From DMZ Escape to Full Network Access: How Hackers Could Use Hermes AI as an Autonomous Cyber Weapon
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Month: August 2026
HoneyMyte Upgrades CoolClient With Windows Kernel Rootkit to Hide Malware and C2 Connections
HoneyMyte, the China-aligned espionage group also tracked as Mustang Panda, has upgraded its CoolClient backdoor with a signed Windows kernel-mode rootkit that can conceal malware…
Cybercrime Magazine Announces Platinum Media Program for Cybersecurity Companies
Cybersecurity Ventures launched a Platinum Media Program for VC funded startups, emerging players, and the largest brands in the cybersecurity industry. “If your target market is CISOs…
France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed data…
ShieldBreak bypasses Microsoft’s patch for earlier Defender flaw
Microsoft Defender’s latest patch bypass shows a familiar problem. A newly disclosed Microsoft Defender flaw called ShieldBreak shows that fixing one attack path doesn’t always…
How MCP Servers Can Expose Enterprise Secrets
The Hacker NewsAug 17, 2026AI Security / Identity Security MCP servers can expose enterprise secrets through plaintext configuration files, over-permissioned access and prompt injection, often…
Natural History Museum’s ‘living laboratory’ logs 11 million environmental records in first year
The Natural History Museum’s (NHM’s) “living laboratory” garden has collected more than 11 million environmental data records in its first year, feeding readings from more…
680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach
France’s Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFiP) has disclosed a data breach impacting approximately 680,000 individuals. The incident was disclosed after a threat actor boasted…
McDonald’s Employee Data Appears in Leak, Seller Claims 1.7M Records Stolen
McDonald’s Employee Data Appears in Leak, Seller Claims 1.7M Records Stolen Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2026 A seller claims 1.7M McDonald’s employee records were stolen…
Zhipu says new coding AI developed advanced cyber skills faster than expected
“After expert review, screening, and deduplication, the model identified 2,436 vulnerabilities across 269 projects, including 1,097 medium-to-high severity issues,” the statement added. The findings cover…
The Closed Loop Remediation Playbook with Wiz
As response windows shrink due to AI-powered exploitation, security teams need to get three historically difficult challenges right: discovering risk, prioritizing it, and fixing it…
Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support in 60 days
Microsoft has reminded IT administrators that Windows Server 2022 is rapidly approaching its mainstream end date of October 2026, when it will switch to extended…