Cybersecurity

Aug Patch Tuesday: Zero-day exploited, 4 critical RCEs

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes an actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2026-68820) in the Windows kernel driver, used by Lazarus Group in Operation Dream Job.Four...

Researchers Lure North Korean IT Workers via Fake Crypto Firm

Researchers posed as a crypto startup and hired three suspected North Korean operatives to study their methods.All three used AI-generated or altered IDs, with...

AI Code Speed Risks Outpacing Security Controls

AI can increase development output by 10 to 50 times, making security review the bottleneck.Traditional CVE-driven remediation may break down when software is built...

North Korean hackers deploy offline AI for espionage

North Korea's Kimsuky hacking group is now running AI models offline on its own servers, moving beyond public chatbots to build AI into its...

Malicious VS Code Extension Solidity Pro Steals Wallets, Credentials

Malicious VS Code extension "Solidity Pro" steals browser crypto wallets and credentials Captures seed phrases, GitHub tokens, AWS keys, OpenAI keys, and SSH private keys Uses...

CSS attacks in webmail can steal passwords, tokens

PortSwigger researcher Gareth Heyes presented CSS-based email attacks at Black Hat USA 2026 on August 8.The attacks exploited HTML and CSS techniques in Outlook,...

New Go-Based macOS Malware Drains Crypto Wallets via ClickFix

ClickFix-style attacks are delivering Go-based malware on macOS that steals cryptocurrency wallet funds, browser passwords, and iCloud Keychain data.The malware includes a "DRAIN" routine...

Linux SCTP bug allows full container escape, root access

CVE-2026-64564 (SCTPhantom) is a use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code that can escalate to full root access and container escape.The flaw has existed...

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CME, Kalshi clash at CFTC roundtable over prediction market rules

CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara clashed during a CFTC roundtable in Washington, D.C.Duffy...

Nvidia to Deliver Adapted LPU to Chinese Clients by Year-End

NVIDIA plans small-batch deliveries of a specialized LPU variant for Chinese clients by year-end, complying with U.S. export rules...

Bitcoin Surges to $72,950, Highest Since June on Short Squeeze

Bitcoin surged to $72,950 on August 20, its highest since June 1, after rising nearly 14% from the prior...