Microsoft has confirmed that mouse settings are being reverted on Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 non-security preview update. […]
Nigerians extradited to US for sextortion, deaths of two teens
Two Nigerian men extradited to the U.S. on Thursday have been charged with involvement in sextortion schemes that resulted in the deaths of two minor victims in Mississippi and North Carolina. […]
Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’
The ruling is part of Anthropic’s legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.
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China-Linked Fire Ant Hijacks Cisco Routers to Steal Credentials and Blind Security Logs
A China-nexus cyber espionage actor tracked as Fire Ant has expanded a long-running campaign beyond VMware hypervisors to compromise Cisco IOS XR routers, Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS) servers, and Linux management hosts used to route, authenticate, and manage high-value networks.
Sygnia, the incident response firm that investigated the intrusion, said the actor
Berlin Won’t Pay Extortion Group Claiming Data Theft
The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed the exfiltration of over 5TB of data, including personal information and credentials.
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Microsoft asks users to ignore ‘Antivirus is turned off’ errors
Microsoft asked customers this week to ignore incorrect alerts that Defender Antivirus has been turned off after installing the latest Defender updates. […]
DoJ Corrects China Hacking Claim, Says U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday corrected a previously issued press statement that several of its agencies were victims of attacks carried out by Chinese threat actors, instead now pointing out that they were among those targeted.
Last week, the DoJ said the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Reserve, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department
More Details Emerge on Exploited PaperCut Vulnerabilities
PaperCut has released a second emergency patch for the exploited vulnerabilities, which are now tracked as CVE-2026-82078 and CVE-2026-81578.
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FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
FulcrumSec claims it stole 86 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group. BleepingComputer validated one traveller’s record, while samples revealed detailed customer, booking, and travel information beyond what MAG initially disclosed. […]
Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage. […]