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OFAC Sanctions Nobitex, Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange
OFAC sanctioned Nobitex and three companion Iranian crypto exchanges for facilitating IRGC transactions and converting ransomware proceeds into usable funds.
Application Security
Burst Statistics CVE-2026-8181 Under Mass Exploitation
CVE-2026-8181 in Burst Statistics for WordPress is under mass exploitation, with Wordfence blocking 7,400 daily attempts against over 200,000 affected sites.
CVE Vulnerability Alerts
Acer Wave 7 Routers Carry Two Max-Severity Zero-Days
Gergo Pap disclosed CVE-2026-49200 and CVE-2026-49201 in Acer Wave 7 routers, enabling credential theft and backdoor access with no patch until end of month.
Application Security
Public PoC Released for Cisco Unified CM SSRF Bug
Cisco confirmed public PoC code for CVE-2026-20230, a Unified CM SSRF enabling unauthenticated file writes and potential root access on enterprise systems.
Cybersecurity
TheGentlemen and Genesis Ransomware Hit Two US Clinics
TheGentlemen ransomware claimed Michigan Surgical Center while Genesis targeted Family Medical Associates of Raleigh, exposing PHI to double-extortion pressure.
Cybersecurity
CISA Faces $700M More Cuts as Mullin Signals Restructure
DHS Secretary Mullin testified CISA will target 2,800 employees and face 700 million more in budget cuts, with a new Senate-confirmed director to be nominated.
Cybersecurity
DragonForce and Nitrogen Ransomware Hit Three Continents
DragonForce claimed Lebanon IT firm SETS Solutions and Mexican manufacturer Copamex, while Nitrogen posted U.S. real estate developer Pyramid in parallel.
Application Security
AI Tool Uncovers Two-Year-Old Redis RCE CVE-2026-23479
Team Xint Code used an AI tool to find CVE-2026-23479, a two-year-old Redis RCE posing high risk in cloud environments where Redis runs without authentication.
Cybersecurity
CISA to Issue Binding AI Security Directive This Week
CISA will issue a binding directive from the AI executive order, mandating AI vulnerability management rules for all federal civilian executive branch agencies.
Application Security
AI Worm Exploits 73.8% of Test Enterprise Network with Free Model
University of Toronto researchers built an AI worm that exploited 73.8% of a test enterprise network using a free open-weight model and only known CVEs.
Application Security
Fake Claude Code Installers on Google Sites Steal AI API Keys
An active campaign uses 32 Google Sites pages to distribute credential malware targeting AI API keys, browser logins, and password managers from developers.
Application Security
Fake Chrome Web Store DMCA Notices Target Extension Developers
Attackers send fake Chrome Web Store DMCA notices using real extension data to steal developer accounts and push malicious updates to millions of users.
Cybersecurity
Commission Proposes $11 Billion Dedicated US Cyber Force Branch
A CSIS/FDD commission proposed a standalone US Cyber Force with 30,000 troops and an $11 billion startup cost, with Gillibrand's defense amendments pending.
Cybersecurity
KillSec Ransomware Hits Indian Teaching Hospital and Mexican Insurer
KillSec ransomware posted an Indian teaching hospital and a Mexican insurance firm as victims, exposing patient data under India's DPDPA and Mexico's CNBV.
Cybersecurity
Nova Ransomware Apologizes for CIS Rule Violation, Bans Affiliate
Nova ransomware publicly apologized and banned an affiliate for attacking Eriell Group, an Uzbekistan oilfield firm, violating the CIS safe harbor rule.
Cybersecurity
Trump Signs Executive Order for National Security Review of AI Models
Trump signed an executive order directing US national security agencies to assess top AI foundation models for offensive cyber and dual-use threat risks.
Application Security
Huntress Discloses Windows Search URI Flaw That Leaks NTLMv2 Hashes
Huntress disclosed a Windows Search URI handler flaw that silently sends NTLMv2 hashes to attacker servers with one click. Microsoft declined to patch.
Cybersecurity
Qilin Ransomware Claims Six Victims Across Five Countries in Two Days
Qilin ransomware posted six victims across five countries over two days, including Nova Medical Products and MEISA Sines at Portugal's Sines energy port.
Cybersecurity
APT73 Bashe Ransomware Claims Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs
APT73 (Bashe), a LockBit-linked RaaS, posted Armenia's elections.mia.gov.am as a victim, threatening voter registration and electoral administration data.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s FSB Claims Foreign Spies Installed Phone Surveillance Malware
Russia's FSB claimed foreign spies installed surveillance malware on senior officials' smartphones, naming Cloudflare and Fastly as alleged C2 infrastructure.
