July 2026

U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case 2026-07-04 at 17:57 By A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation chat and the blockchain trail the payment left. The odd

North Korean Hackers Publish 108 Malicious Packages and Extensions in PolinRider Campaign 2026-07-04 at 16:12 By The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing 108 unique packages and web browser extensions spanning npm, Packagist, Go, and Google Chrome as part of an ongoing activity referred to as PolinRider.

Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices 2026-07-04 at 00:33 By Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywhere. It ships inside

New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android 2026-07-03 at 23:37 By A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.

New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities 2026-07-03 at 21:55 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon combines credential collection, lateral movement, remote access, recovery disruption, and ransomware execution, bringing together diverse

Woman loses savings to AI-powered romance scam featuring intimate video calls with deepfake ‘Dubai prince’ 2026-07-03 at 19:19 By Ariel Zilber The woman said she met the scammer posing as the prince on a dating site before their conversations shifted to WhatsApp. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post

North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets 2026-07-03 at 19:07 By Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the packages “rollup-packages-polyfill-core” and “rollup-runtime-polyfill-core” mimic

Armored Likho Targets Government Agencies, Power Sector with BusySnake Stealer 2026-07-03 at 16:36 By A previously undocumented threat actor known as Armored Likho has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power sector across Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. “Armored Likho blends financially motivated campaigns targeting private individuals with targeted cyber espionage

PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords 2026-07-03 at 16:32 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called PamStealer that employs a series of clever tricks to infect systems and siphon sensitive data. The stealer, discovered by Jamf Threat Labs, is distributed as a compiled AppleScript