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Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Mandiant’s 2026 AI risk report, PhantomRaven malware used by bug bounty hunter, WordPress plugin bug exploited. The post In Other News: Ransomware Developer Sentenced, Plugin4Shell AI Attack, Critical SAP Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hacktron researchers earned a bug bounty after demonstrating access to OpenAI employee accounts. The post AI-Built Exploit and Sign-In Flaw Opened Path to Internal OpenAI Code appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Gyazo maker Helpfeel said the attacker exploited a vulnerability in its image upload server to gain unauthorized access. The post 23 Million User Records Compromised in Gyazo Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI-driven cyberattacks used to be exotic. Soon, it’ll be odd if threat actors aren’t using agents to do all of their bidding.
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-39964 Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive…
A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to the development and distribution of a JavaScript (JS)-based information stealer known as PhantomRaven via the npm package registry. “The developer likely wrote the malware using a large language model (LLM), an assessment made with high confidence based on verbose comments, placeholder code, and statistical token-analysis patterns,”
Microsoft has released fixes for a maximum-severity security flaw in Azure AI Foundry that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation. No customer action is required. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85889, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. “Missing authentication for critical function in Azure AI Foundry allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a…
The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers’ networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker’s navigation and propulsion systems.
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The move is consistent with the agency’s advice on the need for organizations to prioritize the vulnerabilities that actually matter.
