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PaperCut
AI agents exploited PaperCut flaws to breach 395 organizations

A threat actor built a working exploit for PaperCut print management software, then handed the job of breaking into hundreds of organizations to AI agents that did most of the …

data leak
IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web

Days after reports linked IDScan to a dark web database holding more than 153 million driver’s license scans, the identity verification company has confirmed hackers …

social engineering
Attackers call employees’ personal phones to break into Microsoft 365 accounts

Attackers are calling or texting employees on their personal phones, posing as internal IT staff, in a social engineering campaign that tricks them into handing over access to …

GTA 6
Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers

Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is still three months from release, but cybercriminals are not waiting for the launch date. Security firm Huntress found malware disguised as a …

phishing
Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims’ browsers

A phishing campaign routes victims through genuine Microsoft OAuth and Teams infrastructure before showing them a fake login page built entirely inside their own browser, …

OpenSSL
OpenSSL’s new alpha build speeds up post-quantum crypto

The OpenSSL project released the first alpha of OpenSSL 4.1.0, giving developers an early look at a version built for encrypted communication over unreliable connections and …

crypto scams
$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle

A 22-year-old man built his fortune by breaking into strangers’ digital wallets, then spent it on nightclub tabs, private jets, and a fleet of cars worth millions. …

F5
Hackers deploy Linux rootkit on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, hiding web shell in memory

A rootkit found on hacked F5 BIG-IP APM devices skips the usual step of writing a web shell to disk, hiding it in memory instead, according to Sophos. F5 BIG-IP APM provides …

Google Chrome
Google fixes yet another actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-87491)

Google has fixed 230 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including a zero-day flaw, CVE-2026-87491, with an in-the-wild exploit. “Google is aware that an exploit for …

AI
Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks

AI agents are automating parts of cyberattacks with less human involvement, including vulnerability scanning, credential harvesting, and troubleshooting, according to Google …

Microsoft 365 phishing
IT help-desk vishing tricks executives into handing over Microsoft 365 access

IT help-desk vishing calls, stolen session tokens, and sign-ins routed through residential proxies are behind a wave of data theft and extortion against Microsoft 365 and …

data breach
Mathspace breach exposes data on over a million students and parents

Mathspace has confirmed that attackers broke into its internal reporting system through an unpatched Metabase vulnerability and stole data belonging to more than a million …

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