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This week's cybersecurity update highlights the increasing relevance of AI-generated code, which poses new risks of vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers. The economic implications of cybersecurity measures are also a focus, particularly in sectors like solar energy, which are becoming attractive targets for cyber threats. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on the importance of real-time alerts and protections against rogue JavaScript to prevent breaches. Organizations are urged to adopt proactive measures to safeguard their systems as cyber threats continue to evolve. Stay vigilant against emerging trends and invest in robust security solutions to mitigate these risks.
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The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been observed distributing the ValleyRAT backdoor disguised as a signed Chinese adware application, running the malware under a trusted process to slip past users who add such software to their antivirus exclusions.
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky sai...
The AI giant is logging customers out of their accounts and removing payment data to prevent unauthorized Claude usage.
The post Anthropic Warns Claude Users of Infostealer Malware Infections appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL.
MySQL has been updated to 8.4.11 in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS packages have been updated with backported patches.
In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incom...
It was discovered that libssh had a stack buffer overflow in its SFTP
server when constructing directory listing entries for long filenames. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh to crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15370)
It w...
The AWS Management Console now loads inside a network with no path to the public internet. Console Private Access became generally available on August 28 for virtual private clouds, the isolated networks customers run inside AWS, that have no internet connectivity at all. Authentication flows, the J...
Healthcare company McKesson disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which hackers got into third-party applications and stole data. McKesson is a major U.S. healthcare company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and other healthcare products to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. Accordi...
Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security.
The two independent analyses are based on exposed infra...
It was discovered that FreeRDP contained multiple security issues. An
attacker could possibly use these issues to obtain sensitive information,
cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.
It was discovered that GNU Core Utilities sort had a heap buffer under-read
in its begfield() function. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause GNU Core Utilities to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-5278)
It was discovered that GNU...
Claude Code reads files, runs shell commands, invokes MCP tools, and acts through the credentials available on a developer’s machine. Anthropic’s new Compliance API endpoints give security teams their clearest view yet into that activity. They also expose a larger problem: activity logs alone cannot...
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled DNSSEC validation when a
domain was covered by both NSEC and NSEC3 records with only one type having
an RRSIG. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Anthropic has started locking users out of their Claude accounts due to their login sessions having been compromised through infostealer malware. “The malware identified in this campaign so far include Vidar, Lumma (LummaC2), StealC, RedLine and Acreed on Windows, and Atomic Stealer (AMOS) on a smal...
Named KindaRails2Shell, the arbitrary file read flaw allows attackers to extract secrets and execute arbitrary code remotely.
The post Critical Ruby on Rails Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A coalition led by OpenAI is warning that AI will sharply accelerate the speed and scale of cyberattacks, leaving enterprises with a narrowing window to fix long-standing security weaknesses before they are exploited.
“In the coming months, AI-enabled cyber attacks will bec...
Fire Ant hijacked Cisco routers, stole credentials and altered logs to hide its tracks, using trusted infrastructure to reach high-value networks. Chinese-linked cyber espionage group Fire Ant has spent the past year quietly graduating from hacking individual computers to hacking the infrastructure...
Someone hid AI instructions into a legal filing.
Alternate link.
The company has called in CrowdStrike and others to investigate the attack that caused global network disruption.
The post Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
FulcrumSec says it stole over 80 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group and plans to leak it online.
The post Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hasbro Data Breach Exposed Employee Personal Information Notification letters filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General reveal that a cyberattack disclosed by the toy and game giant in late March also compromised employee personal data, including names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers,...
Microsoft has confirmed that mouse settings are being reverted on Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 non-security preview update. [...]