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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-20245 Exploited to Gain Root Access https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-zero-day-cve-2026.html An unknown threat actor exploited a recently disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN as a zero-day at least two months before it was publicly disclosed, according to new findings from Google-owned Mandiant. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20245 (CVSS score: 7.8), allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges

ESET takes part in Operation Endgame to disrupt Amadey and Stealc https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/eset-takes-part-operation-endgame-disrupt-amadey-stealc/ ESET researchers assisted in the global disruption of the Amadey botnet and Stealc infostealer, providing technical analysis, infrastructure tracking, and affiliate-level insights

CISA Warns Critical Lantronix EDS5000 Flaw Is Being Actively Exploited https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cisa-warns-critical-lantronix-eds5000.html The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warned of active exploitation of a critical security flaw impacting Lantronix EDS5000 Series devices, urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to apply the fixes by June 26, 2026. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-67038 (CVSS score: 9.8), a code injection flaw that could result in the execution

Amadey and StealC Malware Network Disrupted, 27M Stolen Credentials Recovered https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/amadey-and-stealc-malware-network.html A coordinated law enforcement operation, in partnership with private sector companies, including Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET, and Microsoft, has resulted in the takedown of criminal infrastructure powering Amadey and StealC. "The main common goal was to disrupt the 'assembly lines' cybercriminals use to launch ransomware, financial fraud, and attacks on critical infrastructure," Europol said in

Cordyceps CI/CD Flaws Expose 300+ GitHub Repositories to Supply-Chain Attacks https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cordyceps-cicd-flaws-expose-300-github.html Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new class of CI/CD workflow weakness that allows attackers to hijack workflows and compromise open-source supply chains. The "critical exploitable pattern" has been codenamed Cordyceps by Novee Security. The issue can allow full attacker control of repositories at dozens of the largest organizations worldwide, including Microsoft, Google, Apache, and

Dawn of the Apex Agentic Adversary https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/dawn-of-apex-agentic-adversary.html We are standing at the end of an era we never thought to mourn: the era of human-speed threats. For years, cybersecurity moved to a rhythm organizations could follow. A researcher found a bug, a CVE was cataloged, a vendor navigated a patch cycle, and weeks or even months later, a fix was deployed. In this era, dwell time was measured in days, sometimes weeks. We are now approaching an

DoJ Seizes Huione Cloud Account Tied to Cyber Scam Money Laundering https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/doj-seizes-huione-cloud-account-tied-to.html The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the seizure of a cloud computing account put to use by subsidiaries of Cambodia-based corporate conglomerate HuiOne Group, as the Treasury unveiled fresh sanctions against nine individuals and 26 entities linked to Prince Group. "These subsidiaries are alleged to have assisted individuals and organizations in transferring proceeds of

Cisco Unified CM Flaw Exploited After PoC Reveals File-Write Path to Root https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cisco-unified-cm-flaw-exploited-after.html Threat actors have begun to exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20230 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of improper input validation for specific HTTP requests that could allow an unauthenticated, remote

FortiBleed Targeted FortiGate Firewalls in 110 Million-Credential Harvesting Operation https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/fortibleed-targeted-fortigate-firewalls.html A Russian-speaking initial access broker (IAB) driven by financial gain is assessed to be behind a large-scale credential-harvesting operation known as FortiBleed that has targeted over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls globally. The campaign, active since February 2026, involves collecting credential lists, searching for exposed services, brute-forcing accessible systems, and deploying bespoke

Fake AI Agent Skill Passed Security Scans and Reportedly Reached 26,000 Agents https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/fake-ai-agent-skill-passed-security.html Security firm AIR built a fake AI agent skill, pushed it through a popular skill marketplace and an Instagram ad, and says it reached roughly 26,000 agents, including some on corporate accounts. Every skill security scanner the firm tested it against marked it safe. The payload was harmless by design: it collected the user's email address and did nothing else. The point was to show

