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CISA Warns of Exploited Gitea Vulnerability

2 hours 20 min ago

CVE-2026-60004 is a remote code execution vulnerability patched by Gitea developers in late July with the release of version 1.27.1.

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Linux Foundation to Govern TRACE, an Open Standard for AI Runtime Attestation

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:23pm

TRACE was developed by AMD, Intel, Microsoft, OPAQUE, and TII and contributed to the Linux Foundation.

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Alice Raises $140M to Expand AI Model Defenses and Enterprise Guardrails

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 10:11am

The company, previously known as ActiveFence, has raised a total of $280 million from investors.

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WordPress Websites Targeted via MiniOrange Plugin Vulnerabilities

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 9:33am

CVE-2026-61979 and CVE-2026-15981 are authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting the MiniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin.

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WhatsApp Adds Multiple Passkeys and Stronger 2SV in Account Security Update

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 9:00am

When Android users get a call from a non-contact, they will see more information about the caller, including their country.

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Hands-On Cyber-Physical Systems Training Returns to ICS Cybersecurity Conference

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 8:57am

Hands-on Cyber Attack Methods course returns to SecurityWeek’s ICS Cybersecurity Conference, October 6–8 at the W Nashville.

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First Malware Built Specifically for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 7:18am

Kaspersky researchers have linked the malware to the BadBox botnet, which has ensnared millions of devices.

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Silent Patches Don’t Stop Attackers – They Blind Defenders

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 6:00am

Silent patches can become exploit intelligence for attackers while leaving defenders without the context needed to prioritize risk.

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Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Nvidia and Super Micro Staff

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 4:30am

AI infrastructure, including advanced semiconductors mostly made in Taiwan, has become a key point of competition between the U.S. and China.

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CISA Warns of Exploited Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability

Tue, 08/25/2026 - 3:46am

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-21962 and it has been widely exploited by threat actors against WebLogic servers.

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ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 1:38pm

A ReliaQuest employee fell victim to a phishing attack and the hackers gained access to a dashboard.

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Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO’s Real Problem

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 10:00am

The skills that get a CISO hired are rarely the skills they are judged on later. Most security leaders are stuck in that gap. Closing it is the real job.

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Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 8:42am

Dutch Data Protection Authority said it is imposing a fine of 825 million euros because Uber violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

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91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 7:58am

More than 200 vulnerabilities have been patched to date this year, compared to only 16 in 2025 and 22 in 2024. 

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Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 6:59am

Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions in losses.

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Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 6:08am

The private equity firm appears to have been targeted as part of a campaign focusing on major financial companies.

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Rethinking Application Security for the AI Era

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 6:00am

As AI dramatically shortens the time from vulnerability disclosure to exploitation, enterprises must look beyond patching to reduce application risk.

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Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 5:22am

The attack caused real-world operational disruption and raised concerns about the resilience of Britain’s distributed energy infrastructure and the potential for repeatable attacks.

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TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 5:11am

TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.

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Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access to More Defenders, Unveils $35M Open Source Fund

Mon, 08/24/2026 - 3:18am

Claude Security, currently in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, now runs codebase scans on Mythos 5.

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