August 2026

No Apologies for Symantec CBX 2026-08-17 at 13:00 By Paul Miller When people are chiming in, it’s a sign that what you’re doing is working This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet Exploits Known Flaws to Turn Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies 2026-08-17 at 12:29 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source code and is equipped to turn internet-facing devices into SOCKS proxies. “While the malware reuses the

Wheel and Spoke Too Soon 2026-08-17 at 12:00 By Recently, a well-meaning LinkedIn colleague posted a “wheel of privilege” exercise. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware 2026-08-17 at 10:36 By Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the exploitation of a newly patched security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter to a suspected China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT). The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a severe directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware

Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190B-$200B 2028 revenue forecast: sources 2026-08-16 at 21:08 By Reuters The $190 billion to $200 projection dwarfs the $47 billion revenue “run rate,” reflecting the firm’s current pace of business, that the company publicized as recently as May, and shows the scale of growth investors are being asked to underwrite. This