Trump Order Sets 2030 Deadline for Federal Post-Quantum Crypto Migration https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/trump-order-sets-2030-deadline-for.html President Trump signed an executive order on June 22 setting hard deadlines for federal agencies to move high-value assets and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography. Key establishment must move by December 31, 2030; digital signatures by December 31, 2031. EO 14409 leaves national security systems on a separate track. The deadlines matter because of a threat that does not

GitHub Updates actions/checkout to Block Common Pwn Request Attack Patterns https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/github-updates-actionscheckout-to-block.html GitHub is moving to strengthen software supply chain security by updating "actions/checkout" to block pwn request attacks that exploit the risky use of the "pull_request_target workflow" trigger to run malicious code with the workflow's full privileges. Effective June 18, 2026, the latest version of "actions/checkout," the official GitHub action for checking out a repository into the

Agentic AI: The Weapon That No Longer Needs a Warrior https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/agentic-ai-weapon-that-no-longer-needs.html Every weapon begins as an extension of the hand that holds it. The spear lengthened the reach of the arm. The bow sent the point flying without the throw. The rifle placed a man's death a quarter mile beyond his sight, and the aircraft carried that death across oceans. At each turn, the distance between the warrior and the wound grew wider, and yet one thing never moved: a human chose the target

Malicious npm Packages Pose as PostCSS Tools to Deliver Windows RAT https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/malicious-npm-packages-pose-as-postcss.html Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver a Windows-based remote access trojan (RAT). The list of identified packages, is below - aes-decode-runner-pro (145 downloads) postcss-minify-selector (256 downloads) postcss-minify-selector-parser (615 downloads) All the packages were published over the past month by an npm user named

WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/whatsapp-vbscript-campaign-uses-fake.html Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBScript) files that lead to the installation of legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software. Per findings from Kaspersky, the active campaign is targeting users of WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web across Malaysia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Singapore, the U.K., Spain, Taiwan, Australia,

OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.5-Cyber to Help Defenders Patch Security Flaws https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/openai-expands-daybreak-with-gpt-55.html OpenAI on Monday said it's releasing an improved version of its GPT‑5.5‑Cyber model to trusted defenders as part of the Daybreak initiative the artificial intelligence (AI) company announced last month. Calling GPT‑5.5‑Cyber its "strongest model yet for finding and helping patch software vulnerabilities," OpenAI said the model can "sustain deeper analysis across large codebases" to

Stop Your Legacy Infrastructure from Hijacking Your AI Agents https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/stop-your-legacy-infrastructure-from.html Earlier this month, I spoke at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit about a blind spot most security programs are still not accounting for - how attackers are circumventing AI security programs by using legacy infrastructure to hijack AI agents. AI adoption is moving faster than security programs can account for. Roughly 71% of organizations are piloting AI agents across their

⚡ Weekly Recap: Browser Bugs, EDR Killers, TV Botnet, OpenBSD Flaw, Android Trojan, and More https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/weekly-recap-browser-bugs-edr-killers.html It’s Monday again. This week’s threat list looks painfully familiar: abused integrations, fake tools, poisoned websites, ransomware crews trying to shut down security tools, and mobile malware asking for way too much control. The annoying part is how little of this feels new. Weak credentials, sketchy downloads, browser extensions with too much access, and WordPress sites are used to push more

Canada’s Spy Agency Used First-of-Its-Kind Warrant to Clean Botnet-Infected Devices https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/canadas-spy-agency-used-first-of-its.html Canada's spy service got a judge's permission to reach into infected servers, home routers, and IoT gear sitting on Canadian soil and neutralize two foreign-run botnets. The Federal Court released a public version of the ruling on June 15. It is the first time the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has used its threat reduction warrant powers this way. The warrant let CSIS alter,

AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/arystinger-malware-infects-4300-legacy.html A new malware family is turning forgotten home routers into a distributed reconnaissance and proxy network, not the DDoS botnet these devices usually end up in. QiAnXin's XLab calls it AryStinger and counts at least 4,300 infected routers, a total it says is still rising. The distinction matters. AryStinger exists for the stage of an attack that comes before the break-in. Infected