Tag: cyber
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Instagram Patches Account Recovery Flaw Leaking User Contact Information
A critical logic flaw in Instagram’s web-based account recovery workflow exposed unredacted user contact information, including full email addresses and phone numbers, before Meta rapidly patched it on June 6, 2026. The vulnerability, which affected the platform’s password reset interface, allowed any unauthenticated user to initiate a standard recovery request for a target username and…
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Infosecurity Europe: How DSIT Protects Thousands of UK Orgs from Cyber Vulnerabilities
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology details how a combination of hands-on human advice and technology systems keeps government agencies safe First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosecurity-europe-dsit-cyber/
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Critical UniFi OS RCE Chain Grants Root Access Without Credentials
Tags: access, advisory, authentication, credentials, cyber, flaw, injection, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilitySecurity Advisory Bulletin 064 describing a critical chain of vulnerabilities in UniFi OS Server that allows unauthenticated remote code execution and full root takeover. The issue combines an authentication-gateway bypass, a path-traversal mismatch, and a command-injection sink in the package-update service. When chained, these flaws let an attacker send a single crafted HTTP request to…
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Microsoft Warns Claude Code GitHub Action May Expose CI/CD Secrets
Anthropic’s Claude Code GitHub Action could unintentionally expose CI/CD workflow secrets when AI agents process untrusted GitHub content. The risk arises because certain tools the agent uses to read files were not sandboxed like subprocess execution paths such as Bash. In particular, the Read tool was able to access /proc/self/environ and returned environment variables, including…
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Hackers Exploit Claude Code MCP Traffic to Hijack OAuth Authentication Tokens
Threat researchers have uncovered a novel man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack chain targeting Anthropic’s Claude Code ecosystem, where adversaries hijack Model Context Protocol (MCP) traffic to steal OAuth authentication tokens and persist access to enterprise SaaS platforms. The technique, detailed by Mitiga, abuses weak protections around the local Claude Code configuration file (~/.claude.json), effectively turning it into…
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When attacks spread too far: Lessons from real cyber attack case studies
In this Help Net Security video, Michael Adjei, Director, Systems Engineering at Illumio, explains three real world cyber attacks and what went wrong during detection. Adjei … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/08/cyber-attack-case-studies-video/
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EDRChoker Tool Abuses Windows QoS Policies to Disrupt Endpoint Security Tools
A newly disclosed red-team tool dubbed “EDRChoker” is drawing attention across the cybersecurity community for its novel approach to disrupting Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) visibility by abusing Windows Policy-based Quality of Service (quality of service). Unlike traditional EDR evasion techniques that rely on firewall manipulation or Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) rule injection, EDRChoker operates…
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Free Samsung and LG Smart TV Apps Reportedly Exploit Devices for AI Proxy Traffic
Free apps available on Samsung, LG, Roku, and other connected TV (CTV) platforms are quietly enrolling users’ smart televisions into a commercial residential proxy network operated by Bright Data, according to a technical investigation published June 5, 2026, by Include Security researcher Buchodi. The embedded SDK, embedded inside partner apps under the guise of a…
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Hackers Exploit 2026 FIFA World Cup With Phishing and Ticket Scams
Cybercriminals are already turning the 2026 FIFA World Cup into a fraud opportunity, using phishing pages, fake online stores, and ticket scams to steal money and personal data. The risk is rising because the tournament will attract huge global demand, fast purchases, and buyers who may act quickly before checking whether a site is real.…
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New ChatGPT Lockdown Mode Aims to Block Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration Attacks
OpenAI this week introduced Lockdown Mode, a security-focused setting for ChatGPT designed to reduce the risk of data exfiltration from prompt-injection attacks. The feature is rolling out to eligible personal accounts (Free, Go, Plus, Pro) and self-serve ChatGPT Business workspaces, and managed-workspace administrators can assign a Lockdown Mode role to members. Prompt injection is a…
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Top 10 Best Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Tools for Security Teams in 2026
The complexity of modern software development requires security to be deeply embedded within the engineering pipeline rather than treated as an afterthought. With modern applications consisting of over 80% open-source components, the attack surface has shifted drastically. Whether you are managing extensive codebases or integrating third-party APIs, catching flaws before code is compiled is crucial.…
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Automated Reconnaissance Is Reshaping Cyber Risk
A Telegram bot can turn a single email address into a detailed victim profile, making targeted attacks easier for cybercriminals. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/automated-reconnaissance-is-reshaping-cyber-risk/
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Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers to Support NSA Use of Mythos
Reports claim Anthropic engineers are helping the NSA use its restricted AI model Mythos, known for advanced cybersecurity capabilities. This week, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic has placed approximately six >>forward-deployed<< engineers inside the National Security Agency to help the intelligence agency use Mythos, its most capable cyber model, for offensive operations. Two people…
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‘Immediate national priority’: ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply
Cold storage and logistics body warns food supplies at risk from fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weatherMinisters have been accused of being complacent about the risks to vital supplies of food into the UK amid concerns over fuel shortages, cyber attacks and extreme weather.The trade body for cold storage and logistics has urged the…
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China-Linked Espionage Cluster Deploys Custom ASPX/ASHX Shells on IIS
A previously disclosed China-linked threat cluster, tracked as OP-512, has been observed deploying a purpose-built web shell framework to compromise Internet Information Services (IIS) servers. Identified by ReliaQuest, the espionage operation targeted a Windows Server 2016 environment running an end-of-life .NET Framework 4.0. Telemetry revealed the threat actors established access 75 days prior to the…
