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Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-exploit-vmware-vcenter.html Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that a malicious actor with network access can exploit to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were

Malicious LiteLLM Releases Tied to Trivy Hack May Have Exposed 2,100+ Organizations https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malicious-litellm-releases-tied-to.html Two malicious LiteLLM releases sat on PyPI for about 40 minutes in March carrying credential-stealing code capable of harvesting cloud keys, SSH keys, Kubernetes tokens, database passwords, and other secrets from systems that installed them. Threat intelligence firm CloudSEK now says a dataset it obtained, built from roughly 434,000 files the attackers captured, maps potential exposure to more

SAP Commerce Cloud Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/sap-commerce-cloud-flaw-could-let.html SAP has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Commerce Cloud (Data Hub Adapter) that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-58231, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. It has been described as a case of insufficient authorization checks and input validation. "SAP Commerce Cloud allows an

ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/shieldbreak-zero-day-poc-claims.html 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

Cisco ASA and FTD Flaw Exploited in the Wild Can Trigger Remote DoS https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisco-asa-and-ftd-flaw-exploited-in.html 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 in the wild. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of insufficient error checking when processing HTTP requests that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger

Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-patches-398-flaws-including.html 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 handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only

Kimwolf v7 Android Botnet Makes HTTP/2 DDoS Traffic Look Like Legitimate Browsing https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/kimwolf-v7-android-botnet-makes-http2.html 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 operational resilience and conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The new version, tracked as Kimwolf v7, was discovered by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 in February 2026. "Kimwolf v7 adds an HTTP/2-based

Zoom Annotation Flaws Could Let a Meeting Participant Hijack Another Attendee's Client https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/zoom-annotation-flaws-could-let-meeting.html 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 annotation tool, the feature that lets participants draw and type on a shared screen, and it asked nothing of the victim beyond being in the meeting. No click, no download, no prompt, and nothing on screen to show it

Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mozilla-revokes-firefox-and-thunderbird.html Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories. That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with. That decision carries a cost for

Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-built-fake-crypto-startup.html Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every virtual machine the company issued was recording. The onboarding paperwork is the part hiring teams can use. The first hire claimed to live in Pasadena, Texas, then sent a California driver's license and a New York bank account. The

Are AI tutors safe for your kids? https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/kids-online/ai-tutors-safe-kids/ AI tutors can offer useful support, but their quality and safeguards vary widely. Here’s what parents should check before handing one to a child.

Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11 https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-turn-usb-auto-install-into.html Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that researchers chained to SYSTEM access on a fully updated Windows 11 machine. The same PnP path can be triggered over Remote Desktop without physical hardware when supported Plug and Play or low-level USB redirection is enabled; Microsoft says that

Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malicious-mcp-servers-can-split.html A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data without ever sending one obviously harmful instruction. The trick can work even after a blunt version of the same theft is refused: split the request into fragments that each look routine, place them in channels the assistant already uses, and let

Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gunra-ransomware-exploits-fortinet-and.html Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and organizations across the world. Targets of these attacks include healthcare and public health, financial services, government services and facilities, and professional and nonprofit services. "Gunra is another variant in the ongoing trend of

Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-breach-polish-power-plant.html Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment. The plant supplies heat to roughly 50,000 residents. Recovery began at about 7:30 a.m. while the intruders were still active inside the network, and customers lost neither heat

BdThemes Supply Chain Attack Poisons JSON to Create Rogue WordPress Admins https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/bdthemes-supply-chain-attack-poisons.html Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, prompting the content management systems (CMS) platform's plugins team to temporarily disable their downloads. "Unlike traditional software supply chain attacks, zero source code files were modified within the official WordPress.org repository," Wordfence researcher Paolo Tresso said.

China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-hackers-deploy-new.html Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has deployed a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. The use of StormEncryptor marks a shift from the adversary's previous use of Medusa ransomware, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Team said. "StormEncryptor is written in C++ and appends the file name extension .encrypted

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-goes-rogue-metabase-0.html A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing. Cloning a repo. Answering a call. Leaving a box exposed. Trusting the default. That pretty much covers the mood this week. Old bugs are back, supply chains are getting stranger, and some exploit paths are so short you wonder what was supposed to stop them in the first place. That’s only part of it. Here’s

Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Stack to Boost Phishing and Automate Malware Development https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/kimsuky-builds-offline-ai-stack-that.html North Korea's state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into public chatbots. One of the country's main espionage groups has begun running artificial intelligence (AI) offline on its own servers, connecting document-search tools to files in its possession, and collecting the software parts needed to build AI into its malware. South Korean security firm Genians says it uncovered the

New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-passkey-attacks-can-recover-synced.html Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on. Passkeys are designed to replace reusable passwords and resist phishing. The attacks instead reused signed authentication material that Windows had exposed, abused a cloud-synced passkey system from malware already on the victim's machine, and used a