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The White House has authorized government-directed offensive cyber operations against transnational groups, prompting warnings over escalation and attribution risks

WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new optional "Scam Alert" feature, which uses a local machine learning model to warn users when scammers are targeting them. [...]

One expert called it a “pretty big shift in U.S. cyber policy,” and there have been reservations in the past about opening the door to private sector involvement in cyber offense. The post Trump turns to private sector in offensive hacking operations memo appeared first on CyberScoop.

The Israeli company has nearly $2 billion in total assets under management since 2014. The post Venture Firm Team8 Secures Additional $365 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to log in with random usernames and passwords or impersonate any FortiGate appliance. The post Fortinet Patches Authentication Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Researchers discovered hackers-for-hire performing cyber espionage and financially motivated heists from the same Web panel.

Contracts may require a $1 million bond, which will be forfeited if a company fails to comply with operational requirements. The post White House Mobilizes Security Firms for Operations Against Foreign Cybercrime Gangs appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Huntress documents how a ransomware affiliate sabotaged its own attack with an anti-EDR effort

Tracked as CVE-2026–59310, the directory traversal bug allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Dropped on Patch Tuesday, the exploit allows any user to spawn a shell with System privileges. The post Nightmare Eclipse Drops Windows Zero-Day Exploit ‘ShieldBreak’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to ACRO after patching and security monitoring failures led to a breach

The trust framework underlying Belgium's electronic ID system was fully compromised by severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension, showcasing bigger problems with extensions in general.

Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which refers to a critical security feature bypass that stems from weak authentication. It was patched by Microsoft as part of its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates. "The authentication

An ongoing data theft campaign uses custom tools to steal data exposed to anonymous users through Salesforce Experience Cloud and ServiceNow customer portals. [...]

A new Android NFC relay malware called WindRelay is being used alongside the SpyNote remote administration tool (RAT) to steal live card data and send it to attackers in real time. [...]

The "City-Forum" campaign has been active since at least March 2025 and has targeted organizations across multiple sectors with custom tooling.

Attempts to exploit a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-71362) in Adobe's Commerce and Magento e-commerce platforms have been detected, potentially allowing attackers to hijack customer accounts. [...]

More than 737 browser extensions published on the Chrome Web Store impersonated well-known VPN and proxy services while routing users' traffic through SOCKS5 proxies operated by a single provider. [...]

The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a newly patched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor targeting defense and aerospace companies across France, Germany, Brazil, and India. The activity, per Check Point Research, is part of Operation Dream Job, a long-running cyber espionage and

Israeli cyber firm Dream said the framework adapted mid-operation, corrected its mistakes and expanded as it went along. The post Researchers observe first ‘near-autonomous’ AI attack on government target in Taiwan appeared first on CyberScoop.

Walmart co-locates red and blue teams to build trust and improve security through collaborative purple teaming exercises

Security researchers have disclosed new "Plug and Pwn" attacks that abuse the Windows Plug and Play feature to trigger Windows into installing vulnerable or insecure vendor software and gain SYSTEM privileges. [...]

North Korean hackers have been exploiting a Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-68820) to target defense-sector companies as part of the Operation Dream Job campaign. [...]

The vulnerability was patched by Microsoft in July and CISA warned that it could end up being exploited in the wild. The post SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After PoC Release appeared first on SecurityWeek.

New WindRelay NFC malware paired with SpyNote RAT let a fraudster clone a card mid-call

The FBI warns that cybercriminals are targeting adults' and children's social media and other online accounts to steal sexually explicit images or videos. [...]

A massive set of 737 free VPN and proxy extensions have been found to mainly target Russian-speaking users seeking access to blocked services with an aim to intercept browser traffic and route them through a proxy infrastructure. The extensions, published across at least 40 Chrome Web Store developer accounts, racked up 75,486 installs. Of those identified, 274 have been found to impersonate 66

Fake remote workers can exploit gaps between hiring checks, device delivery, and account access to enter organizations under false identities. Specops Software explains how document verification and biometric liveness checks can help organizations confirm that the person receiving access is the legitimate new hire. [...]

Attackers continue to target critical infrastructure and government-linked organizations in the country, mirroring the increased activity across Latin America.

Lazarus malware used post-quantum key exchange to protect delivery of a Windows zero-day exploit