Latest news as of 8/8/2026, 5:08:33 AM
The Register
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love dangerous AI
Bleeping Computer
A critical Metabase SQL injection vulnerability was exploited in zero-day attacks to breach customer instances in data theft attacks, known to impact Framework and Tally. [...]
The Register
Bleeping Computer
Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reported that more than 3.8 million people were impacted by a data breach incident that occurred in October 2025. [...]
The Hacker News
A recent wave of cyber attacks targeting financial services, private equity, and professional services is attributed to a data extortion group known as UNC6671. "UNC6671 continues to rely on voice phishing (vishing) to target enterprise employees, posing as IT help desk staff facilitating mandatory, urgent security migrations. Significantly, the threat actor often contacts employees via their
The Hacker News
ClickFix-style attacks are being used to deliver a Go-based malware capable of stealing cryptocurrency assets, as well as browser-stored passwords, Apple iCloud Keychain data, and cached credentials. The macOS-focused infection chain is designed to deliver a shell script that profiles the host and then fetches a macOS malware payload that's compatible with the computer's CPU architecture. "
The Hacker News
A cluster of nearly 800 malicious packages has been published to the npm registry as part of a new campaign designed to deliver cross-platform malware targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. "These packages appear to use AI slop squatted, or randomly generated typo-squatting package names, but all of them deliver a powerful RAT and infostealer payload," OpenSourceMalware researcher Paul
Dark Reading
A study of more than 6,000 patches found that even working patches can introduce new bugs, break something else, or are open to bypass.
The Register
What, you didn't think the top gangs were busy watching agents escape their sandboxes too, did you?
Graham Cluley
f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that around 900 people were, and they may be regretting their decision. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.