The CISO Whisperer’s Watch List For The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026

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May 28, 2026 New York, USA, May 28th, 2026, CyberNewswire TVC Analyst Group has released its list of twelve cybersecurity companies identified for their activity and positioning ahead of the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026, where participating vendors …

VaultJacking Attack Steals Entire Google Password Manager Vault With One Captured PIN

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A new phishing technique called VaultJacking has emerged, and it is raising serious alarms across the cybersecurity community. With just a single captured 6-digit PIN, an attacker can walk away with an entire Google Password Manager vault, including every saved …

AI-Generated npm Malware Accidentally Exposes Threat Actor’s Private GitHub Token

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May 28, 2026 A new wave of AI-generated malware is hitting the open-source software ecosystem, and this time, the attacker made a critical mistake that gave researchers a rare inside look at their operation. A malicious package named “mouse5212-super-formatter” was …

Claude Opus 4.8 Released With Ability to Work as an Experienced Engineer

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May 28, 2026 Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.8, the latest iteration of its flagship AI model, bringing sharper judgment, improved self-awareness about its own progress, and significantly extended autonomous operation all at the same price as its predecessor, Opus …

Critical OpenVPN Connect for macOS Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Commands

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A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in OpenVPN Connect for macOS, enabling local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges through the application’s background service component. Tracked as CVE-2026-9560, the flaw affects all versions from 3.5.1 through …

Hackers Deploy VIP Keylogger Through Phishing Emails Masquerading as Business Documents

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May 28, 2026 Hackers are using deceptive phishing emails dressed up as routine business documents to spread a dangerous malware strain known as VIP Keylogger. The campaign has been active for months, with attackers showing absolutely no signs of slowing …

ClearFake Uses BSC Testnet Smart Contracts for Takedown-Resistant Command and Control

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A new and dangerously clever malware campaign called ClearFake has been caught using blockchain smart contracts to run its operations, making it nearly impossible for security teams to shut it down. Instead of relying on traditional servers that can be …

New Linux CIFSwitch Kernel Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Root Access

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May 28, 2026 A newly disclosed Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability dubbed “CIFSwitch” enables low-privileged users to gain root access by abusing a logic flaw between the Linux kernel CIFS client and the userspace cifs-utils package. The bug was discovered by …

Carnival Cruise Data Breach Exposes Millions of Customers’ Personal Information

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May 28, 2026 Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company and parent of Carnival Cruise Line, has begun notifying customers of a significant cybersecurity breach that exposed sensitive personal data after a threat actor successfully used social engineering to compromise …

Hackers Use GHOSTYNETWORKS and OMEGATECH to Host JS Malware Infrastructure

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May 28, 2026 In March 2026, a wave of malicious spam emails began hitting inboxes across multiple countries and industries. Threat actors were quietly distributing a JavaScript-coded backdoor, targeting organizations in sectors as critical as energy, automotive, and government finance. …