Nottingham University data breach affects over 450,000 students
The University of Nottingham confirmed on Wednesday that a hacking group gained access to its student records system in a breach affecting both current students and alums. Nottingham University is a public research university with 7,000 staff and over 46,000 students, ranking in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom and the Top 100 worldwide. […]
Max severity Ivanti Sentry vulnerability now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now targeting a recently patched maximum-severity flaw in Ivanti Sentry, enabling them to execute code with root privileges on Internet-exposed secure mobile gateways. Formerly known as MobileIron Sentry, the Ivanti Sentry security gateway appliance secures traffic between back-end corporate systems and remote mobile devices. Tracked as CVE-2026-10520, the maximum-severity vulnerability stems from an OS […]
Path traversal flaw in AI dev platform Langflow exploited in attacks
Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-5027, a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in the AI development platform Langflow, to write arbitrary files on exposed servers. Langflow is an open-source visual platform for building AI applications, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and MCP-based workflows using a drag-and-drop interface instead of traditional coding. AI development teams widely use […]
The ‘Miasma’ worm source code briefly leaked on GitHub
The Miasma credential-stealing attack framework, which has recently targeted open-source ecosystems through supply-chain attacks, was briefly open-sourced on GitHub. Miasma appears to be an evolution of the earlier Shai-Hulud worm, which was previously leaked on GitHub and shares much of the same features, techniques, and even code. The malware infects a developer machine, steals the […]
GitHub announces npm security changes to tackle supply-chain attacks
GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking supply-chain attacks abusing behaviors triggered by the ‘npm install’ command. ‘npm install’ is the command used to download and install a project’s dependencies and run any install-related scripts defined by the packages. Developers execute it after cloning a […]
Oracle PeopleSoft servers hacked in ShinyHunters data theft attacks
Oracle PeopleSoft servers are being targeted in ongoing data theft attacks by the ShinyHunters extortion gang, which claims to have stolen data from over 100 organizations. PeopleSoft is an enterprise business software suite used by large organizations to manage business operations such as human resources, payroll, finance, supply chain management, procurement, and student administration. Yesterday, […]
China-linked JDY botnet expands targeting of U.S. military networks
The JDY botnet, a malware network previously associated with Chinese threat actors like Volt Typhoon, has significantly expanded its targeting scope and reconnaissance efforts. According to researchers at Black Lotus Labs by Lumen, who have been monitoring its activity, JDY maintains a strong focus on the United States, where many of its compromised devices are […]
Microsoft patches Exchange Server zero-day exploited in attacks
Microsoft has patched an actively exploited Exchange Server vulnerability that allows threat actors to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks targeting Outlook Web Access users. This high-severity spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2026-42897) affects Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, and Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE) software and can be exploited by remote attackers with […]
Microsoft: Some Windows PCs fail to install latest monthly updates
Microsoft warned customers on Tuesday that they may have issues installing the latest monthly updates on some Windows devices that were upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 or 25H2. On affected systems, users will see 0x80073712 or 0x800f0993 errors when trying to install the June 2026 cumulative updates. “A small percentage of devices running Windows 10, […]
Microsoft patches YellowKey, GreenPlasma, MiniPlasma zero-days
On Tuesday, Microsoft patched two zero-day vulnerabilities that let attackers gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems, and a third one that grants access to BitLocker-protected drives. All three security flaws were disclosed last month by a security researcher using the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle in protest over how the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) […]