OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development
OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing,...
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A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices
A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker's choosing. On the...
Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo
Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Cryptography / Software Supply Chain Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for...
Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11
Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for...
Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets
Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026AI Security / Cyber Attack A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly...
Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and...
Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine
Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by...
BdThemes Supply Chain Attack Poisons JSON to Create Rogue WordPress Admins
Ravie LakshmananAug 11, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin...
Shipping 10–50× More Code? Watch This Webinar on Securing AI-Speed Development
The Hacker NewsAug 10, 2026Software Supply Chain / DevSecOps AI is helping development teams produce far more code, far faster....
China-Linked Hackers Deploy New StormEncryptor Ransomware, Likely via N-central Flaw
Ravie LakshmananAug 10, 2026Ransomware / Cybercrime Microsoft has disclosed that Storm-1175, a financially motivated threat actor linked to China, has...
⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Goes Rogue, Metabase 0-Day, MCP Supply-Chain Attacks, and Router Backdoors
Ravie LakshmananAug 10, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking A lot of security problems still begin with someone doing a completely normal thing....
Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Stack to Boost Phishing and Automate Malware Development
Swati KhandelwalAug 10, 2026Cyber Espionage / Artificial Intelligence North Korea's state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into...
New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA
Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on. Passkeys...
Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
Ravie LakshmananAug 10, 2026Malware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named...
OpenAI’s Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause
OpenAI has announced that it's pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal...
