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Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code Without Authentication

Splunk has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in Splunk Enterprise that could be exploited to conduct unauthenticated file operations and even remote code execution.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20253, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system.

“In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, an unauthenticated user could create or truncate arbitrary

US Gov asks Anthropic to ban ‘foreign national’ access to Fable, Mythos

The US government has ordered Anthropic to block all foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing the company to suspend both models worldwide. Anthropic is complying but disputes the basis, calling the cited jailbreak narrow and the capability widely available elsewhere. […]

Anthropic Says It Has Taken Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply With New Export Controls

Anthropic takes Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent use by foreign nationals.

The post Anthropic Says It Has Taken Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply With New Export Controls appeared first on SecurityWeek.

U.S. Orders Anthropic to Suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Access for Foreign Nationals

Anthropic said on Friday it will “abruptly disable” its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the U.S., citing national security concerns.

The AI company said it received an order at 5:21 p.m. ET, instructing it to suspend

Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures

Maine has taken its public data breach reporting portal offline after fraudulent breach disclosures were published on the state’s website, prompting a review of procedures to prevent abuse in the future. […]

Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit

Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them.

The malware is a Rust binary built to harvest developer secrets. When it lands with root, it can also load an eBPF rootkit to hide itself. The AUR is Arch Linux’s community package collection, and it is separate

400+ Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Install Rust Credential Stealer

Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them.

Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing

Google on Friday said it’s pursuing legal action against a Chinese cybercrime network, accusing it of using its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) agent to send phishing text messages targeting Americans.

The network is said to be behind the development and management of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) software kit called Outsider, per the tech giant.

“The operation weaponized Gemini to help

phpBB forum fixes auth bypass bug lurking for a decade

A 10-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in the phpBB forum software allows an attacker to log in as any user, including administrators. […]

China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself.

Sygnia, which tracks the group as Velvet Ant, says it backdoored the PAM and OpenSSH components that decide who is allowed to sign in, planting its access where ordinary cleanup could not reach it. The network it targeted had no

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