Aggregated from vendor advisories, security research, and industry publications.
The security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new Microsoft zero-day called ShieldBreak. The vulnerability, rooted in Microsoft Defender for Windows, demonstrates a patch bypass for CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), otherwise known as RoguePlanet. RoguePlanet has been described
CVSSv3 Score: 3.4 A Server-Side request forgery (SSRF) [CWE-918] vulnerability in FortiSIEM GUI may allow an authenticated attacker to send HTTP requests originating from the…
CVSSv3 Score: 5.1 A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in FortiOS explicit proxy may allow an unauthenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and AS…
CVSSv3 Score: 5.0 An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability [CWE-770] in FortiOS may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a slow HTTP DoS …
Let's all go a bit mad scientist and see if software can validate our wildest theories
Cisco has warned that a new vulnerability impacting Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software has been exploited …
CVE-2026-20349 can be exploited remotely without authentication against Secure Firewall ASA and FTD devices. The post Cisco Patches Firewall Zero-Day Exploited for DoS Attacks appe…
Manus AI will delete some data to satisfy legal requirements
Nvidia and six financial partners are creating a $500 billion investment pool to help Nvidia customers including frontier AI labs, AI clouds, and other enterprises buy its chips on…
Regulator hopes for greater financial inclusion, without extra risk or blaming models for bad decisions
Google says Chrome's anti-abuse systems reduced unwanted notifications on Android by more than 7 billion per day during the first quarter of 2026. [...]
Developers await open source compiler release to dispel uncertainty following Qualcomm acquisition
The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity…
One big caveat, though: You need your contact's phone number
The most concerning bug in the batch is CVE-2026-62878 (CVSS: 9.8), a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that requires no user interaction.
Sysadmins, welcome to your new norm
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already bei…
The ransomware-as-a-service operation is finding success against critical infrastructure targets with leaked Conti code and old flaws in firewalls and VPN appliances.
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
Hackers associated with the Russian threat group Sandworm have been targeting system administrators and IT professionals through fake job offers since at least May. [...]
Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that hand…
Cisco is warning that a high-severity denial-of-service vulnerability in Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense (FTD) software is being actively exploited in attacks to remotely cr…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that comes with significant improvements to improve its op…
Anyone sharing their screen on a Zoom call could have taken over the computers of everyone watching, and anyone watching could have taken over the presenter's. The flaw sat in the…
Deal to fund 'large' deployment of Nvidia's last-gen HGX B300 systems launching in Q1 2027
A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges. The post August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited…
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT…
Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network that appeared aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta carrying passengers who had attended the DEF CON hacker conve…
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. [...]
Today is Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a massive 400 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vul…