Helpdesk scammers are making house calls to make their lies feel more real
15-year-old among six arrested after Dutch cops target suspected bank fraud call center [...]
CISA orders feds to patch max severity Joomla plugin flaw by Friday
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a maximum-severity flaw in the Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor (JCE) plugin that is being actively exploited in the wild. [...]
Microsoft working on Defender patch for RoguePlanet zero-day
Microsoft confirmed that it's working on a security patch for a Defender zero-day vulnerability named "RoguePlanet," disclosed one week ago. [...]
From AI potential to agentic reality: Driving the UK’s next chapter
The United Kingdom, and London in particular, continues to be one of the great hubs for AI development in Europe and the world. We’re home to Google DeepMind, of course, as well as significant AI unicorns — and Google Cloud customers — like Ineffable Intelligence, which is today announcing an …
Kodak confirms data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang
Kodak has confirmed that it's working with external cybersecurity experts to investigate a security breach after hackers gained access to some of the company's data. [...]
Cyberattack sees crops kept in the ground
Bitter harvest for Australia's Mackay Sugar, attacked in peak cane crushing season [...]
Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers
At least 15 malicious plugins found on the JetBrains Marketplace were designed to steal AI API keys from developers. [...]
Python dev saved from disaster by intuition... and AI
I'm sorry, Dave. I can't install that repo that will totally hose your system [...]
Python dev saved from disaster by intuition...and AI
I'm sorry, Dave. I can't install that repo that will totally hose your system. [...]
New Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking, crypto apps
A new Android banking trojan named Rokarolla is targeting 217 banking and cryptocurrency applications using an extensive set of 137 commands. [...]
Steam Workshop abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app
Threat actors are abusing Steam Workshop, Valve's community hub for downloading game-related content, to push various malware hidden in wallpaper packages. [...]
Three critical Fortinet sandbox bugs splattered by unknown attackers
All have patches, so make sure you upgrade to a fixed version [...]
Threat tactic spotlight: Subdomain takeover
In this blog post you’ll learn how to detect and prevent subdomain takeover – a tactic where threat actors exploit dangling DNS records to redirect traffic to attacker-controlled resources. We’ll explain the issue, how the situation arises, and how you can use various AWS features and services to …
Google named a Leader in IDC MarketScape SIEM 2026 Vendor Assessment
Security operations teams are under immense pressure to defend against adversaries who use AI to act with unprecedented speed, scale, and sophistication. To navigate these moments, secure mission-critical workloads, and build confident defense programs, organizations rely on modern security information and event management (SIEM) systems as the backbone of …
Crooks found a new way to collaborate using Teams – by hiding command-and-control traffic
Custom malware routed communications through legitimate Microsoft services, making malicious activity look like routine corporate collaboration [...]
UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts
Opening a new social media account in the UK will soon mean proving you're over 16 with an ID upload or a facial age scan, under a government ban on under-16s taking effect in spring 2027. Security experts warn the age checks are easy to circumvent and create new …
GhostTree Attack Abused Recursive Windows Junctions to Hide Malware
GhostTree uses recursive NTFS junctions to generate vast numbers of valid Windows file paths. Varonis explains how the technique could cause Microsoft Defender folder scans to never complete, leaving malware undetected. [...]
FTC warns of record $3.5 billion losses to imposter scams in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. [...]
Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular
Attackers used social engineering to access third-party business apps and steal patient information [...]
Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
Last Tuesday, Microsoft patched a vulnerability it rated as max critical in its M365 Copilot AI platform. On Monday, the researchers who discovered the vulnerability and reported it to Microsoft revealed how their proof-of-concept exploit could retrieve 2FA codes and other sensitive data from emails accessible to Copilot. Microsoft …
Flock Cameras Are Being Used for Stalking
There are over a dozen cases around the country where police officers are using the Flock surveillance camera system to obsessively and illegally stalk people. Alternate link. [...]
CISA warns of another cPanel plugin flaw exploited in attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given U.S. government agencies three days to secure their servers against an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2026-54420) in the LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin. [...]
Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic
DragonForce ransomware used a custom malware named 'Backdoor.Turn' to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. [...]
Critical Fortinet FortiSandbox flaws now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now exploiting several critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet's FortiSandbox cyber threat detection platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]
Windows version of SprySOCKS Linux malware used to attack govt orgs
Windows variants for the SprySOCKS Linux malware have been used in attacks targeting government organizations in at least four countries. [...]
iRhythm discloses data breach, says hackers stole patient info
Digital healthcare company iRhythm Holdings has disclosed a data breach after hackers stole patients' personal and health information stored on third-party-hosted business applications. [...]
