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Updated Dec 3, 2026 · 15 entries
darkreading · Dec 3, 2026

[Virtual Event] Cybersecurity Outlook 2027

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Claude Opus 5 Helped Researchers Take Over OpenAI Staff Accounts via Chained Flaws

Three researchers at the security firm Hacktron used Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 to chain two flaws and take over the ChatGPT and Codex accounts of several OpenAI employees, then reach an internal OpenAI code repository. The chain began with a bug in the software that runs OpenAI's public help forum and moved through a weakness in OpenAI's own login system. This was security research,

BleepingComputer · Sep 19, 2026

BragJack attacks hijack AI browser agents through malicious extensions

BragJack, a proof-of-concept attack from Forever Security's Gal Weizman, hijacks the AI assistants in Chrome, Edge, Opera Neon, Perplexity Comet, and Claude in Chrome using one malicious extension. The Prompt Forcing technique earned over $20,000 in bounties and two CVEs. [...]

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SecurityWeek · Sep 19, 2026

TigerByte Cyber Emerges From Stealth With $3 Million in Funding

The company has secured over $7 million in contracts with US government agencies, including the US Space Force, the US Navy, and DARPA. The post TigerByte Cyber Emerges From Stealth With $3 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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BleepingComputer · Sep 19, 2026

North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide

A joint law enforcement advisory warns that the North Korean hacking group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices worldwide from December 2025 through July 2026 and transferred more than $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to North Korea. [...]

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BleepingComputer · Sep 19, 2026

ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gang

The ShinyHunters extortion gang breached the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware operation's data leak site, defacing the Tor site and allegedly stealing server data and the private keys for its onion service. [...]

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The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Can You Prove a New CVE Is Exploitable Before Attackers Do? Learn How in This Webinar

A new CVE drops. Your scanner finds it. The severity score looks ugly. But that still does not answer the question that matters: Can it actually be exploited in your environment? Mythos-class AI is compressing the time between disclosure and working exploitation, while many security programs still validate risk on weekly or quarterly cycles. The dangerous gap is no longer just technical. It is

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Identity Visibility in 2026: The Foundation of Identity Security

Identity visibility is a starting point for modern identity security, because stolen and misused credentials are among the most frequently reported initial access vectors in breach research, including Verizon's annual Data Breach Investigations Report. This article explains what identity visibility means in IAM, why cloud and multicloud environments complicate it, which capabilities matter in

BleepingComputer · Sep 19, 2026

Viral AI actress' hotline face-scans every caller, watches their mood

AI actress Tilly Norwood went viral after glitching into Chinese on Piers Morgan Uncensored last night. Her "Talking Tilly" video call service face-scans every caller for an 18+ age check, senses callers' moods during calls, and shuts down permanently on September 27. We tried it and read the fine print. [...]

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The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

SolarWinds Patches ARM Hard-Coded Key Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

SolarWinds has released security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Access Rights Manager (ARM) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28326, is rated 8.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. The issue affects all versions of Access Rights Manager 2026.2 and prior. "SolarWinds

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Critical Pre-Auth RCE in Orkes Conductor Workflow Platform Exploited in the Wild

A critical vulnerability impacting Orkes Conductor is being actively exploited in the wild, according to Fortinet. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-58138 (CVSS v3.1 score: 9.8/CVSS v4 score: 9.3), which relates to a case of unauthenticated remote code execution. "Orkes Conductor 3.21.21 before 3.30.2 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that allows remote

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems After Security Test Domain Mix-Up

Google's Gemini model has become the latest artificial intelligence (AI) system to access the internet and break into other companies during a cybersecurity evaluation. The development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents occurred in May 2026 as part of a test run conducted by Israeli company Irregular. The evaluation partner was also involved in similar hacks disclosed

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

CrowdSec Says TanStack npm Attack Led to Copy of 170 Private GitHub Repositories

An attacker copied about 170 of CrowdSec's private GitHub repositories on May 22 using the account of an employee who had just left, CrowdSec said on September 18. The French security company had kept his GitHub access open. CrowdSec says his laptop was compromised in May's supply chain attack on TanStack, in which malicious versions of TanStack's npm packages stole credentials from

The Hacker News · Sep 19, 2026

CISA Flags Three Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added three security flaws impacting the Linux kernel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2025-39682 (CVSS score: 9.8) - An improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions vulnerability in the TLS receive path

Schneier on Security · Sep 18, 2026

Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Egg Sacs

Short essay about squid egg sacs. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.

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