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Critical UniFi OS Auth Bypass Flaws Lead to Unauthenticated Root RCE
Ubiquiti has addressed three critical vulnerabilities within the UniFi OS Server that attackers can chain together to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) with root privileges. Disclosed on May 21, 2026, via Security Advisory Bulletin 064 (SAB-064), the flaws are tracked as CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, and CVE-2026-34910. Each vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS 3.1 severity score…
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CISA Alerts on Actively Exploited SolarWinds Serv-U Denial-of-Service Flaw
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, risk, service, threat, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-28318, this flaw allows unauthenticated threat actors to remotely crash the file transfer service. With active exploitation observed in the wild, this development signals a severe risk to enterprise…
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Malspam Campaign Abuses DoubleClick to Deploy Stealthy .NET Loader
A sophisticated new malspam campaign is actively exploiting Google’s DoubleClick ad-tracking infrastructure to bypass enterprise email security gateways. Discovered by researchers at Huntress, the attack utilizes highly personalized dynamic lures to initiate a complex, five-stage infection chain that actively dismantles local defenses before deploying process-hollowed payloads. The attack chain begins with a malicious HTML attachment,…
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UNC3753 Targets US Law Firms with Vishing, RMM Tools, and Physical Break-Ins
Threat cluster UNC3753, widely tracked as Silent Ransom Group or Luna Moth, is actively targeting professional, legal, and financial services in the United States. According to Mandiant’s Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), this financially motivated campaign leverages a highly effective combination of voice phishing, remote monitoring and management abuse, and unprecedented physical office intrusions. Attackers…
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Cyber insurance readiness is an MSSP service opportunity
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/cyber-insurance-readiness-is-an-mssp-service-opportunity
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Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches
IBM and two of its subsidiary companies were allegedly breached during the mid-2010s, which a lawsuit filed by a former cybersecurity executive accuses IBM of not disclosing and actively covering up. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/05/former-cyber-executive-turned-whistleblower-accuses-ibm-of-covering-up-several-data-breaches/
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NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban on using the AI model maker. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/05/nsa-said-to-be-readying-anthropics-mythos-for-use-in-cyber-operations/
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Building a Digital Fortress: Why Cyber Security Matters More Than Ever
As a society, our reliance on technology has never been greater. From banking and shopping to remote work and healthcare, we have access to information in an instant. As good as technology is at helping us with daily tasks, it also comes with risks. Cybersecurity is no longer a concern for IT departments in a…
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Hackers Weaponize Trusted Tools to Deploy Notorious Malware
Attackers are leaning harder on legitimate, preinstalled, or widely used system tools to deliver and operate notorious malware families, creating a stealthy, high-velocity threat that outpaces many traditional defenses. The operational logic for attackers is straightforward. Native utilities such as PowerShell, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), certutil, mshta, and JavaScript execution contexts already enjoy elevated privileges…
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New Magecart Attack Abuses Stripe as Malware C2
A novel Magecart campaign that weaponizes legitimate cloud services to evade detection: attackers are storing a JavaScript skimmer inside Stripe customer metadata and delivering it to victim checkouts via Google Tag Manager. The combination makes Stripe both the command server for arbitrary code and the durable exfiltration sink for stolen card data, using domains (googletagmanager.com…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Cloud Extortion, Long-Term Espionage, Android Zero-Days, and Public Sector Security Reviews
The cybersecurity landscape in this weekly roundup continues to show a clear shift toward identity-driven attacks, long-term persistence operations, and exploitation of trusted cloud environments. Threat actors are increasingly focusing on stealing credentials, abusing administrative access, and leveraging legitimate platforms to scale impact across organizations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-weekly-roundup-extortion-android-cloud/
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Hola Browser Windows Delivery Pipeline Hijacked to Deploy Cryptominer
An undeclared executable bundled with Hola Browser for Windows (version 1.251.91.0) that later proved to be a crypto”‘miner. The binary, written to C:\Program Files\Hola\me.exe in affected installs, was not part of the certified footprint, lacked code signing and a timestamp, contained obfuscated code and memory”‘write capabilities. Analysis identified miner”‘related strings, XMRig indicators, and behavior to…
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Trend Micro Deep Security Agent Flaw Allows Repeatable Security Bypass
Trend Micro’s Deep Security Agent for Linux contains a design flaw in its behavior-monitoring stack that allows a local, unprivileged attacker to repeatedly force short “blind spots” in which endpoint protections are temporarily bypassed. The issue stems from how the agent unloads and reloads its bmhook and tmhook kernel modules under heavy local event load,…
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Hugging Face Transformers Security Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
A critical security flaw in Hugging Face Transformers, tracked as CVE-2026-4372, has exposed millions of machine learning workflows to silent remote code execution (RCE) through a malicious model configuration. Discovered by Pluto Security researcher Yotam Perkal, the issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim’s system simply by tricking them into loading a…
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New Gafgyt Variant Targets Linux Systems With Modular Spread Tactics
A new Gafgyt-family botnet, tracked as C0XMO, marks a notable technical shift in IoT malware design: the separation of scanning and propagation into distinct components and multi-architecture payloads that maximize reach across heterogeneous Linux devices. The operator delivered C0XMO by exploiting CVE-2021-27137 a stack buffer overflow in the UPnP SSDP parser of vulnerable DD-WRT firmware…