Beware of the license manager: how a Schneider Electric software vulnerability puts industrial facilities at risk

The CVE-2024-2658 vulnerability was discovered in 2024 within the FlexNet Publisher component of the Schneider Electric Floating License Manager. This software handles license management across various Schneider Electric products used for comprehensive industrial automation ranging from PLC programming to centralized control Read More …

Self-destructing Mistic backdoor linked to access broker selling corporate footholds to ransomware gangs

A new self-destructing backdoor called Mistic used in intrusions since April appears to be linked to a criminal gang that compromises corporate networks and then sells that access to ransomware groups, according to security researchers. This backdoor, also tracked as Read More …

Update Chrome to patch critical browser security flaws

Google released a security update for Chrome that fixes 18 vulnerabilities, including four rated Critical. There is no indication that any of these newly patched bugs are being actively exploited in the wild. The stable channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.196/197 for Read More …

Almost half of ransomware victims have data stolen before they can even detect an intrusion

Criminals are getting better at hiding within their victims’ infrastructure, lurking and stealing files without triggering any alarms whatsoever. Earlier today, network detection and response experts ExtraHop released the “Global Threat Landscape Report”, based on a survey of more than Read More …

Global cyber strike disrupts SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC malware networks

Europol together with partners from across the globe today announces a landmark blow to cybercriminal networks as part of Operation Endgame, a sweeping international operation targeting the criminal infrastructure behind ransomware and malware like SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC. In coordinated Read More …

US healthcare AI platform Xsolis confirms data breach that affects 1.4 million individuals

Healthcare technology company Xsolis disclosed a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive data on almost 1.4 million customers. Xsolis is a company that uses AI to help healthcare organizations make faster and more consistent decisions about patient care and utilization Read More …

A VBScript campaign distributed through WhatsApp deploying RMM software

In June 2026, Kaspersky observed a malware campaign distributing malicious VBScript files through direct messages in WhatsApp. The campaign affected users across multiple countries and territories, including Malaysia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Singapore, UK, Spain, Taiwan, Australia, Russia and Vietnam, with Read More …

AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away

Powerful AI models capable of devastating new cyber attacks on governments and businesses are mere months away, intelligence agencies for the Five Eyes have warned in a rare joint statement, urging leaders to “act now”. The surprising public intervention by Read More …