Cybersecurity Articles
WhatsApp has blocked a new wave of cyberattack activity linked to Pegasus spyware, developed by the Israeli company NSO Group. The company has also filed a motion in a U.S. federal court seeking sanctions against NSO Group for allegedly violating a previous court order that barred it from targeting users of the platform in connection […]
309/69 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Meta disclosed that 20,225 Instagram accounts were taken over after attackers exploited a vulnerability in its AI-assisted account recovery system, known as High Touch Support (HTS), to request password reset links. The system was designed to help users recover access to their Instagram accounts when they are unable to log […]
307/69 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers from Fortinet have discovered a new botnet malware named C0XMO, which is derived from the Gafgyt botnet. The malware targets router devices running DD-WRT firmware, as well as video recording devices, video management platforms, and devices running the Android operating system. It can operate across various processor architectures, […]
308/69 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Reports indicate that the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has published 234 GB of data it claims to have stolen from DentaQuest, one of the largest dental benefits administrators in the United States, after ransom negotiations failed. The group had listed DentaQuest on its Tor-based data leak site in May before later […]
306/69 Monday, June 8, 2026 CISA has added a high-severity vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after finding evidence that it has been actively exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28318, has a CVSS score of 7.5 and is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) flaw that could cause service disruption under […]
305/69 Monday, June 8, 2026 Reports indicate that security researcher Taylor Hornby used Claude Opus 4.8 to help discover a critical vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard Privacy Pool, the newer shielded transaction system of Zcash that has been in use since May 2022. The system uses Zero-Knowledge Proof technology to verify the validity of transactions without […]
304/69 Monday, June 8, 2026 Reports indicate that threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-3300) affecting the Everest Forms Pro plugin for the WordPress content management system, versions 1.9.12 and earlier. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious code on the server without authentication, enabling threat actors to fully take control of affected […]
303/69 Friday, June 5, 2026 Researchers from Defiant (Wordfence) have warned that threat actors are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in the WordPress plugins Kirki and Burst Statistics to escalate privileges and take control of vulnerable websites. The first flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8206 (CVSS 9.8), affects Kirki versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.6. It is a privilege escalation and […]
302/69 Friday, June 5, 2026 Researchers from the Threat Hunting teams at Broadcom Symantec and Carbon Black have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign targeting the Outlook account of a senior executive at a major global stock exchange. The attackers maintained access to the compromised mailbox for approximately 150 days, from October 2025 to March 2026. […]
301/69 Friday, June 5, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that threat actors are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to develop automated malware testing platforms designed to evade Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions. The activity was observed targeting leading security products, including Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft Defender. The campaign was uncovered after suspicious payloads triggered […]
