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BlackX UEFI bootkit exploits Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure Boot
A new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast. The operation has been attributed with medium confidence to APT41, a Chinese state-sponsored threat group also […]
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol is dramatically better at migrating legacy code
OpenAI confirmed that its newer models are much better at writing and migrating software in older programming languages. The company lists programming languages such as COBOL, Fortran, and Visual Basic as a few examples where it has seen significant improvements. OpenAI says COBOL supports more than 40% of online banking systems, 80% of in-person credit […]
DHS bans DeepSeek products across US federal civilian agencies
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ordering federal civilian agencies to stop using DeepSeek products and remove them from government systems. The order also covers products from the Chinese AI company’s affiliates and third-party products and services built using DeepSeek technology. DeepSeek (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd) develops large language models and […]
Denmark population registry data breach affects 8.8 million people
Denmark’s Central Population Register (CPR) is warning of a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 8.8 million registered individuals. This includes people who live in the country, individuals who have moved abroad, and also deceased people. The CPR is the country’s national civil registry, containing personal information on residents, including names, addresses, dates […]
South Korea probes bank breaches amid suspected AI-powered attacks
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) held an emergency meeting following a series of cyberattacks targeting financial institutions in the country. During the meeting, officials confirmed a data breach at Shinhan Bank and said other cybersecurity incidents affected other South Korean banks, including Kookmin Bank. Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank are large private South […]
Sweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over breach affecting 2.2 million
Sweden’s data privacy regulator, IMY, has imposed a $183,000 (SEK 1.8 million) fine on IT systems provider Miljödata for inadequate security measures leading to a breach in August 2025 affecting 2.2 million people. Miljödata is a Swedish software company that develops and provides work environment and HR management systems used by 80% of Sweden’s municipal […]
Chinese hackers exploit WordPress, Zyxel flaws to steal govt data
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been exploiting vulnerabilities in ZyXEL GS1900 Smart Managed Switches and WordPress to steal sensitive data from 996 devices and more than 18,500 records stored in backend databases. The adversary targeted multiple technologies, including PAN-OS Global Protect, FlowiseAI, Nuclio, Proxmox, Ubiquity, with exploits for known security issues. Scans and attacks attributed […]
Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks
The China-linked espionage group FamousSparrow has been using a new backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks on government organizations in Latin America. The operations have been ongoing for more than a year, with the new malware replacing the previously used SparrowDoor custom backdoor. ESET researchers observed SparroWocky in attacks targeting organizations in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, […]
Japan’s Digital Agency says VPN flaw exposed 246,000 personnel records
Japan’s Digital Agency has discovered a data breach that may have exposed around 246,000 record rows containing personal information of government employees. The agency says that the attacker gained initial access by exploiting a vulnerability in a VPN device used by the Government Solution Service (GSS). An investigation started on June 25, after the agency […]
Dutch NCSC: Critical Check Point VPN flaws exploitation is imminent
The Dutch Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) is warning of imminent exploitation of two critical flaws in Check Point VPN tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103. Although no public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been reported, the agency is urging organizations to install the security updates addressing the two issues as soon as possible. “The NCSC assesses […]