSRF Flaw Exposes Internal Services Across Managed Clusters 12:31Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities 12:31OpenAI Slows AI Model Development as Astra Approaches Critical Cyber Capabilities 12:31Cisco External…
Critical Red Hat Kubernetes SSRF Flaw Exposes Internal Services Across Managed Clusters
Red Hat has disclosed CVE-2026-66794, a high-severity Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability affecting the cluster-proxy-addon component in…
Atlassian, Splunk Patch Dozens of Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities
The flaws could be exploited to execute arbitrary code, access sensitive information, and elevate privileges.
OpenAI Slows AI Model Development as Astra Approaches Critical Cyber Capabilities
OpenAI has temporarily slowed the development of its latest frontier AI models after initial testing suggested that its upcoming Astra system may meet the…
Cisco External Entity Injection Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Read Sensitive Data
Cisco has released security updates for a high-severity XML External Entity injection vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks that could allow unauthenticated…
Europol and Frontex strengthen cooperation with new Working Arrangement
The new arrangement replaces the agreement signed in 2015 and reflects the significantly expanded mandates that both agencies have received in recent…
Hackers Hide Malware Code Inside English Words to Infect Windows Users
A new Windows malware campaign is hiding malicious code inside ordinary English words, making the payload look less suspicious during analysis. The…