Key Microsoft legacy tool is still being abused to launch malware campaigns

Cybercriminals are increasingly using a legitimate legacy Windows tool to deploy infostealers and loader malware, researchers are saying. A new Bitdefender report has claimed that since the start of 2026, there’s been an uptick in activity related to a Windows utility called Microsoft HTML Read More …

GitHub says internal repos exfiltrated after poisoned VS Code extension attack

GitHub, the world’s biggest code repository and DevOps platform, fell victim to a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension. The company’s initial assessment is that only internal repositories were exfiltrated. The incident was reported by GitHub on X, with follow-up Read More …

Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware criminals to mask their malware

Microsoft seized websites and took down hundreds of virtual machines running a cybercrime service that allegedly sold code-signing certificates to ransomware gangs, thus making their malware look like legitimate software – and allowing criminals to infect thousands of machines in Read More …

WantToCry ransomware remotely encrypts files

SophosLabs analysts investigated WantToCry ransomware attacks that involved the threat actors abusing the Server Message Block (SMB) service for initial access and then exfiltrating files to attacker-controlled infrastructure for remote encryption. The detection surface is significantly reduced because WantToCry operates Read More …

NGINX Rift attackers waste no time targeting exposed servers

Exploit attempts are already hammering a newly disclosed NGINX bug dubbed “NGINX Rift,” proving once again that attackers read patch notes faster than most admins. Researchers at VulnCheck said they are seeing active exploitation tied to CVE-2026-42945, a heap buffer overflow flaw Read More …

NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data affecting at least 1.8m people

New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people. NYCHHC is the largest public health system in the United Read More …

The Strategic Importance of Digital Sovereignty in 2026

Digital sovereignty has become a priority as concerns over data privacy, data protection, and geopolitical risk intensify. The concept centres on giving data owners full control over their digital assets, infrastructure, and the legal frameworks governing them. While Europe leads Read More …

Patch time for Cisco SD-WAN admins as vendor drops yet another make-me-admin zero-day

Cisco admins face emergency patch duty after Switchzilla disclosed a max-severity make-me-admin bug affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager. Switchzilla dropped an advisory for CVE-2026-20182 (10.0) on Thursday, saying that both components, formerly known as vSmart and vManage, were vulnerable in all Read More …