Cybersecurity

New Linux bug grants root access via snap-confine flaw

Security researchers at Qualys disclosed a high-severity local privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2026-8933) in snap-confine, affecting default Ubuntu Desktop installations.An unprivileged attacker can exploit two...

CISOs Earn Strategic Influence by Enabling Fast, Visible AI Adoption

76% of employees now use AI at work, up from 55% the previous year, according to McKinsey's State of AI report Security teams that build...

Global sting takes down Kratos phishing kit, 200+ servers seized

German and US law enforcement shut down more than 200 servers powering the Kratos phishing kit, arresting its alleged developer in Indonesia.Kratos used an...

Apple fixes Hide My Email flaw that leaked real addresses for over a year

Apple fixed a flaw in its Hide My Email service on July 3, 2026, after it was disclosed over a year prior.The bug could...

Google’s Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber AI hunts and patches code flaws

Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, a specialized AI model for vulnerability discovery and patching.The model is exclusively available to governments and trusted...

ServiceNow AI flaw exploited in wild, patch now

Threat actors are actively exploiting CVE-2026-6875, a critical sandbox escape vulnerability in the ServiceNow AI Platform.The flaw, rated 9.5 on the CVSS scale, allows...

FakeGit campaign uses 800 fake AI tools to spread SmartLoader malware

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered nearly 7,600 malicious GitHub repositories in the FakeGit campaign, with over 800 posing as AI skills or MCP servers.The repositories deliver...

7-Zip XZ flaw enables remote code execution

A critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-14266, was discovered in 7-Zip's XZ archive handler.An attacker could achieve remote code execution by tricking...

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Circle Launches Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing for Institutions Via USDC

Circle launched a Bitcoin-backed borrowing service for institutional clients, allowing eligible Circle Mint customers to deposit BTC as collateral...

TASK#STOMP Campaign Uses PowerShell Backdoor to Steal Data

Security researchers have uncovered a new campaign dubbed TASK#STOMP that deploys a PowerShell backdoor on compromised systems.The malware...

Bitmine 98% to 5% ETH goal after $74M buy

Bitmine bought 27,562 ETH, bringing its total holdings to 5,983,940 ETH ($16.1 billion), or 4.9% of the total supply.Chairman...