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Gogs Fixes Zero-Day Flaw Enabling Remote Code Execution

A critical vulnerability in Gogs allows attackers to execute remote code, putting Internet-facing instances at risk of full compromise - and it's easily exploitable by anyone who can create an account. This flaw enables attackers to wreak havoc without needing admin privileges, making swift action a must.

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Ransomware Disrupts Illinois High School, Wales Education Sector

A ransomware attack has forced Evanston Township High School in Illinois to shut down until at least Wednesday, canceling summer school, sports camps, and on-campus activities. The school has activated its incident response procedures and is working with cyber experts to investigate and recover from the breach.

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North Korean Hackers Exploit Coding Lures to Steal Crypto Credentials

In a sneaky move, North Korean hackers sent over 250 emails with innocent-looking coding tasks to nearly 100 US-based organizations, tricking them into handing over cryptocurrency credentials. The clever phishing scam, tracked as UNK_DeadDrop, targeted tech, education, and finance firms, with a special focus on cryptocurrency companies.

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Miasma Worm Exposes GitHub Repositories in Supply Chain Attack

A sneaky Miasma worm has infiltrated 73 Microsoft GitHub repositories, putting countless projects at risk in a self-replicating supply chain attack. This malicious campaign is a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving threats lurking in the shadows of our digital supply chains.

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GitHub Disrupts Microsoft Repos Amid Suspected Worm Infections

GitHub took drastic action, removing over 70 Microsoft repositories and disrupting critical code pipelines, after detecting suspected worm infections. This swift move has left many automated builds and deployments in limbo.

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Open Source Faces Hard Fork Amid AI-Fueled Security Crisis

The open source community is facing a daunting security crisis fueled by AI, giving rise to a new category of threat dubbed "Mythos" - a complex chain of low-level issues that can be combined to create devastating attacks. This emerging threat is not just a single bug or false positive, but a game-changing phenomenon that demands immediate attention.

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AI Phishing Overwhelms SOCs, Exposing Gaps in Alert Triage

AI has transformed phishing from a numbers game into a volume machine, allowing attackers to churn out convincing lures in minutes and flood security teams with a tidal wave of alerts to sift through. This overwhelming surge is exposing gaps in alert triage, putting Tier 1 analysts to the test.

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Check Point Exposes VPN Zero-Day Link to Qilin Ransomware Gang

A critical VPN vulnerability, CVE-2026-50751, has been exploited in attacks linked to the notorious Qilin ransomware gang, affecting a handful of organizations worldwide. Check Point has released security updates to patch this authentication bypass flaw in its legacy Remote Access and Mobile Access deployments.

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Meta Accuses NSO Group of Breaching WhatsApp Injunction

Meta is taking a stand against NSO Group, accusing the Israeli spyware vendor of breaching a WhatsApp injunction by targeting users with social engineering attempts. The company claims it successfully thwarted these malicious efforts, but is now asking a federal judge to hold NSO Group in contempt.

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Oxford University Exposes Data Breach After Career Platform Hack

The University of Oxford recently alerted users to a data breach on its CareerConnect platform, which occurred on May 28 when attackers gained access to sensitive information, including names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. To protect users, locally set passwords have been invalidated and affected users will be prompted to reset their passwords upon next login.

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VerdantBamboo Targets Linux Systems with Customized Malware Arsenal

Meet VerdantBamboo, a stealthy threat actor that infiltrated Linux and BSD systems, hiding in plain sight for 18 months by cleverly evading detection and morphing its malware arsenal to blend in. Its sophisticated attacks went undetected until Volexity's incident response team uncovered the intrusion, revealing a complex trail that led from Egnyte appliances into Microsoft 365 environments.

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Meta AI Flaw Compromises 20,000 Instagram Accounts

A bug in Meta's AI-powered support feature, High Touch Support, allowed outsiders to access nearly 20,000 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw that failed to verify email addresses for password reset requests. This oversight enabled hackers to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized account access.

