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Attackers Compile khunt Inside Oracle to Turn SQL Injection Into Windows SYSTEM Access
Attackers broke into an organization's Oracle database through a SQL injection flaw in a public-facing web application, then installed a post-exploitation toolkit without writing an executable to disk. They fed Java source code to the database, let Oracle compile it...
AWS, Google, and Vercel Agent Flaws Let Attackers Trigger Tools Without Running the Model
Security flaws in agent infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Vercel let untrusted or forged instructions reach an agent's tools with no check that a model turn had authorized them. In several of the attack paths, the model never ran at all, so...
Ransom Cartel Creator Gets 16 Years in Prison for Operating Ransomware-as-a-Service
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison on August 5 for creating and running Ransom Cartel, the ransomware-as-a-service operation he stood up in 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, Ransom Cartel conspirators attacked at least...
CISA Flags TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE Flaw Under Active Exploitation in the Wild
A newly patched security flaw impacting on-premise versions of JetBrains TeamCity has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-63077 (CVSS...
Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root Shells
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a "factory-shipped backdoor" implanted in at least 20 Chinese router models from Zbtlink. According to a new report from VulnCheck, the implant appears in all 21 firmware images currently available from Zbtlink that...
Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Breaches Affecting at Least 100 Million People
Connor Riley Moucka pleaded guilty in Seattle federal court on Wednesday to computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and a related conspiracy over the 2024 breaches of Snowflake customer accounts. The intrusions reached at least 165 organizations and...
Over 250 ClickFix Domains Use Browser Fingerprinting to Hide macOS Malware Lures
A macOS ClickFix operation spanning more than 250 front-end domains now fingerprints visitors before deciding whether to show them a malware lure, a change Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracked on infrastructure it had been watching for weeks. The server-side gate...
OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes
OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation that used its generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT to facilitate a wide range of investment, romance, gambling, and law enforcement impersonation schemes. To that end, it banned a coordinated...
Paperclip AI Flaws Let Attackers Run Host Commands via Malicious Agent Imports
Two security flaws in Paperclip could let attackers execute commands on a network server or a developer's computer. Paperclip is an open-source control plane for teams of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, and both paths rely on importing a malicious agent and...
Poison Claude Sells Discounted Claude Access While Its Operator Sees Every Customer Prompt
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered more than half-a-dozen services advertisements for illegal access to artificial intelligence (AI) models on underground cybercrime forums and messaging platforms. One such service, Poison Claude, claims to offer access to...
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