Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a “massive, ongoing, automated password spray attack” aimed at Microsoft’s Azure command-line interface (CLI), compromising dozens of accounts in the process. The activity, per Huntress, originates from an IPv6 address range (2a0a:d683::/32) controlled by internet…
Why Ask Credentials If There Are Secret Codes?, (Wed, Jul 1st)
This morning, an interesting phishing email hit my mailbox. It targets Metamask[1], a cryptocurrency wallet, available as a browser extension and a mobile app, that lets users store, send, and receive crypto money. It's pretty popular, so a juicy target…
Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Bypass Authentication and Security Constraints
The Apache Software Foundation has disclosed two security vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat that can lead to authentication bypass and improper enforcement of security constraints. These vulnerabilities impact various deployments across enterprise environments. They are tracked as CVE-2026-55957 (Important severity) and…
U.S. Commerce Withdraws Export Controls on Anthropic Claude Models After Security Commitments
The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently lifted export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, following a series of security and compliance commitments made by the company. This decision represents a significant shift in…
The agentic AI ‘lethal trifecta’: What CISOs should know
<p>By now, every CISO has probably heard the phrase <i>lethal trifecta</i> tossed around in AI security discussions. The term refers to a combination of three agentic AI properties that, together, make agents vulnerable to attack and put the enterprises using…
Microsoft wants to stop unwanted bots from entering Teams meetings
A new Microsoft Teams admin policy, Manage external bots and their access to meetings, gives organizations greater visibility and control over external bots in meetings. The policy identifies bots and applies safeguards before they are admitted. Microsoft will begin retiring…
AI-generated code risks reach security, legal, and compliance teams
Most engineering organizations write code with AI, and a good number of them keep that code away from customers. A Flux survey of engineering leaders and practitioners found that nearly half run AI-generated code in production. Almost every company in…
Citrix Patches Six NetScaler Flaws Allowing File Read and Denial-of-Service
Citrix on Tuesday released security updates to address multiple flaws in NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway) that could be exploited by an attacker to facilitate arbitrary file reads or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.…
10 Real-World CVEs Explained: What Every Security Professional Must Learn (2026)
By HOC Team | Last updated: June 2026 | Read time: ~22 min The best way to understand… The post 10 Real-World CVEs Explained: What Every Security Professional Must Learn (2026) appeared first on Hackers Online Club. This article has…
U.S. Lifts Export Controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The U.S. Department of Commerce has formally withdrawn export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, ending an 18-day standoff that had blocked global access to the company’s most advanced systems. In a letter dated…
Multiple Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Bypass Authentication
The Apache Software Foundation has disclosed two vulnerabilities affecting Apache Tomcat that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and security constraints protecting web applications. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-55957 and CVE-2026-55956, impact multiple major versions of the widely deployed servlet…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-07-01 06h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 4:2 : Getting boards to fund ERM means speaking their currency
Getting boards to fund ERM means speaking their currency
In this Help Net Security video, Greg Young, VP Cybersecurity and Corporate Development at TrendAI, explains how to build Enterprise Risk Management that a board will pay for. Drawing on nearly four decades in cybersecurity, including time as a CISO…
US puts $10m bounty on Russian hackers, new phish hunts hotels, Supreme Court reins in geofencing
US Puts $10M Bounty on Russian Hackers, Supreme Court Limits Geofence Warrants, New phishing campaign targets hotels, AI Coding Agents Tricked into Malware and Canada’s Electronic Spies Go After Ransomware Gangs. The episode covers the US State Department’s up to…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9990, (Wed, Jul 1st)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, July 1st, 2026…
Phantom Squatting: AI-Hallucinated Domains as a Software Supply Chain Vector
Attackers can exploit LLM domain hallucinations through phantom squatting to target supply chains. Read the analysis to learn more. The post Phantom Squatting: AI-Hallucinated Domains as a Software Supply Chain Vector appeared first on Unit 42. This article has been…
XSS.is, The Forum That Ran the Ransomware Supply Chain Is Down. The Market Isn’t
Police arrested the alleged admin of XSS.is, a major cybercrime forum whose trusted escrow service helped power the underground economy. On 22 July 2025, French and Ukrainian police arrested a 38-year-old man in Kyiv and shut down XSS.is, the most…
Meta Adds WhatsApp Usernames: Here’s What You Need to Know
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames so people can chat without sharing phone numbers. Here’s how reservations, username keys, and rules work. The post Meta Adds WhatsApp Usernames: Here’s What You Need to Know appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has…
CVE-2026-8451: Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Leaks Memory
CVE-2026-8451 is a Citrix NetScaler vulnerability that can leak process memory through specially crafted SAML requests. The post CVE-2026-8451: Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Leaks Memory appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original…
Proton’s pitch for Lumo 2.0: Frontier AI without the data grab
Proton has unveiled Lumo 2.0, a major upgrade to its zero-access encrypted AI assistant. Built on a new architecture, the release brings the assistant closer to frontier AI models with new AI models, multimodal capabilities, Memory, improved web search, and…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-07-01 00h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 22:1 : IT Security News Weekly Summary July 21:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-06-30
IT Security News Weekly Summary July
210 posts were published in the last hour 21:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-06-30 21:2 : Silent Swap Uses Fake Chrome Extension to Steal Crypto 21:2 : Watch out for “high paying, low effort” Amazon job texts 20:32…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-06-30
155 posts were published in the last hour 21:2 : Silent Swap Uses Fake Chrome Extension to Steal Crypto 21:2 : Watch out for “high paying, low effort” Amazon job texts 20:32 : U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp flaw to its Known…
Silent Swap Uses Fake Chrome Extension to Steal Crypto
Silent Swap uses a fake Chrome extension to silently replace cryptocurrency wallet addresses and steal digital assets. The post Silent Swap Uses Fake Chrome Extension to Steal Crypto appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity…