Plug and Pwn attack details that the Windows Plug and Play driver installation can lead to execution as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The technique, published by…
Enriched URL Reports: VirusTotal URL Scanning 2.0
Introduction In today’s fast-moving cybersecurity landscape, threat analysts must move beyond basic, binary reputation scores to successfully defend…
Mozilla Revokes Firefox Signing Key After Unencrypted Subkey Was Committed to GitHub
Mozilla has rotated a GPG signing subkey used for selected Firefox and Thunderbird release artifacts after an unencrypted copy of the previous subkey was…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-11 17h : 17 posts
17 posts were published in the last hour 14:31 : SAP Patches Critical Code Injection, Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities 14:31 : PLEASE_READ_ME: The Opportunistic Ransomware Devastating MySQL Servers 14:31 : What Happened At Black Hat 14:31 : Gen Threat Report Highlights…
SAP Patches Critical Code Injection, Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SAP released 28 new and two updated security notes, including four notes dealing with critical-severity bugs.
PLEASE_READ_ME: The Opportunistic Ransomware Devastating MySQL Servers
Guardicore Labs uncovers a Ransomware detection campaign targeting MySQL servers. Attackers use Double Extortion and publish data to pressure victims.
What Happened At Black Hat
I had a blast at my first Black Hat! With more than 20,000 attendees, 400 booths, and an unfathomable amount of afterparties, Black Hat 2026 taught me…
Gen Threat Report Highlights H1 Global Threat Landscape
The Gen Threat Report is a twice-a-year analysis of the largest cyber threats impacting the digital threat landscape, providing a detailed insight into…
Black Hat USA 2026: Field Report and Cybersecurity Findings
Cyber Defense Magazine Black Hat USA 2026 Las Vegas, Nevada | August 2–6, 2026 Executive Summary and Key Findings Black Hat USA 2026 provided a firsthand…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.11
Critical infrastructure providers, supply chain logistics networks, and enterprise platforms continue to be disrupted by active ransomware campaigns
Security Theatre: Busy Metrics in the SOC are a Great Show, but Terrible Defense
Unfortunately, many security professionals still consider noisy SOC metrics the best benchmarks for performance. I call this “activity theater”—a lot of…
French-Spanish operation targets hazardous waste trafficking network: four arrested
The investigation focused on an alleged cross-border network that illegally transported tonnes of demolition waste from France to Spain, posing serious…
Closing Security Gaps Where Digital Meets Physical Access
Access management is the first step in any risk management strategy. Sophisticated threats have adapted to the familiar methods of heavy doors, physical…
US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’
The Water Watch Center launched at DEF CON aims to help under-resourced utilities protect their systems against hackers.
Dystopian Warning from Renowned Cyber Threat Researcher
In the decade I spent working at cybersecurity giants like Fortinet and Check Point Software, I witnessed the industry evolve quite a bit – from the…
Sexual predators targeting online accounts for intimate images, FBI warns
The FBI is warning that criminals are breaking into social media to steal and distribute non-consensual intimate images and videos.
Season 4 of The Europol Podcast available now
The Europol Podcast is the official podcast of the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation. This season, we spoke to our Europol experts on the…
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development
OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing,…
Ransomware Attacks Are Targeting Managers and other Business Leaders
Zscaler findings show ransomware attackers increasingly target managers and business leaders.
North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
The investigation shows that North Koreans are able to infiltrate government agencies, as well as private organizations and crypto exchanges.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-11 16h : 20 posts
20 posts were published in the last hour 13:31 : The Nansh0u Campaign – Hackers Arsenal Grows Stronger 13:31 : Arctera enhances Unified Platform for evidence-driven compliance workflows 13:31 : Migrant smuggling network using rental cars dismantled across the Balkans…
The Nansh0u Campaign – Hackers Arsenal Grows Stronger
In the beginning of April, three attacks detected in the Guardicore Global Sensor Network (GGSN) caught our attention. All three had source IP addresses…
Arctera enhances Unified Platform for evidence-driven compliance workflows
Arctera has announced new capabilities to the Arctera Unified Platform enabling organizations to manage complex governance requirements by connecting…
Migrant smuggling network using rental cars dismantled across the Balkans
Led by the Greek authorities and supported by Europol, the investigation targeted a criminal network composed mainly of Syrian and Egyptian nationals…