GodDamn Ransomware Rebrands From Beast and Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Defenses

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July 9, 2026 GodDamn ransomware has emerged as a serious threat, marking the third rebrand of a family that has quietly evolved since 2022. What makes this variant stand out is not just its encryption ability but the malicious kernel …

RedHook Android RAT Abuses ADB Wireless Debugging to Gain Shell-Level Access

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July 9, 2026 A resurfaced Android banking trojan called RedHook has returned with a dangerous new trick, hijacking a legitimate developer feature to quietly seize deep control of infected phones. Rather than relying on complex exploits, the malware weaponizes ADB …

Microsoft Adopts AI-Powered Scanning to Find Vulnerabilities Before Attackers

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July 9, 2026 Microsoft has formally expanded its use of artificial intelligence in vulnerability discovery, deploying a proprietary multi-model agentic scanning system across the Windows codebase to identify and patch security flaws before adversaries can exploit them a move that …

A Hacker Used AI to Compromise an AWS Cloud Environment in Just 72 Hours

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July 9, 2026 A large-scale AWS intrusion reveals how AI-assisted attackers can chain familiar cloud techniques to move from initial access to full environmental compromise in roughly 72 hours, not through novel exploits, but through unprecedented speed, scale, and orchestration. …

Roundcube 0-Click Vulnerability Enables Stored XSS Attack via MIME Type Attachment

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July 9, 2026 Roundcube has released version 1.7 to patch six security vulnerabilities, including two critical stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws that require zero user interaction to exploit. The update addresses issues discovered by researchers at Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine …

Hackers Abuse Microsoft Entra Passkey Enrollment to Hijack Enterprise Accounts

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Cybercriminals have found a new way to hijack corporate Microsoft accounts by exploiting the very feature meant to protect them: passkeys. A threat group tracked as O UNC 066, also called Pink by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, has run …

HP Linux Printing Software Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code

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July 9, 2026 A critical security vulnerability has been identified in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-14544, carries a high-severity CVSS v3 …

Windows Update Silently Installs LG Monitor App That Pushes McAfee Ads

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July 9, 2026 A recent user report has raised concerns about Windows Update silently installing third-party applications, after an LG monitor-related app allegedly appeared on systems and began displaying McAfee advertisements without user consent. The issue surfaced in a discussion …

UNC6692 Hackers Uses Microsoft Teams Helpdesk Impersonation to Deploy SNOW Malware

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July 9, 2026 A newly identified threat group tracked as UNC6692 is hijacking Microsoft Teams to install a custom malware suite called SNOW. The campaign relies almost entirely on social engineering, which makes it dangerous because it feels routine to …

Everest Ransomware Claims 1 TB Data Theft But Encryptor Shows No Exfiltration Code

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July 9, 2026 A new technical breakdown of the Everest ransomware family reveals a strange contradiction at the heart of one of its recent attack claims. Despite boasting about stealing a full terabyte of data from a victim organization, the …