Application Security
SAP Patches Zero-Day in Commerce Cloud Data Hub Adapter
Application Security
CISA Adds Metabase SQL Injection Zero-Day to KEV With Aug 14 Deadline
Application Security
SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-55040 First Confirmed Ransomware Exploit
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Public PoC Released for Cisco Unified CM SSRF Bug
Cisco confirmed public PoC code for CVE-2026-20230, a Unified CM SSRF enabling unauthenticated file writes and potential root access on enterprise systems.
TheGentlemen and Genesis Ransomware Hit Two US Clinics
TheGentlemen ransomware claimed Michigan Surgical Center while Genesis targeted Family Medical Associates of Raleigh, exposing PHI to double-extortion pressure.
CISA Faces $700M More Cuts as Mullin Signals Restructure
DHS Secretary Mullin testified CISA will target 2,800 employees and face 700 million more in budget cuts, with a new Senate-confirmed director to be nominated.
DragonForce and Nitrogen Ransomware Hit Three Continents
DragonForce claimed Lebanon IT firm SETS Solutions and Mexican manufacturer Copamex, while Nitrogen posted U.S. real estate developer Pyramid in parallel.
AI Tool Uncovers Two-Year-Old Redis RCE CVE-2026-23479
Team Xint Code used an AI tool to find CVE-2026-23479, a two-year-old Redis RCE posing high risk in cloud environments where Redis runs without authentication.
CISA to Issue Binding AI Security Directive This Week
CISA will issue a binding directive from the AI executive order, mandating AI vulnerability management rules for all federal civilian executive branch agencies.
AI Worm Exploits 73.8% of Test Enterprise Network with Free Model
University of Toronto researchers built an AI worm that exploited 73.8% of a test enterprise network using a free open-weight model and only known CVEs.
Fake Claude Code Installers on Google Sites Steal AI API Keys
An active campaign uses 32 Google Sites pages to distribute credential malware targeting AI API keys, browser logins, and password managers from developers.
Fake Chrome Web Store DMCA Notices Target Extension Developers
Attackers send fake Chrome Web Store DMCA notices using real extension data to steal developer accounts and push malicious updates to millions of users.
Commission Proposes $11 Billion Dedicated US Cyber Force Branch
A CSIS/FDD commission proposed a standalone US Cyber Force with 30,000 troops and an $11 billion startup cost, with Gillibrand's defense amendments pending.
KillSec Ransomware Hits Indian Teaching Hospital and Mexican Insurer
KillSec ransomware posted an Indian teaching hospital and a Mexican insurance firm as victims, exposing patient data under India's DPDPA and Mexico's CNBV.
Nova Ransomware Apologizes for CIS Rule Violation, Bans Affiliate
Nova ransomware publicly apologized and banned an affiliate for attacking Eriell Group, an Uzbekistan oilfield firm, violating the CIS safe harbor rule.
Trump Signs Executive Order for National Security Review of AI Models
Trump signed an executive order directing US national security agencies to assess top AI foundation models for offensive cyber and dual-use threat risks.
Huntress Discloses Windows Search URI Flaw That Leaks NTLMv2 Hashes
Huntress disclosed a Windows Search URI handler flaw that silently sends NTLMv2 hashes to attacker servers with one click. Microsoft declined to patch.
Qilin Ransomware Claims Six Victims Across Five Countries in Two Days
Qilin ransomware posted six victims across five countries over two days, including Nova Medical Products and MEISA Sines at Portugal's Sines energy port.
APT73 Bashe Ransomware Claims Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs
APT73 (Bashe), a LockBit-linked RaaS, posted Armenia's elections.mia.gov.am as a victim, threatening voter registration and electoral administration data.
Russia’s FSB Claims Foreign Spies Installed Phone Surveillance Malware
Russia's FSB claimed foreign spies installed surveillance malware on senior officials' smartphones, naming Cloudflare and Fastly as alleged C2 infrastructure.
Europol Operation KRATOS 2 Dismantles 9 Illegal Streaming Crime Groups
Europol's seven-month Operation KRATOS 2 arrested 29 suspects, targeted 4,370 piracy domains, and removed 27,000 illegal streaming URLs across 13 countries.
CVE-2026-8206 Kirki Plugin Exploited; 500,000 WordPress Sites at Risk
CVE-2026-8206 in the Kirki WordPress plugin is under active attack, with Wordfence detecting 222 exploitation attempts targeting admin account takeover.
CVE-2026-0826 (CVSS 9.2): Unauthenticated RCE in HP Poly VoIP Phones
CVE-2026-0826 allows unauthenticated root-level RCE on HP Poly VVX and Trio VoIP phones via a crafted SIP INVITE request targeting the SDP/ICE parser.