DOJ seizes CFAKE, SOCFAKE deepfake nude sites under TAKE IT DOWN Act
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has seized the CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com websites, which allegedly hosted nonconsensual AI-generated nude images and videos of women, in what appears to be the first publicly announced domain seizure under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. [...]
Cisco SD-WAN make-me-root bug under attack
Second Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw exploited as an 0-day this month [...]
Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher
According to the one person who actually read the research paper [...]
SimpleHelp bug lets hackers create rogue remote support accounts
A vulnerability in the SimpleHelp remote management software allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol. [...]
Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs
A decade ago, AMD added a protection to its high-end CPUs to protect them against cold boot attacks and other types of physical exploits that siphon sensitive data out of the connected memory chips. Short for Transparent Secure Memory Encryption, TSME encrypts the entire contents stored in memory, making …
Council of Europe hacked in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft heist
Joins the ranks of Nottingham Uni and 100 other unnamed victims [...]
OptinMonster WordPress plugin hacked in CDN supply-chain attack
WordPress plugins OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage have been compromised in a supply-chain attack impacting Awesome Motive-s content distribution network (CDN). [...]
Cisco fixes SD-WAN vManage flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-20262, that was exploited in attacks to escalate to root privileges. [...]
Feds snooze as US datacenter law set to lapse with no replacement in site
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act (FDCEA) of 2023 covers standards including security and sustainability [...]
Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters data breach claims
The Council of Europe, the continent's oldest intergovernmental body, is probing claims of a data breach made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over the weekend. [...]
Cloud CISO Perspectives: The 4 lessons that guided AI Threat Defense
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2026. Today, we introduce Chris Betz as the new CISO of Google Cloud. For his first Cloud CISO Perspectives, Chris shares four key lessons we learned about using AI to the defender’s advantage while building AI Threat Defense. As …
Microsoft site throwing warnings after someone forgot to renew cert
Connectivity checker trips browser alarms thanks to lapsed security paperwork [...]
FBI: Fraudsters use couriers to steal money in crypto scams
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that criminals are using couriers to collect money from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as pig butchering or romance baiting. [...]
Vibe coders are gonna vibe code: How CISOs are tackling code sprawl
Employees are increasingly building automations, agents, and apps with AI tools outside traditional security oversight. Tines explores how CISOs are handling AI-driven code sprawl, shadow tooling, and governance challenges. [...]
Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research
A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. [...]
PRC-linked spies hid inside medical and military networks for more than a year, snooping through Gmail and stealing data
Google says the intruders were on the hunt for everything from drone tech to pathogens [...]
Arch Linux locks down AUR signups amid wave of malicious commits
Community repo freezes new accounts after attackers swamp it with poisoned package updates [...]
New attack turned Microsoft 365 Copilot into 1-click data theft tool
A critical vulnerability chain dubbed SearchLeak in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from a target's mailbox, OneDrive, or SharePoint account through a specially crafted URL. [...]
Infinite Campus data breach affects 137,000 school staff accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from more than 137,000 school staff accounts in a Salesforce data theft attack that targeted the widely used Infinite Campus K-12 student information system in March. [...]
Webinar: How behavioral AI stops phishing and account takeovers
Modern phishing, BEC, and account takeover attacks increasingly bypass traditional email defenses and create operational strain for security teams. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help automate detection, investigation, and remediation to reduce alert fatigue and accelerate response times. [...]
The FCC Wants to Eliminate Burner Phones
A proposed FCC rule would kill burner phones: phones whose accounts are not attached to a particular person. The FCC plans to do this by legally forcing the country’s telecoms to store a wealth of personal information about essentially all phone customers, including a government issued identification number …
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m giving a keynote at Cybernation 2026 in Berlin, Germany, on June 24, 2026. I’m speaking at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity at the Hasso Plattner Institut in Potsdam, Germany. The event …
FBI disrupts massive AI-powered phishing service using a million URLs
In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantled a massive Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise with thousands of phishing websites used to steal credit card data and passwords. [...]
Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts This week’s question: Is ‘ripen at home’ fruit the supermarkets’ idea of a joke? I’ve been struggling to get my head around the …
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