Players of indie game Meccha Chameleon have been advised to install the latest update and avoid the game’s original Discord community after malicious…
Anthropic AI Discovery Pushes HAWK Out of US Post-Quantum Cryptography Race
A post-quantum cryptography algorithm that was being evaluated for possible adoption as a US standard has been withdrawn after Anthropic’s AI security…
GrapheneOS Foundation Defends Privacy Features Amid US Case Involving User
The US Department of Justice’s recent case against GrapheneOS user Sam Tunick has renewed discussions about mobile privacy, digital security and the…
Parents take on Meta, TikTok, Google, and Snap in 3,000 youth safety lawsuits
It’s the biggest legal challenge yet to addictive social media design and its impact on children.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-15 22h : 4 posts
4 posts published in the last hour 19:31Dissecting the JWR phishing framework 19:02CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues 19:01Akira Affiliate Crashes Ransomware After Attempting EDR Evasion 19:00IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-15 21h…
Dissecting the JWR phishing framework
Cisco Talos recently identified an undocumented phishing framework, internally branded “JWR” by its developer, built to convincingly impersonate checkout…
CBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and Colleagues
Records obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests…
Akira Affiliate Crashes Ransomware After Attempting EDR Evasion
Huntress documents how a ransomware affiliate sabotaged its own attack with an anti-EDR effort
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-15 21h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 18:31Crooks Are Buying Your Expired Domains and Using Them to Deliver Malware 18:31How to Test for CORS Misconfigurations Like a Bug Bounty Hunter 18:31Imperva API Security Token & Authentication Risk Report: Nearly 40%…
Crooks Are Buying Your Expired Domains and Using Them to Deliver Malware
Attackers are buying expired domains to exploit their reputation, traffic and DNS history, using them for malware delivery, scams and C2 infrastructure.…
How to Test for CORS Misconfigurations Like a Bug Bounty Hunter
A step-by-step method for finding and proving CORS misconfiguration vulnerabilities: the header checks, the edge cases developers miss, and how to fix…
Imperva API Security Token & Authentication Risk Report: Nearly 40% of APIs Face Multiple Authentication Risks
Every year, the security industry publishes benchmark reports built more or less the same way: pick a handful of common vulnerabilities, measure how often…
WhatsApp Begins Limited Test of AI Scam Alerts for Unknown Senders
WhatsApp is testing an on-device Scam Alert feature that flags suspicious messages while keeping analysis local and preserving end-to-end encryption.
Google Says Chrome Cut 7 Billion Unwanted Android Notifications Per Day
Google says Chrome cut unwanted Android notifications by more than 7 billion per day using permission controls, abuse detection, rate limits, and…
July 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics Infographic
One page, every number that matters. This infographic distills July 2026’s 188 confirmed cyber attacks into a fast visual read — who’s behind them, how…
Microsoft Plans to End SMS and Voice Authentication for Entra ID
Microsoft is reportedly phasing out SMS and voice authentication in Entra ID. See the claimed deadlines and what IT administrators should do next.
July 2026 Cyber Attacks Statistics
July 2026 saw 188 confirmed cyber attacks across 69 countries, with financially motivated Cyber Crime driving three in four incidents. Malware remained…
Singapore Is Literally Training People to Get Scammed
Singapore is using simulated AI-enabled scam calls to train the public, offering IT leaders a new model for social engineering security training.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-15 20h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 17:31ICO Reprimands Criminal Records Office After 2023 Breach 17:31Bad Advice and Myths Around Malware Prevention 17:31SAP Commerce Cloud CVE-2026-58231 Exploited in the Wild 17:02Storm-1175 Replaces Medusa With New StormEncryptor Ransomware 17:02Armored Likho expands…
ICO Reprimands Criminal Records Office After 2023 Breach
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to ACRO after patching and security monitoring failures led to a breach
Bad Advice and Myths Around Malware Prevention
Have you ever given advice like “opening PDFs is safe”, “exploits are extremely rare” or “browsers are secure”? Please don’t.
SAP Commerce Cloud CVE-2026-58231 Exploited in the Wild
Attackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity SAP Commerce Cloud vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58231, just days after SAP released a patch. A…
Storm-1175 Replaces Medusa With New StormEncryptor Ransomware
Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is using a new ransomware called StormEncryptor, replacing Medusa in its latest attacks. Microsoft says…
Armored Likho expands its cyber-espionage toolkit
Kaspersky experts break down a new Armored Likho campaign that poses as a fundraising efforts and delivers a new Still Toolkit aimed at stealing Telegram…