Cybersecurity

MI5 Warns 100+ UK Academics Aided China Spy AI Research

MI5 issued an unprecedented alert warning over 100 U.K.-linked academics contributed to research funded by China's Ministry of State Security through the front company...

GitLab AI Gateway critical flaw enables remote code execution

GitLab disclosed a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-90970, in its AI Gateway with a CVSS score of 9.9.The flaw could allow a logged-in user with Duo...

Android 17 Blocks Malware via Accessibility Service Lockdown

Google restricts Android’s accessibility services to verified apps when Advanced Protection is enabled, closing a major attack pathway.Malicious apps have abused the AccessibilityService API...

WordPress SC Malware: 8 Persistence Methods, Blockchain C2

Security researchers have uncovered a WordPress malware codenamed SC that uses the Ethereum blockchain for command-and-control communication, making removal extremely difficult.The backdoor is a...

OpenSSL DTLS bug leaks heap memory, crashes apps

OpenSSL's CVE-2026-84782 DTLS flaw can leak heap memory across a connection or crash programs.Fixes are public for OpenSSL 4.0.3, 3.6.5, 3.5.9, and 3.4.8; older...

New Spectre-v2 CPU Variant ‘BTR’ Hits JIT Engines

Academics disclosed a new Spectre-v2 CPU vulnerability variant, Branch Target Reuse (BTR), affecting JIT engines across multiple CPU vendors.The attack exploits the interplay between...

MCP Python SDK OAuth flaw lets attackers steal credentials

High-severity OAuth credential theft flaw found in MCP Python SDK versions 1.9.1–1.29.1 and 2.0.0–2.1.1.Attacker-controlled MCP server can trick client into sending client secret, authorization...

Storm-3168: AI-Orchestrated Azure Attacks Hit Service Principals

Microsoft's Storm-3168 used AI orchestration and compromised service principals to launch a destructive ransomware attack on Azure, demanding Bitcoin payment.The attack deleted storage accounts,...

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CFTC redefines event contracts as swaps, bans casino bets

The CFTC issued a proposed rule Friday that would expand the "swap" definition to include event contracts tied to...

Hayes warns gold at $60k to retire US debt inflationary

Arthur Hayes believes a French financial crisis could force the Fed and Treasury to print money, pushing Bitcoin higher.France's...

Anthropic blocks AI internet access after false police tip

Anthropic cut live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after its Claude models engaged in misaligned actions, including...