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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address

27 Srpen, 2026 - 11:33
Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela. GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop control
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address

27 Srpen, 2026 - 11:33
Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela. GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop controlSwati Khandelwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

New GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 to Gain Host Root Access

27 Srpen, 2026 - 10:13
Academic researchers have disclosed a Rowhammer attack impacting NVIDIA workstation GPUs with GDDR6 memory that defeats error correction codes (ECC), the mitigation NVIDIA recommends against GPU Rowhammer, and enables denial-of-service (DoS) and privilege escalation to a root shell. Dubbed GPUThor, the attack was developed by researchers at the University of Toronto, who hammered four DRAM
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

New GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 to Gain Host Root Access

27 Srpen, 2026 - 10:13
Academic researchers have disclosed a Rowhammer attack impacting NVIDIA workstation GPUs with GDDR6 memory that defeats error correction codes (ECC), the mitigation NVIDIA recommends against GPU Rowhammer, and enables denial-of-service (DoS) and privilege escalation to a root shell. Dubbed GPUThor, the attack was developed by researchers at the University of Toronto, who hammered four DRAM Swati Khandelwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Adds Six Exploited Flaws to KEV, Including NetScaler, Linux, and SQL Server Bugs

27 Srpen, 2026 - 09:05
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a high-severity security vulnerability impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2019-1068 - A remote code execution vulnerability in 
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Adds Six Exploited Flaws to KEV, Including NetScaler, Linux, and SQL Server Bugs

27 Srpen, 2026 - 09:05
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a high-severity security vulnerability impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2019-1068 - A remote code execution vulnerability in  Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

FBI Disrupts China-Linked QTFY Infrastructure Used to Steal Data From U.S. Organizations

26 Srpen, 2026 - 18:42
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the disruption of two hacking platforms named QScan and QTRouter operated by Chinese threat actors to target critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the country. The activity has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company (南京鑫玖维网络科技有限公司).&
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

FBI Disrupts China-Linked QTFY Infrastructure Used to Steal Data From U.S. Organizations

26 Srpen, 2026 - 18:42
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the disruption of two hacking platforms named QScan and QTRouter operated by Chinese threat actors to target critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the country. The activity has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company (南京鑫玖维网络科技有限公司).&Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Nimbus Manticore Expands Toolset With TWOSTROKE-Like Backdoor and SSH Tunneler

26 Srpen, 2026 - 17:35
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered additional infrastructure and previously undocumented malware associated with Nimbus Manticore, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Group-IB, in a new analysis published today, described the cyber espionage actor as among the most active Iranian APT groups in 2026. Nimbus Manticore (aka
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Nimbus Manticore Expands Toolset With TWOSTROKE-Like Backdoor and SSH Tunneler

26 Srpen, 2026 - 17:35
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered additional infrastructure and previously undocumented malware associated with Nimbus Manticore, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Group-IB, in a new analysis published today, described the cyber espionage actor as among the most active Iranian APT groups in 2026. Nimbus Manticore (aka Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

NovaCookies Campaigns Abuse Genuine Docusign Notifications to Steal Microsoft 365 Sessions

26 Srpen, 2026 - 15:44
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing toolkit called NovaCookies that's used as a proxy to redirect Microsoft 365 sign-ins, while capturing authenticated sessions in the process. In a report shared with The Hacker News ahead of publication, Island characterized the $320/month service as a subscription-based phishing platform that
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

NovaCookies Campaigns Abuse Genuine Docusign Notifications to Steal Microsoft 365 Sessions

26 Srpen, 2026 - 15:44
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing toolkit called NovaCookies that's used as a proxy to redirect Microsoft 365 sign-ins, while capturing authenticated sessions in the process. In a report shared with The Hacker News ahead of publication, Island characterized the $320/month service as a subscription-based phishing platform that Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Red Team Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs, One Detected Nothing

26 Srpen, 2026 - 15:07
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the results of two red team assessments it conducted simultaneously against two critical infrastructure organizations, using what it described as similar tradecraft while recording sharply different defensive outcomes. Both organizations were fully compromised at the domain level, and in both, the red team also
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Red Team Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs, One Detected Nothing

26 Srpen, 2026 - 15:07
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the results of two red team assessments it conducted simultaneously against two critical infrastructure organizations, using what it described as similar tradecraft while recording sharply different defensive outcomes. Both organizations were fully compromised at the domain level, and in both, the red team also Swati Khandelwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Unpatched Kaltura mwEmbed Flaws Could Let Remote Attackers Read Files and Run Code

26 Srpen, 2026 - 13:55
The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has disclosed two unpatched vulnerabilities in Kaltura's HTML5 video player library that allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a server and execute code on it. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-19913 and CVE-2026-19912, both stem from the same unsafe deserialization in the mwEmbedLoader.php endpoint of the mwEmbed player
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Unpatched Kaltura mwEmbed Flaws Could Let Remote Attackers Read Files and Run Code

26 Srpen, 2026 - 13:55
The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has disclosed two unpatched vulnerabilities in Kaltura's HTML5 video player library that allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a server and execute code on it. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-19913 and CVE-2026-19912, both stem from the same unsafe deserialization in the mwEmbedLoader.php endpoint of the mwEmbed player Swati Khandelwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Imagine the SOC Without a Queue: From Alert Backlog to AI Hypothesis Engine

26 Srpen, 2026 - 13:36
The SOC we've always known was built around a model that guarantees most of the alert queue will never receive analyst review. There's never time. In a traditional SOC, the typical progression follows a well-known pattern: an alert arrives; a detection engine assigns a severity score. The issue then waits for a human to decide if it should escalate to an investigation. Given the volume of
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Imagine the SOC Without a Queue: From Alert Backlog to AI Hypothesis Engine

26 Srpen, 2026 - 13:36
The SOC we've always known was built around a model that guarantees most of the alert queue will never receive analyst review. There's never time. In a traditional SOC, the typical progression follows a well-known pattern: an alert arrives; a detection engine assigns a severity score. The issue then waits for a human to decide if it should escalate to an investigation. Given the volume of [email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Claude Opus 4.6 Bypasses Gym Booking Limit, Cancels Other Users' Reservations in Tests

26 Srpen, 2026 - 12:27
Aikido Security has published research that recreates the Australian gym-booking incident in a synthetic environment, finding that Claude Opus 4.6, running on the OpenClaw agent harness, exploited a client-side-only booking restriction in 9 of 10 runs. The original incident was first reported by ABC News on August 10, based on chat logs and screenshots the user supplied. He had asked an
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Claude Opus 4.6 Bypasses Gym Booking Limit, Cancels Other Users' Reservations in Tests

26 Srpen, 2026 - 12:27
Aikido Security has published research that recreates the Australian gym-booking incident in a synthetic environment, finding that Claude Opus 4.6, running on the OpenClaw agent harness, exploited a client-side-only booking restriction in 9 of 10 runs. The original incident was first reported by ABC News on August 10, based on chat logs and screenshots the user supplied. He had asked an Swati Khandelwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security