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Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Sites

Security Week - Sat, 09/05/2026 - 9:00am

Tracked as CVE-2026-32475 (CVSS score of 9.8), the bug described as an arbitrary file upload issue in the function that handles form submissions.

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In Other News: Microsoft’s Cloud Patches, Hacked Dropbox Accounts, Guardio’s $1.1B Valuation

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:18pm

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft rolled out patches for cloud services, hackers compromised 5,000 Dropbox accounts, and Guardio is now valued at $1.1 billion.

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HPE Patches Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in AOS-CX

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:11pm

Nearly two dozen issues, tracked collectively as CVE-2026-73749 (CVSS score of 9.8), were addressed with the updates.

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OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion to Bring Frontier AI to Critical Infrastructure Defenders

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 12:07pm

The Daybreak initiative will provide subsidized AI cyber capabilities, training and technical assistance, though OpenAI has disclosed few details about costs and eligibility.

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Sangoma Switchvox Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 9:23am

Tracked as CVE-2026-9586, the unauthenticated SQL injection flaw can be exploited remotely for arbitrary code execution.

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12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Vulnerability Enables Database, Server Takeover

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 8:06am

Dubbed PostGREShell, CVE-2026-6471 turns low-level replication access into code execution, permanent superuser privileges and a persistent database backdoor.

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Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 7:55am

Catch promises the capabilities of a trusted executive assistant, with built-in controls governing what data and systems it can access.

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VMware Workstation and Fusion Updates Patch Critical Vulnerability

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 7:42am

The flaws could allow attackers with administrative access to a virtual machine to execute code on the host system.

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Google Patches 6th Chrome Zero-Day of 2026

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 7:31am

Google’s Chrome 152 security update resolves 12 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity type confusion flaw in the V8 engine.

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Nvidia Is Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion

Security Week - Fri, 09/04/2026 - 6:00am

The deal highlights Nvidia’s push to champion increasingly popular open-source AI models.

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Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked After Ransom Refusal

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:35am

Hacker group published roughly 550GB of data after MAG reportedly refused to pay a ransom demand; the group says it gained access via exposed admin keys.

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Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:15am

New models, trained using NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, aim to catch rogue agent behavior before it executes, without the latency of large-model review.

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HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:17am

The Austin-based company will invest in agentic runtime security capabilities to secure AI coding agents.

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AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 8:00am

The startup’s firewall evaluates AI skills, plugins and MCP servers for malicious instructions, excessive permissions and software supply chain risks.

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153 Million Driver License Images Offered on Dark Web

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 6:54am

Cybercriminals are offering digital scans of US and Canadian driver’s licenses, likely stolen from IDScan.net.

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Over 3 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Migration Plugin Vulnerability

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 6:40am

The high-severity SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-19949) could allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution.

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Cisco Warns of Unpatched Secure Email Flaws, Patches Critical Switch Vulnerabilities

Security Week - Thu, 09/03/2026 - 6:30am

Publicly disclosed S/MIME flaws could expose encrypted email content, while critical IOS XR and Nexus bugs could enable remote code execution and authentication bypass.

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OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions

Security Week - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 3:30pm

The security tool intercepts potentially dangerous agent actions, blocking clear threats and requesting human approval when intent is uncertain.

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UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure

Security Week - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 11:45am

Late amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would give ministers new powers to restrict risky technology providers as supply chain attacks intensify.

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Rockwell Automation Patches Over a Dozen Vulnerabilities Across Products

Security Week - Wed, 09/02/2026 - 8:39am

The industrial giant has released advisories for its RSLinx Classic, ArmorStart, ControlFLASH, FactoryTalk, and other products.

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