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The extortion group has modified its exploit in new attacks targeting the PeopleSoft vulnerability CVE-2026-35273. The post Google Warns of ShinyHunters’ Fresh Oracle PeopleSoft Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Citrix has released patches for the critical NetScaler vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772. The post Citrix Confirms 2 NetScaler Zero-Days After Admins Pulled the Plug appeared first on SecurityWeek .

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Sunday added two critical Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-88771 (CVSS score: 9.5) - An improper…

Citrix has confirmed that two critical NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being exploited in attacks and that it has released security updates to fix the flaws. [...]

CISA added CVE-2026-65660 to its KEV catalog, giving federal agencies a patching deadline of September 28. The post Microsoft SharePoint Flaw CVE-2026-65660 Now Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Two critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that allow remote code execution have been exploited in the wild, Citrix confirmed on September 27. It released fixes for both, along with six other flaws. One of the two affects every deployment on an affected version, including those in the…

Added to KEV 2026-09-27. 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 2026-09-27. 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…

The ShinyHunters extortion gang is using a URL-encoding trick to bypass web application firewall rules that mitigate the Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273 flaw, allowing the threat actors to resume widespread exploitation of a flaw on vulnerable servers. [...]

Google is warning of renewed mass exploitation of a known security vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft as part of a campaign targeting multiple sectors globally. The ShinyHunters-linked activity involves the weaponization of CVE-2026-35273 (CVSS score: 9.8), a critical security flaw that could result in…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities in question are as follows - CVE-2026-65660 (CVSS…

Security leaders keep debating whether AI will produce an entirely new class of cyberattack. The nearer change is quieter and already visible: AI has made a failed attack cheap to retry. The routine version looks like this. An attacker lands on a low-privilege cloud account, and the first try at privilege escalation…

Added to KEV 2026-09-25. 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 2026-09-25. 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 2026-09-25. 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 2026-09-24. 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 2026-09-24. 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 2026-09-22. 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…

The Psychedelic Stealer malware distributed via compromised Ukrainian websites using ClickFix-style Cloudflare verification checks is part of a wider malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform called Lunex. The new findings come from Ontinue, which described the activity as a four-stage attack chain aimed at targeting…

Two third-party GitHub Actions previously compromised in a Mini Shai-Hulud campaign were re-enabled by their maintainer and remained accessible for more than a week despite still pointing to malicious code. [...]

The Windows botnet relies on AI to maintain persistence, using xAI Grok to choose from predefined actions. The post New x47.c Windows Botnet Weaponizes xAI Grok, AI API Draining appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BragJack attack against browser AI assistants, TDengine flaw threatens industrial telemetry uptime, Ubuntu update overhaul. The post In Other News: Clop Leak Site Takeover, Docker Botnet Hunts AI Keys, Water Utility Exposure appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Two actions-cool GitHub Actions have been disabled for a second time after the repositories became accessible last week, months after they were compromised during the May 2026 Mini Shai-Hulud campaign. The affected GitHub Actions are listed below - actions-cool/issues-helper actions-cool/maintain-one-comment Visiting…

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new version of PamStealer that ensures that the main payload can only be recovered using a server-side decryption chain. The latest artifacts, per Jamf Threat Labs, continue to rely on the same JavaScript for Automation (JXA) dropper mechanism, but modify the lure and the…

Agentic AI can smuggle arbitrary instructions from the Web, across multiple apps, into trusted internal communications channels.

The latest activity from the remote access Trojan (RAT) shows why organizations should monitor the behavior of applications rather than blindly trusting them, experts say.

This installment of the Reporters' Notebook video series discusses the impact of AI agents breaching Hugging Face, Fairlife's ransomware attack, and Iranian-linked threat actors compromising a dozen US water systems. It was a busy summer.

OpenAI’s CEO said there is an “extensive and ongoing review related to our agents’ use of internet access during training and evaluation.” The post OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged With US Government Websites in New Model Misbehavior Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Even if the organization locks down employee accounts, forgotten and lost service accounts can still undo the organization's entire M365 environment.

Authorities in Australia have arrested two men believed to be members of TeamPCP, a prolific cybercrime and data extortion group blamed for perpetrating the longest running spree of software supply chain attacks ever. In a statement released today, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two unnamed suspects from…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has resumed Bitcoin withdrawals suspended after suspected North Korean hackers breached its systems last week and stole over $350 million. [...]

A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform. The post New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Deceiving Users About Privacy Protections appeared first on SecurityWeek .

The platform combines open source software and a reference system design to keep AI agents within set boundaries. The post Nvidia Unveils AI Agent Safety Platform With Hardware-Based Watchdog appeared first on SecurityWeek .

The company says the measure was precautionary and that it has no evidence of Kiteworks or customer systems being compromised. The post Kiteworks Urges Server Shutdown, Finds Advanced Forms Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek .

The threat actor known as JADEPUFFER has been observed orchestrating destructive actions within a Microsoft Azure environment using compromised service principals. Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under the name Storm-3168, has called it an evolution of the threat actor's tradecraft. The attack took place in…

A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking and extorting at least 10 U.S. technology and telecommunications companies between April 2023 and December 2024. [...]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered U.S. government agencies over the weekend to secure their systems against attacks exploiting two critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities. [...]

OpenAI is testing a new always-on assistant called "o", and references to the unannounced feature briefly showed up on the company's website. [...]

Cloudflare has fixed a vulnerability in Containers and Sandboxes that allowed customers with a Workers Paid account to recover residual data from other customers' containers on the same physical host. [...]

Anthropic has just announced a new Claude Marketplace, and it brings all AI-related tools into one place, including plugins, connectors, agents, and more. [...]

The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. The post China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 appears to be changing how it writes, with new analysis showing fewer obvious AI writing patterns, shorter sentences, and simpler wording compared with Opus 5. [...]

Microsoft has paused the rollout of the KB5002907 Microsoft 365 update after users report that it deactivated, or in some cases completely removed, perpetual Office 2016 and Office 2019 installations. [...]

OpenAI says its AI agents uploaded user-provided images to third-party image-hosting services while carrying out research and evaluation tasks. [...]

The way we talk about AI agents is shifting, and the way we implement them requires an even more fundamental shift. While earlier discourse focused on how quickly organizations could stand up agents and how much productivity they could promise, a string of recent incidents, including a widely discussed intrusion at…

Details have emerged about a high-severity security flaw in the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create rogue administrator accounts and take control of a site. The cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, which has yet to be assigned a CVE…

Kiteworks (formerly Accellion) is urging customers to shut down their systems as a precautionary measure for nine hours over the weekend after it received threat intelligence about an imminent cyber attack. "Kiteworks received credible threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities indicating that a threat…

A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100 million AT&T customers in 2024 was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to victims.

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