WalletService Privilege Escalation Flaw Allows Attackers Full Control of Windows Systems

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July 27, 2026 Microsoft has addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in WalletService on Windows. This flaw could allow a standard user to gain full control over an affected machine, operating as text{NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM}. The vulnerability specifically affects WalletService, a …

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 Arrives on AWS With Improved Cybersecurity Capabilities

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July 27, 2026 AWS has introduced Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 on Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS, bringing a new high-capability AI model to enterprise cloud environments. Anthropic claims that Claude Opus 5 enhances capabilities in coding, document …

Top 10 Malware Used by Hackers Between July 20-26, 2026, to Launch Cyberattacks

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Weekly threat telemetry from ANY.RUN’s interactive sandbox shows Vidar stealer, AsyncRAT, and XWorm remained the three most-uploaded malware samples analyzed by security teams during the week of July 20-26, 2026, collectively accounting for hundreds of sandbox detonations as defenders raced …

Claude Code Symlink Import Lets Malicious Repositories Silently Exfiltrate Local Files

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July 27, 2026 Claude Code can load files from outside a repository through a symlinked memory import, which may allow local data to be included in the model’s first outbound request before the model performs any actions. A recently reported …

Hackers are Setting Up Websites Impersonating Popular Windows Apps to Deliver Malware

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July 27, 2026 Hackers are quietly building lookalike websites that pretend to be popular Windows apps, then use those pages to push malware onto unsuspecting users. The scheme already covers more than 70 well known utilities that people trust and …

SparkKitty Malware Steals Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases From iOS and Android Photos

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July 27, 2026 A new mobile threat is quietly targeting cryptocurrency users by reading the photos stored on their phones. Known as SparkKitty, this malware works on both iOS and Android devices and focuses on stealing wallet seed phrases hidden …

Windows 11’s File Explorer Is Now Faster at Deleting Large Files

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July 27, 2026 Windows 11’s File Explorer Is Now Faster at Deleting Large Files Microsoft is rolling out a targeted performance update for Windows 11 designed to resolve one of the platform’s most persistent storage annoyances: sluggish deletion of large, …

Ransomware Gangs Attack Palo Alto, Fortinet, Citrix, and Check Point VPNs to Target Corporate Networks

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A coordinated wave of exploitation targeting edge VPN and firewall appliances from four major vendors Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Citrix, and Check Point has emerged as the dominant initial-access vector for ransomware operators in mid-2026. Threat actors, including affiliates of …

BlueNoroff Hijacks Trusted Telegram Accounts to Deliver ClickFix Malware Through Fake Zoom Calls

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July 27, 2026 A North Korean hacking unit has refined a scheme that turns everyday chats into malware traps. The BlueNoroff group, linked to the wider Lazarus ecosystem, is taking over real Telegram accounts that belong to trusted industry contacts. …

PyPI Blocks New File Uploads on 14-Day-Old Releases to Prevent Package Poisoning Attacks

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PyPI has introduced a new security measure that prevents users from uploading new files to package releases that are more than 14 days old. This change aims to stop attackers from adding malicious files to trusted Python package versions after …