‘Copy Fail’ Linux privesc bug lay dormant in kernel since 2017
A logic flaw sitting undetected in the Linux kernel for nearly nine years lets any unprivileged local user gain root access on virtually every mainstream…
Month: April 2026
Iranian Cyber Group Handala Targets US Troops in Bahrain
The Iran-linked threat actor Handala this week targeted US troops in Bahrain in an influence campaign carried out on WhatsApp. The messages, signed Handala and…
ShinyHunters exploit Anodot incident to target Vimeo
ShinyHunters exploit Anodot incident to target Vimeo Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2026 The video platform Vimeo confirmed a security breach via Anodot that exposed metadata,…
Australia Post partners with Alpha Level to expand AI-driven cyber threat detection
Australia Post has partnered with AI security firm Alpha Level to apply machine learning to cyber threat detection across its national network, including systems used…
Researchers unearth industrial sabotage malware that predated Stuxnet by 5 years
The third potential target that matched the rules, Modelo Hidrodinâmico (MOHID), is an open-source water modeling system developed at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon,…
Humans vs. AI: The Critical Role of Human Expertise
The cybersecurity industry has found itself caught in a paradox. On one hand, there’s a clear shortage of skilled security professionals—a talent and skills gap…
Official SAP npm packages compromised to steal credentials
Multiple official SAP npm packages were compromised in what is believed to be a TeamPCP supply-chain attack to steal credentials and authentication tokens from developers’…
Brinker’s New Approach to Deepfake Detection
WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 29th, 2026, CyberNewswire Malicious intent-based deepfake detection shifts the focus from purely technical analysis to real-world risk and impact Brinker, recently named…
Cursor AI Coding Agent Vulnerability Lets Attackers Run Code on Developers’ Machines
A newly disclosed high-severity vulnerability in the Cursor AI-powered coding environment could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on a developer’s machine, raising fresh concerns…
Why forensics falls short without security readiness
As we move into 2026, a familiar pattern continues to emerge across the security landscape. Many organisations still lean heavily on post-incident investigation to explain…
Cursor AI Agent Wipes PocketOS Database and Backups in 9 Seconds
On 24 April 2026, a disaster hit PocketOS, a Vertical SaaS provider providing the core operational infrastructure for car rental companies. In just nine seconds,…
Researchers built a chatbot that only knows the world before 1931
The internet’s chatbots have read every forum rant, leaked Slack log, and confident blog post your uncle ever wrote about chemtrails. The results are predictable:…