Inside an AI Attack Against a US Retailer
When hand-typed commands failed to breach a US retailer, the attacker turned to AI-generated scripts, achieving lateral movement in minutes.
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Critical Pre-Auth MongoDB Flaw (CVE-2026-118383) Can Crash Lagging Servers on Failover
A critical flaw in MongoDB Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to send two requests that trigger a crash on the database server. The crash occurs only if that server is later chosen to take over as the main server while it still lacks some recent changes. MongoDB, the company that makes the database, released fixed…
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Node.js Fixes 16 Flaws, Including HTTP/2 Bugs That Crash Servers and Leak Other Connections’ Data
A flaw fixed in Node.js this week lets unauthenticated clients crash servers that use the runtime’s built-in HTTP/2 support on the 24.x and 26.x release lines. A second HTTP/2 flaw can cause a server to send a client pieces of its memory, including responses intended for other connections. Fixed versions were released for all three…
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Attacker Used 4,837 Hijacked GitHub Accounts to Run a CI Secret Stealer in 1,806+ Repositories
Starting Tuesday, an attacker used stolen credentials for 4,837 GitHub accounts to plant a secret stealer in repositories those accounts could write to, according to Aikido Security, a security software company. The stealer is built to take the secrets and cloud credentials that a repository’s CI workflows can reach. It ran in at least 1,806…
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Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code Remotely
A critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server’s HTTP/2 module, mod_http2, can let a remote attacker run code on the server. Tracked as CVE-2026-119618, it affects versions 2.4.55 through 2.4.70 and is fixed in version 2.4.71, released yesterday. Only servers with HTTP/2 enabled are affected, according to Red Hat, which ships the server as part of…
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ScreenConnect Attacks Target at Least 288 Endpoints Across 48 Organizations With Rogue Clients
ConnectWise has taken the precautionary step of disabling five third-party extensions in partner environments following reports of unauthorized access. In an advisory posted on its site, the company said there is no evidence that the incident involves a compromise of its infrastructure or a vulnerability in the ScreenConnect software. “Our initial assessment suggests the activity…
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Chinese AI Project Scouts Spies in Taiwan Chip Industry
The CCP built a Big Data system to scrape reams of information and learn about individuals abroad, to potentially target and exploit them. Think Alice Huang Lite.
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Japan Pushes Emergency Funding for Cybersecurity as AI-Assisted Breaches Rise
The package adds public-private cyber responders, an AI-focused team run by the economic ministry, and more leeway to use the government’s new active cyber-defense powers.
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Attackers Say ‘Hello’ to a Different Scale of Cloud Attack
Researchers dubbed an attack chain “Greeter” after discovering that attackers deliberately covered their trail by leaving “hello” messages in logs.
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AI Raises the Stakes for Cyber Resilience
An organization’s ability to quickly recover from a business disruption will be a competitive advantage in an era of AI-driven threats and business enablement.