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Branch Target Reuse (BTR) is a new Spectre v2 attack targeting JIT compilers in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel The post New Spectre v2 Variant Exposes Intel, AMD, Arm CPUs to Data Leaks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Explore how Storm-3068 turned a compromised identity into broader cloud access and the steps organizations can take to defend their identities, pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. The post ​​Beyond source code: A path to the keys to the kingdom appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

I'm at OpenAI DevDay today, in Fort Mason, San Francisco. Same as last year I'll be live blogging the keynote and some other notes during the day. OpenAI gave me a free ticket and a seat in the "creator" area for the keynote.You are only seeing the long-form articles from my blog. Subscribe to /atom/everything/ to get all of my posts, or take a look at my other subscription options.

The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) suffered an AI-driven cyberattack that the organization described as "loud and very, very messy." [...]

The arrest of a 24-year-old man in Amsterdam, which occurred a week before ShinyHunters hacked the FBI, marks a major turning point for law enforcement’s push to track down the group’s members. The post Alleged ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands appeared first on CyberScoop.

Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique, tracked by Microsoft as “RedFlick”. The post Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique, tracked by Microsoft as “RedFlick”. The post Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

The company emerged from stealth mode with pre-seed funding from Osage University Partners and DataTribe. The post RemoteThreat Launches With $7 Million for Offensive Operations Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

RatHat's C2 panel now builds malware and ranks victims with AI across nearly 100 deployments

The company said it found and patched a previously unknown critical vulnerability in one product during the weekend shutdown, and has no indication it was exploited. The post Kiteworks lifts shutdown advisory after ‘credible threat intelligence’ from federal authorities appeared first on CyberScoop.

Identity governance helps control who should have access, but periodic reviews alone may not reveal attacks as they happen. tenfold Software explains how real-time identity telemetry can help security teams investigate suspicious activity before it escalates. [...]

AWS AgentCore SDK flaws could let attackers run commands in AI sandboxes and reach AWS credentials

Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns that NeedyMantis threat actor from China has targeted organizations across a range of industries

Starting yesterday, our sensors picked up a small number of scans for "wordfence-waf.php". This particular script is used by Wordfence, a solution to protect WordPress sites. During the Wordfence install, the wordpress-waf.php file will be created in the site's root directory [1].

The company will use the funds to expand its sales, partnerships, channels, and customer support teams. The post Reco Raises $55 Million for Agentic Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The personalized versions of ChatGPT were used to impersonate legitimate products and trick users into executing PowerShell commands. The post Hackers Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A buyer chatted and negotiated with Muse, which shared the seller’s address and arranged a pickup. The seller knew nothing about it.

The data breach affects the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintains personnel records for the Department of Defense. The post Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek.

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-86950 Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise.  Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to replace software and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The following versions of Lantronix G520 Series Cellular Gateway are affected: G520 Series 2.6.0.4R6_stable (CVE-2026-84409, CVE-2026-91191) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.5 Lantronix Lantronix G520 Series Cellular Gateway Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Transportation Systems, Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-84409 The device's update mechanism retrieves metadata for software updates over an unencrypted HTTP connection and stores portions of that metadata for later use. A management interface subsequently returns this stored value

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access critical data or execute arbitrary code. The following versions of Toptech TMS7 and TopHAT are affected: TMS7 7.6.3 (CVE-2026-71379, CVE-2026-70356, CVE-2026-72510, CVE-2026-63713, CVE-2026-68954, CVE-2026-68068, CVE-2026-72507, CVE-2026-71302, CVE-2026-69662, CVE-2026-71189) TopHAT 7.6.3 (CVE-2026-71379, CVE-2026-70356, CVE-2026-72510, CVE-2026-63713, CVE-2026-68954, CVE-2026-68068, CVE-2026-72507, CVE-2026-71302, CVE-2026-69662, CVE-2026-71189) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 10 Toptech Systems Toptech TMS7 and TopHAT Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties, Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'), Session Fixation, Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection'), Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to access, modify, or delete sensitive user data and critical system files, potentially compromising the operation of the entire platform. The following versions of Viidure Dashcam Android Application are affected: Dashcam Android Application <=3.3.1.260403 (CVE-2026-94204, CVE-2026-96587) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 10 Viidure Viidure Dashcam Android Application Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Use of Hard-coded Credentials Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Transportation Systems Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: China Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-94204 The central cloud storage backend for the entire dashcam platform is misconfigured with public‑read permissions, allowing unrestricted access to all stored objects. Because this bucket serves as shared storage for the platform, sensitive use

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, access user accounts, execute OS-level commands, or take full control over the device. The following versions of Anjvision YSSD-RTMP-H5 are affected: YSSD-RTMP-H5 firmware 3.3.2.4_build_2024-12-26 (CVE-2026-100291, CVE-2026-100292, CVE-2026-100293, CVE-2026-100294, CVE-2026-100295, CVE-2026-100296, CVE-2026-100297, CVE-2026-100298, CVE-2026-100299) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 Anjvision Anjvision YSSD-RTMP-H5 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature, Use of Hard-coded Credentials, Active Debug Code, Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Insufficiently Protected Credentials, Use of Weak Credentials Background Critical Infrastructur

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to achieve remote command execution on affected devices, potentially with root privileges, leading to full compromise of the camera system. The following versions of VIVOTEK Camera Firmware are affected: V Series model_FD9187 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9189 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9365 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9387 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9389 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9391 (CVE-2026-22755) C Series model_FE9180 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9191 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9382 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9391 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9365 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9387 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9389 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB939 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9165 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9171 (CVE-2026-22755) S Series model_IP9172 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9181 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series m

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution or cause a denial of service. The following versions of MikroTik RouterOS are affected: RouterOS <7.24 (CVE-2026-84411) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 MikroTik MikroTik RouterOS Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Latvia Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-84411 The web management service in affected RouterOS versions contains an integer underflow in its HTTP request body handling that is reachable before authentication. This can be leveraged by an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution as root, or to cause a denial of service, using a single crafted request. View CVE Details Affected Products MikroTik RouterOS Vendor:MikroTik Product Version:MikroTi

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malformed messages which may lead to a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of Baicells Nova 430H are affected: Nova 430H eNodeB (model pBS3101SH) <=BaiBLQ_3.0.12 (CVE-2026-96274) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.4 Baicells Technologies Baicells Nova 430H Uncaught Exception Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-96274 In Baicells Nova 430H, an unauthenticated device within radio range can send a malformed uplink message during connection setup that contains an invalid NAS payload. Because the eNodeB does not properly validate this payload, it forwards the message to the core network, which can trigger a shutdown of the signaling association for the cell. This results in a temporary ser

Rig provides an identity dependencies graph to distinguish between legitimate users and rogue AI agents The post Rig Security Emerges From Stealth With $12M to Tackle Agentic AI Identity Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A Vietnamese national was charged with money laundering for his role in a massive "pig butchering" scam, which defrauded a victim out of $16 million worth of cryptocurrency. [...]

- AI, supply-chain exposure, quantum computing and geopolitical conflict are testing security programs. Preparing for disruption must become part of day-to-day operations. The post Four Cyber Threats Harboring Big Plans for the Future appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A malicious file could trigger the vulnerability. Apple says it may already have been used against iPhone users.