Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 4 years in prison
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022. [...]
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PaperCut Replaces Emergency Patches With Fixes for Two Actively Exploited Flaws
PaperCut on Thursday released a new security maintenance release that replaces all previously published emergency patches that were pushed to address two security flaws that have come under active exploitation. The software development company said PaperCut NG/MF versions 26.0.5, 25.0.13 and 24.1.10 are now available for customers to download. "These are ...
Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware
Cisco has revealed that three distinct threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks have been exploiting two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities. The attacks leverage CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score: 10.0), an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web interface of FMC software that could allow an un...
Indonesia Hit by Android Banking App-Cloning Campaign
The GoldFactory threat group exploits the Android Work Profile feature to deliver the Gigabud Trojan, while Mantax Otax spreads separately.
New Android malware encrypts files, steals data, and harasses victims
A new Android malware strain called Mantax Otax combines ransomware and spyware capabilities to encrypt files, steal sensitive data, and spam and harass victims. [...]
Voice Callers Exploit BYOD to Reach Microsoft 365, Corporate Data
Threat actors are leveraging Microsoft's Graph API to identify lucrative targets, then passing their access to extortion groups like ShinyHunters.
September Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop Services
Windows admins report that the September 2026 security updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 servers, preventing users from connecting and, in some cases, requiring a hard reset to restore functionality. [...]
Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board
Mandiant founder and cybersecurity veteran brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to Amazon’s board. The post Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Surfshark VPN says hackers breached internal testing, proxy servers
Surfshark disclosed that hackers accessed one of its internal test servers after a configuration error exposed it to the internet. [...]
Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users
Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the update restores normal functionality. [...]
ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories
A lot of this week’s security news has the same awkward answer to one question: “Why was that allowed to work?” An extension asks for access and takes too much. A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. An old bug still gets results. An exposed system stays exposed. A package looks useful right up until it isn’t. Different stories, same basic pr...
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026
Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
AI-powered attack exploited PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations
A threat actor, likely Russian-speaking, used hundreds of AI agents to develop and launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers. [...]
Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. [...]
Nightmare-Eclipse Strikes Again With 'ShieldCrash' Windows Exploit
The disgruntled researcher continued their vendetta against Microsoft by publishing yet another zero-day exploit for Windows Defender.
IDScan confirms breach tied to 153 million stolen driver’s licenses
Identity verification company IDScan has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data stored in its cloud platform, days after reports linked the company to a massive database containing more than 153 million driver's license scans. [...]
Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have seen high-profile resignations in recent years that were tied to safety concerns. The post Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google Play Early Access Abused to Push Thousands of Deceptive Android Apps
Bad actors are misusing Google Play's Early Access program to push deceptive apps that claim to offer money, rewards, casino winnings, and premium content. Early Access apps are apps that haven't been released on the official Android app marketplace. The main idea behind the program is for developers to solicit user feedback for new applications or featur...
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