Security
Stay informed with the latest developments in cybersecurity through our Security category. Discover in-depth news, analysis, and updates on emerging cyber threats, malware incidents, and major data breaches. Whether you’re a cybersecurity professional or just keen on protecting your digital footprint, find insights and trends that are shaping the future of online security here.
Chainlit AI framework bugs let hackers breach cloud environments
Two high-severity vulnerabilities in Chainlit, a popular open-source framework for building conversational AI applications, allow reading any file on the server and leaking sensitive information. The issues, dubbed ‘ChainLeak’ and discovered by Zafran Labs researchers, can be exploited without user interaction and impact “internet-facing AI systems that are actively deployed across multiple industries, including large […]
Cisco fixes Unified Communications RCE zero day exploited in attacks
Cisco has fixed a critical Unified Communications and Webex Calling remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20045, that has been actively exploited as a zero-day in attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-20045, the flaw impacts Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Unified CM Session Management Edition (SME), Unified CM IM & Presence, Cisco Unity Connection, and Webex Calling Dedicated […]
New Android malware uses AI to click on hidden browser ads
A new family of Android click-fraud trojans leverages TensorFlow machine learning models to automatically detect and interact with specific advertisement elements. The mechanism relies on visual analysis based on machine learning instead of predefined JavaScript click routines, and does not involve script-based DOM-level interaction like classic click-fraud trojans. The threat actor is using TensorFlow.js, an open-source […]
Online retailer PcComponentes says data breach claims are fake
PcComponentes, a major technology retailer in Spain, has denied claims of a data breach on its systems impacting 16 million customers, but confirmed it suffered a credential stuffing attack. The Spanish e-commerce company specializes in the sale of computers, laptops, peripherals, and hardware, and has an estimated 75 million unique marketplace visitors per year. Yesterday, a […]
Fortinet admins report patched FortiGate firewalls getting hacked
Fortinet customers are seeing attackers exploiting a patch bypass for a previously fixed critical FortiGate authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-59718) to hack patched firewalls. Until Fortinet provides a fully patched FortiOS release, admins are advised to temporarily disable the vulnerable FortiCloud login feature (if enabled) to secure their systems against attacks. To disable FortiCloud login, you have […]
Fake Lastpass emails pose as password vault backup alerts
LastPass is warning of a new phishing campaign disguised as a maintenance notification from the service, asking users to back up their vaults in the next 24 hours. The malicious emails include a link that allegedly takes users to a site where they can create an encrypted backup, where the attacker likely tries to hijack accounts or […]
Hackers exploit security testing apps to breach Fortune 500 firms
Threat actors are exploiting misconfigured web applications used for security training and internal penetration testing, such as DVWA, OWASP Juice Shop, Hackazon, and bWAPP, to gain access to cloud environments of Fortune 500 companies and security vendors. An investigation from automated penetration testing company Pentera found evidence that hackers are leveraging this attack vector to compromise systems and […]
GitLab warns of high-severity 2FA bypass, denial-of-service flaws
GitLab has patched a high-severity two-factor authentication bypass impacting community and enterprise editions of its software development platform. Tracked as CVE-2026-0723, this vulnerability stems from an unchecked return value weakness in GitLab’s authentication services, allowing attackers who know the target’s account ID to circumvent two-factor authentication. “GitLab has remediated an issue that could have allowed an […]
Tesla hacked, 37 zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026
Security researchers have hacked the Tesla Infotainment System and earned $516,500 after exploiting 37 zero-days on the first day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 competition. Synacktiv Team took home $35,000 after successfully chaining an information leak and an out‑of‑bounds write flaw to get root permissions on the Tesla Infotainment System in the USB-based attack category. They also chained […]
ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites
A critical-severity vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) plugin for WordPress can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrative permissions. ACF Extended, currently active on 100,000 websites, is a specialized plugin that extends the capabilities of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin with features for developers and advanced site builders. […]