AI-powered coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are increasingly triggering endpoint detection and response (EDR) alerts that resemble active cyberattacks, according to new research from Sophos X-Ops. This analysis, based on real-world telemetry collected in June…
Codenotary launches AI security platform that learns from AI agent behavior
Codenotary has announced AgentMon 3, the latest generation of its enterprise AI security platform, introducing adaptive runtime security policies. These continuously evolve as AI agents operate across an organization by learning from customer-specific workflows, observed behavioral patterns, and newly emerging…
ScienceLogic adds geographic service visibility to Skylar One
ScienceLogic has released the “Kyoto” update for Skylar One, the core observability offering in its AI Platform. The release adds geographic service visibility, simplified location and device management, enhanced relationship mapping, and platform updates aimed at improving observability across hybrid…
Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware
AI agents can browse the web, use external tools, execute commands, and perform tasks on behalf of users. Many rely on skills that define how they interact with services and data. Malicious skills can abuse those capabilities to steal data,…
Alibaba Blocks Claude Code for Employees Over Hidden Tracking of Chinese Users Starting July 10
Alibaba has banned its employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code coding assistant starting July 10, 2026, after a developer discovered hidden tracking code t Thank you for being a Ghacks reader. The post Alibaba Blocks Claude Code for Employees Over…
My Stack Simulator, (Wed, Jul 8th)
The stack is a memory region where a program stores temporary data - like local variables and return addresses. Think of the stack as a pile of plates in your kitchen: you can only add a new plate to the top,…
REF6045 Uses SCMBANKER PowerShell Toolkit to Target Mexican Banking Customers
A human-operated Mexican banking fraud campaign tracked as REF6045 has been observed using a bespoke PowerShell toolkit SCMBANKER to turn commodity click-fraud lures into operator-assisted account takeovers and payment diversion. The operation relies on social engineering through fake CAPTCHA/verification pages…
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, tracked as CVE-2026-48282, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild. Disclosed on July 7, 2026,…
Bug Bounty Hunting for Beginners: How to Find Your First Vulnerability (2026)
By HOC Team | Last updated: July 2026 | Read time: ~22 min Bug bounty hunting is one… The post Bug Bounty Hunting for Beginners: How to Find Your First Vulnerability (2026) appeared first on Hackers Online Club. This article…
15-year-old GhostLock Kernel Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation in Major Linux Distributions
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-43499 and dubbed “GhostLock,” has been disclosed by security researchers at VEGA, exposing a privilege escalation flaw that has silently affected major Linux distributions for over a decade. GhostLock originates from a logic…
Discord’s Security Systems Mistakenly Banned 8,000+ Accounts Since May 2026
Discord has confirmed that a bug in its automated security systems led to the wrongful suspension of more than 8,000 user accounts between May 2026 and early July 2026. The company disclosed the issue via its official support account on…
China-Nexus Hackers Exploit Ruckus Routers to Build Operational Relay Box Networks
UAT-7810, a China-nexus hacking group, is expanding a global network of hijacked internet devices by exploiting security flaws in Ruckus wireless routers and rolling out new custom malware. This activity feeds into what researchers call an Operational Relay Box network,…
NCSC Touts National Scale, AI-Powered “Cyber Shield” for Defense
The National Cyber Security Centre wants to work with AI partners to build a new “Cyber Shield” to defend the UK This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NCSC Touts National Scale, AI-Powered “Cyber Shield” for…
Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Are a Design Failure, Not Bad Luck
Adobe frames the fast exploitation of its ColdFusion vulnerabilities as an attacker speed problem. The real issue is a connector that never should have trusted an unauthenticated request. Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Are a Design Failure, Not Bad Luck on Latest…
Over 70% of Public WordPress Sites Running Outdated PHP Exposed to Cyberattacks
A new analysis has revealed a significant security gap within the global web ecosystem. Over 70% of publicly accessible WordPress sites are running outdated, end-of-life (EOL) PHP versions, significantly increasing their vulnerability to cyberattacks. These findings highlight a systemic issue…
CISA Deploys Anthropic’s Mythos AI to Hunt Vulnerabilities in U.S. Government Code
CISA is using Anthropic’s Mythos AI to scan federal code for vulnerabilities, aiming to find flaws before hackers and foreign intelligence services. Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that CISA, the U.S. government’s civilian cyber defense agency, is…
Alleged Member of Scattered Spider Cyber Gang Extradited to the USA to Stand Trial
Finnish authorities arrested an alleged member of the notorious hacker group Scattered Spider before extraditing him to the United States. Prosecutors charged 19-year-old Peter Stokes… The post Alleged Member of Scattered Spider Cyber Gang Extradited to the USA to Stand…
Lurking Lizard Uses Drop-Catch Domains and Lookalike Brands to Distribute Proxyware
A sophisticated, long-running operation that converts consumer devices into rentable exit nodes for residential proxy services. The initial signal was a fake 7-Zip installer hosted at 7zip[.]com a domain that mimicked the legitimate 7-zip[.]org and benefitted from years of search-engine…
15-Year-Old GhostLock Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Access and Container Escape
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, known as “GhostLock” (CVE-2026-43499), has been disclosed by researchers at Nebula Security. This vulnerability, which has existed for 15 years, allows for reliable privilege escalation and container escape across nearly all Linux distributions.…
Claude Cowork turns your phone into a remote control for AI work
Anthropic started rolling out Claude Cowork, an AI agent that completes multi-step tasks, in beta for Max users on mobile and the web. They describe a goal, and Claude plans the work, uses the required tools, and produces outputs such…
UK Cyber Shield, Japanese telco attack, China AI model limits
The UK’s Cyber Pledge and Cyber Shield Millions exposed in Japanese telco attack China looking to curb overseas model access Get the show notes here: Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Your team just added its 67th AI tool. And…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-07-08 09h : 8 posts
8 posts were published in the last hour 6:43 : Indian Income Tax Department Phishing Lure Deploys Gh0st RAT and AsyncRAT Implants 6:40 : Orbia CISO Miranda Ritchie on building security into sustainable infrastructure 6:38 : CISA Adds 4 Actively…
Indian Income Tax Department Phishing Lure Deploys Gh0st RAT and AsyncRAT Implants
A targeted phishing campaign impersonating the Indian Income Tax Department has been observed delivering a sophisticated, six-stage infection chain that culminates in two in-memory remote-access implants: a Gh0st RAT derivative and a Quasar/AsyncRAT-family .NET payload. Victims are funneled to fake…
Orbia CISO Miranda Ritchie on building security into sustainable infrastructure
In this interview with Help Net Security, Miranda Ritchie, industrial cybersecurity, CISO at Orbia, talks about protecting industrial systems where software runs water, chemical and manufacturing processes. She explains why a cyber incident in these settings can harm people, equipment…