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Two chiefs of UK policing agencies said the Transport for London prosecution demonstrates the need for Cybercrime Risk Orders

Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-6875) in the ServiceNow AI Platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]

Opening a crafted XZ archive in 7-Zip could let an attacker run code on the machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-14266, is a heap-based buffer overflow in how the archiver processes XZ chunked data, and Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) detailed it on July 15. A fix shipped on June 25 in 7-Zip 26.02. The overflow lets an attacker "execute code in the context of the current process," per the

A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google's open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other things, to crack passwords, set up a residential

In an ironic twist, open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face revealed that it was the victim of a hack perpetrated by an autonomous AI agent system. The company said it detected and responded to the incident targeting its production infrastructure earlier last week. "We identified unauthorized access to a limited set of internal datasets and to several credentials used by

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new software supply chain attack codenamed SleeperGem targeting the Ruby ecosystem after three malicious gems were published to RubyGems with the end goal of serving additional payloads. The rogue gems are listed below - git_credential_manager (versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3) - Published on July 18, 2026 Dendreo (versions 1.1.3, 1.1.4) -

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F5 has shipped fixes for a critical nginx flaw that lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker trigger a heap buffer overflow in the worker process with crafted HTTP requests. CVE-2026-42533 was patched on July 15 in nginx 1.30.4 (stable) and 1.31.3 (mainline), and in NGINX Plus 37.0.3.1; anyone on an earlier build should upgrade. Triggering it can crash or restart the worker, causing a denial of

We have been following issues with Hikvision cameras for a long, long time . Like many similar products, Hikvision cameras have a long history of vulnerabilities and are often targeted by internet-wide scans that our honeypot network detects. This weekend, I noticed a new type of recon scans against the newer OPEN Intelligent Security API (ISAPI) provided by Hikvision cameras. This REST-based API does provide access to a wide range of features. Despite using the word Intelligent in its name, the API is not limited to some of the AI/facial recognition functions, but can be used to fully control the camera settings and manage the camera. The API is intended for integration with various third-party products and is well-documented by Hikvision. The ISAPI has been around since at least 2018, but I have only now noticed scans for /ISAPI/System/status, an endpoint that is an obvious choice to profile ISAPI devices. Messages can use XML or JSON. Most examples I have seen use XML. ISAPI requests are authenticated using Basic or Digest authentication. The cameras support HTTPS, but of course, like for many similar IoT devices, it must first be configured with appropriate keys and certificates. Messages may also be encrypted with AES 128 or 256 in CBC mode. The encryption key is derived from the password, and the iv is exposed in the URL. As a result, the encryption does not provide any additional security if Basic authentication is used and the password is sent in the clear. HTTPS should provide more comprehensive protection. The URL our sensors noticed this weekend, /ISAPI/System/status, returns XML (or JSON) formatted system information. It is likely a simple way to verify whether the device supports ISAPI (I expect a 401 or 403 response if the URL exists, and a 404 response if it does not), and the URL may be useful for brute-forcing a password. So far, our honeypots have not captured full requests (not all honeypots do so). I will update this diary if I find some complete requests with authentication data (if included). And as always, do not expose these cameras to the internet, and do not place them in sensitive areas. -- Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D. , Dean of Research, SANS.edu Twitter | (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

An advanced threat actor is abusing the update mechanism for the ViPNet private networking product suite to target Russian organizations, including government agencies. [...]

Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed leveraging the infamous ClickFix strategy to trick Ukrainian targets into infecting their own machines with data-stealing malware. According to the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), the activity has been attributed to UAC-0145, a sub-cluster within Sandworm, an advanced hacking unit affiliated with GRU, Russia's

A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to the exploitation of recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series VPN appliances as zero-days prior their public disclosure since June 22, 2026. Cybersecurity company Volexity is tracking the activity under the moniker UTA0533. The discovery was made following an incident response investigation earlier this

7-Zip version 26.02 was released to fix a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious code by convincing users to open specially crafted compressed files. [...]

Public exploits have been released for the critical "wp2shell" remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. [...]

Microsoft has observed a surge in attacks using the ACR Stealer malware to steal browser-stored passwords, authentication tokens, and sensitive documents from its enterprise customers. [...]

As age verification laws expand worldwide, organizations face growing pressure to protect users' privacy while meeting regulatory requirements. Incode explains how on-device age estimation verifies age without transmitting or storing facial images, reducing biometric privacy risks while supporting compliance. [...]

Overview On July 17, 2026, a GitHub Security Advisory was published for CVE-2026-63030 , a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting WordPress Core . WordPress Core. While the official GitHub security advisory classifies the severity as Critical, the vulnerability has currently been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5. WordPress is one of the most widely deployed content management systems, making vulnerabilities in its core software potentially significant for organizations operating public-facing websites. The vulnerability reportedly allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code via the WordPress REST API batch endpoint, potentially resulting in complete compromise of the website and its underlying data. No valid account or user interaction is required. According to the advisory , the vulnerability affects WordPress versions 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.1. The issue is fixed in WordPress 6.9.5 and 7.0.2. A fix is also included in WordPress 7.1 Beta 2. Cloudflare reported that the vulnerable code path can be reached when a persistent object cache is not in use. Searchlight Cyber, whose researchers identified the vulnerability, stated that it can be exploited remotely against a default WordPress installation without requiring additional plugins. Technical exploit details have not yet been published by Searchlight Cyber , as of July 17 5:45 PM Eastern time. At the time of publication, Rapid7 is not aware of publicly confirmed in-the-wild exploitation. Organizations should not interpret the absence of public exploitation reports as an indication of low risk, particularly given the vulnerability’s unauthenticated attack path and the widespread deployment of WordPress; affected WordPress sites should be urgently patched. Due to WordPress Core being an open-source project and given the current ability of AI models to analyze open-source code, Rapid7 Labs believes it is highly likely that a public PoC will be made available in a short period of time. Mitigation guidance Organizations operating affected WordPress installations should prioritize upgrading immediately. Applying the WordPress-provided update is the most effective way to remediate CVE-2026-63030. Affected and fixed versions include: WordPress branch Affected versions Fixed version Earlier than 6.9 Not affected by CVE-2026-63030 No action required for this CVE 6.9 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 6.9.5 7.0 7.0.0 through 7.0.1 7.0.2 7.1 beta Affected beta versions were not fully specified 7.1 Beta 2 WordPress maintainers stated they are forcing updates for affected installations with automatic updates enabled. Administrators should nevertheless verify that each internet-facing WordPress website has successfully upgraded to WordPress 6.9.5, 7.0.2, or another fixed release appropriate for its branch. Workarounds are not recommended at this time. Rapid7 customers Exposure Command, InsightVM, and Nexpose Exposure Command, InsightVM, and Nexpose customers can a

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An anonymous HTTP request can run code on a WordPress site. The bug is in core, so a bare install with zero plugins is exploitable. Every 6.9 and 7.0 site was in range until Friday, when WordPress shipped 6.9.5 and 7.0.2 and enabled what it calls forced updates through its auto-update system. Adam Kues at Assetnote, Searchlight Cyber's attack surface management arm, found the flaw and reported

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