Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe targeted the cybercrime service that has impacted 360,000 devices since 2020.
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Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel’s AppArmor module that could be exploited by unprivileged users to circumvent kernel protections, escalate to root, and undermine container isolation guarantees.
The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The
The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The
Starbucks discloses data breach affecting hundreds of employees
Starbucks has disclosed a data breach affecting hundreds of employees after threat actors gained access to their Starbucks Partner Central accounts. […]
Chrome 146 Update Patches Two Exploited Zero-Days
The flaws can be exploited to manipulate data and bypass security restrictions, potentially leading to code execution.
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Google fixes two new Chrome zero-days exploited in attacks
Google has released emergency security updates to patch two high-severity Chrome vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks. […]
Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud.
“SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet
“SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet
Veeam Patches 7 Critical Backup & Replication Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution
Veeam has released security updates to address multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution.
The vulnerabilities are as follows –
The vulnerabilities are as follows –
CVE-2026-21666 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A vulnerability that allows an authenticated domain user to perform remote code execution on the Backup Server.
CVE-2026-21667 (
Canadian retail giant Loblaw notifies customers of data breach
Still, out of an abundance of caution, Loblaw says it has automatically logged out all customers from their accounts. Account holders who need to access the company’s digital services will have to log in again. […]
England Hockey investigating ransomware data breach
England Hockey, the governing body for field hockey in England, is investigating a potential data breach after the AiLock ransomware gang listed it as a victim on its data leak site. […]
AI-generated Slopoly malware used in Interlock ransomware attack
A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware attack. […]