Tencent reportedly working with major Chinese phone makers to allow their AI voice agents access to some WeChat functions, in significant shift This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Tencent To Open WeChat To Outside…
Massive Utah Data Centre Halved After Outcry
Developers agree to reduce size of planned 40,000-acre data centre, in latest sign of growing public resistance This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Massive Utah Data Centre Halved After Outcry
SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw via specially crafted POST requests that crash the Serv-U service. The post SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability
C0XMO is a new Gafgyt botnet variant exploiting old router flaws, spreading across IoT devices, killing rivals, and enabling large-scale DDoS attacks. In March 2026, FortiGuard Labs discovered a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet, dubbed C0XMO, which is noticeably…
A week in security (June 1 – June 7)
A list of topics we covered in the week of June 1 to June 7 of 2026 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (June 1 – June 7)
VS Code Adds 2-Hour Extension Auto-Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio Code (VS Code) will apply a two-hour delay before extensions for the integrated development environment (IDE) are updated automatically to a newer version in an attempt to tackle software supply chain threats. “When automatic…
CISA Palantir Director, EU tech sovereignty, SolarWinds Serv-U flaw
Palantir executive considered for CISA leadership EU unveils tech sovereignty package to cut reliance on U.S., Chinese suppliers Hackers now exploit SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to crash servers Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-cisa-palantir-director-eu-tech-sovereignty-solarwinds-serv-u-flaw/ Thanks to our episode sponsor, Doppel Social…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-06-08 09h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 7:4 : Critical UniFi OS RCE Chain Grants Root Access Without Credentials 7:4 : Meta Says 20,000 Instagram Accounts Hacked via AI Tool Abuse 6:34 : All the Ways Europe Is Ditching…
Critical UniFi OS RCE Chain Grants Root Access Without Credentials
Security Advisory Bulletin 064 describing a critical chain of vulnerabilities in UniFi OS Server that allows unauthenticated remote code execution and full root takeover. The issue combines an authentication-gateway bypass, a path-traversal mismatch, and a command-injection sink in the package-update…
Meta Says 20,000 Instagram Accounts Hacked via AI Tool Abuse
The social media giant has informed authorities about the impact of the recent attack involving an account recovery support tool. The post Meta Says 20,000 Instagram Accounts Hacked via AI Tool Abuse appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…
All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology
A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away from US Big Tech. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: All the Ways…
Microsoft Warns Claude Code GitHub Action Could Leak CI/CD Workflow Secrets
AI-powered coding tools are rapidly changing how developers build and ship software. But as these tools enter everyday development pipelines, they are also opening new doors for attackers. A recently uncovered vulnerability in a widely used AI coding assistant shows…
Hackers Exploit Claude Code MCP Traffic to Hijack OAuth Authentication Tokens
Threat researchers have uncovered a novel man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack chain targeting Anthropic’s Claude Code ecosystem, where adversaries hijack Model Context Protocol (MCP) traffic to steal OAuth authentication tokens and persist access to enterprise SaaS platforms. The technique, detailed by Mitiga,…
Microsoft Warns Claude Code GitHub Action May Expose CI/CD Secrets
Anthropic’s Claude Code GitHub Action could unintentionally expose CI/CD workflow secrets when AI agents process untrusted GitHub content. The risk arises because certain tools the agent uses to read files were not sandboxed like subprocess execution paths such as Bash.…
EDRChoker Tool Abuses Windows QoS Policies to Disrupt Endpoint Security Tools
A newly disclosed red-team tool dubbed “EDRChoker” is drawing attention across the cybersecurity community for its novel approach to disrupting Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) visibility by abusing Windows Policy-based Quality of Service (quality of service). Unlike traditional EDR evasion…
When attacks spread too far: Lessons from real cyber attack case studies
In this Help Net Security video, Michael Adjei, Director, Systems Engineering at Illumio, explains three real world cyber attacks and what went wrong during detection. Adjei walks through a collaboration tool scam that copied Microsoft Teams, an identity phishing case…
DockSec: Open-source AI-powered Docker security scanner
DockSec is an OWASP Incubator Project that combines three container security scanners with a language-model layer for explanation and remediation. Created by Advait Patel, the Python tool runs Trivy, Hadolint, and Docker Scout against a developer’s Dockerfile and image, correlates…
Hackers Exploit 2026 FIFA World Cup With Phishing and Ticket Scams
Cybercriminals are already turning the 2026 FIFA World Cup into a fraud opportunity, using phishing pages, fake online stores, and ticket scams to steal money and personal data. The risk is rising because the tournament will attract huge global demand,…
Free Samsung and LG Smart TV Apps Reportedly Exploit Devices for AI Proxy Traffic
Free apps available on Samsung, LG, Roku, and other connected TV (CTV) platforms are quietly enrolling users’ smart televisions into a commercial residential proxy network operated by Bright Data, according to a technical investigation published June 5, 2026, by Include…
Google Colab CLI opens runtimes to Claude Code and Codex
Google released the Google Colab Command-Line Interface, a tool that connects local terminals to remote Colab runtimes. The CLI provides an execution platform for developers and AI agents, letting users provision compute, run local Python scripts on remote runtimes, and…
New ChatGPT Lockdown Mode Aims to Block Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration Attacks
OpenAI this week introduced Lockdown Mode, a security-focused setting for ChatGPT designed to reduce the risk of data exfiltration from prompt-injection attacks. The feature is rolling out to eligible personal accounts (Free, Go, Plus, Pro) and self-serve ChatGPT Business workspaces,…
Cybercriminals create 19,000 FIFA-themed domains ahead of 2026 World Cup
Fans looking for tickets, accommodation and match broadcasts are already encountering scams tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring millions of visitors and an estimated 6 billion spectators to a tournament spread across…
52% of direct-to-IP threats are missing from intelligence feeds
Security tools are good at inspecting websites, domains, URLs, and files, so attackers are moving lower in the stack and communicating directly with IP addresses, where visibility is limited. According to Palo Alto Networks’ report, this creates a visibility gap…
GitHub Copilot app launches as desktop home for AI coding agents
GitHub introduced the Copilot app, a desktop application built for working with AI coding agents, at Microsoft Build 2026. The release expands GitHub’s Copilot product line beyond editor integrations and command-line tools into a dedicated workspace for directing several agents…