Cybersecurity news & advisories
Attackers conceal phishing lures using invisible Unicode characters
Threat actors have adopted the ASCII smuggling technique in phishing campaigns, using invisible Unicode characters to evade email security filters.
CrowdStrike Launches SafeMind – First Agentic Cybersecurity Solution Built for Defenders
CrowdStrike has unveiled SafeMind, a family of purpose-built security models and harnesses that the company is calling the first agentic system engineered specifically for cyber defenders. Announced at Fal.Con 2026 in…
ASUS Control Center Flaw Allows Attackers to Gain Full Admin Control of the System
ASUS has issued an urgent security update for ASUS Control Center Enterprise (ACC) after researchers uncovered a maximum-severity vulnerability that lets remote attackers seize complete administrative control over the…
Hackers Exploiting MikroTik RouterOS Vulnerability in the Wild to Gain Complete Network Access
Attackers are actively exploiting an unauthenticated remote access flaw in MikroTik RouterOS , and network administrators worldwide are being urged to patch their devices immediately before compromise turns into a full…
Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication
Attackers are exploiting MikroTik routers with their Secure Shell (SSH) remote-access service, which is reachable from the internet, to gain full administrative control without authentication, according to CERT Polska's…
Four REVSTEALER-Linked Modules Disable Windows Update and Defender to Run a Crypto Miner
Elastic Security Labs has documented four previously unreported programs associated with REVSTEALER, an emerging Windows information stealer, that remain on an infected machine after the stealer deletes itself. One of…
10 Best ZTNA Solutions (Zero Trust Network Access) In 2026
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) anchors 2026 cybersecurity amid remote, cloud, and hybrid booms. ZTNA solutions aren’t hype—they’re vital for data locks, compliance wins, and borderless teams. “Never trust, always…
Hackers Actively Exploiting Magento and Adobe Commerce 0-Day RCE Vulnerability
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce is being actively exploited by attackers to seize full control of online stores, and there is still no official patch available. Dutch…
Unpatched Magento and Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Exploited to Backdoor Online Stores
Attackers are exploiting a new unpatched vulnerability in Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce that lets them run malicious code on an online store's server without logging in, Dutch e-commerce security company Sansec…
Attackers Breached JetBrains Cadence via Unpatched TeamCity, Extracting AWS Credentials
JetBrains is urging Cadence users to revoke and rotate all credentials following a security incident last month in which unidentified threat actors exploited a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in TeamCity to…
Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion Flaw Lets VM Admins Execute Host Code
Broadcom has released security updates for two security flaws impacting VMware Workstation and Fusion, including one critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution under certain conditions. The…
Breakthrough Quantum Test Resolves a Major Cosmic Mystery
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that transcended realms, switched sexes, went south, and expanded their range. First, scientists break new ground in trying to get the universe to fit nicely…
Over 5,400 hacked sites serve ClickFix payloads stored on the blockchain
A massive cybercriminal operation is leveraging thousands of compromised small-business websites to deliver ClickFix payloads stored in smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC).
Trezor Says ShipMonk Breach Exposed 67,000 U.S. Customers' Data It Said Was Deleted
Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor on Friday disclosed that another 67,000 customers from the U.S. have been impacted in a breach at its shipping provider ShipMonk. The exposed information includes customer names…
Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Sites
Tracked as CVE-2026-32475 (CVSS score of 9.8), the bug described as an arbitrary file upload issue in the function that handles form submissions.
OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident
OpenAI admits it did not disclose an incident where autonomous AI agents hijacked a German wiki, created 18,000 posts, shared answers, and bypassed restrictions, saying it treated the activity as model "misalignment"…
OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
Plus: Tens of millions of US and Canadian drivers’ licenses go up for sale on the dark web, the US military finally tries to tackle the risk online ad data poses to troops, and more.
