August 2026

TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor 2026-08-30 at 11:41 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a new ClickFix variant, dubbed TerminalFix, that aims to trick users into running a malicious command in Windows Terminal or PowerShell. “While traditional ClickFix campaigns direct victims to the Windows Run dialog, TerminalFix campaigns apply the same […]

Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE 2026-08-29 at 21:43 By Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in WordPress plugins and themes, including WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada, TranslatePress, Pods, and GiveWP, that could lead to authentication bypass, account takeover, and arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities, according to Wordfence and […]

Robot topples down stairs after getting distracted by machine cheerleaders at World Humanoid Games 2026-08-29 at 16:44 By Ben Cost Is it the fall of the machines? This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Berlin Refuses to Pay Hackers Who Stole Data From the City’s State Network 2026-08-29 at 01:17 By Berlin’s state government has confirmed that it is the target of an extortion attempt following the August compromise of the city’s state administrative network, and said it will not meet the extortionists’ demands. The same statement disclosed that […]

Cosmos EVM Flaw Exploited After Cosmos Labs Knew Every Blockchain Running It Was Vulnerable 2026-08-28 at 23:38 By Cosmos Labs has warned that a critical balance-handling flaw in the shared Cosmos EVM module was exploited to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20 and August 25, 2026. The vulnerability, designated GHSA-7g4w-cg88-2cq2, is rated Critical […]

Attackers Chain Two PaperCut Flaws to Execute Code Without Authentication 2026-08-28 at 22:07 By Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances, as the company released a fresh emergency fix with additional hardening. “This vulnerability gives an unauthenticated attacker remote control over […]

Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers 2026-08-28 at 22:07 By Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users’ home networks. Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard […]

ownCloud Flaw Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records From Philippine Research Body 2026-08-28 at 22:07 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports that a Chinese-speaking threat actor weaponized the vulnerability to target a nuclear research body […]

Mark Zuckerberg hatched secret jobs bloodbath plan to ax 60% of staff — and then it blew up in his face 2026-08-28 at 21:32 By Titus Wu Under a plan, AI would take over much of the daily work performed by thousands of human employees. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | […]

Buzzy NYC nightclub plans to permanently ban partiers entering with smart glasses: ‘Keep the dance floor private’ 2026-08-28 at 20:01 By Ben Cost They didn’t want this creepy mainstream trend going underground. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source