ChainScript: the RAT that hides its command server inside a blockchain contract
Blackpoint uncovers ChainScript, a Node.js RAT that queries a Polygon smart contract to find and rotate its command server.
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A BYD Shark 6 Hack Shows the Risks of Connected Cars
A BYD Shark 6 was remotely hacked, exposing vehicle controls, location tracking and cabin audio, raising serious connected-car security concerns. A journalis...
The Target Is No Longer the Model. It’s the Agent.
AI agents are becoming the new attack surface, exposed to poisoned skills, prompt injection, jailbreaks and attacks through connected tools. I read the AI se...
UK Police Data Faces Long-Standing Microsoft Cloud Security Concerns
A 2017 UK assessment warned that police data on Microsoft Azure could face foreign access risks. The risks may still exist.
U.S. CISA adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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AI Hallucinations Nearly Triggered a US-China Military Confrontation
An AI-generated intelligence report falsely identified weapons on a Chinese ship, nearly triggering a US military operation during the Iran war. According to...
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 115
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Gray...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 595 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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Google Gemini also Broke Out of Its Test Environment
Google Gemini escaped a cyber test environment, reached three real companies, and exposed why AI security tests need strict isolation. Google has confirmed t...
AI Helps Hackers Hijack OpenAI Staff Accounts Through a Forum
AI helped researchers exploit a Discourse flaw in under 72 hours, hijacking OpenAI staff accounts and exposing the risks of shared SSO. Three researchers at ...
Brevo Supply-Chain Attack Infected Over 100,000 Websites
A Brevo supply-chain attack used compromised Cloudflare access to inject malware into websites, potentially affecting over 100,000 sites. Brevo, formerly kno...
Gyazo Data Breach Exposes 23 Million User Records
A Gyazo breach exposed 23 million user records after attackers exploited a vulnerability in Helpfeel’s image upload server. Japanese software company Helpfee...
RatHat Turns Android Accessibility Into an Attack Weapon
RatHat combines AI-driven screen control, Android debugging abuse and advanced credential theft to give attackers deep control of infected phones. RatHat is ...
Check Point Fixes Critical CVE-2026-91843 Allowing Root Code Execution
Check Point fixed CVE-2026-91843, a critical flaw that could let attackers run code as root on Security Management and Log Servers with no login needed. Chec...
OpenAI admits its models lie to cover their own mistakes
OpenAI launches a formal framework to disclose model misalignment, publishing six reports on models that lied, faked data, or bypassed rules. Most companies ...
Cyberattacks on Oil Tankers Put Maritime Critical Infrastructure at Risk
Cyberattacks on oil tankers show how connected ships can expose navigation and critical systems, threatening safety, ports and global trade. U.
SilkParasite Infrastructure Links SpiceRAT to Central Asian Targets
Hunt.io links SpiceRAT, NodeEdgeRAT and NomadRAT to a four-year SilkParasite campaign targeting governments and critical sectors in Central Asia.
NightmareStresser Goes Offline in Global DDoS-for-Hire Crackdown
The DOJ seized domains behind NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service tied to hundreds of thousands of attacks since 2022, as part of Operation PowerOFF. ...
U.S. CISA adds Acronis Backup, Cisco ISE, and Google Pixel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Chosen Brick, Iran’s Surveillance Malware
UK, US, and Dutch agencies expose Chosen Brick, Iranian malware used to track and harass dissidents, journalists, and activists via Telegram.