2026

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 […]

AI protesters rally outside Dreamforce conference in San Francisco as tech bosses shrug off fears 2026-09-17 at 23:45 By Annie Gaus AI critics took to San Francisco streets Thursday to call for action on the rapidly advancing technology, but their protest drew only a small crowd as some tech CEOs shrugged off rising alarm about […]

AI assistant Instinct’s valuation has quadrupled to $10B in a month, but is it worth the hype? 2026-09-17 at 23:37 By Lydia Moynihan “This is the first AI assistant I’ve recommended my wife and kids, who aren’t techies, should use,” said John Borthwick of Betaworks, an early investor in Hugging Face (but who has no […]