The Trump administration is opening the door for vetted US companies to conduct cyber operations against foreign cybercriminal organizations under federal supervision,…
Date Archives August 2026
It took $58 to break Microsoft’s SCCM, but a patch made it harder
Researchers at XM Cyber found that a standard domain user with no Microsoft SCCM privileges can chain multiple flaws to reach remote…
Microsoft wants you to rethink your approach to cyber defense
Cyber defenders need to shake off traditional best practices and switch from reactive patching to building inherently resilient systems in the face…
Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender security patch, seizing control
Just weeks after Microsoft patched a critical hole in Microsoft Defender, a cybersecurity researcher has posted an apparent bypass that provides system-level…
Researcher creates workaround for Microsoft Defender security patch
Just weeks after Microsoft patched a critical hole in Microsoft Defender, a cybersecurity researcher has posted an apparent workaround that provides system-level…
Fake CCleaner downloads turn Chrome into a credential-stealing surveillance tool
A convincing fake version of the widely used CCleaner utility is being used to deliver a multi-stage Windows malware that ultimately abuses…
4 gaps slowing AI in enterprise SOCs
Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a strategic priority for enterprise security teams. Yet despite growing investment in AI-driven security software, many…
The AI harness is the new attack surface
Ask a security researcher what makes an AI agent dangerous, and the instinct is to talk about the model — what it…
17 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
In 2021, a vulnerability was revealed in a system that lay at the foundation of modern computing. An attacker could force the…
Metabase SQLi exploit grants attackers total access
Business intelligence (BI) platform provider Metabase has disclosed a zero-day SQL Injection vulnerability, warning that customers’ sensitive credentials, tokens, API keys, and…