Infosecurity News
Violent Physical Crypto Thefts Surge to $30m in Losses
So-called “wrench attacks” have resulted in $30m in losses so far in 2026, says Chainalysis
Canadian Hacker Pleads Guilty Over Snowflake Extortion Campaign
A Canadian hacker has admitted involvement in the widespread compromise of 165 Snowflake customer accounts used to steal data and extort victims
NVIDIA Group Proposes SAFE Initiative for Agentic Threat Intel Sharing
The Open Secure AI Alliance has announced plans for the Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE)
Fake Open VSX Extensions Harvest Private Repo and CI Data
77 counterfeit Open VSX extensions beaconed to one domain, 19 harvesting git and CI identity
Paperclip AI Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Commands
3 Paperclip flaws exposed data & allowed unauthenticated command execution in two deployment modes
Prompt Injection Remains Biggest LLM Risk, Despite Limited Incidents
Prompt injection remains the most dangerous security threat to LLMs, according to OWASP’s latest Top 10 LLM Applications list
ChainDrop Worm Hits 400+ npm Packages with Two Billion Monthly Installs
A new npm worm has compromised packages with over two billion monthly installs
Frontier Models Engage in Unsanctioned Behavior During Testing
Anthropic and OpenAI models attacked “real people and organizations” during AI Security Institute tests
Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling remote access and persistence on compromised systems
WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature
WhatsApp scam abused the Linked devices feature to hijack accounts without stealing any passwords
Cybercriminals Bypass AI Safety Controls by Splitting Malicious Tasks Across Multiple Sessions
Talos read attacker prompt logs and found guardrails fell to task splitting and ownership claims
Cloud and SaaS Environments Now Top Targets for Attackers
Cloud and SaaS are now the preferred operating environments for threat actors, amid a continued shift to identity attacks
AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol
Interpol claims AI is driving a surge in cybercrime in Africa, with related losses doubling
UK’s Police National Legal Database Reveals Data Breach
The UK’s Police National Legal Database and Ask the Police service have been breached
China-Linked Threat Actors Weaponize New Vulnerabilities in Under a Day
Chinese actors exploited the critical React2Shell exploit inside a day, while 88% of exploited vulnerabilities in H1 2026 were compromised within 48 hours of disclosure
Midnight Blizzard Targets Travelers via Captive Portals
Russian actor Storm-2945 hijacked hotel captive portals to push fake updates and steal tokens
HollowFrame Loader Uses Fake Python DLL to Evade Defender
New HollowFrame loader hid Go code in a fake Python DLL after pre-staging Defender exclusions
Korea’s Largest Telco KT Fined $38m After Femtocell Campaign
Korean telco KT has been fined $39m for a year-long breach linked to femtocell compromise
Coldcard Users Lose $89m After Bitcoin Wallet Is Hacked
A hacker has drained nearly $89m from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets after exploiting a legacy bug
Chinese Hacker Uses DeepSeek AI to Orchestrate Vulnerability Exploits
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been using DeepSeek’s AI models to orchestrate cyber-attacks targeting Asian organizations
