The Trump administration has proposed a $707 million budget reduction for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for fiscal year 2027 to refocus the agency on its core mission of protecting federal networks. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-04-07 15h : 14 posts
14 posts were published in the last hour 12:33 : Talos Takes: 2025’s ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities 12:33 : GPUBreach Attack Could Lead to Full System Takeover and Root Shell Access 12:33 : Kubernetes Flaws Let Hackers Jump From…
Talos Takes: 2025’s ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities
In this episode of Talos Takes, Amy and Pierre Cadieux unpack the ransomware and vulnerability trends that defined 2025. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Talos Takes: 2025’s ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities
GPUBreach Attack Could Lead to Full System Takeover and Root Shell Access
A newly discovered vulnerability dubbed “GPUBreach” demonstrates that GPU-based Rowhammer attacks can now achieve complete system compromise. Scheduled for presentation at the IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy in 2026, University of Toronto researchers revealed how manipulating GPU memory can…
Kubernetes Flaws Let Hackers Jump From Containers to Cloud Accounts
Hackers are increasingly abusing Kubernetes misconfigurations to jump from containers into high‑value cloud accounts, turning a single compromised pod into full cloud‑level access. This trend is accelerating rapidly, with Kubernetes‑related identity abuse and token-theft operations growing sharply across enterprise environments.…
Flowise AI Agent Builder Injection Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks, 15,000+ Instances Exposed
Threat actors are actively exploiting a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Flowise, an open-source platform used for building AI agents and customized large language model workflows. The critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59528 with a CVSS score of 10.0,…
Traffic violation scams swap links for QR codes to steal your card details
Phishers are using QR codes on official-looking notices to level up their traffic and toll scams. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Traffic violation scams swap links for QR codes to steal your card details
Is Gmail Filtering Your Emails? Causes, Signs & Fixes
Find out why Gmail is filtering your emails, what triggers its spam filters, and how to fix it — including authentication, sender reputation, and content issues. The post Is Gmail Filtering Your Emails? Causes, Signs & Fixes appeared first on…
The Hidden Cost of Recurring Credential Incidents
When talking about credential security, the focus usually lands on breach prevention. This makes sense when IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report puts the average cost of a breach at $4.4 million. Avoiding even one major incident is enough to justify most…
[Webinar] How to Close Identity Gaps in 2026 Before AI Exploits Enterprise Risk
In the rapid evolution of the 2026 threat landscape, a frustrating paradox has emerged for CISOs and security leaders: Identity programs are maturing, yet the risk is actually increasing. According to new research from the Ponemon Institute, hundreds of applications within the typical enterprise remain…
Over $17bn Lost to Cyber Fraud in the Last Year, Warns FBI
Cryptocurrency scams alone cost victims over $7 billion, while AI-enabled fraud threats are on the rise, says FBI This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Over $17bn Lost to Cyber Fraud in the Last Year, Warns…
LinkedIn Scans 6,000+ Chrome Extensions, Collects User Data
A recent investigation into a practice labeled BrowserGate reveals that LinkedIn utilizes hidden JavaScript to scan user browsers for thousands of installed extensions. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: LinkedIn Scans 6,000+ Chrome Extensions, Collects…
Fortinet Fixes Exploited FortiClient Bug
Fortinet has issued urgent out-of-band security patches for a critical vulnerability in FortiClient EMS that is currently being exploited by attackers in the wild. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Fortinet Fixes Exploited FortiClient Bug
Strava Leak Exposes Military Personnel Data
Your Strava activity may seem like a simple fitness record, but a recent data leak involving over 500 UK military personnel proves how easily these logs can expose sensitive locations and identities. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read…
Jones Day Breach Hits 10 Client Firms
Jones Day recently revealed that a phishing attack by the cybercriminal group Silent compromised files belonging to ten of its clients. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Jones Day Breach Hits 10 Client Firms
Wynn Resorts Breach Hits 21K Employees
Wynn Resorts recently notified over 21,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised during a significant data breach. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Wynn Resorts Breach Hits 21K Employees
AI Agents and Non-Human Identities Creating Critical Security Gaps, Report
New research from Keeper Security, reveals non-human identities and automated system-to-system interactions are becoming the top security risk for businesses in 2026. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original…
Fake Gemini npm Package Steals AI Tool Tokens
Hackers are abusing a fake Gemini-themed npm package to steal tokens and secrets from developers using AI coding tools like Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, PearAI, and others. The README text was copied from the unrelated chai-await-async library, a mismatch that should have been…
GPUBreach exploit uses GPU memory bit-flips to achieve full system takeover
GPUBreach attack technique uses GPU memory bit-flips to escalate privileges and potentially take full control of a system. New research shows that attacks like GPUBreach exploit RowHammer bit-flips in GPU memory (GDDR6) to go beyond data corruption. Attackers can use…
GPUBreach: Root Shell Access Achieved via GPU Rowhammer Attack
Researchers have demonstrated that GPU Rowhammer attacks can be used to escalate privileges. The post GPUBreach: Root Shell Access Achieved via GPU Rowhammer Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: GPUBreach:…
FIRESIDE CHAT: Geopolitical turmoil, rising AI risk add a new layer to enterprise cyber defense
As if securing the enterprise against a tidal wave of AI tools wasn’t hard enough, it turns out the geopolitical instability of the moment is making things worse. That wasn’t the headline at RSAC 2026 last week — agentic AI…
What we learned about TEE security from auditing WhatsApp’s Private Inference
WhatsApp’s new “Private Inference” feature represents one of the most ambitious attempts to combine end-to-end encryption with AI-powered capabilities, such as message summarization. To make this possible, Meta built a system that processes encrypted user messages inside trusted execution environments…
AI-enabled device code phishing campaign exploits OAuth flow for account takeover
A phishing campaign that bypasses the standard 15-minute expiration window through automation and dynamic code generation, leveraging the OAuth Device Code Authentication flow to compromise organizational accounts at scale, has been observed by the Microsoft Defender Security Research team. The…
Hong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys
According to a new law, the Hong Kong police can demand that you reveal the encryption keys protecting your computer, phone, hard drives, etc.—even if you are just transiting the airport. In a security alert dated March 26, the U.S.…