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Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling drugs
A California man was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine through Nemesis Market, one of the world's largest dark web marketplaces. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dark-web-nemesis-market-vendor-gets-26-years-for-selling-drugs/
What 2026 DBIR Confirms: Attacks Are Living in the Browser
Phishing, shadow AI, malicious extensions, and credential theft increasingly happen inside the browser. Keep Aware explains what the 2026 Verizon DBIR reveals about browser-layer security gaps and modern attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/what-2026-dbir-confirms-attacks-are-living-in-the-browser/
Brave Software releases Origin for a paid, bloat-free browsing experience
Brave has announced the public release of Brave Origin, a paid minimalist version of its browser that strips out cryptocurrency, AI, rewards, and other monetization-focused features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-software-releases-origin-for-a-paid-bloat-free-browsing-experience/
Credit card theft campaign abuses Stripe to host stolen payment info
A new Magecart campaign is using Stripe's API infrastructure to host the credit card-stealing payload and the data exfiltrated from checkout pages. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/credit-card-theft-campaign-abuses-stripe-to-host-stolen-payment-info/
UN food agency discloses breach affecting 600,000 Gaza households
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization, revealed over the weekend that its self-registration application (SRA) for Palestine was breached. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/un-world-food-programme-breach-affects-600-000-gaza-households/
Hackers Are After the Gaps in Your Vulnerability Program: Here's Their Playbook
Threat actors are actively teaching newcomers how to find, exploit, and profit from vulnerable systems. Flare explores what a popular underground hacking tutorial reveals about modern attacker workflows. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-are-after-the-gaps-in-your-vulnerability-program-heres-their-playbook/
Police dismantles fake ID marketplace used by migrant smugglers
French and Spanish authorities took down an online marketplace selling fake identity documents to migrant smuggling rings operating within the European Union. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantles-fake-id-marketplace-used-by-migrant-smugglers/
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-new-atlas-rat-malware-in-european-cyberattacks/
CISA warns of cyberattacks targeting fuel tank monitoring systems
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems used to monitor fuel and liquid storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-cyberattacks-targeting-fuel-tank-monitoring-systems/
CISA warns of active attacks exploiting Android, Linux bugs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-active-attacks-exploiting-android-linux-bugs/
Acer working to patch max severity zero-days in Wave 7 routers
Acer is working to address two maximum-severity zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Wave 7 mesh routers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/acer-warns-of-max-severity-zero-days-affecting-wave-7-routers/
Google adds Android protection against AI deepfake scam calls
Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user's personal contacts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-adds-android-protection-against-ai-deepfake-scam-calls/
Microsoft's Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows
Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-coreutils-project-brings-linux-commands-to-windows/
Critical Kirki flaw exploited to hijack WordPress admin accounts
Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-8206) in the Kirki plugin for WordPress to take over any user account, including those belonging to administrators. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-kirki-flaw-exploited-to-hijack-wordpress-admin-accounts/
AI-built ransomware toolkit automates EDR evasion, AD discovery
A threat actor is using an AI-built attack toolkit that automates Active Directory discovery and helps evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-built-ransomware-toolkit-automates-edr-evasion-ad-discovery/
Over 900 US gas station tank gauge systems exposed to attacks
Over 900 automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems across the United States, used to monitor fuel and chemical storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors, have been found exposed online and are vulnerable to ongoing attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-900-us-gas-station-tank-gauge-systems-exposed-to-attacks/
Cisco warns of unpatched SD-WAN zero-day exploited in attacks
On Thursday, Cisco warned of a high-severity, unpatched zero-day in the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (tracked as CVE-2026-20245) actively exploited in attacks enabling root privilege escalation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cisco-sd-wan-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks-to-gain-root/
Hola Browser for Windows compromised to deliver cryptominer
The Windows version of the Hola Browser has been compromised in a supply chain attack that delivered an undeclared executable identified by researchers as a cryptocurrency miner. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hola-browser-for-windows-compromised-to-deliver-cryptominer/
DentaQuest data breach exposed info of 2.6 million accounts
A data breach at the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest has reportedly exposed the sensitive data of 2.6 million accounts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dentaquest-data-breach-exposed-info-of-26-million-accounts/
New IronWorm malware hits 36 packages in npm supply-chain attack
A new supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) index with infostealer malware called IronWorm. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ironworm-malware-hits-36-packages-in-npm-supply-chain-attack/
Microsoft blames unexpected Windows driver updates on caching issue
On Wednesday, Microsoft fixed an issue that caused some Windows devices to install driver updates without notice despite policies configured to prevent auto-updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unexpected-windows-driver-updates-on-caching-issue/
Cisco warns of critical Unified CM flaw with PoC exploit code
Cisco has released security updates to patch a critical-severity Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) flaw that allows attackers to gain root privileges. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-critical-unified-cm-flaw-with-poc-exploit-code/
The U.S. sanctions Nobitex crypto exchange used by ransomware
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-us-sanctions-nobitex-crypto-exchange-used-by-ransomware/
New 'HTTP/2 Bomb' DoS attack crashes web servers in under a minute
A new denial-of-service (DoS) attack dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb can be launched from a single machine to take down web servers within seconds. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-http-2-bomb-dos-attack-crashes-web-servers-in-under-a-minute/
What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank
A two-week penetration test can leave roughly 345 days of real-world exposure unvalidated. Sprocket Security explores why continuous testing is becoming critical as attack surfaces constantly change. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/what-345-days-of-untested-exposure-looks-like-at-a-bank/
Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown
European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantles-9-crime-groups-in-illegal-streaming-crackdown/
VS Code zero-day lets hackers steal GitHub tokens in one click
A security researcher has released exploit code for a Visual Studio Code (VS Code) zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to steal GitHub authentication tokens by tricking users into clicking a link. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vs-code-zero-day-lets-hackers-steal-github-tokens-in-one-click/
OpenAI upgrades GPT-5.5, as it plans to retire legacy ChatGPT models
OpenAI says it's rolling out a new update that improves the existing GPT-5.5 Instant model, and this move comes ahead of the scheduled retirement of multiple legacy models, including o3. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-upgrades-gpt-55-as-it-plans-to-retire-legacy-chatgpt-models/
Over 116,000 Mincraft systems infected in WeedHack malware campaign
A large-scale malware campaign dubbed WeedHack is targeting Minecraft players and has infected more than 116,000 systems since January. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-116-000-mincraft-systems-infected-in-weedhack-malware-campaign/
Microsoft Exchange Online outage causes email delays, failures
Microsoft is working to address a widespread service issue affecting the mail flow pipeline for Exchange Online customers across North America and Germany. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-online-outage-causes-email-delays-failures/