2026

Researcher Releases FalconFlank PoC Showing Privilege Escalation in CrowdStrike Falcon 2026-09-03 at 09:26 By The security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has dropped a new zero-day dubbed FalconFlank, a privilege escalation flaw impacting Crowdstrike Falcon. “FalconFlank is a 0day privilege escalation that abuses the office malicious macros remediation in […]

CISA Adds Seven Exploited Flaws as Attackers Deploy Reverse Shells and Crypto Miners 2026-09-03 at 08:19 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added seven security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after they landed in attackers’ crosshairs. The vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2026-83548 (CVSS score: 10.0) – […]

Google dodges breakup of digital ad monopoly as judge’s ruling sparks outrage: ‘Olympic level of mental gymnastics’ 2026-09-02 at 23:43 By Thomas Barrabi A federal judge is coming under harsh criticism for sparing Google from a forced breakup of its digital advertising empire – despite earlier ruling that the Big Tech giant was operating two separate […]

Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI Unveil Cyber AI Models, Safeguards, and Access Programs 2026-09-02 at 23:29 By Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which it described as its most capable cybersecurity model, and has made it available to a set of trusted defenders via a new initiative called the Fairwind Program. “The Fairwind Program […]

DOJ sides with OpenAI over NY Times in lawsuit alleging AI copyright infringement 2026-09-02 at 23:27 By Thomas Barrabi The Justice Department is backing OpenAI in its high-stakes legal battle with the New York Times – arguing in a court filing that using copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence models does not violate the law. […]

Anthropic back on ‘right side’ with Trump admin after Pentagon flap: Howard Lutnick 2026-09-02 at 23:19 By Reuters Lutnick appeared on stage at a tech-focused G20 event with Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Compromising 5.4% of Texas’ Battery Fleet Could Black Out the Grid 2026-09-02 at 22:00 By The entire Texas grid could be destabilized if just 5.4% of the batteries were compromised.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Dozens of Amazon staffers to be axed in latest employment blow to the Bay Area 2026-09-02 at 21:38 By Sheetal Banchariya Since October 2025, Amazon has cut roughly 30,000 corporate jobs through two major rounds of layoffs. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender 2026-09-02 at 21:12 By An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. “The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily affecting China-based operations […]