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Cyber Security

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6 and ChatGPT Work, a New Companion to Handle Your Tasks

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OpenAI has released the GPT-5.6 model family for general availability, introducing three models aimed at different performance and cost requirements: Sol, the flagship system; Terra, a balanced option for routine professional workloads; and Luna, the fastest and lowest-cost member of the family. The launch also brings ChatGPT Work, an agentic workspace designed to turn information […]

GodDamn Ransomware Rebrands From Beast and Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Defenses

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GodDamn ransomware has emerged as a serious threat, marking the third rebrand of a family that has quietly evolved since 2022. What makes this variant stand out is not just its encryption ability but the malicious kernel driver it uses to blind security tools before an attack begins. This mix of stealth and persistence lets […]

AssuranceAmerica Data Breach Exposed 6.9 Million Peoples License Numbers and Personal Data

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AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a major data breach that exposed the personal information and driver’s license numbers of nearly 6.9 million individuals, marking one of the largest known leaks of U.S. driver’s license data in 2026. The incident highlights growing risks around identity data held by insurance providers and the increasing use of credential-based attacks. The […]

Accenture Confirms Data Breach Hacker Claims Theft of Internal Source Code

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IT services and consulting giant Accenture has confirmed it suffered a security breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen 35 GB of source code and other sensitive data from the company. A threat actor operating under the alias “888” posted a listing on the cybercrime forum PwnForums on July 6, 2026, offering the […]

Lurking Lizard Uses Fake 7-Zip Installers to Turn Victim Devices Into Proxy Nodes

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A newly uncovered cybercriminal operation has been quietly turning ordinary computers into paid proxy servers for years, hiding behind a fake version of the popular 7-Zip file compression tool. Victims searching for the free archiving software were instead led to a lookalike site that installed hidden proxy software instead of the real program. Once running, […]

CISA Warns of Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-48282, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that the flaw is being actively exploited in real-world attacks. The issue stems from a path traversal weakness that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. […]

Critical Vulnerability in GCP Dialogflow Allows Attackers to Inject Malicious Code

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A critical vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform’s Dialogflow CX that lets attackers inject persistent malicious code into an organization’s AI-powered chatbot pipeline. The flaw, dubbed “Rogue Agent,” disclosed by Varonis Threat Labs, could silently exfiltrate conversations and enable large-scale phishing campaigns, requiring only a single edit permission to trigger. The exploit abused Playbook Code Blocks, […]

Hackers Leverage Microsoft Teams Call to Install RMM Tools and Deploy EtherRAT

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Threat actors are now weaponizing something as ordinary as a Microsoft Teams call to slip past corporate defenses and plant a stealthy new remote access trojan called EtherRAT. The campaign blends social engineering with legitimate remote support software, making it look like a routine IT interaction rather than an attack in progress. Victims are left […]

Fast-mcp-telegram Vulnerability Allow Attackers to Access Sensitive Files

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A critical security flaw has been discovered in the fast-mcp-telegram package that could allow remote attackers to access sensitive Telegram session data and perform unauthorized actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-52830 , affects all versions up to 0.19.0 and has been fixed in version 0.19.1. The issue stems from improper validation of HTTP Bearer tokens used for […]

Top 10 Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Solutions in 2026

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Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Solutions If you’re shortlisting the best next-generation firewall for 2026, Palo Alto Networks’ PA-Series is our top overall pick for its App-ID application control and machine-learning threat prevention, while Fortinet FortiGate delivers the strongest price-to-performance for most mid-market and distributed networks. A next-generation firewall (NGFW) inspects traffic at the application layer, decrypts TLS, […]