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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats and updates. Ivanti has patched two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-111357 and CVE-2026-118527) exploited in attacks on its Connect Secure VPN, underscoring ongoing risks in remote access technologies. A new Windows infostealer named VOLTA utilizes AI to prioritize stolen data based on the victim's financial value, indicating a troubling trend in malware sophistication. Additionally, the Aur0ra ransomware gang is employing AI agents to enhance their network infiltration and credential theft capabilities. In response to data scraping concerns, Reddit plans to restrict content access to logged-in users. Various Oracle updates address security flaws in Linux, including DNS attack vulnerabilities and mTLS connection issues, highlighting the importance of regular patching in mitigating risks.
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As AI dramatically shortens the time from vulnerability disclosure to exploitation, enterprises must look beyond patching to reduce application risk.
The post Rethinking Application Security for the AI Era appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A newly discovered Android malware, distributed through the built-in updaters in affected Android-based car head units, turns infected devices into ad-fraud tools and nodes in a proxy botnet, Kaspersky has found. According to the researchers, it’s the first documented case of malware found on a car...
Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for ongoing gaming issues caused by Windows 11 updates released during the August 2026 Patch Tuesday. [...]
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The attack caused real-world operational disruption and raised concerns about the resilience of Britain’s distributed energy infrastructure and the potential for repeatable attacks.
The post Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days appeared first on SecurityWeek.
TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.
The post TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Experts argue Iranian cyber-attack on UK power plant lays bare frailty of critical national infrastructure
Slovakia warns that vulnerable speed cameras could expose vehicle data, enable remote access and provide attackers with a foothold into public networks. Slovakia’s National Security Authority, NBÚ, recently issued a warning about several road speed cameras, calling them a significant cyber threat. T...
AI has an almost unlimited number of applications, yet none may be more important than its ability to strengthen enterprise security.
AI marks a new era of business transformation in which AI autonomy and innovation converge to redefine how people, processes, and technology...
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors.
The vast majority of the targets are located in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canad...
Truffle Security says it found over 9000 publicly accessible and active AWS key pairs
TikTok will pay $400 million to settle U.S. claims that it violated child privacy laws by collecting data from users under 13. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit over children’s privacy. “Today, the Department of Justice announced a $4...
New malware that uses steganography always gets my attention, but I was disappointed when I looked at the latest DOUBLECUP write-up. It doesn&#;x26;#;39;t use real steganography:
Claude Security, currently in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, now runs codebase scans on Mythos 5.
The post Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access to More Defenders, Unveils $35M Open Source Fund appeared first on SecurityWeek.
iAuthFlow v2 phishing toolkit uses a phished Google session to enroll an attacker-controlled passkey that survives password resets. Abnormal Security researchers have published an analysis of iAuthFlow v2, a phishing toolkit sold on a Russian-language cybercrime forum for $10,000 base price. The aut...
A list of topics we covered in the week of August 17 to August 23 of 2026
Un AirTag glissé dans un livre a mené des journalistes jusqu'à un entrepôt Amazon de Las Vegas, où les reliures sont découpées et les pages scannées pour l'IA.
Le post Amazon découpe des livres rares pour entraîner son IA : un AirTag a suivi le colis jusqu’à Las Vegas a été publié sur IT-Connect.
Microsoft va déployer un thème « Outlook classique » dans le nouvel Outlook et Outlook sur le web, afin de convaincre les utilisateurs de basculer.
Le post Nouvel Outlook : Microsoft déploie un thème qui imite l’Outlook classique a été publié sur IT-Connect.
Proton’s AI Paper Trail is a free tool designed to make the information accumulated across AI conversations easier to see. It analyzes exported ChatGPT or Claude conversation data and produces a personal privacy report showing what can be inferred from those conversations. Proton says the uploaded d...
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NVIDIA Megatron Bridge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The...