Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity firm Check Point this week announced patches for two critical-severity vulnerabilities in its gateway and firewall products using VPN functionality. Tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and…
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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison
A United States court sentenced Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko to four years in prison this week for his role in the Conti ransomware operation.…
BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Recent Chrome, Windows Zero-Days
Multiple espionage groups have been using a new exploit kit dubbed BlueMoon in seemingly opportunistic and rushed deployments, cybersecurity firm Proofpoint reports. The China-linked APT…
Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack
Cold cryptocurrency storage provider Trezor says roughly 347,000 of its customers received phishing emails after a third-party marketing platform used by the company was hacked.…
Users in Houthi-Held Yemen Tried to Develop Advanced Weapons With AI, Anthropic Says
Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. AI is…
GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure
Threat actors have started exploiting a newly patched vulnerability in GitLab one day after public disclosure, attack surface management firm WatchTowr warns. Tracked as CVE-2026-85706…
Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing
The message is simple: fine-tune future in-house phishing simulation tests through the findings and analysis of Pistachio’s research. Pistachio was founded in Oslo Norway in…
In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader…
Surfshark Systems Targeted by Hackers
VPN and cybersecurity services provider Surfshark this week disclosed a cybersecurity incident impacting certain internal data. The incident, it says, was discovered on August 31,…
Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster
Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox. He says little…
Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board
Amazon has appointed cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to its board of directors, strengthening the technology giant’s security expertise at the board level. Mandia was elected…
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026
Thirty-three cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in August 2026. For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025,…