Tracked as CVE-2026-11405, the vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to access a device’s web management interface.
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GhostApproval Symlink Flaws Could Let Malicious Repos Run Code in AI Coding Agents
Researchers at Wiz found that a flaw in six popular AI coding assistants lets a booby-trapped code project quietly take control of a developer’s computer. The assistant asks permission to edit one harmless-looking file, but the write lands on a sensitive one instead.
The affected tools are Amazon Q Developer, Anthropic’s Claude Code, Augment, Cursor, Google Antigravity, and Windsurf.
Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious residential proxy business using an infrastructure comprising more than 230 lookalike domains.
The activity dates back to at least August 2022, according to DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox. Once such campaign, observed earlier this year, involved the
Mount Royal University confirms breach as hackers claim attack
Mount Royal University in Calgary says hackers stole and then deleted data from its file storage systems after breaching the university’s network. […]
Fake Paysafe, Skrill SDKs on NPM and PyPi steal credentials
Malicious packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) and the Python Package Index (PyPI) delivered stealer malware to developers and users of Paysafe, Skrill, and Neteller payment applications. […]
Hackers exploit Roundcube flaw to spy on academic researchers
A China-linked threat cluster has been exploiting vulnerable Roundcube servers at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal credentials and deploy backdoor malware. […]
AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers
Sophos looked at a week of its own endpoint data and found that AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and OpenAI Codex are setting off detection rules written to catch human intruders.
The agents are not malicious. They just do a lot of things that, to a behavioral engine, look exactly like an attack.
Decrypting browser credentials, listing what sits in Windows’ credential store,
Entra passkey enrollment vishing targets Microsoft 365 users
A threat actor has been targeting organizations across multiple sectors with voice-based fake security requests that ask Microsoft 365 users to enroll a new Entra passkey. […]
Accenture Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims Source Code Theft
The professional services giant says it contained the incident, remediated its source, and experienced no operational or service delivery impact.
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China-Linked APT Expands Arsenal With New ‘Leash’ Backdoors
Cisco says the threat actor behind the LapDogs campaign has expanded its SOHO router malware toolkit with LongLeash, DogLeash, and JarLeash backdoors.
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