A flaw in the Linux kernel's traffic-control subsystem can let a local unprivileged user gain root on affected systems. CVE-2026-46331, nicknamed "pedit COW," is an out-of-bounds write in the packet-editing action (act_pedit) that corrupts shared page-cache memory. A public, working exploit appeared within a day of…
Critical CVEs & Vulnerabilities 18 items
A high-severity flaw in Amazon Q Developer let a malicious repository run commands and steal a developer's cloud credentials. The path was short: a developer opens the repo, trusts the workspace, and Amazon Q does the rest. Amazon has patched it. Tracked as CVE-2026-12957 (CVSS 8.5), the bug sat in how Amazon's AI…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting PTC Windchill PDMlink and PTC FlexPLM enterprise Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
DirtyClone is a new Linux kernel privilege escalation in the DirtyFrag family. JFrog Security Research published a working exploit walkthrough for the flaw on June 25, the first public demonstration for this variant. Tracked as CVE-2026-43503 (CVSS 8.8), it lets a local user corrupt file-backed memory through a…
CISA has added the remote code execution flaw CVE-2026-12569 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The post First-Ever Exploitation of PTC Windchill Vulnerability Discovered in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Added to KEV 2026-06-25. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-25. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-23. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-23. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-23. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-23. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-18. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-16. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-15. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-15. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-12. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-11. Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or…
Added to KEV 2026-06-09. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. by 2026-06-23. Google Chromium V8 out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute…
Active Threats & Malware 15 items
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said it, together with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered a long-running campaign orchestrated by Russian intelligence services to break into the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists in Ukraine, Europe,…
An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that remains invisible to security scanners, AI agents, and human reviewers. [...]
Rising threats from third-party actors are forcing institutions to play defense to protect student data from ransomware and other attacks.
The FBI and CISA are warning that a phishing campaign targeting Signal users tied to Russian intelligence services has evolved to steal Signal Backup Recovery Keys, allowing attackers to access victims' historical messages. [...]
The FBI and CISA have updated their March warning about Russian intelligence phishing Signal accounts, and the operators have added a step: they now coax targets into handing over their Signal Backup Recovery Key. Hand it over once, and the attacker can restore the account's backup, read the private and group message…
A newly discovered cyber attack campaign has been observed delivering a previously undocumented malware family called SharkLoader that acts as a loader for deploying Cobalt Strike Beacon on compromised hosts. Kaspersky, which is tracking the activity under the moniker StrikeShark, said the campaign has targeted a…
A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT as part of cyber attacks aimed at government entities and critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The activity, particularly aimed at state-owned enterprises in the energy and government sectors, has…
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Russia used Cellebrite to hack activist’s phone, Five Eyes issue urgent AI threat warning, macOS Gaslight backdoor, Scattered Spider guilty pleas. The post In Other News: Chinese Mythos-Like AI, Tata Electronics Breach, Snyk Layoffs appeared first on…
Threat intelligence researchers at Google described StockStay, the latest malware developed by the Russian cyber-espionage group known as Turla.
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged yet another evolution of the supply chain attack linked to the Mini Shai-Hulud, Miasma, and Hades malware family that has compromised a new set of npm packages, even as it has propagated to the Go ecosystem. "The latest activity includes malicious npm releases affecting…
An active phishing campaign has been targeting hotel and other hospitality organizations across Europe and Asia since April 2026, using photo-themed ZIP files to drop a Node.js implant and dig into front-desk machines, Microsoft says. The company has not attributed the activity to a known threat actor, and the…
Turla has been using the backdoor against government and military organizations in Ukraine for espionage. The post Russian APT Deploys ‘StockStay’ Backdoor Against Ukrainian Targets appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The FSB state-sponsored operation has gotten a lot better at loading its malware and hiding its servers.
Threat actors are increasingly abusing Shop, the order-tracking app from Shopify, by adding fake purchase receipts in users' order histories to trick them into providing sensitive data or installing remote access software. [...]
A newly discovered macOS malware dubbed "Gaslight" is designed to confuse AI-assisted malware analysis tools by hiding prompt injection strings and fake debugging data within the executable. [...]
Data Breaches 3 items
Polymarket says it will fully reimburse customers who lost an estimated $3 million after hackers injected a malicious script into the platform's frontend following a breach at a third-party vendor. [...]
Roughly two dozen companies have notified their customers of the Klue-Salesforce incident impact. The post More Klue Breach Victims Identified as Hackers Get Hacked appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Ukraine's SBU described a long-running Russian operation that used fake tech-support workers to persuade people to hand over credentials to their messaging apps.
Tools & Research 18 items
OpenAI on Friday released three versions of GPT-5.6, called Sol, Terra, and Luna, as a limited preview to a small number of companies as part of an ongoing engagement with the U.S. government. While Sol is the latest flagship model and the most powerful, Terra strikes a balance between efficiency and power, and Luna…
Threat actors are selling investment scam templates created using the legitimate DCloud Uni-App toolkit. The post Chinese Framework Powers 200,000 Scam Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is giving federal agencies until Sunday to patch a vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Server that is being actively exploited. [...]
Companies are still experimenting with automated AI systems to find security weaknesses, but fewer are relying on the technology.
Threat actors are creating OpenAI tenants that impersonate legitimate companies and inviting employees to join them, in what appears to be a ploy to trick targets into submitting sensitive company information in chats and projects. [...]
Cisco joins a growing list of security platform providers that are betting that securing the agentic workforce means turning identity into the primary control plane.
The Open Source Sustainability Initiative's goal is to help enterprises manage and secure aging open source projects while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Instead of eliminating jobs for early-career cyber pros, AI is creating new opportunities for candidates with strong human decision-making skills.
AWS has patched the vulnerability and published its own advisory to inform customers about the potential impact. The post Amazon Q Flaw Enabled Cloud Credential Theft via Malicious Repositories appeared first on SecurityWeek .
AI won't replace GRC analysts, but it can eliminate much of the repetitive work they do. Anecdotes walks through building an agent that continuously monitors controls, identifies evidence gaps, and opens remediation tasks. [...]
Apple removed VK's flagship social network VKontakte, often described as Russia's equivalent of Facebook, along with VK Music, VK Messenger, VK Video, Odnoklassniki and Mail.ru services, including its email application.
Getting accurate visibility into IT and OT systems will be compounded by multivendor environments, misaligned update life cycles, and interoperability gaps.
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The cybersecurity startup provides threat hunting, proactive detection, and behavioral security analytics. The post Nebulock Raises $25 Million for AI-Native Contextual Security appeared first on SecurityWeek .
In an unprecedented move, the FCC also said it plans to mandate that owners and operators of submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) be licensed.
AI agents are moving through enterprise environments, inheriting permissions, traversing systems, and executing decisions at machine speed with minimal oversight. The identity infrastructure built to govern human access wasn't designed for autonomous actors, and the gap between what enterprises are deploying and what…
It will provide the tools and channels to report, patch, and disclose open source software vulnerabilities. The post Linux Foundation Unveils New Open Source Security Project Akrites appeared first on SecurityWeek .
The decentralized prediction market said hackers targeted some of its users through a compromise of a third-party vendor. The post $3 Million Reportedly Stolen in Polymarket Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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