Bitdefender security researchers have discovered that attackers continue to exploit Microsoft HTML Application Host (MSHTA), a legacy utility available by default on Windows systems that can execute ...

A 732-byte Python script has uncovered a significant vulnerability in the Linux kernel, affecting users worldwide. Explore the details of this exploit, its implications, and the urgent need for ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the arrest of a Canadian man in connection with allegedly operating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf. In tandem ...

A threat actor is using an AI-built ransomware attack toolkit that automates Active Directory discovery and helps evade ...

A threat actor has been observed using AI coding tools to develop and refine malware designed to slip past endpoint detection ...

Supply chain chaos, old bugs, smarter phishing, and botnets everywhere — here’s what broke the internet this week.

In May 2026, federal prosecutors in Alaska unsealed charges against an Oregon man accused of running a DDoS-for-hire botnet ...

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP ...

Easy to use DDoS mitigation with real-time traffic analysis, automatic attack pattern detection, IP blocking via iptables/blackhole routing, and Discord alerts. Detects and mitigates network floods, ...

Attackers Use AI to Automate EDR Evasion Testing Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender.

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