August, 2026 - Security Ticks

Qodana 2026.2 adds post-quantum crypto checks for JVM code

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Qodana 2026.2 adds post-quantum crypto checks for JVM code 2026-08-03 at 14:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Qodana 2026.2 shipped with new security inspections, published benchmark results, post-quantum cryptography checks, and coverage reporting that no longer has to be pointed at the reports. The security work sits in the .NET linter and runs by default. Qodana tracks […]

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Simbian adds AI threat hunting agent to expand autonomous SecOps platform

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Simbian adds AI threat hunting agent to expand autonomous SecOps platform 2026-08-03 at 14:02 By Industry News Simbian has released its autonomous AI Threat Hunt Agent, that investigates potential threats and identifies malicious activity across enterprise environments. The Threat Hunt Agent represents the third pillar of Simbian’s AI-driven security suite. These three Agents eliminate blind

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Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to assist tokenized capital markets push

Chinese Threat Actor Uses Leaked DarkSword Kit to Deploy GHOSTBLADE on iOS

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Chinese Threat Actor Uses Leaked DarkSword Kit to Deploy GHOSTBLADE on iOS 2026-08-03 at 13:49 By An unknown Chinese-threat actor has been observed running a campaign targeting Apple iOS devices by leveraging a publicly leaked version of the DarkSword exploit kit. Attack surface management platform Censys said it identified the threat actor running more than

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Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

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Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks 2026-08-03 at 13:39 By Ionut Arghire The INC Ransomware gang has been targeting vulnerable SMA1000 appliances for root access and lateral movement. The post Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Bitcoin may find bear market bottom in August: 10x Research

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Bitcoin may find bear market bottom in August: 10x Research 2026-08-03 at 13:25 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin could confirm an August bear-market bottom, though rising Treasury yields could force the Fed to raise rates in September, according to 10x Research. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking

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Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking 2026-08-03 at 12:17 By Ionut Arghire Midnight Blizzard has been stealing Microsoft account credentials via compromised Wi-Fi networks at hospitality organizations. The post Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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N-able Says Attackers Take Over N-central Servers After Initial Fix Proves Incomplete

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N-able Says Attackers Take Over N-central Servers After Initial Fix Proves Incomplete 2026-08-03 at 12:14 By N-able said attackers exploited an authentication bypass in N-central to gain remote administrative access and reach the customer systems managed through those servers. Its first fix was incomplete. CVE-2026-18577 affects N-central builds prior to 2026.3.1.7. N-able shipped build 2026.3.1.7

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Hugging Face Diffusers Flaws Could Let Model Repositories Execute Arbitrary Code

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Hugging Face Diffusers Flaws Could Let Model Repositories Execute Arbitrary Code 2026-08-03 at 12:14 By Three high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in Hugging Face’s Diffusers library that could allow crafted model repositories to stealthily execute arbitrary code on machines that load it, opening the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain to security risk. “These vulnerabilities

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6 Crisis Response Best Practices (That Actually Hold Up When Things go Sideways)

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6 Crisis Response Best Practices (That Actually Hold Up When Things go Sideways) 2026-08-03 at 12:00 By An effective crisis response strategy requires flexibility and fast-acting solutions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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US Water Cyberattacks Extend Beyond Minnesota to at Least 6 Other States

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US Water Cyberattacks Extend Beyond Minnesota to at Least 6 Other States 2026-08-03 at 11:48 By Eduard Kovacs Michigan, South Dakota, and Georgia are reportedly on the list of states whose water systems have been targeted by Iran-linked hackers. The post US Water Cyberattacks Extend Beyond Minnesota to at Least 6 Other States appeared first

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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams

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OpenAI reveals how criminals used ChatGPT to run scams 2026-08-03 at 11:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec OpenAI banned a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts that likely originated in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a region reports have linked to online scam compounds and human trafficking operations. The network used the company’s models to create and manage fake

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Elastic Defend now covers 800+ vulnerable drivers, with automated troubleshooting and ARM support

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Elastic Defend now covers 800+ vulnerable drivers, with automated troubleshooting and ARM support 2026-08-03 at 11:31 By Mirko Zorz Attackers reaching for kernel access on a Windows machine bring a driver Microsoft already trusts. It is signed, it loads, and it carries a known flaw. That flaw gives them enough room to tamper with memory

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Bitget to exit Japan, close remaining positions after Dec. 31

Thermo Fisher Patches Flaw That Could Make DNA File Tampering Nearly Undetectable

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Thermo Fisher Patches Flaw That Could Make DNA File Tampering Nearly Undetectable 2026-08-03 at 11:05 By Thermo Fisher Scientific has patched a flaw in select Applied Biosystems human identification software that could allow data files to be altered before analysis software loads them. The vendor’s July 31 security bulletin says nearly undetectable changes to .fsa

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When Cyberattacks Hit Medical Devices, Patients Pay the Price

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When Cyberattacks Hit Medical Devices, Patients Pay the Price 2026-08-03 at 11:00 By When a cyberattack affects a medical device, the most important question isn’t what happened to the technology. It’s what happened to the patient. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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Crypto treasury firm ZeroStack warns of survival risk amid $82.5M loss

Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you

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Mapping the malware blast radius a single alert won’t show you 2026-08-03 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Mike Wiacek, founder and CTO of Stairwell, explains Backstory, an AI agent that takes a single alert and works outward to map how far a malware campaign spread. He walks through

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SkillSpector: NVIDIA’s open-source security scanner for AI agent skills

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SkillSpector: NVIDIA’s open-source security scanner for AI agent skills 2026-08-03 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec SkillSpector is an open-source scanner from NVIDIA that reads an agent skill and tells you whether to install it. Point it at a directory, a zip file, a single SKILL.md, or a Git URL, and it returns a list of

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AI cut phishing from hours to seconds, which is where DMARC and BIMI come in

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AI cut phishing from hours to seconds, which is where DMARC and BIMI come in 2026-08-03 at 08:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Mike Boyle, VP of Business Units at GMO GlobalSign, and Rahul Powar, CEO and founder of Red Sift, unpack the evolution of email security and why it

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