Latest news as of 9/7/2026, 5:54:02 AM
Bleeping Computer
A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private security companies to apply for approval to hack foreign cybercrime organizations. [...]
Have I Been Pwned
In July 2026, the cloud-based business communications platform . The group subsequently published data they claimed was obtained from the platform, which included 1.6M unique email addresses along with names, physical addresses and phone numbers. , RingCentral advised that the incident affected "a limited portion of RingCentral customers" and that it was communicating directly with those affected. RingCentral was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign In their disclosure notice
Check Point Research
For the past year, the ransomware conversation has centered on concentration: a handful of dominant RaaS operations controlling most of the damage, and a shrinking pool of active groups fighting over the same territory. The State of Ransomware Q2 2026 report from Check Point Research shows that picture starting to shift. The leaders are still winning, but […] The post appeared first on . The State of Ransomware Q2 2026 Check Point Research
Bleeping Computer
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new optional "Scam Alert" feature, which uses a local machine learning model to warn users when scammers are targeting them. [...]
The Register
CRM provider confirms customer database was copied and probably downloaded in readable form
Dark Reading
Researchers discovered hackers-for-hire performing cyber espionage and financially motivated heists from the same Web panel.
Dark Reading
The trust framework underlying Belgium's electronic ID system was fully compromised by severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension, showcasing bigger problems with extensions in general.
The Register
Developer spotted hostname and credential string lurking in autocomplete
The Hacker News
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which refers to a critical security feature bypass that stems from weak authentication. It was patched by Microsoft as part of its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates. "The authentication
The Register
Attackers could extract data, even working from inside a guest VM