“Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.”
― James Scott
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Critical WordPress Modular DS Plugin Flaw Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A maximum-severity security flaw in a WordPress plugin called Modular DS has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been described as a case of unauthenticated privilege escalation impacting all versions of the plugin prior to and including 2.5.1. It has been patched…
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Researchers Reveal Reprompt Attack Allowing Single-Click Data Exfiltration From Microsoft Copilot [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack method dubbed Reprompt that could allow bad actors to exfiltrate sensitive data from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like Microsoft Copilot in a single click, while bypassing enterprise security controls entirely. “Only a single click on a legitimate Microsoft link is required to compromise victims,” Varonis securityRead…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Voice Cloning Exploit, Wi-Fi Kill Switch, PLC Vulns, and 14 More Stories [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The internet never stays quiet. Every week, new hacks, scams, and security problems show up somewhere. This week’s stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the same old tools keep finding new ways to break in. Read on to catch up before the next wave…
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10 important incident response metrics and how to use them
In incident response, security teams can improve their work by knowing how long it takes to respond to and remediate threats. These are the key metrics to track.Read More
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Model Security Is the Wrong Frame – The Real Risk Is Workflow Security [email protected] (The Hacker News)
As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger risk lies elsewhere: in the workflows that surround those models. Two Chrome extensions posing as AI helpers were recently caught stealing ChatGPT and DeepSeek chat data from over 900,000…
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4 Outdated Habits Destroying Your SOC’s MTTR in 2026 [email protected] (The Hacker News)
It’s 2026, yet many SOCs are still operating the way they did years ago, using tools and processes designed for a very different threat landscape. Given the growth in volumes and complexity of cyber threats, outdated practices no longer fully support analysts’ needs, staggering investigations and incident response. Below are four limiting habits that may…
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Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a “coordinated legal action” in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly fueled millions in fraud losses. The effort, per the tech giant, is part of a broader law enforcement effort in collaboration with law enforcement authorities that…
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Palo Alto Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw That Can Crash Firewalls Without Login [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which it said there exists a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0227 (CVSS score: 7.7), has been described as a denial-of-service (DoS) condition impacting GlobalProtect PAN-OS software arising as a result of an improper check…
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Researchers Null-Route Over 550 Kimwolf and Aisuru Botnet Command Servers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies said it null-routed traffic to more than 550 command-and-control (C2) nodes associated with the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet since early October 2025. AISURU and its Android counterpart, Kimwolf, have emerged as some of the biggest botnets in recent times, capable of directing enslaved devices to participate in distributed denial-of-service…
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AI Agents Are Becoming Privilege Escalation Paths [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI agents have quickly moved from experimental tools to core components of daily workflows across security, engineering, IT, and operations. What began as individual productivity aids, like personal code assistants, chatbots, and copilots, has evolved into shared, organization-wide agents embedded in critical processes. These agents can orchestrate workflows across multiple systems, for example:Read More
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