Critical VMware vCenter RCE flaw exploited for reverse SSH access
A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter Syslog Server is being exploited in an active campaign to deploy a reverse SSH t...
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New Mirai variant adds stealth capabilities to notorious botnet code
Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for defaul...
Botnets before the ballots: US midterms at risk?
Here’s what election security teams need to consider ahead of the elections this fall.
Exposed AWS Access Key Linked to Data Breach Affecting 1500+ UK Charities
CRM provider Beacon has revealed that a compromised AWS access key was the likely root cause of the breach of 1500 UK charities’ data
Trezor discloses data breach affecting nearly 14,000 customers
Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 14,000 of its customers after ShipMonk, its shipping provider and logistics part...
New PATCHCORD Backdoor Targets Afghan Telecom and Indian Critical Infrastructure
Afghan telecom providers and South Asian critical infrastructure organizations have emerged as the target of a new ongoing campaign that delivers a previousl...
Google Cloud Targets 2027 for First Major Post-Quantum Security Milestone
Google Cloud has set a 2027 deadline to mitigate store-now-decrypt-later risks as part of its post-quantum cryptography roadmap, with wider migration goals e...
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 21 Deals Announced in July 2026
Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Barracuda, CrowdStrike, Cyera, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, and Qualcomm. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 2...
White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks
President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 12 allowing vetted private companies to run offensive cyber operations against f...
Adobe Commerce Bug Targeted Immediately After Disclosure
The first exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2026-71362 were observed shortly after Adobe released patches. The post Adobe Commerce Bug Targeted Immediately...
Spectre vulnerabilities found on commercial RISC-V chips
Academic researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security and KU Leuven have demonstrated that commercially available out-of-order RISC-V...
Who Vets AI’s Code? The Scale Challenge Facing Open Source Ingestion
AI coding tools can introduce unvetted or hallucinated open source dependencies faster than traditional security reviews can keep pace. ActiveState explains ...
vCenter Flaw Exploited Just Five Days After Disclosure
Attackers exploited a critical-severity vCenter flaw five days after Broadcom disclosed it
DataGrout helps enterprises control AI usage, governance and LLM costs
SelectHub has announced the launch of DataGrout, its specialized AI research lab introducing an LLM inference optimization platform and AI governance solutio...
AmnesiaStealer Hijacks Chromium Sessions to Give Attackers Live Browser Control on macOS
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new macOS-oriented, Rust-based information stealer called AmnesiaStealer that's capable of hijacking Ch...
Jewelbug Uses Public Google Docs as Malware Command-and-Control Delivery Channel
A China-linked threat group tracked as Jewelbug has turned public Google Docs into a resilient command-and-control delivery channel, embedding freshly obfusc...
Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after teen suicide
Discord's Go Live feature contributed to a 13-year-old girl's death by suicide, according to Brazilian regulators, who told the company to suspend the stream...
White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations
A new White House memo signed by U.S.
Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals
The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, the White House announced.
A10 Networks introduces AI Gateway to secure and manage enterprise AI
A10 Networks has announced the general availability of the A10 AI Gateway, a centralized, intelligent control plane that gives organizations unified routing,...