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> Infosec News Nuggets — August 12, 2026
Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes August’s Patch Tuesday saw Microsoft fix 398 vulnerabilities across Windows and supported software, with 42 rated critical. The lone actively exploited zero-day, a privilege escalation flaw in the AFD.sys WinSock driver, gives attackers a path to SYSTEM cont...
> ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Experts allege that two recent incidents in California show the extreme lengths that criminal organizations are willing to go to to steal servers and other gear meant for data centers.
> Prompt Injections for Defense
This seems to work: Researchers from Tracebit on Monday said they found that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, cryptographic keys, and other secrets stored on Amazon Web Services was often all that was needed to shut down attacks from AI hacking agents. The prompts direct the attacking...
> Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack
LiteLLM was compromised through the Trivy hack and abused to distribute information-stealing malware to its users. The post Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
> Microsoft patches 400+ vulnerabilities, one zero-day under attack (CVE-2026-68820)
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered security fixes for 400+ vulnerabilities, including one that has been exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-68820) and three that were publicly disclosed prior to the release of the patches. Vulnerabilities of note CVE-2026-68820 is a use-after-free f...
> Russian-Linked Hackers Accessed Polish Power Plant OT Network Through Private APN, Says CERT.PL
The Polish CERT has released details of another 2025 attack on a combined heat and power plant in the country
> Santé publique France visée par une cyberattaque ?
Santé publique France visée par une intrusion revendiquée, avec élévation de privilèges et accès administrateur.
> Can AI invent new attack techniques? New research from James Kettle and PortSwigger Research
We already know AI can find vulnerabilities. James Kettle, PortSwigger's Director of Research, wanted to answer a harder question: can an autonomous system invent genuinely new attack techniques? To f
> Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access
Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malici...
> 4 gaps slowing AI in enterprise SOCs
Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a strategic priority for enterprise security teams. Yet despite growing investment in AI-driven security software, many enterprise SOCs are struggling to translate AI into measurable operational improvements. The issue isn’t w...
> ConnectSecure helps MSPs automate Microsoft 365 security remediation
ConnectSecure has announced that Microsoft 365 Auto Remediation and AI-powered Training Assessments are now live on the ConnectSecure platform. The capabilities help managed service providers (MSPs) address supported M365 security findings, create and measure assessments, support client training and...
> CBTS brings continuous penetration testing to enterprise security
CBTS has launched Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), combining autonomous penetration testing with security expertise to help organizations continuously identify exploitable risks, validate attack paths, and prioritize remediation as their environments evolve. Cloud environments, SaaS applica...
> Fresh Windows Zero-Day Exploited in North Korean Cyberattacks
The bug allowed attackers to gain full control of the victims’ systems and deploy the ForestTiger backdoor. The post Fresh Windows Zero-Day Exploited in North Korean Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
> Crytica’s RDAi detects OT device tampering from within
Crytica Security has developed a patented solution that delivers rapid, deterministic threat detection for operational technology (OT), protecting the embedded systems and connected devices that underpin critical infrastructure, national security, and healthcare without disrupting operations. The ne...
> Chrome’s anti-abuse protections block 7 billion unwanted Android notifications daily
Google Chrome’s latest measures against abusive web push notifications include automatically revoking notification permissions for inactive and suspicious websites, helping reduce scams, phishing attempts, and other deceptive content. Abusive notifications (Source: Google) Chrome revokes notificatio...
> Kimwolf v7 Hides DDoS Traffic Behind Chrome Fingerprints and Ethereum
Kimwolf v7: The Android TV Botnet That Now Hides Its Traffic Behind Chrome Fingerprints and Ethereum Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discovered Kimwolf v7 on February 3, 2026, while hunting threats following public disclosures of the botnet’s earlier activity. The new version substantially upgrades the D...
> The AI harness is the new attack surface
Ask a security researcher what makes an AI agent dangerous, and the instinct is to talk about the model — what it will and won’t refuse, how easily it can be jailbroken, whether its weights can be trusted. That instinct is increasingly out of date. A growing body of securit...
> Weekly Update 516: Live From Vietnam
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> Ivanti EPM Update Patches Remotely Exploitable Flaws
The vulnerabilities could be exploited to leak credentials for external SQL connections or crash an agent service. The post Ivanti EPM Update Patches Remotely Exploitable Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
> Microsoft Fixes 400 Flaws on August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has issued another massive batch of security updates with 400 fixed in the August Patch Tuesday