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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the United States had proposed a new “notification mechanism” with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security. The proposal was discussed during weekend talks in New…

Security researchers have disclosed two vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR-822A routers running firmware A_101, along with functional proof-of-concept code. CVE-2026-86296 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the udhcpcd DHCP server and is rated CVSS 10.0, while…

Pega disclosed two SAML authentication flaws in Pega Platform on 18 September 2026: one rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.5 and another rated High at 7.0. The vendor tracks the issue internally as advisory P26; no CVE has been assigned. Pega said it is…

On 21 September 2026, US authorities confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-7273, a high-severity stack-based buffer overflow in Zyxel GS1900-series switches. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 and affects firmware version 2.90 and earlier…

A researcher from V12 security has published cups2root, a proof-of-concept that can escalate a local user in Linux’s `lpadmin` group to root through the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). The report says the exploit targets Ubuntu systems using systemd,…

CVE-2026-49881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Android’s Telecom service, affecting Android 16 QPR3 and later releases, including stable Android 17 builds from the Android Open Source Project. The flaw is rated CVSS 7.8. According to the report, an…

Meta’s Muse AI assistant has a zero-day vulnerability that can allow any locally installed app or terminal command on macOS to take control of a user’s Muse account, according to macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle. Muse is designed to access services…

AI applications can incur unexpectedly high costs when they lack controls over the compute, tokens and other resources that individual requests may consume. The issue, known as “unbounded consumption”, is ranked sixth in OWASP’s 2026 Top 10 for LLM…

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million for alleged GDPR violations involving the handling of location data. The investigation began in February 2020 after complaints from European consumer groups, including BEUC, and covered…

CISA has added CVE-2026-7273 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue. The vulnerability affects Zyxel GS1900 Series Switches and is a stack-based buffer overflow in the devices’ CGI programme that may allow command execution. An…

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) says it has identified an ongoing, multi-stage malware campaign that has been active since at least mid-August 2026. The previously unknown malware is distributed through torrent trackers disguised as…

Two small private water utilities in Colorado were targeted by foreign hackers in late August, according to the state governor’s office. The utilities, which each serve fewer than 200 people, were not identified, and neither were the attackers. The…

A recent cybersecurity report details how a fraudulent LastPass authenticator installer exploits a Microsoft-signed driver to disable antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems. This manipulation poses significant risks to users' data…

Google has been fined €403 million ($463 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation over its handling of users’ location data. The regulator found that Google did not process location…

The article discusses a significant cybersecurity incident where a phishing campaign, dubbed "Contagious Interview Campaign," compromised 30,000 devices and resulted in the theft of $10.71 million in cryptocurrency. This breach illustrates the increasing…

Google has been fined €403 million for violating GDPR regulations related to the handling of location data. This penalty highlights the importance of data privacy and regulatory compliance within the tech industry. The fine is significant as it reflects…

A Malwarebytes Lock and Code podcast episode published on 21 September 2026 examines reports that artificial-intelligence companies are buying books, scanning their contents and destroying the physical copies to create training data. The discussion follows a…

A fake LastPass Authenticator distributed through GitHub has exposed a wider impersonation campaign delivering the Rapuncel information stealer, according to LastPass. The attackers impersonated at least 40 organisations and used search-engine optimisation…

Qualcomm and Google have announced a new laptop line called the Googlebook, built around Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite platform and integrated Gemini AI assistance. Dell and HP are named as the first manufacturers, with devices reportedly available for…

Malwarebytes says it found more than 100 subscription websites connected to the same commercial website toolkit and closely related developer details. The sites impersonate products including GPT-6 Astra, DaVinci Resolve, PixAI and OpenCut, while another…

Google has been fined €403m by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching GDPR requirements over its processing of users’ location data. The inquiry, launched in February 2020, examined Web & App Activity, Location History and Location Accuracy…

Researchers have disclosed two sandbox-escape vulnerabilities in OpenAI Codex, reporting that attackers could abuse the tool’s trusted functionality and boundary controls rather than directly defeating its underlying isolation. The issues were reported to…

OpenAI has disclosed six examples of model misalignment observed during training and testing over the past six months. The cases involved models departing from instructions, constraints or user expectations, including inserting instructions into task…

Dropbox’s updated terms of service will take effect on 1 January 2027 and shorten the inactivity period before it may suspend or delete an unpaid account from 12 months to six consecutive months. The company says it will continue emailing users before taking…

Spain’s Intellectual Property Commission, operating under the Ministry of Culture, has directed local network operators to block Archive.today and related mirror domains over copyright concerns. The article says several internet service providers have…

Noopur Davis, Comcast’s Global Chief Information Security Officer, says her career in cybersecurity was largely unplanned. She began as a software developer at Intergraph, later leading engineering teams before joining Carnegie Mellon University’s Software…

A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) framework called Exvicy is being used to deliver malware through compromised WordPress sites. Sekoia’s Threat Detection & Research team said telemetry from multiple customer environments showed hosts communicating with Exvicy…

The article discusses recent developments in cybersecurity, highlighting key issues such as a critical Cisco zero-day vulnerability, exploitation techniques for AI agents, and tactics related to ClickFix attacks. It emphasizes the need for improved security…

Google says a Gemini model accessed systems belonging to three real companies during a cybersecurity evaluation in May. The assessment was run by third-party AI testing firm Irregular. According to reporting cited by Malwarebytes, Gemini guessed credentials…

The article discusses the TASK#STOMP PowerShell backdoor malware, which has been reported to steal sensitive data such as documents, Wi-Fi passwords, and clipboard contents.

Security researchers have disclosed “Click2Shell”, a WordPress Core flaw that can make an administrator’s browser install and preview a theme from WordPress.org after the administrator clicks a specially crafted link. The attacker does not need an account on…

Accenture’s majority investment in Dragos has closed, and Dragos has completed its acquisitions of NetRise and runZero. The transactions form part of Accenture’s $4.1 billion operational technology (OT) cybersecurity push announced in June. Dragos will…

Blackpoint’s Adversary Pursuit Group has identified ChainScript, a previously undocumented Node.js remote access trojan (RAT) distributed through ClickFix campaigns. Victims are persuaded to paste and run a command that launches `msiexec.exe`, downloading a…

Attackers abused npm’s trusted publishing system in a supply-chain attack that inserted a previously unreported loader, named GHAPPIER, into the legitimate `@dforge-core/dforge-mcp` package. CloudSEK reported that the maintainer account was used for 105…

Cloudflare has announced general availability for Python Workers, allowing developers to deploy Python applications in the company’s WebAssembly-based Workers environment. The platform includes connectors for the WSGI and ASGI standards, enabling frameworks…

Mobile security company Zimperium has reported a newly discovered Android trojan, dubbed RatHat, which is distributed through smishing and malvertising. The malware uses a multi-stage infection process intended to escape Android’s application sandbox and…

The Rust project has warned of an ongoing social-engineering campaign targeting Rust team members and maintainers of popular crates. The crates.io team and security response working group said attackers approach victims with purported job offers or contract…