Infosecurity News

Google Launches Android Spyware Forensics Tool for High-Risk Users
Google’s Android Advanced Protection Mode is getting a new feature allowing trusted security experts to investigate potential spyware infections

New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems

Most Organizations Now Use AI Agents for Sensitive Security Tasks
Semperis study finds 74% of organizations believe AI will increase attacks on identity infrastructure

ICO Publishes Five-Step Plan to Counter Emerging AI-Powered Attacks
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released new guidance on how to mitigate the risk of AI-powered attacks

Canvas Owner Reaches Agreement With Cybercriminals After Ransomware Attack
Instructure says it reached an agreement with ShinyHunters over the Canvas breach data

Avada Builder Flaws Expose One Million WordPress Sites
Avada Builder flaws allowed file read and SQL injection on one million WordPress sites

Ransomware: Over Half of CISOs Would Consider Paying Ransom to Hackers
Survey of cybersecurity leaders suggests that majority would strongly consider paying cybercriminals, if that’s what it took to help restore encrypted systems

Global Cyber Agencies Issue New SBOMs for AI Guidance to Tackle AI Supply Chain Risks
The G7 Cybersecurity Working Group releases new SBOM for AI guidance, outlining seven key data clusters to boost transparency and security across AI supply chains

UK Cybersecurity Market Expands to £14.7bn with Strong Growth in AI Security Firms
UK cybersecurity sector reaches £14.7bn in revenue, driven by rapid growth in AI security firms, increased investment and rising employment across the industry

Microsoft Fixes 17 Critical Flaws in May Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has patched 120 vulnerabilities in this month’s security update round

OpenAI Launches 'Daybreak' to Help Build Secure By Design Software
With Daybreak, OpenAI wants its frontier AI models to be used to deploy secure by design software from the ground up

Mini Shai-Hulud Hits TanStack npm Packages
Mini Shai-Hulud compromises TanStack npm packages and spreads across PyPI

End‑to‑End Encrypted RCS Messaging Arrives Across iPhone and Android
Apple begins rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android in iOS 26.5

Attackers Combine ClickFix With PySoxy Proxying to Maintain Persistence
Exploitation of open-source tools allows attackers to maintain persistent access after initial social engineering, warn ReliaQuest researchers

Malicious Hugging Face Repository Typosquats OpenAI
HiddenLayer reveals infostealer malware in a Hugging Face repository

South Staffordshire Water Fined £1m After Data Breach
The ICO has fined South Staffordshire Water nearly £1m for a series of data protection failings

TrickMo Variant Routes Android Trojan Traffic Through TON
ThreatFabric finds new TrickMo Android banking trojan variant routing C2 through The Open Network

Rushed Patches Follow Broken Embargo on New Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
Two new high-severity vulnerabilities, dubbed ’Dirty Frag’ when chained, have been found in the Linux kernel, affecting most Linux distributions

Fake Claude Code Page Pushes PowerShell Stealer at Devs
Ontinue uncovers fake Claude Code installer pushing PowerShell stealer abusing Chrome's IElevator2

Hackers Observed Using AI to Develop Zero-Day for the First Time
Google Threat Intelligence Group details how cybercriminals attempted to launch a campaign based around an AI-developed Zero-Day targeting open-source software



