US Sanctions Iranian $6bn Crypto “Exchange” Shelbit
TRM Labs explains that sanctioned Iranian firm Shelbit was a fake crypto exchange
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Healthcare and Victim Support Charities Affected by Beacon Cyber Incident
Beacon has informed around 1500 customer charities that its CRM databases were accessed and likely exfiltrated by an unauthorized actor
Google Links Redact Extortion Group to BlackFile Rebrand
BlackFile has rebranded as Redact after an alleged affiliate hijack, with Google linking the group to ongoing vishing and extortion campaigns
Ransomware Surges in July After Q2 Lull
Finance, technology and healthcare sectors were particularly heavily targeted in July, according to Comparitech
Toolkit Hidden Inside Oracle Database Evades Endpoint Tools
Attackers used SQL injection to compile a post-exploitation toolkit inside an Oracle database
TeamPCP Traced Back to 2020 Cryptojacking Operation
Oligo Security has linked TeamPCP to ShadowRay 2.
Meta Joins OpenAI and Anthropic in Reporting AI Exploit Incident
One of Meta’s AI models exploited a third-party security flaw during an evaluation, the latest in a series of similar incidents involving advanced AI systems
Violent Physical Crypto Thefts Surge to $30m in Losses
So-called “wrench attacks” have resulted in $30m in losses so far in 2026, says Chainalysis
Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Snowflake Extortion Campaign
A Canadian hacker has admitted involvement in the widespread compromise of 165 Snowflake customer accounts used to steal data and extort victims
NVIDIA Group Proposes SAFE Initiative for Agentic Threat Intel Sharing
The Open Secure AI Alliance has announced plans for the Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE)
Fake Open VSX Extensions Harvest Private Repo and CI Data
77 counterfeit Open VSX extensions beaconed to one domain, 19 harvesting git and CI identity
Paperclip AI Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Commands
3 Paperclip flaws exposed data & allowed unauthenticated command execution in two deployment modes
Prompt Injection Remains Biggest LLM Risk, Despite Limited Incidents
Prompt injection remains the most dangerous security threat to LLMs, according to OWASP’s latest Top 10 LLM Applications list
ChainDrop Worm Hits 400+ npm Packages with Two Billion Monthly Installs
A new npm worm has compromised packages with over two billion monthly installs
Frontier Models Engage in Unsanctioned Behavior During Testing
Anthropic and OpenAI models attacked “real people and organizations” during AI Security Institute tests
Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling re...
WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature
WhatsApp scam abused the Linked devices feature to hijack accounts without stealing any passwords
Cybercriminals Bypass AI Safety Controls by Splitting Malicious Tasks Across Multiple Sessions
Talos read attacker prompt logs and found guardrails fell to task splitting and ownership claims
Cloud and SaaS Environments Now Top Targets for Attackers
Cloud and SaaS are now the preferred operating environments for threat actors, amid a continued shift to identity attacks
AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol
Interpol claims AI is driving a surge in cybercrime in Africa, with related losses doubling