Cybersecurity

Critical Splunk Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated RCE

Splunk has patched a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-20253, rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, allowing unauthenticated file operations and potential remote code execution.The flaw exists...

US Orders Anthropic to Disable AI Models Citing Security

Anthropic disabled its most advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users after a U.S. government order.The directive cited national...

Google Sues Chinese Hackers Over Gemini AI Phishing

Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle a Chinese cybercrime network using its Gemini AI for phishing scams.The "Outsider" service sent over 2.5 million...

Agentjacking Attack Tricks AI Coding Assistants

Researchers at Tenet Security have uncovered a new attack class called "Agentjacking" that tricks AI coding agents into executing malicious code.The exploit uses a...

ShinyHunters Exploit Oracle Zero-Day, Hit Universities

The ShinyHunters cybercrime group exploited a critical zero-day flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft to steal data from enterprise systems.The vulnerability, CVE-2026-35273, allows unauthenticated remote code...

GreatXML Bypass Exposes Windows BitLocker Security

A new Windows BitLocker encryption bypass tool named GreatXML has been released by security researcher Chaotic Eclipse.The vulnerability can be triggered if a user...

Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026 Winners Announced

The Hacker News unveiled the winners of the 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards.Victors were judged on innovation, impact, and technical excellence, not brand popularity.Awards span...

npm 12 Disables Risky Scripts by Default

GitHub is introducing major security changes to npm version 12, disabling install scripts by default to counter supply chain attacks.The update, scheduled for release...

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Polygon Labs quietly fixes critical security bugs with hard forks

Polygon Labs disclosed it patched a batch of security vulnerabilities through two hard forks — Austin on its Bor...

Saylor Signals ‘We’re Back’ as Strategy Set to Resume Bitcoin Buys

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted a cryptic message on X, signaling the company's likely return to Bitcoin buying.Saylor has...

India pitches CBDC link for BRICS trade at upcoming summit

India will propose a central bank digital currency (CBDC) linkage at the BRICS summit on September 12 and 13.The...