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BleepingComputer · Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Automated AI agent used to breach cybersecurity nonprofit DIVD

The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) suffered an AI-driven cyberattack that the organization described as "loud and very, very messy."

BleepingComputer · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

CISA orders feds to patch exploited Citrix flaws by Wednesday

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered U.S. government agencies over the weekend to secure their systems against attacks exploiting two critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities.

BleepingComputer · Sep 27, 2026 · 4 min read

Citrix confirms two NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks

Citrix has confirmed that two critical NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being exploited in attacks and that it has released security updates to fix the flaws.

The Record · Sep 25, 2026 · 4 min read

Doubts grow over claims OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal

Researchers are questioning whether an OpenAI agent needed to hack an Australian government health portal to access it, after a review of the website’s archived code found it explicitly directed visitors to an unauthenticated endpoint.

BleepingComputer · Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read

Check Point warns of hackers exploiting Security Gateway VPN RCE flaw

Cybersecurity company Check Point has confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-85102, a pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the VPN certificate-handling functionality of its Security Gateway product.

BleepingComputer · Sep 23, 2026 · 6 min read

InfraTrust report warns network management systems under attack

Attackers are increasingly targeting the management systems used to control enterprise infrastructure, with several critical vulnerabilities actively exploited before or shortly after vendors disclosed them.

BleepingComputer · Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Check Point warns of Management Server zero-day exploited in attacks

Check Point Software released emergency hotfixes to address a critical Security Management Server vulnerability that could let attackers run arbitrary scripts.

The Record · Sep 22, 2026 · 3 min read

AI is set to help cyber attackers much more than defenders, says UK official

Dave Chismon, the NCSC’s chief technology officer for architecture, said in a blog post that the imbalance in AI means cyberattacks would likely grow as automated defenses struggle to keep pace.

BleepingComputer · Sep 18, 2026 · 2 min read

New Check Point flaw lets hackers execute code with root privileges

Check Point Software has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability that can let attackers execute code with root privileges on management systems.

BleepingComputer · Sep 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets

Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide.

The Record · Sep 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Iranian cyber spies used fake MRI scan results to hack ‘enemy of regime’

According to the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Iran has used this and similar cyber activity to “support the repression of individuals who are seen as a threat to the regime, such as dissidents, activists and…

BleepingComputer · Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read

Dutch NCSC: Critical Check Point VPN flaws exploitation is imminent

The Dutch Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) is warning of imminent exploitation of two critical flaws in Check Point VPN tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103.

The Record · Sep 4, 2026 · 4 min read

UK account-hack losses surge as new reporting system exposes hidden cases

In its first annual assessment, published Friday, the City of London Police said victims reported losing £6.3 million ($8.5 million) to account hacks in the year ending March 31, up from £1.2 million ($1.6 million) a year earlier.

BleepingComputer · Sep 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to hijack attacks

Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack all user mailboxes.

The Record · Sep 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Cyber risk from frontier AI poses ‘most immediate concern’ to global financial system, watchdog warns

Andrew Bailey, chair of the Financial Stability Board, called on financial institutions and technology providers to “prepare for more severe scenarios involving simultaneous disruption across multiple firms or shared technology…

BleepingComputer · Aug 27, 2026 · 1 min read

Manchester Airports Group says hackers stole travelers' data

The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed that hackers breached its systems and stole customer data, including Wi-Fi sign-ups from Manchester, Stansted, and East Midlands airports.

BleepingComputer · Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min read

FBI disrupts proxy network enabling Chinese espionage operations

The FBI has disrupted infrastructure associated with a technical "quartermaster" that provided reconnaissance, proxy management, and operational routing capabilities for Chinese cyber espionage activities.

BleepingComputer · Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner

The Netherlands' National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a macOS authentication bypass vulnerability after public exploit code emerged.

The Record · Aug 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Microsoft’s massive Patch Tuesday releases continue as AI reshapes bug discovery

This month’s update features about five times the volume of patches Microsoft was shipping in a typical month before AI-assisted vulnerability discovery took hold.

The Record · Aug 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Russian hackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi networks to spy on travelers, Microsoft says

Russian state-sponsored hackers have been compromising hotel Wi-Fi networks around the world to steal travelers' login credentials and infect devices with espionage malware, Microsoft said.

The Record · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Cyber extortionists steal data from UK Department for Education

Cybercriminals are attempting to extort Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) after compromising what the hackers said was more than 600,000 pieces of data allegedly including names, email addresses and phone numbers.

The Record · Jul 15, 2026 · 4 min read

Microsoft smashes Patch Tuesday record for second successive month

Vulnerability counts have been surging this year, and Microsoft's mammoth disclosure this week of 622 bugs is larger than the three previous months combined.

BleepingComputer · Jul 13, 2026 · 1 min read

US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks

Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks.

The Record · Jul 9, 2026 · 2 min read

EU takes member states to court over unimplemented cybersecurity law

Ireland, Spain, France and the Netherlands are more than 20 months late in transposing the NIS2 Directive for the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

The Record · Jul 7, 2026 · 2 min read

Britain plans to build autonomous AI 'Cyber Shield' to defend nation

The capability, called Cyber Shield, is designed to counter a threat the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said could see attackers “move at machine speed and greater scale, reducing opportunities for detection and response.”

The Record · Jul 7, 2026 · 3 min read

UK cyber pledge draws only a handful of top firms despite ministerial appeal

Those that did sign include large firms such as Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group and Marks & Spencer, which lost hundreds of millions of pounds in a cyberattack last year, as well as small cybersecurity consultancies.

The Record · Jul 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Launch of UK's National Cyber Action Plan delayed amid Labour leadership crisis

The plan had been due for publication on Monday, the sources said. It has been postponed amid the uncertainty over the governing Labour Party’s leadership contest, which opens July 9.

DarkDotWeb · Jun 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Dutch Authorities Dismantle 17 Million-Device Botnet

Dutch police dismantled a botnet of 17 million infected devices and seized more than 200 servers linked to cybercrime operations.

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