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Threat Actors Exploit Vishing, Physical Intrusions in US Data Extortion Campaign

Meet UNC3753, a notorious group of threat actors using clever voice phishing and social engineering tactics to infiltrate US corporate environments and steal sensitive data. Their deceitfully simple attacks start with a phone call or email and quickly escalate into rapid data theft and ransom demands.

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Meta Exposes Flaw in AI Support System Used to Hijack 20,000 Instagram Accounts

Meta revealed that over 20,000 Instagram accounts were hijacked after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its AI-powered support system, allowing them to reset passwords and gain unauthorized access. The flaw was found in a system called High Touch Support, an AI-assisted account recovery tool designed to help users regain control of their accounts.

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Silent Ransom Group Exploits Law Firms with Fake IT Support Scams

Law firms are being targeted by the Silent Ransom Group through clever fake IT support scams, putting sensitive client information at risk. This sophisticated attack starts with innocent-looking invoice emails that trick victims into calling a phone number, initiating a chain of events that can lead to devastating consequences.

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C0XMO Botnet Exploits DD-WRT Flaw to Spread, Disrupts Rival Malware

Meet C0XMO, a highly sophisticated botnet malware that's disrupting the status quo with its advanced architecture and modular design, allowing it to spread rapidly by exploiting flaws like the DD-WRT vulnerability CVE-2021-27137. Its operators can easily update and adapt the malware to launch devastating DDoS attacks.

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Hackers Exploit Everest Forms Pro Flaw to Hijack WordPress Sites

More than 29,300 attempted hacks have been blocked by Wordfence, revealing a surge in automated attacks exploiting a critical flaw in the Everest Forms Pro plugin, tracked as CVE-2026-3300. This alarming number highlights the urgent need for WordPress site owners to safeguard against this vulnerability.

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CISA Flags SolarWinds Serv-U Flaw as Actively Exploited

A critical flaw in SolarWinds Serv-U is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to crash the service with a specially crafted POST request - no authentication required. This denial-of-service vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28318, can be triggered by a simple HTTP POST request with a malicious Content-Encoding header.

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Free Apps Turn Smart TVs Into AI Web-Scraping Proxies

Free apps can secretly turn your smart TV into a powerful tool for web scraping, unknowingly contributing to a massive residential proxy network of over 400 million IPs. This startling reality raises questions about consumer data and the hidden use of their devices.

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Miasma Worm Targets Microsoft GitHub Repositories in Supply Chain Attack

GitHub has taken swift action, disabling access to 73 Microsoft repositories across four organizations after a sneaky supply chain attack by the Miasma Worm compromised code on the platform. The disruption was triggered when the malware targeted Microsoft's GitHub repositories, prompting site-wide warnings and restricted access.

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Oxford Uni Student Data Breached Through Career Platform

Oxford University student data has been breached once again, this time through a career platform compromise, leaving records exposed. The incident is a separate attack from a break-in that occurred just last month.

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Cisco SD-WAN Manager Flaw Actively Exploited

Cisco is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that allows attackers to execute commands as root, and it's already being exploited by hackers. This flaw, rated 7.8 on the CVSS scale, could give attackers control over your system if they're able to upload a malicious file.

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Palo Alto Networks Warns of Active PAN-OS Vulnerability Exploitation

Palo Alto Networks has sounded the alarm on a critical PAN-OS vulnerability, CVE-2026-0257, that's being actively exploited by threat actors to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to VPN connections. This security gap could allow attackers to circumvent controls and initiate their own VPN sessions, putting your network at risk.

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Mandiant Exposes UNC3753's US Law Firm Data Heist Tactics

Beware of UNC3753, a notorious group that's been stealing sensitive data from US law firms and other professional services, using clever vishing tactics and lightning-fast intrusions to extort their victims. In some cases, they can go from initial contact to data theft in under an hour.

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