A newly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server, tracked as CVE-2026-63520, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely on…
Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Fix Over 80 Vulnerabilities Combined
Intel has informed customers about several high-severity vulnerabilities that can lead to privilege escalation and even code execution.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-12 13h : 18 posts
18 posts were published in the last hour 10:31 : ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware 10:31 : Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware 10:31 :…
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and…
Malicious CCleaner Installer Patches Chrome Security Extension to Deploy Browser Spyware
A counterfeit installer for the widely used PC-cleaning utility CCleaner is being used to compromise Windows systems and deploy a malicious Chrome…
Top 10 Best DDoS Protection Services in 2026
Cloudflare is the best DDoS protection service for most organizations in 2026, scoring highest in our evaluation on the combination of network capacity,…
Nvidia Releases Open, Lightweight Nemotron AI Model
AI chip giant releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning under open-weight licence, as it reportedly works on large-scale challenger with 1 trillion parameters
Russian-Linked Hackers Accessed Polish Power Plant OT Network Through Private APN, Says CERT.PL
The Polish CERT has released details of another 2025 attack on a combined heat and power plant in the country
Google-themed Credential Phishing Attempt Delivered Through a Fake ‘New Audio MSG’ Email
A new credential phishing campaign is using a fake “New Audio MSG” email to draw recipients toward a convincing Google-themed sign-in page. The message…
Prompt Injections for Defense
This seems to work : Researchers from Tracebit on Monday said they found that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, cryptographic keys, and other…
Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy Flaws to Breach Networks
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and…
Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack
LiteLLM was compromised through the Trivy hack and abused to distribute information-stealing malware to its users.
French Press Group Challenges Google Over AI Summaries
Press trade body calls on competition regulator to take action after Google introduces AI Overviews in France, amid EU probe
ClickFix Attack Abuses Signed IBM SPSS IDE to Deploy New CNCMachineRMS RAT
ClickFix campaigns are once again turning an ordinary user action into the opening move of a serious intrusion. A newly documented chain uses a fake fix…
WindRelay Turns Android Phones Into Fake Payment Terminals for Remote Card Fraud
A newly identified Android malware family, tracked as WindRelay, is being used alongside the SpyNote remote-access trojan to convert victims’ phones into…
Top 10 Best Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions in 2026
Modern network access control solutions decide which devices get onto your network, what they can reach once connected, and what happens when an unmanaged…
Microsoft patches 400+ vulnerabilities, one zero-day under attack (CVE-2026-68820)
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered security fixes for 400+ vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in zero-day attacks…
Top 10 Best Business VPN Solutions in 2026
The best business VPN solutions in 2026 are increasingly the ones that aren’t traditional VPNs at all. Twingate and Tailscale lead for modern…
Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access
Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO.…
Sandworm Fake Job Interviews Push Trojanized WireGuard VPN to Infect IT Professionals
Sandworm has turned the routine job interview into a route for compromising IT workers. The campaign uses convincing recruiter conversations, live video…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-12 12h : 16 posts
16 posts were published in the last hour 9:31 : ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch 9:31 : ConnectSecure helps MSPs automate Microsoft 365 security remediation 9:31 : Letting Agents Hit By AI-Generated Complaints 9:31 : LiteLLM Supply…
ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch
Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day that bypasses the CVE-2026-50656 patch and could enable SYSTEM-level code…
ConnectSecure helps MSPs automate Microsoft 365 security remediation
ConnectSecure has announced that Microsoft 365 Auto Remediation and AI-powered Training Assessments are now live on the ConnectSecure platform. The…
Letting Agents Hit By AI-Generated Complaints
Most tenants’ complaints now lengthy, legally complex, at times citing legislation inaccurately, say letting agents