Microsoft Teams Desktop Client Fails to Load on Windows System – Microsoft Investigating
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing issue causing some Windows users to face significant delays or outright failures when launching the Microsoft Teams desktop client. The company acknowledged the problem, tracked…
Thousands of OpenAI Agents Quietly Turned an Abandoned Wiki Into Their Coordination Channel
A group of AI safety researchers says a fleet of autonomous agents that identified themselves as OpenAI systems left about 18,000 posts on a dormant 25-year-old German wiki between May and July 2026, using the site as a…
AI Agents Breach Company Network in Under 10 Hours and Steal Root Credentials
A human attacker armed with frontier artificial intelligence models breached an enterprise network and seized root credentials in under 10 hours, a timeline that would normally take human red teams roughly two weeks to…
Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities
Threat actors are exploiting the newly disclosed PaperCut flaws to facilitate credential theft in attacks targeting the education sector in the U.S. and Europe. The Arctic Wolf Adversary Research Team said it observed…
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
Self-identifying OpenAI agents posted 18,000 messages to a public wiki that discussed ways for other agents to bypass security sandbox restrictions during what was likely internal testing designed to gauge the agents’…
European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use
A group of European Parliament representatives are seeking to delay Serbia’s entry into the European Union and send other messages to Belgrade over the government’s usage of spyware. The 29 members of the European…
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid on a Stick at the New York State Fair
Looks tasty . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
ASCII smuggling isn't just an AI security risk
Fraudsters have found a new use for ASCII smuggling, typically used to hide malicious prompts intended for AI models, in an old-school attack method: email phishing. Microsoft uncovered a massive phishing campaign using…
How to secure edge AI in customer-owned environments
Edge AI moves model execution, model IP, customer data, and system authority into infrastructure the customer owns and operates. That changes who must verify the stack before sensitive assets are released. Edge AI…
Cisco IOS XR Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026
As part of Cisco's ongoing commitment to proactive security and product quality, the Cisco IOS XR Software engineering team has conducted a comprehensive internal security review. This review resulted in software…
The hidden work of modernizing Malwarebytes
Most of the work that keeps a security product trustworthy is invisible. Users see a scan complete, a threat blocked, an update applied overnight. They don’t see the platform underneath. Runtimes, managed libraries…
IDScan sued over alleged data breach affecting 153 million drivers
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against identity verification company IDScan after hackers allegedly breached the service and offered to sell more than 153 million driver's licenses.
Microsoft Unveils Project Zenith Windows PCs That Can Run 30B+ AI Models Locally
Microsoft has introduced Project Zenith, a new developer-optimized Windows 11 experience built for a class of high-memory PCs capable of running large AI models directly on-device, marking a significant shift away from…
Using a VM to Contain an AI Agent
It won’t work : My suspicion was that GPT 5.6-Cyber would succeed, but the frequency and manner of its success removed all doubt. We have to reassess sandboxing quality for capable AI agents, and in general the software…
In Other News: Microsoft’s Cloud Patches, Hacked Dropbox Accounts, Guardio’s $1.1B Valuation
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft rolled out patches for cloud services, hackers compromised 5,000 Dropbox accounts, and Guardio is now valued at $1.1 billion.
HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX
Nearly two dozen issues, tracked collectively as CVE-2026-73749 (CVSS score of 9.8), were addressed with the updates.
OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders
The Daybreak initiative will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about costs and eligibility.
Rogue OpenAI agents used dead German web site to communicate in May, months before Hugging Face incident
OpenAI’s agents were going rogue as early as May, according to a new report, making the Hugging Face incident far from the first where bots committed a breach. A report published Friday by a group of researchers claims…
Companies Have 6 Months to Prepare for Automated Attacks
Frontier AI models have already demonstrated they can autonomously — and in some cases, inadvertently — conduct end-to-end compromises, but the situation will become more urgent very soon.
Phishing Campaign Sends Millions of Emails Using Invisible Unicode to Evade Filters
Microsoft is alerting of a "high-volume phishing campaign" that's using invisible Unicode tag characters to bypass email filters. "Instead of using these characters to hide instructions from people while exposing them…
US, Britain to coordinate on scam center takedowns
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.K.'s National Crime Agency and Crown Prosecutor signed a memorandum to cooperate on cases involving Southeast Asian scam operations.
