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Fastjson CVE-2026-16723 Under Active Attack With No Patch
Andrew Doyle
July 27, 2026
Fastjson CVE-2026-16723, a CVSS 9.0 Java RCE flaw with no patch, is under active attack against financial services, healthcare, computing, and retail targets.
Cybersecurity
TELESHIM Backdoor Hits Middle East Governments via Telegram C2
Gabby Lee
July 27, 2026
Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK — three new malware families an East Asia-linked APT used against Middle Eastern governments.
Cybersecurity
DentaQuest Breach Affects 23.4 Million, PHI and SSNs Exposed
Mitchell Langley
July 27, 2026
DentaQuest's breach notification confirms up to 23.4 million Medicaid dental enrollees potentially affected, with SSNs and dental PHI stolen in a network hack.
Cybersecurity
PEAR Ransomware Breach at MCBS Hits 1.26 Million Patients
Andrew Doyle
July 27, 2026
PEAR ransomware group claimed 3 TB stolen from MCBS, a medical billing firm whose breach exposed 1.26 million patients at seven healthcare organizations.
Application Security
SourTrade Malvertising Assembles Malware in Browser Memory
Andrew Doyle
July 27, 2026
SourTrade malvertising downloads encrypted fragments and assembles a Windows executable in browser memory, evading file-based detection across 12 countries.
Cybersecurity
ShinyHunters Breach Data Fuels $2,000 Bitcoin Sextortion Wave
Mitchell Langley
July 27, 2026
Attackers are sending $2,000 Bitcoin sextortion emails that cite specific ShinyHunters-breached companies to make false surveillance threats appear credible.
Cybersecurity
Steam ClickFix Campaign Installs SYSTEM-Level XMRig Miner
Mitchell Langley
July 27, 2026
Attackers target Steam discussion forums with ClickFix social engineering, tricking players into running PowerShell that installs a SYSTEM-level XMRig miner.
Application Security
GitHub and PyPI Add Time-Based Defenses Against Supply Chain Poisoning
Mitchell Langley
July 27, 2026
GitHub's new Dependabot 72-hour cooldown and PyPI's 14-day release lock target two supply chain attack vectors that compromised major package ecosystems.
Application Security
Rockwell Patches Four Arena Code Execution Flaws Across Sectors
Gabby Lee
July 27, 2026
Rockwell Automation patched four memory corruption CVEs in Arena, its simulation software used by hospitals, supply chain firms, and defense contractors.
Cybersecurity
Scattered Spider TfL Hackers Sentenced to Five and a Half Years
Andrew Doyle
July 17, 2026
UK authorities sentenced two Scattered Spider members to five-and-a-half years each for the 2024 Transport for London attack, the UK's largest cybercrime case.
Cybersecurity
ClickLock macOS Stealer Uses App-Kill Loop to Coerce Passwords
Gabby Lee
July 17, 2026
Group-IB documented ClickLock, a macOS stealer using a 210ms app-kill loop to coerce macOS passwords, hitting more than 100 victims across 33 countries.
Cybersecurity
Elastic Exposes TELEPUZ: C Malware Sold as MaaS via ClickFix Chain
Andrew Doyle
July 17, 2026
Elastic Security Labs disclosed TELEPUZ, a C-based malware distributed through a ClickFix-to-Vidar chain with VirusTotal volumes indicating a MaaS operation.
Cybersecurity
Russian Threat Actor Uses Gemini CLI to Run Dental Clinic Botnet
Mitchell Langley
July 17, 2026
Trend Micro documented Russian actor 'bandcampro' using Gemini CLI as a hacking assistant in a dental clinic botnet attack on an OpenDental patient database.
Cybersecurity
DragonForce Posts Eighteen Victims Across Eight Countries in 48 Hours
Andrew Doyle
July 17, 2026
DragonForce posted eighteen victims across eight countries in 48 hours, including a US defense subcontractor, four law firms, and chemical manufacturers.
Cybersecurity
Coca-Cola Files SEC 8-K After Ransomware Hits Fairlife Dairy
Gabby Lee
July 17, 2026
Coca-Cola filed an SEC Form 8-K disclosing a ransomware attack on Fairlife dairy that suspended all U.S. production. No group has yet claimed the attack.
Application Security
CISA Adds SharePoint CVE-2026-58644 to KEV After Zero-Day Confirmed
Gabby Lee
July 17, 2026
CISA added SharePoint CVE-2026-58644, a CVSS 9.8 deserialization flaw, to KEV after Microsoft confirmed zero-day exploitation. Federal deadline is July 19.
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CISA Issues Sunday Patch Deadline for Fortinet FortiSandbox RCE Flaws
Andrew Doyle
July 17, 2026
CISA added CVE-2026-25089 and CVE-2026-39808 in Fortinet FortiSandbox to KEV, ordering FCEB agencies to patch by July 19 amid confirmed active exploitation.
Cybersecurity
23andMe Pays $18M to 43 State AGs Over Genetic Data Breach
Mitchell Langley
July 17, 2026
Coalition of 43 state AGs reaches $18M settlement with 23andMe successor Chrome Holding Co. over its genetic data breach; total penalties exceed $50 million.
Cybersecurity
Italy Fines WINDTRE €1.7M for Breaches Exposing 365K Customers
Andrew Doyle
July 17, 2026
Italy's Garante fined telecom operator WINDTRE €1.7 million for two 2024 data breaches in which social engineering attacks exposed data on 365,000 customers.
