Mitigating large-scale credential attacks

Identity has effectively become the new perimeter, where cybercriminals are increasingly choosing to log in rather than break in. To accomplish this, attackers frequently gather previously leaked username and password pairs. Gathering these credentials can then allow them to pivot Read More …

CISA gives feds 3 days to fix actively exploited Ray RCE bug

CISA says attackers are exploiting a critical 2025 vulnerability in Ray, the widely used open source framework for scaling Python and machine-learning workloads. Tracked as CVE-2025-62593 and rated 9.4 under CVSS v4, the bug was first disclosed in November 2025. Read More …

Update your Mac: Screen Sharing vulnerability exploited in the wild

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued a warning after being notified of several incidents where a vulnerability in Apple’s Screen Sharing feature was exploited to install Monero cryptominers. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-65400, was patched by Apple on August 6. It is Read More …

Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction

Microsoft has recently fixed a vulnerability that allowed threat actors to bypass advanced security measures, disable antivirus software, and expose the target device to full system takeover. All of this, it seems, could have been possible with a very simple script, Read More …

Patch Tuesday: Update now to fix 421 flaws, including three zero-days

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 421 Microsoft vulnerabilities, including 62 rated Critical. One Windows vulnerability has been exploited in the wild by the Lazarus group to gain SYSTEM privileges. The August update is smaller than July’s record-breaking release, but it’s still among Read More …

Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager

Turns out the fastest way to get a company to consider paying a ransom isn’t calling the CEO – it’s targeting the 46-year-old IT manager. That’s according to Zscaler, whose ThreatLabz researchers tracked 351 victims across 334 organizations caught up in Read More …

Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks

Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks and quickly found that thousands of public agencies and websites were at risk of being hacked. At the Def Con cybersecurity conference in Read More …

China launches probe into security of Palo Alto Networks’ products

China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has conducted a review of Palo Alto Networks’ products. The regulator’s announcement of its review says it’s needed “to ensure the safe and stable operation of critical information infrastructure, prevent cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and safeguard national security.” Read More …

Buggy microcontrollers making up some of the world’s most important servers can be easily backdoored

Security researchers have discovered more than a dozen new vulnerabilities in Baseboard management controllers (BMC), hardware components found in thousands of the world’s most popular enterprise servers. BMCs are specialized chips built into servers that allow administrators to remotely monitor and Read More …

IBM’s agentic AI platform is under active attack – patch now

A critical vulnerability in IBM-owned, low-code AI builder Langflow lets unauthenticated attackers execute code remotely on vulnerable default deployments, potentially putting organizations running those instances at immediate risk. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added CVE-2026-9198 to its Known Read More …