AutoJack Attack Lets One Web Page Hijack AI Agent for Host Code Execution
Microsoft researchers have detailed an exploit chain, named AutoJack, that turns an AI browsing agent into a delivery vehicle for remote code execution. Steer the agent…
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The Gentlemen RaaS Uses GentleKiller EDR Framework Targeting 400 Security Processes
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is actively developing and maintaining a suite of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers that it hands out to affiliates…
Unpatchable ‘usbliter8’ Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain
Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published a working exploit, dubbed usbliter8, that achieves arbitrary code execution inside the SecureROM of Apple’s A12 and A13 chips. That code…
CISA Warns Fortinet Customers as FortiBleed Hits 86,644 FortiGate Devices
Ravie LakshmananJun 19, 2026Threat Intelligence / Firewall Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday urged Fortinet customers with FortiGate appliances to…
Salesforce Disables Klue App Integration After OAuth Token Abuse Exposes Customer Data
Salesforce has revealed that it disabled the Klue Battlecards app integration within its platform in response to a security incident impacting the competitive intelligence company…
INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation to one of the…
Orphaned AI Agents: How to Find Hidden Access Risks Inside Your Network
The Hacker NewsJun 18, 2026AI Security / Data Security If an autonomous AI agent interacts with your company’s core intellectual property today, can your security…
F5 Patches Two Critical NGINX Open Source Flaws Enabling Remote Code Execution
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Vulnerability / Cloud Security F5 has released security updates to address two critical security flaws in NGINX Open Source that could be…
Microsoft Details Windows Clipper Malware Campaign Using USB LNK Worm and Tor-Based C2
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Malware / Cryptocurrency Microsoft has disclosed details of a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper campaign that has targeted users since February 2026. “The clipper…
The Top 10 Attack Surface Exposures in 2026
The Hacker NewsJun 17, 2026Attack Surface Management Breaches don’t always start with a zero-day. An exposed admin panel can get brute-forced, or credentials reused from…
Junior Hacker Used Tailscale and OpenSSH to Keep Access After His C2 Went Offline
A French-speaking attacker broke into a small French automotive business, planted a keylogger, and stole banking and email credentials. Ordinary stuff, until one move near…
Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day, Says Patch is in Development
Ravie LakshmananJun 17, 2026Endpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has formally disclosed that it’s working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet.…