Britain’s retail industry is entering a new phase of automation as Chinese robotics companies step in to fill growing labour gaps. With productivity…
Picus Blue Report Reveals Persistent Detection Gaps
Picus finds that cyber defenses are improving, but detection, post-compromise, and ransomware prevention gaps persist.
Here’s How to Secure Your SSO Against Credential Attacks
Single sign-on (SSO) has transformed how employees access business applications by allowing one account to authenticate users across multiple services.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-14 17h : 15 posts
15 posts were published in the last hour 14:31 : After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug 14:31 : Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026) 14:31…
After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
This is the latest zero-day released by security researcher Nightmare Eclipse, despite Microsoft publicly threatening to take legal action against them.
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to…
Autonomous AI Hacking Campaign Targets Taiwan Infrastructure
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) confirmed that government systems and critical national infrastructure were targeted in a…
French tax authority admits data heist after crook touts 2M records
Government disputes claims of continued access as investigators measure damage
Hackers abuse AI models to find new entry paths
Network defenders are racing to secure their IT systems before criminal and state-actors circumvent existing guardrails.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.14
Rapid zero-day weaponization, high-tempo ransomware deployments, and large-scale web scraping continue to expose critical systems and personal data across…
Cisco says software vulnerability could let hackers crash firewalls
Threat actors have already begun exploiting the flaw, according to the U.S. government.
WindRelay Malware Pairs With SpyNote RAT in Live-Call Scam
New WindRelay NFC malware paired with SpyNote RAT let a fraudster clone a card mid-call
“Zoomsday” flaws could let one Zoom participant attack another
Update Zoom now to protect against critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker in the same meeting to run malicious code on your device.
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help unlock massive quantum computers
A tiny superconducting engine has successfully converted heat near absolute zero into useful work, demonstrating the first cyclic quantum heat engine of…
The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2026: From Model Risks to Agentic Security
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737 Chrome VPN Extensions Caught Routing Traffic Through Proxies. Check If You Have One
A massive set of 737 free VPN and proxy extensions have been found to mainly target Russian-speaking users seeking access to blocked services with an aim…
Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in
Helix claims nearly a million files, while the logistics biz says operations never hit the brakes
Vega Introduces Detection Skills, The New Open Standard for AI Reasoning in Agentic Cyber Defense
Vega, the pioneer of Agentic Cyber Defense, today launched Detection Skills: an open standard that redefines security operations for the AI era. The…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-14 16h : 23 posts
23 posts were published in the last hour 13:32 : Autonomous AI attacks pose ‘clear and present danger’ to critical infrastructure 13:31 : Linux Kernel Process Accounting, (Wed, Aug 12th) 13:31 : Zoom Zero-Click RCE: AI Helped Build an Exploit…
Autonomous AI attacks pose ‘clear and present danger’ to critical infrastructure
Weaponized agents could turn digital intrusions into kinetic disasters, experts warn
Linux Kernel Process Accounting, (Wed, Aug 12th)
A couple of days ago, Xavier posted about Atuin to gain more insight into the command history. Atuin does a great job of better organizing what is usually…
Zoom Zero-Click RCE: AI Helped Build an Exploit in Under 24 Hours
Researchers built a Zoom zero-click RCE exploit in under 24 hours using AI, exposing risks to Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android users.
Apple now uses iPhone alerts for targets of mercenary spyware
Apple explains how Threat Notifications help protect iPhone users targeted by mercenary spyware.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.12
Emerging zero-day exploits against security software, deceptive AI capabilities, deepfake identity fraud, and widespread healthcare data breaches