Fake Coding Tests Deliver OtterCookie-Aligned Malware Hidden in SVG Flag Images
Ravie LakshmananJul 17, 2026Social Engineering / Malware North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed...
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E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants
The European Commission on Thursday ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same reach into Android that Gemini already...
The Race to Field Military Autonomy Is On, Can Trusted Information Infrastructure Keep Pace?
Military forces are under increasing pressure to field autonomous capabilities faster than ever before. Across the U.S., UK, and NATO,...
Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker, Lawyers Say Wrong Man
Armenia has held a Russian tourist named Aleksandr Ermakov in a detention center since June 28, on a U.S. extradition...
ACR Stealer Uses ClickFix Lures to Steal Browser Tokens and Microsoft 365 Files
ACR Stealer, an infostealer in circulation since 2024, is walking out of enterprise networks with saved browser passwords, live session...
New GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Diplomats for Espionage
Ravie LakshmananJul 17, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware called GoSerpent that has...
Two Scattered Spider Hackers Get 5.5 Years Each for £29 Million TfL Hack
Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were each sentenced to five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court...
ThreatsDay: Game Cheat Spyware, 24-Hour Ransomware, Chrome Sync Stalking + 12 More Stories
Ravie LakshmananJul 16, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something that looks close...
n8n Token Exchange Flaw Could Let Attackers Log In as Users From Another Issuer
Swati KhandelwalJul 16, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security n8n, the workflow automation platform, handed out the wrong accounts at login. On...
New TELEPUZ Malware Spreads via ClickFix to Steal Data and Run Commands
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new modular malware called TELEPUZ that's been spreading via websites infected with ClickFix...
New ClickLock macOS Stealer Kills Apps Every 210ms Until Victims Type Their Password
ClickLock Stealer, a new macOS infostealer, answers a victim's refusal by killing their apps on a loop until they hand...
20+ Hijacked Government Websites Became an Attack Channel
The Hacker NewsJul 16, 2026Malware / Endpoint Security More than 20 Brazilian government websites were hijacked and turned into malware...
AI Can Find Bugs, But Human Knowledge Still Proves Them
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing offensive security, but it has not changed the standard that matters most: a finding has...
Unpatched Shark Vacuum Flaw Could Let Attackers Control Other Vacuums Region-Wide
Pull the certificate off the flash of a Shark RV2320EDUS robot vacuum, and you can run root commands on other...
OpenAI’s GPT-Red Automates Prompt Injection Testing to Harden GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI has disclosed details of GPT-Red, an internal automated red-teaming model that scales prompt injection vulnerability discovery with an aim...
