Organizations in regulated industries such as financial services, government, defense, and healthcare restrict their sensitive workloads to isolated…
Trump Targets Foreign Technology in New U.S. Power Grid Security Order
Trump targets foreign-made power grid equipment, citing cyber, sabotage and supply-chain risks to U.S. national security. Executive Order 14420, signed on…
Hackers Target AI Infrastructure With RCE, Prompt Injection and API Key Theft
Hackers are actively probing AI systems, turning exposed gateways and agent tools into routes for remote code execution, credential theft, and…
Attackers Chain Two PaperCut Flaws to Execute Code Without Authentication
Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances, as the company…
Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China
Fraudsters are exploiting enterprise chat apps like Teams and Webex to trick Chinese victims into transferring large sums of money, fueling a wave of…
Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers
Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard…
Cyberattack on Three UK Airports Exposes Data of 8.7 Million Customers
A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed information belonging to about 8.7 million customers across three UK airports.
ownCloud Flaw Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records From Philippine Research Body
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited…
Inside Astaroth’s New Spambot Component
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IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-28 20h : 6 posts
6 posts published in the last hour 17:31When Malware Does Math: The Arms Race Between Sandboxes and Self-Aware Threats 17:31LACMA Data Breach: A 4-Day Attack, a Year of Fallout 17:3128,000 Exposed Git Repositories Found Leaking Credentials 17:31Exploited RCE Flaws and…
When Malware Does Math: The Arms Race Between Sandboxes and Self-Aware Threats
Modern malware can detect sandboxes and stay dormant, making inactivity a potential sign of evasion.
LACMA Data Breach: A 4-Day Attack, a Year of Fallout
LACMA says a four-day cyberattack may have exposed Social Security, financial, and medical data, prompting public disclosure and a proposed lawsuit.
28,000 Exposed Git Repositories Found Leaking Credentials
Researchers found 28,000 exposed Git repositories containing active AWS, Stripe, OpenAI and GitHub credentials. Learn the risks and defenses.
Exploited RCE Flaws and Infrastructure Attacks Define this Cybersecurity Week in August 2026
Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters for August 2026.
700 AI Agents Helped Carry Out Hugging Face Attack
An overarching number of 700 artificial intelligence agents participated in a coordinated attack against Hugging Face after models running inside OpenAI’s…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-28 19h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 16:31Russian Hackers Use New HOOKEDGE Malware to Spy on European Defense and Diplomatic Targets 16:31Iran-Linked Hackers Reportedly Knock UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days 16:316 ThreatLocker alternatives that should make your shortlist…
Russian Hackers Use New HOOKEDGE Malware to Spy on European Defense and Diplomatic Targets
Russian hackers have used a new backdoor called HOOKEDGE to target defense manufacturers, government bodies, and diplomatic organizations in Romania,…
Iran-Linked Hackers Reportedly Knock UK Power Plant Offline for Four Days
A cyber incident reportedly forced a British power plant to halt operations for about four days in July, drawing attention to the security of less-visible…
6 ThreatLocker alternatives that should make your shortlist
There are a few reasons that MSPs start looking for ThreatLocker alternatives. You might have had enough of the friction with end users. The high levels…
Ransomware Gang Claims AI Can Analyze 700GB of Stolen Data Every Hour
TITAN ransomware is pairing file encryption with an ambitious claim: artificial intelligence that can sort through 700GB of stolen corporate data every…
19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were published over the last six months and…
CrowdStrike Named Strongest Overall Leader in 2026 Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms
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Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.
In Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Manchester Airports Group cyberattack, Carhartt breach data was partly fake, U.S. Bank…