Cybersecurity
Interlock Hits DC Housing Authority; Play, Nova Post New Victims
Mitchell Langley
July 17, 2026
Interlock ransomware targeted DC's public housing agency; Play posted five victims across four countries; Nova added three more in a multi-group batch.
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Fastjson CVE-2026-16723 Under Active Attack With No Patch
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July 27, 2026
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DentaQuest Breach Affects 23.4 Million, PHI and SSNs Exposed
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July 27, 2026
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PEAR Ransomware Breach at MCBS Hits 1.26 Million Patients
July 27, 2026
PEAR ransomware group claimed 3 TB stolen from MCBS, a medical billing firm whose breach exposed 1.26 million patients at seven healthcare organizations.
SourTrade Malvertising Assembles Malware in Browser Memory
July 27, 2026
SourTrade malvertising downloads encrypted fragments and assembles a Windows executable in browser memory, evading file-based detection across 12 countries.
ShinyHunters Breach Data Fuels $2,000 Bitcoin Sextortion Wave
July 27, 2026
Attackers are sending $2,000 Bitcoin sextortion emails that cite specific ShinyHunters-breached companies to make false surveillance threats appear credible.
Steam ClickFix Campaign Installs SYSTEM-Level XMRig Miner
July 27, 2026
Attackers target Steam discussion forums with ClickFix social engineering, tricking players into running PowerShell that installs a SYSTEM-level XMRig miner.
GitHub and PyPI Add Time-Based Defenses Against Supply Chain Poisoning
July 27, 2026
GitHub's new Dependabot 72-hour cooldown and PyPI's 14-day release lock target two supply chain attack vectors that compromised major package ecosystems.
Rockwell Patches Four Arena Code Execution Flaws Across Sectors
July 27, 2026
Rockwell Automation patched four memory corruption CVEs in Arena, its simulation software used by hospitals, supply chain firms, and defense contractors.
Scattered Spider TfL Hackers Sentenced to Five and a Half Years
July 17, 2026
UK authorities sentenced two Scattered Spider members to five-and-a-half years each for the 2024 Transport for London attack, the UK's largest cybercrime case.
ClickLock macOS Stealer Uses App-Kill Loop to Coerce Passwords
July 17, 2026
Group-IB documented ClickLock, a macOS stealer using a 210ms app-kill loop to coerce macOS passwords, hitting more than 100 victims across 33 countries.
Elastic Exposes TELEPUZ: C Malware Sold as MaaS via ClickFix Chain
July 17, 2026
Elastic Security Labs disclosed TELEPUZ, a C-based malware distributed through a ClickFix-to-Vidar chain with VirusTotal volumes indicating a MaaS operation.
Russian Threat Actor Uses Gemini CLI to Run Dental Clinic Botnet
July 17, 2026
Trend Micro documented Russian actor 'bandcampro' using Gemini CLI as a hacking assistant in a dental clinic botnet attack on an OpenDental patient database.
DragonForce Posts Eighteen Victims Across Eight Countries in 48 Hours
July 17, 2026
DragonForce posted eighteen victims across eight countries in 48 hours, including a US defense subcontractor, four law firms, and chemical manufacturers.
Coca-Cola Files SEC 8-K After Ransomware Hits Fairlife Dairy
July 17, 2026
Coca-Cola filed an SEC Form 8-K disclosing a ransomware attack on Fairlife dairy that suspended all U.S. production. No group has yet claimed the attack.
CISA Adds SharePoint CVE-2026-58644 to KEV After Zero-Day Confirmed
July 17, 2026
CISA added SharePoint CVE-2026-58644, a CVSS 9.8 deserialization flaw, to KEV after Microsoft confirmed zero-day exploitation. Federal deadline is July 19.
CISA Issues Sunday Patch Deadline for Fortinet FortiSandbox RCE Flaws
July 17, 2026
CISA added CVE-2026-25089 and CVE-2026-39808 in Fortinet FortiSandbox to KEV, ordering FCEB agencies to patch by July 19 amid confirmed active exploitation.
23andMe Pays $18M to 43 State AGs Over Genetic Data Breach
July 17, 2026
Coalition of 43 state AGs reaches $18M settlement with 23andMe successor Chrome Holding Co. over its genetic data breach; total penalties exceed $50 million.
Italy Fines WINDTRE €1.7M for Breaches Exposing 365K Customers
July 17, 2026
Italy's Garante fined telecom operator WINDTRE €1.7 million for two 2024 data breaches in which social engineering attacks exposed data on 365,000 customers.
Interlock Hits DC Housing Authority; Play, Nova Post New Victims
July 17, 2026
Interlock ransomware targeted DC's public housing agency; Play posted five victims across four countries; Nova added three more in a multi-group batch.
Nightmare Eclipse Drops LegacyHive PoC on Fully Patched Windows
July 16, 2026
Security group Nightmare Eclipse released LegacyHive, a PoC targeting an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw that survived July Patch Tuesday.
Zoom Patches CVE-2026-53412 Critical Unauthenticated Account Takeover
July 16, 2026
Zoom patched CVE-2026-53412, a CVSS 9.8 flaw in Zoom Workplace for Windows allowing unauthenticated remote account takeover with no user interaction required.
Cursor AI Code Execution Flaw Left Unpatched Seven Months by Developer
July 16, 2026
Mindgard researcher Aaron Portnoy disclosed a code execution flaw in Cursor AI editor that silently runs trojanized git.exe files when developers clone malicious repos.





















