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The Register
Walk away and hope the classifier catches anything irreversible or destructive
Bleeping Computer
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are exploiting a critical-severity Progress Kemp LoadMaster command injection vulnerability. [...]
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro ("solidity-pro") that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer. The names of the extensions are below - helper-beeps.solidity-pro web3devtoolsx.solidity-pro Although neither of the extensions is now available on Open VSX, the GitHub repository
The Hacker News
OpenAI has announced that it's pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity. In response to the discovery, the AI upstart said it's implementing security controls for higher-capability models and associated activities, such as isolated
The Register
PLUS: Hiveminds are emerging to hack the planet, and open-weight models are the new new red scare.
Have I Been Pwned
In August 2026, . The group subsequently published data allegedly sourced from Alcon containing 218k unique email addresses along with other largely corporate B2B contact fields, including name, phone number and physical address. the Alcon eye care company was named in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign
The Register
Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops
Bleeping Computer
The Head Mare hacktivist group has been exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched TrueConf video conferencing servers to replace client installers with malicious versions that deliver backdoors. [...]
The Register
Researchers scour social media to measure developer concerns about AI coding tools
Have I Been Pwned
In July 2026, . The group subsequently published data they alleged was taken from the company, including 732k unique email addresses and other personal information relating to leads, customers and Brinks staff such as name, phone numbers and physical addresses. The data also included purchases from Brinks along with partial credit card data (last 4 digits, card type and expiry). , they acknowledged the incident and risk of disclosure, and advised that they would notify impacted parties "consistent with applicable law". Brinks Home was targeted in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign In Brinks' disclosure notice