Black Hat USA 2026 returns for its 29th year, covering the latest in infosec for CISOs, technical experts, thought leaders, innovative vendors and…
Threat Brief: Mitigating Large-Scale Credential Attacks (Updated August 18)
We provide guidance for preparing for and mitigating large-scale credential attacks, focusing on recent campaigns targeting security vendors’ devices.
Implement custom authentication for tools integration using request Lambda interceptor in AgentCore Gateway
When deploying AI agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, organizations benefit from built-in modern support for OAuth 2.0, AWS Identity and Access…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-18 23h : 5 posts
5 posts published in the last hour 20:31Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments 20:02Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday: 400+ Bugs Fixed, One Zero-Day Under Attack 20:01Google’s Incognito Mode Does Not Make Users Invisible. Here’s What It Actually…
Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments
Gaps in expiry checks could let dead plastic make purchases again
Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday: 400+ Bugs Fixed, One Zero-Day Under Attack
Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday fixes about 400 security flaws, including an actively exploited Windows zero-day and multiple 9.8-rated RCE bugs.
Google’s Incognito Mode Does Not Make Users Invisible. Here’s What It Actually Protects
Google’s Chrome Incognito mode can keep browsing history off a device, but it was never designed to make users anonymous online. A class-action lawsuit…
Hacker Claims 3.6 Million Azure Records Stolen From McDonald’s, Vodafone and Others
A hacker claims to be selling 3.6 million Azure-linked employee records from McDonald’s, Vodafone, TCS, and others, but no breach is confirmed.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-18 22h : 8 posts
8 posts published in the last hour 19:02OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach 19:02OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue 19:02Attackers Exploit MLflow SSRF Flaw to Steal Cloud Credentials and Secrets 19:02French Tax Authority Data…
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during…
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs…
Attackers Exploit MLflow SSRF Flaw to Steal Cloud Credentials and Secrets
Two critical vulnerabilities impacting MLflow, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform, and FUXA, an open-source, web-based SCADA / HMI…
French Tax Authority Data Breach Exposes 600,000+ Users’ Personal Tax-Related Data
France’s tax authority has confirmed a data breach affecting approximately 678,000 individuals and businesses after threat actors gained unauthorized…
Microsoft Copilot Personal Flaws Could Let One Click Exfiltrate Data From Connected Apps
Varonis Threat Labs has disclosed three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Copilot Personal that it said could allow a single click on a crafted link to…
CISA Warns Medusa Ransomware Hackers Steal Data, Kill Security Tools, and Encrypt Entire Networks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Ransom Busters Claims It Hacked Ransomware Servers, Asks Victims for Up to $60,000
A ransomware affiliate calling itself Ransom Busters has been spotted proactively sending emails to victim organizations and claims to delete stolen data…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-18 21h : 4 posts
4 posts published in the last hour 18:31Hackers Expose Data of 1.2 Million Heights Finance Customers 18:01DDoS Attack Knocks Threema Messaging Service Offline for Hours 18:01Microsoft Confirms ShieldBreak Defender Flaw, Windows Defender Fix Still Pending 18:00IT Security News Hourly Summary…
Hackers Expose Data of 1.2 Million Heights Finance Customers
A Heights Finance breach exposed personal and financial data of over 1.2 million people after hackers compromised a third-party cloud platform. Heights…
DDoS Attack Knocks Threema Messaging Service Offline for Hours
A large-scale DDoS attack disrupted Threema for hours, knocking hosted messaging offline as OnPrem deployments stayed online and attackers remained…
Microsoft Confirms ShieldBreak Defender Flaw, Windows Defender Fix Still Pending
Microsoft is working on a fix for the ShieldBreak Windows Defender vulnerability as a public proof of concept raises privilege-escalation concerns.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-18 20h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 17:31French Tax Authority Data Breach Exposes 600,000+ Users Personal Tax-Related Data 17:31Anthropic Launches New /design Skill for Claude Code UI Workflows 17:31Project noRecognition: Teaching AI to Fool Surveillance Cameras 17:31Critical MLflow SSRF Vulnerability…
French Tax Authority Data Breach Exposes 600,000+ Users Personal Tax-Related Data
France’s tax authority has confirmed a data breach affecting approximately 678,000 individuals and businesses after threat actors gained unauthorized…
Anthropic Launches New /design Skill for Claude Code UI Workflows
Anthropic has introduced a new /design skill for Claude Code, expanding its developer-focused AI platform into user interface design workflows. The…
Project noRecognition: Teaching AI to Fool Surveillance Cameras
Researchers tested 31 million patterns to disrupt surveillance AI, with promising results but significant gaps between simulation and real-world use. The…