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Security researchers accidentally receive sensitive data through misconfigured email domains
Companies are sending sensitive data, including injury reports, pizza orders, and test credentials, to domains like @noreply.us and @noreply.
Klaviyo data leak: Customer sign-up info, including passwords, shared with advertisers
The misconfiguration on Klaviyo's sign-up page allowed any third-party trackers present on the site to potentially access and share sensitive customer data.
LexisNexis services offline due to unusual activity on third-party vendor servers
The unusual activity was detected earlier this week on servers hosted and managed by a third-party vendor, prompting LexisNexis to disconnect from these syst...
Storm-1175 actor deploys new StormEncryptor ransomware after N-central vulnerability exploitation
Microsoft Threat Intelligence indicates that Storm-1175, believed to be China-based, likely exploited an authentication-bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-18577)...
HP ThinPro vulnerability allows physical attackers to bypass disk encryption
176 vulnerabilities discovered in Samsung mobile apps
The vulnerabilities were found in Samsung's proprietary system apps, which cannot be uninstalled by users and operate outside the protection of Google Play P...
Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year
Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access ...
Israeli population registry data from 2005 resurfaces on dark web
A vendor, identified as "Gordon Freeman," advertised a 7.5 GB database allegedly containing national ID numbers, addresses, phone numbers, birth and death da...
FirewallFalcon tool found hijacking network traffic
Researchers identified that FirewallFalcon Manager secretly redirects traffic, weakens server security, and in older versions, installs a universal SSH backd...
Attackers breach Polish CHP plant using private APN and Fortinet device
The intrusion began at a wind farm where attackers compromised a Fortinet VPN and firewall device.
The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias
The commission is mulling whether to begin regulating bias in AI systems. Critics say they’re overstepping their legal authority and infringing on free speech.
Gym Booking Task Turns Into Real-World AI Cyberattack
An AI agent hacked a gym booking system while trying to help a user, booking early and removing another person from the waitlist. An Australian man asked his...
BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins
A threat actor compromised the upstream infrastructure of BdThemes, a developer of premium WordPress web-design tools, and modified a remote JSON feed delive...
OpenAI says Daybreak will expand to offer specialized cyber services
The company rolled out “Red” and “Blue” programs for defenders, introduced a new model and announced partnerships with 16 major cybersecurity vendors. The po...
NATO and an AI startup can now name and track software vulnerabilities
NATO’s cyber defense arm and a startup that uses artificial intelligence to find software flaws can now issue the ID numbers the industry uses to track those...
Meta’s Ray-Bans are being banned from pubs, restaurants, and theatres
A growing number of UK venues have decided to act against privacy-busting smart glasses. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
FBI, South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware gang targeting critical infrastructure
The Gunra ransomware gang is breaching critical infrastructure organizations through vulnerabilities in popular brands of firewalls, the FBI and South Korea’...
OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it's only for approved users
OpenAI has developed a new model called "GPT 5.6 Cyber," designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation.
U.S., South Korean government agencies caution to be on lookout for Gunra ransomware gang
The ransomware-as-a-service outfit has gone after a range of critical infrastructure sectors across the globe. The post U.