A data breach at the Florida DMV exposed sensitive information after an international cybercriminal group compromised the system using stolen police credentials. The breach was quickly identified and mitigated on September 4, 2026, and no further unauthorized access has occurred.
Despite available patches, hackers have exploited three JFrog Artifactory vulnerabilities, highlighting the risks of slow patching and leaving internet-exposed instances open to attack. This exploitation has allowed attackers to gain administrative control, putting organizations at risk.
A recent cyberattack on municipal utility Stadtwerke Landsberg highlights the importance of separating business IT networks from operational technology to prevent widespread disruptions. Thanks to robust segmentation, the utility's core services remained online, avoiding a costly service outage.
Anthropic has successfully disrupted a massive AI heist, exposing seven China-based labs that were secretly siphoning off its Claude model's capabilities to power their own AI systems. The illicit scheme involved feeding conversations between users and Anthropic's models into rival AI systems, including those from Alibaba, Xiaomi, and Moonshot.
Microsoft warns that cyber attackers are using clever social engineering tactics, like impersonating IT help desks, to trick employees into spilling sensitive info and gaining access to Microsoft 365 accounts. These scammers do their homework, researching companies and staff on social media and professional networks to make their attacks convincing.
GitLab has revealed a critical path traversal flaw, CVE-2026-85706, that allows unauthenticated users to access sensitive files on its servers, and security researchers have already spotted attackers probing for vulnerabilities in the wild. This maximum-severity bug, scoring a CVSS 10.0, enables hackers to read arbitrary files, including log files and configuration files.
Security researchers have uncovered a sneaky attack that uses two flaws in JFrog Artifactory to deploy a custom Rust backdoor malware, giving hackers full control of self-hosted servers. This stealthy exploit chain lets attackers escalate from low privileges to admin control, even when anonymous access is disabled.
Anthropic has successfully disrupted the AI-driven malware rebuild efforts of Russian hackers, dealing a significant blow to their operations. The hackers had been using AI to refine their malware and evade detection by security defenses.
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Cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers have exploited AI tools for malicious activities like cyber attacks, propaganda, and mass surveillance, according to a report by Anthropic. The company's research uncovered dozens of alarming campaigns, revealing a new era of AI-driven threats.
Beware: hackers are exploiting trusted AI platforms by turning their helpful features against you, using tactics like shareable AI content and sponsored search results to deliver malware and hold your files hostage. Your trusted tools can quickly become a vulnerability, as threat actors find new ways to abuse the very features you rely on.
KnowBe4's Threat Lab team uncovered a massive phishing campaign, detecting 29,785 confirmed phishing emails that exploited Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature over just two months. The attacks followed a surprisingly human pattern, spiking on Mondays and Tuesdays during US business hours.
Meet Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, a Ukrainian lawyer-turned-ransomware coder who traded in his law books for a life of cybercrime as a key player in the notorious Conti operation, and ultimately paid the price with a four-year prison sentence. He was caught funneling thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency to his co-conspirators, including a $25,042 transfer that sealed his fate.
Cisco is urging customers to apply hotfixes immediately to protect against ransomware and credential theft attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. The company has already released patches for the affected versions and plans to roll out additional security updates soon.
PaperCut has released new security updates to fix two actively exploited flaws that allowed hackers to bypass authentication and execute malicious code, with over 395 organizations in 48 countries affected. The company has issued maintenance releases, including versions 26.0.5, 25.0.13, and 24.1.10, to patch the vulnerabilities and protect users.
A single malicious link was all it took for China-linked hackers to gain control over millions of users of the popular Sogou Input Method, a vulnerability that highlights the power of a tiny flaw in a widely-used tool. The attack, attributed to UNC3569, used a specially crafted link to deploy the GRAYRABBIT backdoor, putting hundreds of millions of users at risk.
Cyber attackers have found a way to chain two JFrog Artifactory flaws, CVE-2026-42018 and CVE-2026-42016, to gain administrator control of self-hosted instances, putting your sensitive data at risk. This alarming exploit was recently reported by cloud security company Wiz.
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Phishing attacks have hit 347,000 Trezor users after a security breach at Brevo, the marketing platform used by Trezor for its newsletter campaigns, exposed sensitive email addresses. Trezor quickly sprang into action, suspending its Brevo account and taking down the malicious domain within 20 minutes to limit the damage.
Meet JackPoterz, a small but sophisticated actor who leveraged AI to launch a hacking campaign that mirrored Russian state espionage tactics, and six other malicious groups who similarly misused AI models for cyber operations, influence campaigns, and more. Anthropic's investigators successfully disrupted each operation, but the incident highlights the growing threat of AI-enabled hacking.
Senator Josh Hawley is demanding answers from OpenAI after a breach at Hugging Face raised serious concerns about AI safety, and he's launched a formal review to get to the bottom of it. The senator wants detailed information on the incident, including internal communications and technical details, by October 1.
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the notorious Conti ransomware campaign, a significant blow to cybercrime after a cross-border prosecution effort. He was caught in Ireland in 2023 with a laptop running Cobalt Strike, and later extradited to the US to face charges.
In a major win for cybersecurity, a Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the notorious Conti ransomware attacks that hit 47 states and 31 countries, causing over $150 million in estimated damages. Oleksii Lytvynenko, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was extradited to the US to face justice.
Criminals are now using AI to supercharge their cyberattacks, with a recent report revealing that AI agents performed nearly all the work in a series of automated break-ins and data heists. A Russian espionage group, known as GTG-20006, used AI to accelerate its intrusions, targeting over 20 organizations in a sustained campaign.
Beware of Mantax Otax, a sneaky Android malware that's encrypting devices, swiping sensitive data, and even harassing victims - all thanks to clever tricks by Indonesian operators who are using sideloaded APKs to spread the threat.
In a stunning display of speed, hackers used AI agents to exploit PaperCut vulnerabilities, compromising at least 11 organizations in just 26 seconds and gaining domain admin access in a mere two hours. This rapid, automated campaign hit 395 organizations across 48 countries, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.