2026

⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnets, Browser Ransomware, AI Agent Tricks, Fake PoC Malware and More 2026-07-06 at 16:25 By A streaming box should not need a threat model. Neither should a username field, a demo repo, a reset flow, or a browser permission prompt. That is the irritating part this week: the risky pieces were

How to Evaluate an AI SOC Platform in 2026: 6 Capabilities That Separate Leaders from Bolt-On AI solutions 2026-07-06 at 15:38 By Building a shortlist for an AI SOC evaluation can be tough. SIEM, SOAR, and pureplay AI SOC vendors are all saying the same thing. But behind the identical label sit very different products,

Suspected China-Nexus Hackers Use Fake Indian Tax Filing Utility to Deploy DcRAT 2026-07-06 at 15:38 By A suspected China-nexus threat activity cluster has been observed targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams to deliver a remote access trojan designed to steal sensitive data from compromised hosts. The multi-stage campaign, codenamed Operation DragonReturn by

New TrojPix Attack Leaks Data From Air-Gapped Systems via Video Cable Emissions 2026-07-06 at 11:50 By Researchers at Shandong University have shown a fast new way to pull data off computers that are cut off from every network. The technique, called TrojPix, tweaks on-screen pixels in ways the eye cannot see, so that the video cable carrying them

New Java-Based QuimaRAT MaaS Built to Run on Windows, Linux, and macOS 2026-07-06 at 11:13 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a novel Java-based remote access trojan (RAT) called QuimaRAT that’s capable of targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS environments. According to LevelBlue, the cross-platform malware is advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, costing anywhere between $150

Opera GX Flaw Let Malicious Sites Auto-Install Mods to Steal Data From Visited Pages 2026-07-06 at 10:27 By Researchers found a flaw in Opera GX, the gaming-focused version of the Opera browser, that let a malicious website silently install a browser add-on and use it to lift specific data from the pages a victim visits. In

SkillCloak Lets Malicious AI Agent Skills Evade Static Scanners with Self-Extracting Packing 2026-07-06 at 09:33 By Scanners meant to catch malicious add-on “skills” for AI coding agents can be fooled by a few simple changes that leave the malware working, according to a new study from researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Their