Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here’s what we know and…
DentaQuest Breach Affects 15 Million in Largest US Health Data Breach Reported in 2026
DentaQuest says a May 2026 network breach affected 15 million people, exposing Social Security numbers and dental or vision health information.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-14 21h : 9 posts
9 posts published in the last hour 18:3140,000 WordPress Sites affected by Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in User Profile Builder WordPress Plugin 18:31CEVA Logistics Cyberattack Disrupts European Warehouses and Shipments 18:31Putting OpenAI Cyber Models to Work for Defenders 18:315 Infrastructure Controls…
40,000 WordPress Sites affected by Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in User Profile Builder WordPress Plugin
On July 14th, 2026, we received a submission for an Authentication Bypass vulnerability in User Profile Builder, a WordPress plugin with more than 40,000…
CEVA Logistics Cyberattack Disrupts European Warehouses and Shipments
CEVA Logistics suffered a cyberattack disrupting European operations, with eight warehouses affected and shipments halted at impacted sites. CEVA…
Putting OpenAI Cyber Models to Work for Defenders
Unit 42 is putting the latest frontier cyber models to work across customer environments to find, validate and help remediate the attack paths that matter…
5 Infrastructure Controls for Securing AI Agents
The Disturbing Discovery In July 2026, the AI Red Team at NVIDIA published findings of a six-month assessment review of enterprise AI agents, ranging from…
Spectre rears its ugly head again as researchers show some RISC-V chips are susceptible
Eight years on, we’re still paying to hide the future glimpsed during speculative execution
Shell Investigates Clop Data Theft Claims Tied to PTC Flaw
Shell is investigating a potential security incident after Clop claimed it stole 89 GB of data.
1.6M RingCentral accounts’ data dumped after ShinyHunters extortion attack
Another one bites the dust
RingCentral Breach Data Includes 1.6M Email Addresses, HIBP Says
HIBP says the RingCentral breach exposed 1.6 million email addresses plus names, phone numbers, and addresses, raising phishing concerns.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-14 20h : 4 posts
4 posts published in the last hour 17:31Apple warned hundreds of users of mercenary spyware attacks 17:01CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report: Exploitation Window Closes as AI Use Accelerates 17:01VINclarity Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam and Fraud Reputation Attack Across Search…
Apple warned hundreds of users of mercenary spyware attacks
Apple warns users of credible, targeted attacks and urges immediate verification, stronger protections, and expert assistance. Apple has sent a new round…
CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report: Exploitation Window Closes as AI Use Accelerates
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VINclarity Publishes Investigation Into Alleged Scam and Fraud Reputation Attack Across Search and AI
Selidan, USA, August 14th, 2026, CyberNewswire New report examines suspicious Reddit activity, coordinated YouTube content and BBB Scam Tracker entries…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-14 19h : 14 posts
14 posts were published in the last hour 16:31 : Upcoming Speaking Engagements 16:31 : China-Linked Hackers Use AI Agents in Autonomous Attack on Taiwan 16:31 : Researchers confirm breach claims by data-extortion group 16:31 : Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day…
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking, signing books, and participating in panel discussions at LAcon V in…
China-Linked Hackers Use AI Agents in Autonomous Attack on Taiwan
China-linked hackers reportedly used eight AI agents to breach a government network, steal data and compromise accounts with minimal human oversight.…
Researchers confirm breach claims by data-extortion group
The exfiltrated data may be related to misconfiguration of Microsoft Power Page portals, according to a new report.
Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Gain SYSTEM Access and Deploy Backdoor
The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a newly patched security flaw impacting Microsoft…
Cisco security revenue jumps 14% as agentic AI sharpens cyberattacks
AI agents are driving demand for cybersecurity tools as companies confront increasingly sophisticated threats, CEO Chuck Robbins said.
New Android Malware Chain Turns Bank Support Scams Into NFC Card Fraud
Researchers uncovered an Android malware chain combining SpyNote and WindRelay to enable remote phone control, banking fraud, and live NFC card abuse.
The 80% Problem: Why AI resilience is more important than ever
AI has been transformational for the workplace, saving time on repetitive tasks and freeing skilled staff to focus on higher-value work. It has become so…
The AI Memory Security Blueprint
Designing Context Isolation, Retrieval Trust, and Vector Database Governance for Enterprise RAG Systems Part 1 — Five Documents Can Hijack a Frontier…