9 posts were published in the last hour 7:31 : UK tackles AI bioweapon risk, DeadLock goes on-chain, evil twin flies home from DEF CON 7:31 : Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls 7:31 :…
UK tackles AI bioweapon risk, DeadLock goes on-chain, evil twin flies home from DEF CON
UK eyes AI gene-synthesis guardrails DeadLock puts ransomware on the blockchain An evil twin flies home from DEF CON Episode show notes:…
Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls
AI took center stage, but the clearest lesson was less about what AI can do than about who is accountable when something goes wrong
Honor Launches ‘Robot Phone’ With Gimbal Camera
Huawei spin-off starts selling AI-powered phone with gimbal-mounted camera that unfolds from back, interacts with users through gestures
Cisco Firewall 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Trigger DoS Condition
Security teams managing Cisco edge infrastructure face a high-priority patching deadline after Cisco confirmed active exploitation of a newly disclosed…
Gunra Ransomware Uses Up to 100 ChaCha20 Threads to Rapidly Encrypt Linux Systems
Gunra ransomware has added a Linux encryptor to its arsenal, giving affiliates control over how they lock enterprise data. The command-line payload can…
North Korean Lazarus Group Uses Windows Zero-Day in Operation Dream Job
Lazarus targets defense professionals with fake Lockheed Martin jobs, exploiting a Windows zero-day to deploy backdoors and evade security controls. Check…
Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The…
Passwords stored in public Google Doc then showed up in search results
Developer spotted hostname and credential string lurking in autocomplete
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 09h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 6:31 : Kimwolf v7 Removes Exploitation Code and Leaves Infection to External Loaders 6:31 : China-Linked Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Taiwan Government Systems 6:1 : Phantom Stealer Uses PNG…
Kimwolf v7 Removes Exploitation Code and Leaves Infection to External Loaders
A newly identified Kimwolf v7 build shows the Android and IoT botnet shifting from an all-in-one compromise toolkit into a more specialized DDoS and…
China-Linked Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Taiwan Government Systems
A China-linked threat actor has reportedly utilized a multi-agent artificial intelligence framework to conduct a nearly autonomous intrusion campaign…
Phantom Stealer Uses PNG Steganography and PowerShell Injection to Steal Credentials
Phantom Stealer is a .NET-based credential-harvesting malware that combines PNG-backed payload concealment, PowerShell-driven process injection, and…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 08h : 6 posts
6 posts were published in the last hour 5:31 : Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerabilities Enable SYSTEM and Root-Level Access 5:31 : City-Forum Hackers Target Salesforce and ServiceNow Instances Worldwide for Data Theft 5:31 : Four corporate investigation mistakes organizations make…
Palo Alto GlobalProtect Vulnerabilities Enable SYSTEM and Root-Level Access
Palo Alto Networks has released security advisories for multiple vulnerabilities in the GlobalProtect App that could allow a local attacker to elevate…
City-Forum Hackers Target Salesforce and ServiceNow Instances Worldwide for Data Theft
A sophisticated threat campaign, referred to as “City-Forum,” is targeting publicly accessible Salesforce Experience Cloud sites and ServiceNow Service…
Four corporate investigation mistakes organizations make under pressure
In this Help Net Security video, Christine Gadsby, VP and Chief Security Advisor at BlackBerry, explains why corporate investigations go wrong before the…
WordPress RCE Vulnerability Lets Authenticated Authors Execute Remote Code
WordPress has released version 7.0.4 to address a high-impact authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This flaw could allow users with…
DDoS attacks hit record scale as 1 Tbps+ campaigns become more common
DDoS attacks grew in scale during the first half of 2026, bringing larger traffic floods, shorter attack durations, and increasingly automated campaigns.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 07h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 4:31 : Critical WordPress RCE Vulnerability Allows Authors to Execute Code via Malicious PNG File 4:31 : Product showcase: Is this image real? Slop or Not investigates 4:1 : Wireshark 4.6.8 patches…
Critical WordPress RCE Vulnerability Allows Authors to Execute Code via Malicious PNG File
WordPress has released version 7.0.4, a security-focused update that closes a remote code execution vulnerability affecting sites that process images with…
Product showcase: Is this image real? Slop or Not investigates
Slop or Not is an AI text and image detector for iPhone and Mac that runs entirely offline, with no account required. It uses on-device AI models powered…
Wireshark 4.6.8 patches 28 security bugs, nine in file parsers
Wireshark 4.6.8 fixes 28 security bugs in the protocol analyzer, and nine of them fire when someone opens a saved capture file. Those nine sit in file…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 06h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 3:31 : 2026-08-12: SmartApeSG ClickFix leads to two RATs 3:0 : IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-13 05h : 4 posts