Critical Citrix NetScaler auth bypass now leveraged in attacks
Attackers have begun targeting a critical-severity Citrix NetScaler auth bypass flaw (CVE-2026-19490) in the wild, according to vulnerability intelligence company Previdian.
PostgreSQL Fixes 12-Year-Old Logical Decoding Flaw Enabling Replication-Role Code Execution
PostgreSQL has released updates to address a security flaw that allows an account with the REPLICATION attribute to run arbitrary code as the operating-system user running the database server. The flaw, tracked as…
New Ted Backdoor Hides Inside Victims' Own HAProxy Builds to Intercept Web Traffic
A previously undocumented Linux toolkit has been found compiled directly into the trojanized HAProxy load balancers of two South Korean organizations, where it intercepted web traffic and served altered pages to…
UK account-hack losses surge as new reporting system exposes hidden cases
In its first annual assessment, published Friday, the City of London Police said victims reported losing £6.3 million ($8.5 million) to account hacks in the year ending March 31, up from £1.2 million ($1.6 million) a…
Hackers Use Popular Messaging Services to Control New Windows Backdoors
A financially motivated threat group known as Toy Ghouls has begun using two custom Windows backdoors that communicate through popular messaging and broker services. The tools give attackers a discreet way to run…
Microsoft says some users can’t open the Teams desktop client
Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes delays or blocks some users from opening the Microsoft Teams desktop client on Windows systems.
NodeStealer Can Now Record Everything Victims Type and Steal Their Screenshots
NodeStealer has returned with a more invasive toolkit. The Python-based information stealer can now record keystrokes, watch copied text, and capture victims’ screens, turning an account-stealing infection into…
39 New Methods That Compromise Passkey Authentication
Passkeys eliminate many password-based attacks, but researchers have documented 39 methods for compromising authentication built around them. Token explains how attackers can abuse authentication prompts, synced…
Russian data centers face new security requirements amid Ukraine's drone threats
Russia's data centers are concentrated in areas increasingly exposed to Ukrainian drone attacks. The Kremlin wants them to stiffen their physical defenses.
Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Tracked as CVE-2026-9586, the unauthenticated SQL injection flaw can be exploited remotely for arbitrary code execution.
New CrowdStrike 'FalconFlank' zero-day grants SYSTEM privileges
An anonymous security researcher who uses the "Nightmare Eclipse" handle released a CrowdStrike Falcon zero-day exploit named "FalconFlank" that lets attackers escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems.
Hackers Found a Way Into Humanoid Robots | Threat Wire
What happens when a vulnerability doesn’t just spread between computers—but between humanoid robots? This week on ThreatWire, we break down how researchers turned flaws in Unitree robots into a Bluetooth-range worm…
AI Is Ending the Era of Hidden Vulnerabilities — Are Vendors Ready?
A tidal wave of bug reports is overwhelming software vendors, exposing secure-by-design failures and creating disclosure bottlenecks.
G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, said organizations should begin moving to post-quantum cryptography now.
X Money rollout linked to password-reset attacks
X says attackers may be targeting accounts because its X Money payments service is now more widely available. The company is investigating a wave of unsolicited password-reset emails sent to users. While their arrival…
Exchange Online outage causes email delays, 'Server busy' errors
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is delaying email sent to and received from external domains.
Insurers Search for Answers to Rein in Rogue AI
As incidents of unintended harm caused by rogue AI agents mount, CISOs and insurance firms are figuring out how to handle the fallout.
12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerability Enables Database, Server Takeover
Dubbed PostGREShell, CVE-2026-6471 turns low-level replication access into code execution, permanent superuser privileges and a persistent database backdoor.
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability This type of…
DPRK APTs: Ted backdoor and curlRAT target South Korean media and automotive sectors
Overview A new Linux toolkit, identified by Rapid7 Labs, has been targeting organizations across South Korea’s automotive and media industries with minimal detection. The campaign made use of a HAProxy instance named…