{"error":null,"fallback":false,"headlines":[{"link":"https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/black-hat-state-of-security-vendors.html","links":["https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/black-hat-state-of-security-vendors.html"],"published":"2026-08-25T10:54:50+00:00","source":"Schneier on Security","sources":["Schneier on Security"],"summary_plain":"Andy Ellis has a roundup of the security vendors at Black Hat this year. Key Takeaways: We have entered into an AI world. While nearly half of booths didn\u2019t directly mention AI or agents in their taglines, the effects of AI are everywhere. Multiple spaces (Identity, SaaS, AppSec, Data) have almost every vendor leading with AI; existing unsolved problem areas just got worse. At the same time, there\u2019s a clear trichotomy in the market: tools that tell you how bad things are; tools that stop adversaries, and tools that prevent problems from occurring. While you\u2019d suspect that the tools that fix things would dominate, the tools that merely tell you how bad things are seem to be frustratingly plentiful...","title":"Black Hat State of Security Vendors"},{"link":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-dozens-of-suspects-in-global-cybercrime-crackdown/","links":["https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-dozens-of-suspects-in-global-cybercrime-crackdown/"],"published":"2026-08-25T10:53:20+00:00","source":"BleepingComputer","sources":["BleepingComputer"],"summary_plain":"Law enforcement agencies from 22 countries helped identify 263 suspects and arrested 58 individuals linked to cybercrime networks coordinated by African crime groups. 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The post Silent Patches Don\u2019t Stop Attackers \u2013 They Blind Defenders appeared first on SecurityWeek .","title":"Silent Patches Don\u2019t Stop Attackers \u2013 They Blind Defenders"},{"link":"https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/25/crooks-push-mac-malware-through-fake-openai-codex-ads/5291899","links":["https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/25/crooks-push-mac-malware-through-fake-openai-codex-ads/5291899"],"published":"2026-08-25T09:15:00+00:00","source":"The Register: Security","sources":["The Register: Security"],"summary_plain":"Sponsored search results lead developers straight into a ClickFix malware trap","title":"Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI Codex ads"},{"link":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-target-miniorange-saml-flaws.html","links":["https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-target-miniorange-saml-flaws.html"],"published":"2026-08-25T08:34:07+00:00","source":"The Hacker News","sources":["The Hacker News"],"summary_plain":"Bad actors are attempting to exploit two severe unauthenticated authentication bypasses in the Xecurify miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On plugin that make it possible for an attacker to sign in as any WordPress user, including administrators. 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The post CISA Warns of Exploited Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek .","title":"Actively Exploited Oracle WebLogic Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Access Critical Data"},{"link":"https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zimbra-flaw-exploitation-shrinking-window-patch","links":["https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zimbra-flaw-exploitation-shrinking-window-patch"],"published":"2026-08-24T21:46:55+00:00","source":"Dark Reading","sources":["Dark Reading"],"summary_plain":"CISA has issued a three-day deadline for agencies to patch a Zimbra security vulnerability, CVE-2026-73570, which allows full takeover of a user's communications.","title":"Exploited Zimbra Flaw Highlights Shrinking Window to Patch"},{"link":"https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/you-dont-want-this-sleepwalker-backdoor-on-your-windows-machine/5292021","links":["https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/you-dont-want-this-sleepwalker-backdoor-on-your-windows-machine/5292021","https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/operation-quicsilver-targets-myanmar.html"],"published":"2026-08-24T21:39:39+00:00","source":"The Register: Security","sources":["The Register: Security","The Hacker News"],"summary_plain":"Its own command language, 23 instructions - signs point to 'well-resourced operation rather than an opportunistic one'","title":"Operation QUICSILVER Targets Myanmar Government and IT with QUICAgent Backdoor"},{"link":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-calix-flaw-lets-hackers-bypass-nat-to-expose-internal-devices/","links":["https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-calix-flaw-lets-hackers-bypass-nat-to-expose-internal-devices/"],"published":"2026-08-24T21:14:30+00:00","source":"BleepingComputer","sources":["BleepingComputer"],"summary_plain":"An unpatched vulnerability in Calix GS7 XGS (GS5239XG) residential routers used by multiple U.S. broadband providers allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to create port-forwarding rules that can expose local network devices to the public internet. 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Watch How to Control Remediation Debt"},{"link":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html","links":["https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html","https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-urgent-patching-of-actively-exploited-zimbra-flaw/"],"published":"2026-08-24T17:41:11+00:00","source":"The Hacker News","sources":["The Hacker News","BleepingComputer"],"summary_plain":"Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Minecraft clients. 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A login prompt opens. A box sits exposed to the internet. Nothing looks unusual yet. That\u2019s roughly the mood this week. Trusted tools turn hostile, old weak spots get fresh attention, AI makes exploit work cheaper, and researchers keep finding attacks that sound harder than they actually are. Plenty to clean up. Here\u2019s the short version. \u26a1 Threat of the Week U.S.","title":"\u26a1 Weekly Recap: AI-Powered PLC Attacks, GitLab Attacks, Stripe Key Leaks and More"},{"link":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-now-lets-admins-block-external-bots-from-meetings/","links":["https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-now-lets-admins-block-external-bots-from-meetings/"],"published":"2026-08-24T14:00:19+00:00","source":"BleepingComputer","sources":["BleepingComputer"],"summary_plain":"Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams meeting protection policy that allows administrators to automatically block all identified external bots from joining Teams meetings. [...]","title":"Microsoft Teams now lets admins block external bots from meetings"},{"link":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korean-startup-platform-breach-exposes-key-management-failures/","links":["https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korean-startup-platform-breach-exposes-key-management-failures/","https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-exposed-in-apollo-global-data-breach/"],"published":"2026-08-24T14:00:10+00:00","source":"BleepingComputer","sources":["BleepingComputer","SecurityWeek"],"summary_plain":"A breach at South Korea's government-backed startup platform exposed encrypted personal data after an encryption key was included in an API. Penta Security explains why encryption keys must be securely managed and kept separate from the data they protect. 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The post Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO\u2019s Real Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek .","title":"Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO\u2019s Real Problem"},{"link":"https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/vulnerability-gap-why-discovery-is-outrunning-repair","links":["https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/vulnerability-gap-why-discovery-is-outrunning-repair","https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html"],"published":"2026-08-24T14:00:00+00:00","source":"Dark Reading","sources":["Dark Reading","The Hacker News"],"summary_plain":"AI is discovering more vulnerabilities, faster, and under a tightening regulatory environment, making this an all-hands-on-deck moment for the cybersecurity community.","title":"UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit"},{"link":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-updates-break-printing-pdf-export-in-wpf-apps/","links":["https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-updates-break-printing-pdf-export-in-wpf-apps/"],"published":"2026-08-24T12:40:21+00:00","source":"BleepingComputer","sources":["BleepingComputer"],"summary_plain":"Microsoft has confirmed that .NET Framework updates released as part of the August 2026 Patch Tuesday are breaking printing and PDF export in WPF applications. 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Firefox and Brave say they've got you covered","title":"AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones"},{"link":"https://www.securityweek.com/91-vulnerabilities-patched-in-spring-application-framework/","links":["https://www.securityweek.com/91-vulnerabilities-patched-in-spring-application-framework/"],"published":"2026-08-24T11:58:28+00:00","source":"SecurityWeek","sources":["SecurityWeek"],"summary_plain":"More than 200 vulnerabilities have been patched to date this year, compared to only 16 in 2025 and 22 in 2024. 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