September 2026

Claimed Bug Bounty Hunter Likely Used LLM to Build PhantomRaven npm Stealer 2026-09-18 at 12:40 By A financially motivated threat actor has been linked to the development and distribution of a JavaScript (JS)-based information stealer known as PhantomRaven via the npm package registry. “The developer likely wrote the malware using a large language model (LLM), […]

Beyond 1999: The Case for AI-Augmented Vulnerability Orchestration 2026-09-18 at 12:00 By Threat actors use AI and automation to weaponize flaws in milliseconds. Meanwhile, defensive teams remain shackled to spreadsheets, ticket chains, and 30-day approval cycles.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Critical Check Point Management Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root 2026-09-18 at 10:21 By A critical vulnerability in Check Point’s Security Management and Log Servers could allow an attacker without login credentials to run code as root on those servers over the network. The Security Management Server is the system that controls firewall […]

ThreatsDay: Self-Rewriting Agents, 800+ Flaws Patched, Insider SIM Swaps and 22 More New Stories 2026-09-18 at 10:21 By Attackers keep finding new keys. The funny part is that defenders keep inventing where to store them. This week, those keys sit in AI tools, exposed services, old bugs, weak logins, and software sold like a monthly […]

Critical Docker Sandboxes Flaw Lets Malicious Guest Code Read and Modify macOS Host Files 2026-09-18 at 10:21 By Malicious code running inside a Docker Sandboxes virtual machine on macOS could escape the project directory shared into it and read or change files anywhere else on the host, Docker warns in a security announcement on September 15. The […]

Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal Passwords 2026-09-18 at 10:21 By The Iran-linked “hacktivist” persona known as Handala Hack has been attributed to a Telegram-based surveillance backdoor called HEAVYGRAM and a Delphi-based utility known as CRUDEEXCLUDE. “HEAVYGRAM offers builtin commands supporting remote command execution, system, network and process information discovery, […]

Australia iPhone 18 launch descends into chaos as line-cutter claims he’s first in world to buy device: ‘I’m the first!’ 2026-09-18 at 09:42 By News.com.au He spent hours camped outside the flagship store only to watch a rival line-jumper barge past him in the dash for the doors, phone held aloft, declaring himself the world’s […]

RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After Uninstall 2026-09-18 at 09:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that’s assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to navigate and control compromised devices. “Distributed primarily via targeted smishing (SMS/text phishing) and […]