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macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor
The dropper “carries a complete universal Mach-O inside itself, roughly 756 KB in the development build, and extracts it at runtime. The post macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Malicious Linux Implants Mimic Asian Mail Security Products
A trio of newly discovered backdoors walk and quack like legitimate edge solutions, so it's hard to tell they're not.
Dell asks admins to patch max severity CSM flaws as soon as possible
Dell has patched two maximum severity vulnerabilities in the Container Storage Modules (CSM) that connect Dell enterprise storage arrays to Kubernetes environments. [...]
OpenAI Parts Ways With Three Safety Researchers Over Sensitive Information Mishandling
OpenAI has parted ways with three members of its safety team after they leaked private information in violation of company policies, The Wall Street Journal reported. "We have parted ways with three individuals for violating our policies on accessing and handling sensitive company information," a spokesperson for the company was quoted as saying. "Our inv...
Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account
Hackers used the account, which has 13 million followers, to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account. The post Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Why CISOs Struggle to Answer the Board's Three Hardest Questions, and How to Fix the Report
The quarterly board meeting is two weeks out. The security team is pulling exports from the identity provider, the cloud posture tool, the vulnerability scanner, the SIEM and the EDR console. Someone is building a spreadsheet to reconcile them. Someone else is turning that spreadsheet into slides. Then a board member asks three questions: How secure is th...
In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US
Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad. The post In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks
The China-based hacking group has been exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities since July 2025. The post Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft’s X account hacked in crypto pump-and-dump scheme
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token. [...]
AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites
The attacks targeted the US Department of Education and Library and Archives Canada, and researchers linked some agents to OpenAI. The post AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action
CVE-2026-104286 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to the system. The post Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Android 17 Advanced Protection Locks Accessibility Services to Verified Accessibility Tools
Google has announced a new security measure that limits access to Android's accessibility services to verified applications classified as Accessibility Tools when Advanced Protection is enabled. With malicious Android applications abusing the API serving as the main conduit for malware and financial fraud, the tech giant said the move would block a major ...
Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Attacks Allows Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Writes
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Thursday, added a critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiMail to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score: 9.8), allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files...
Fortinet warns of critical FortiMail flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Fortinet is warning customers of a critical FortiMail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, that is being actively exploited in zero-day attacks to execute unauthorized code or commands on vulnerable devices. [...]
Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old
Law enforcement from multiple countries collaborated to disrupt a cybercrime operation that has claimed some 500 victims worldwide in the past two years.
Autonomous AI agents tried to hack US, Canadian government websites
Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics. [...]
Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race
Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity while security teams struggle to keep pace. [...]
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