August 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source code and is equipped to turn internet-facing devices into SOCKS proxies.

“While the malware reuses the DDoS engine from the publicly leaked Mirai source code, it extends the original framework with numerous capabilities, including

Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the exploitation of a newly patched security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter to a suspected China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT).

The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a severe directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that could be weaponized by a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code

A maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting SAP Commerce Cloud is witnessing active exploitation efforts.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58231, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. It relates to an instance of insufficient authorization checks and input validation.

“SAP Commerce Cloud allows an unauthenticated attacker to abuse a default authentication client and submit

A recently patched security flaw in Apple macOS has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy a cryptocurrency miner, the Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-65400 (CVSS score: 9.8), a critical authentication issue impacting the Screen Sharing component that could allow an attacker already on the network to

In this video interview, Standard Chartered’s group CISO shares insights on transitioning from technical roles to strategic leadership, the importance of business-savvy security executives, and how AI is reshaping both defensive capabilities and adversarial tactics in banking.

Driven by AI-augmented research and scanning, vulnerability volumes continue to surge, driving the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ask whether AI could be the answer.

One Caledonian government agency reported a breach, thanks to a third party that may have serviced other agencies as well.

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Germany’s federal police agency, the BKA, said three suspects were picked up in Europe and charged with fraud, and Brazil’s federal police said four others were arrested on similar charges.

French authorities confirmed that someone gained unauthorized access to systems at the Directorate General of Public Finances in late June after stealing or misusing someone’s identity.