August 13, 2026 SpecterOps has released Blacklight, an open-source toolkit that identifies local artifacts from AI coding agents like Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Antigravity CLI, which can expose authentication …
Phantom Stealer Hides Inside PNG Files, Then Steals Your Passwords, Cookies and Crypto
August 13, 2026 Phantom Stealer is taking a familiar computer file and turning it into a hiding place. The credential-stealing malware can conceal its next stage in PNG resources, then …
Akira Ransomware Uses Windows Safe Mode to Shut Down EDR Before Launching Encryptor
August 13, 2026 Akira ransomware has added a new way to weaken Windows security before it tries to lock files. In a recent intrusion, an affiliate rebooted a compromised system …
Trump Signs Memo Authorizing Private Firms for Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminals
August 13, 2026 President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum that creates a pathway for companies to take part in government-led cyber operations against foreign criminal groups. The policy …
Critical Adobe Commerce Vulnerabilities Allows Hackers to Execute Arbitrary Code
August 13, 2026 Adobe has released an urgent security update for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source, fixing several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to bypass security controls, gain higher …
Cisco Firewall 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Trigger DoS Condition
August 13, 2026 Security teams managing Cisco edge infrastructure face a high-priority patching deadline after Cisco confirmed active exploitation of a newly disclosed zero-day in its firewall VPN stack. Tracked …
WordPress Imagick RCE Vulnerability Allows Authors to Execute Code via Malicious PNG File
August 13, 2026 WordPress has released version 7.0.4, a security-focused update that closes a remote code execution vulnerability affecting sites that process images with the Imagick extension and Ghostscript. The …
Palo Alto Networks Patches 11 New Vulnerabilities Across PAN-OS, GlobalProtect, and Prisma Access
August 12, 2026 Palo Alto Networks Patches 11 New Vulnerabilities Across PAN-OS, GlobalProtect, and Prisma Access Palo Alto Networks has released its August 12, 2026 security bulletin, disclosing 11 new …
New “City-Forum” Hackers Attacking Salesforce and ServiceNow Instances Worldwide
August 12, 2026 New “City-Forum” Hackers Attacking Salesforce and ServiceNow Instances Worldwide A newly identified threat actor is running a large-scale, long-running cyber campaign targeting Salesforce Experience Cloud sites and …
China-linked Hackers Using AI Agents to Attack Taiwan Government Websites
August 12, 2026 Suspected China-linked attackers have carried out what researchers describe as the first fully autonomous cyberattack on a foreign government, using open-source artificial intelligence tools to breach Taiwanese …