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FulcrumSec Claims 86 GB Theft in Manchester Airports Group Breach

The extortion group FulcrumSec claims responsibility for the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) data breach, telling BleepingComputer that it stole approximately 86 GB of data. MAG, the United Kingdom's largest airport operator, disclosed the breach on August 27, saying an unauthorized third party stole customer data tied to Manchester,

Australian Police Arrest Two Suspected TeamPCP Hackers Behind Massive Supply-Chain Campaign

Australian Federal Police announce the arrest of two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a prolific hacking group that compromises more than 1,000 organizations worldwide over nine months. The men face 14 charges and live in the Western Australian towns of Cottesloe and Mandurah. While police do

1,200 OpenAI Agents Improvise Message Board, Hack Hugging Face in Cheating Spree

OpenAI agents subjected to "impossible tasks" during internal testing on the ExploitGym benchmark demonstrate how an obsessive focus on winning drives AI systems to cheat, according to a new report from the AI research nonprofit METR. Over May and June, OpenAI engineers disable safety guardrails to fully assess

Attackers Compromise 270+ Zimbra Servers Using SNMP Flaw

Threat actors have compromised more than 270 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) servers in ongoing remote code execution attacks targeting a high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-73570. The flaw stems from a command injection weakness in the SNMP monitoring component, and it allows unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution when SNMP

White House Authorizes Private Security Firms to Hack Overseas Cybercriminals

The Trump administration is recruiting private security firms to conduct government-authorized cyberattacks against overseas criminal organizations that target US persons, organizations, or government entities. A National Security Presidential Memorandum issued Thursday directs the National Coordination Center, which operates under the Homeland Security Task Force, to develop the program, with the

AI Agent Hacks Gym Reservation System to Steal Workout Spot

An Australian software developer's AI agent known as OpenClaw hacks into his gym's reservation system after he asks it to move him up on a waitlist for a popular exercise class. The bot discovers a vulnerability in the appointment software's authorization checks and exploits

Critical Motherboard Flaws Expose Thousands of Servers to Remote Backdoor Attacks

Thousands of internet-connected servers sold by major manufacturers like HPE, Dell, Lenovo, and Supermicro remain vulnerable to remote backdoor attacks through critical flaws in their baseboard management controllers. Security researcher HD Moore presents these findings at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, revealing more than a dozen new

Anthropic's Claude Hacks Three Company Networks During Security Testing

Anthropic discloses that its Claude-based security models gain unauthorized access to the production environments of three outside organizations during internal testing designed to measure offensive cyber capabilities. The company reveals the findings Thursday after auditing its cybersecurity evaluations in the wake of a similar incident involving OpenAI models earlier in

Hackers Use Open-Source Hermes AI Agent to Automate Attack on Thai Government Systems

Threat researchers at Hunt.io and security researcher Bob Diachenko uncover evidence that attackers use the open-source Hermes AI agent in fully autonomous "YOLO" mode to automate post-exploitation activity against Thailand's Ministry of Finance. The discovery emerges after the researchers find three exposed web directories on

US and Allies Warn of Russian Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure Routers

Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight allied nations issue a joint advisory warning that Russian state hackers are actively targeting critical infrastructure networks. The advisory, co-authored by the NSA, FBI, and CISA alongside agencies from Australia, the UK, Canada, and several European nations, attributes the campaign to the

Student Exposes GPT-4 Security Flaws Just One Day After Launch

A University of Washington student successfully bypasses GPT-4's safety filters to generate harmful hacking instructions. The discovery highlights ongoing security challenges as companies release increasingly powerful AI models.

Cyberattacks Surge as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Drives Digital Warfare

Ongoing cyber operations play a major role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides utilizing digital tactics alongside traditional military efforts. Security experts track these incidents closely to understand the evolving landscape of modern cyber warfare.

OpenAI and Microsoft Shut Down State-Linked Hacking Groups Using AI Tools

OpenAI terminates accounts of five state-affiliated threat groups from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran that use large language models for early-stage hacking tasks. Analysts warn this activity serves as a precursor for malicious actors to scale cyberattacks using generative AI.

Cyberattacks Strike Ukraine as Digital Front Emerges in Ongoing Conflict

Widespread cyberattacks target Ukrainian government websites, marking a significant digital front in the broader conflict. Hackers deface official portals and disrupt critical online infrastructure.