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State-sponsored hackers likely behind zero-day attacks on Palo Alto firewalls

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State-sponsored hackers likely behind zero-day attacks on Palo Alto firewalls 2026-05-08 at 01:14 By Zeljka Zorz Palo Alto Networks believes the in-the-wild exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-0300) in its firewalls is likely the work of state-sponsored threat actors. A flaw with no patch (yet) CVE-2026-0300 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User-ID Authentication […]

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Node.js 26 ships with Temporal API enabled by default

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Node.js 26 ships with Temporal API enabled by default 2026-05-07 at 12:26 By Anamarija Pogorelec Developers managing JavaScript runtimes have a new major version to evaluate. Node.js 26.0.0 brings the long-awaited Temporal API to the platform alongside an updated V8 engine, a refreshed HTTP client, and several long-flagged removals that will require code changes in […]

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Facial recognition arrives at the gates of Disney’s magic kingdom

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Facial recognition arrives at the gates of Disney’s magic kingdom 2026-05-07 at 12:23 By Sinisa Markovic Disney has equipped select entrance lanes at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park with facial recognition technology, saying the system is intended to streamline re-entry procedures and help prevent fraud. According to the company, certain entrance lanes use […]

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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play

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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play 2026-05-07 at 12:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records tied to a phone number. A cluster of 28 fraudulent apps on Google Play […]

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Download: Secure Foundations for AI Workloads on AWS

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Download: Secure Foundations for AI Workloads on AWS 2026-05-05 at 17:46 By Help Net Security Center for Internet Security helps organizations deploy AI and high-performance compute environments from a trusted, hardened operating system baseline. CIS Hardened Images help teams reduce misconfiguration risk, support compliance efforts, and move faster in AWS. What are AI-optimized CIS Hardened […]

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Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 102 months in prison

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Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 102 months in prison 2026-05-05 at 17:46 By Sinisa Markovic A Latvian national who was part of a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted more than 54 companies has been sentenced to 102 months in prison. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, of Moscow, Russia, was part of a […]

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Oracle rolls out monthly security patch updates

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Oracle rolls out monthly security patch updates 2026-05-05 at 17:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec Oracle is changing how its security fixes are delivered: starting in May 2026, there will be a monthly Critical Security Patch Update. “Each [monthly] CSPU is smaller and more focused, making it easier to apply critical fixes quickly [to customer-managed deployments],” Oracle […]

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Google to pay up to $1.5 million for zero-click Pixel Titan M exploits

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Google to pay up to $1.5 million for zero-click Pixel Titan M exploits 2026-05-05 at 17:29 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google has revised its Android and Chrome Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs), which pay security researchers to report vulnerabilities in Android, Google hardware, and the Chrome browser. The update raises top bounties to $1.5 million and adjusts […]

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Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups

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Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a commitment to publishing evidence of secure fleet deployments. How encrypted backups work These updates build on the company’s HSM-based Backup Key […]

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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China

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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts traditional card and board games for a community that […]

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One in four MCP servers opens AI agent security to code execution risk

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One in four MCP servers opens AI agent security to code execution risk 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Enterprise deployments of AI agents lean on two extension mechanisms that introduce risk at different layers of the stack. MCP servers expose deterministic code functions with structured, loggable invocations. Skills load textual instruction sets directly into […]

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Can your coding style predict whether your code is vulnerable?

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Can your coding style predict whether your code is vulnerable? 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic Developers leave fingerprints in the code they write. Naming choices, indentation patterns, preferred APIs, and the way someone structures a loop or handles a pointer all carry traces of individual habit. Researchers have used these stylistic signals for years […]

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 5, 2026

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 5, 2026 2026-05-05 at 13:21 By Anamarija Pogorelec Armis Security Specialist HCLTech | Ireland | On-site – View job details As an Armis Security Specialist, you will manage and optimize the Armis deployment to strengthen security across lab, OT, and IoT environments. You will maintain device visibility, refine policies […]

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Critical MOVEit Automation auth bypass vulnerability fixed (CVE-2026-4670)

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Critical MOVEit Automation auth bypass vulnerability fixed (CVE-2026-4670) 2026-05-04 at 18:59 By Zeljka Zorz Progress Software has fixed a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2026-4670) and a privilege escalation (CVE-2026-5174) vulnerability in MOVEit Automation, exploitation of which “may lead to unauthorized access, administrative control, and data exposure.” The vulnerabilities were reported privately by Airbus researchers and there’s […]

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DigiCert breached via malicious screensaver file

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DigiCert breached via malicious screensaver file 2026-05-04 at 18:59 By Sinisa Markovic A targeted social engineering attack against DigiCert’s support channel led to the compromise of internal systems and the unauthorized issuance of EV Code Signing certificates. DigiCert is a global Certificate Authority (CA) providing digital trust services, specializing in TLS/SSL certificates, PKI management, and […]

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Claude Security enters public beta with Opus 4.7 vulnerability scanning and patching

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Claude Security enters public beta with Opus 4.7 vulnerability scanning and patching 2026-05-04 at 13:11 By Anamarija Pogorelec Claude Security, previously called Claude Code Security, is in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers. Available in Claude.ai, the capability scans codebases for security vulnerabilities and suggests targeted patches for review, helping teams identify and fix issues […]

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency 2026-05-04 at 13:11 By Sinisa Markovic French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. “Between 12 and 18 million data records were reportedly being offered for sale on cybercriminal […]

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Pipelock: Open-source AI agent firewall

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Pipelock: Open-source AI agent firewall 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Mirko Zorz AI coding agents run with shell access, environment variables containing API keys, and unrestricted internet connectivity, creating a single point of failure where one compromised tool call can leak credentials to an attacker-controlled domain. Pipelock, an open-source security harness developed by Joshua Waldrep under […]

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What researchers learned about building an LLM security workflow

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What researchers learned about building an LLM security workflow 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Sinisa Markovic Security operations centers are running into the same wall everywhere. Detection tools generate more alerts than analysts can work through, and the early stages of any investigation involve pulling together logs from several sources to decide whether something is worth […]

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Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do

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Spotting third-party cyber risk before attackers do 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP and Cyber Strategist at Black Kite, discusses how organizations can identify and manage third-party cyber exposures before attackers exploit them. He argues that businesses should move beyond a data-loss mindset toward one […]

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