DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts to Make Extortion Infra Harder to Disrupt
The ransomware group known as DeadLock has been observed using decentralized infrastructure to facilitate victim communications and data leak operations...
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,...
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 Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers
Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Insider Threat / Cyber Espionage Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three...
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...
