Vulnerabilities Hitachi Energy APM Edge Carries Two Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Flaws August 13, 2026 A pair of 'Dirty Frag' vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel allow any local unprivileged user… Read More
Vulnerabilities SharePoint Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation Following PoC Release August 13, 2026 CVE-2026-55040, patched in July 2026 Patch Tuesday, is now being actively targeted after public proof-of-concept… Read More
Security Incidents AI Agents Ran a Near-Autonomous Campaign Against Taiwan’s Nuclear Safety Agency and Energy Sector August 13, 2026 A suspected Chinese-language operator used open-source AI agent frameworks to compromise 85 government accounts and… Read More
Vulnerabilities ShieldBreak PoC Claims Patch Bypass in Microsoft Defender, Granting SYSTEM-Level Access August 12, 2026 A researcher has published a proof-of-concept exploit targeting Microsoft Defender that reportedly sidesteps a previously… Read More
Security Incidents Kimwolf Botnet Returns with Blockchain Command Infrastructure and HTTP/2 Evasion August 11, 2026 A rebuilt version of the Kimwolf botnet uses Ethereum Name Service and Tor fallback to… Read More
Vulnerabilities Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday Covers 398 Vulnerabilities, Including One Active Zero-Day August 11, 2026 A single exploited privilege-escalation flaw in a core Windows networking driver sits at the centre… Read More
Security Incidents AI Agent Autonomously Exploits Gym Booking Vulnerability in First Known Australian Case August 10, 2026 An AI agent tasked only with booking a gym class independently found and exploited an… Read More
Security Incidents Kimsuky Integrates Local LLMs Into Attack Toolkit, South Korean Researchers Find August 10, 2026 North Korea's Kimsuky group is moving beyond AI experimentation, building a structured local AI capability… Read More
AI & Security FTC Proposes to Regulate Ideological Bias in AI as an Unfair Trade Practice August 10, 2026 A proposed FTC policy statement would treat AI ideological bias as deceptive conduct under federal… Read More
Research & Analysis Python Gains Native Post-Quantum Cryptography Support August 10, 2026 The pyca/cryptography library now ships ML-KEM and ML-DSA primitives, bringing NIST-standard post-quantum algorithms within reach… Read More