Infosecurity News
UK: Regulation Drives Cyber Spending for Critical Infrastructure Orgs
35% of security leaders working in the UK’s critical infrastructure said regulatory requirements are the primary influence on their security programs
New Ubuntu Flaw Enables Local Attackers to Gain Root Access
CVE-2026-3888 Ubuntu snap flaw lets local users escalate to root via timing-based exploit
Crypto Scam "ShieldGuard" Dismantled After Malware Discovery
ShieldGuard Chrome extension posed as a crypto security tool but stole wallets and drained user data
AI-Enabled Adversaries Compress Time-to-Exploit Following Vulnerability Disclosure
Rapid7 says median time from publication to CISA KEV inclusion dropped to five days
Vidar Stealer 2.0 Exploits GitHub, Reddit to Deliver Malware via Fake Game Cheats
The Vidar 2.0 infostealers is deployed through fake free game cheats on GitHub and Reddit
AI Issues Will Drive Half of Incident Response Efforts by 2028, Says Gartner
Gartner has urged security teams to get involved in AI projects from the start to avoid costly incident response
Android OS-Level Attack Bypasses Mobile Payment Security
Android’s LSPosed-based attack hijacks payment apps via runtime manipulation and SIM-binding bypass
'CursorJack’ Attack Path Exposes Code Execution Risk in AI Development Environment
CursorJack shows how malicious MCP deeplinks in Cursor IDE can trigger user-approved code execution
Surge in Nation State Attacks on UK Firms Amid Cyber Warfare Fears
Armis reveals that “mutually assured disruption” is no longer preventing state-backed attacks
Average Number of Daily API Attacks Up 113% Annually
Akamai says 87% of organizations suffered an API-related security incident last year
UK Cyber Monitoring Centre Sets Its Sights on US Expansion One Year After Launch
The US Cyber Monitoring Center should be operational in 2027, said the UK CMC leadership
Researchers Warn of Global Surge in Fake Shipment Tracking Scams
Some of these campaigns are linked to Darcula, a Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platform
CrackArmor Flaws Expose Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation
CrackArmor AppArmor flaws let local Linux users gain root, break containers and enable DoS attacks
Security Flaw in AWS Bedrock Code Interpreter Raises Alarms
DNS-based attack in AWS Bedrock AgentCore lets AI sandboxes exfiltrate cloud data
FBI Calls for Help to Track Steam Malware Campaign
The FBI wants to hear from gamers who have downloaded Steam titles containing malware
UK: Companies House Web Glitch Exposes Corporate Details to Fraudsters
An issue with the Companies House website has put the personal and corporate information of millions at risk
Interpol's 'Operation Synergia III' Nets 94 Arrests in Major Cybercrime Sweep
A new law enforcement operation against phishing and ransomware operators led to the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses
Law Enforcement Dismantles SocksEscort Proxy Network in Operation Lightning
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide
PixRevolution Malware Hijacks Brazil's PIX Transfers in Real Time
PixRevolution Android trojan hijacks Brazil’s PIX payments in real time using accessibility abuse
Critical Zero-Click Flaw in n8n Allows Full Server Compromise
The critical vulnerability affecting both cloud and self-hosted n8n instances requires no authentication or even n8n account to be exploited
