Latest news as of 8/15/2026, 4:56:57 AM
The Hacker News
For years, phishing campaigns targeting financial institutions followed the same playbook. Victims were tricked into entering usernames and passwords, attackers collected the credentials, and accounts were compromised later when an opportunity arose. That model is changing. Recent investigations into insurance-focused phishing operations reveal a more immediate approach. Instead of harvesting
Bleeping Computer
ChatGPT, the famous artificial intelligence chatbot that allows users to converse with various personalities and topics, has connectivity issues worldwide. [...]
The Hacker News
Security researcher Yuhang Wu at depthfirst has published a working proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that executes commands as git on an unpatched self-managed GitLab 18.11.3 server. An ordinary authenticated user triggers it by committing two crafted Jupyter notebooks and requesting their diff. The chain needs no administrator rights, continuous integration (CI) runner access, victim interaction
The Register
(Security) hole-ier than thou
Dark Reading
Escalating threats are forcing boards to prioritize security, but communication gaps persist. Boards and security teams each say they need more support to bridge the divide.
The Register
Stop the spread (of online recruiting and propaganda)
Dark Reading
The hacking of Hugging Face by a rogue OpenAI agent is significant, but unsurprising — and preventing the next AI model escape will be difficult, at best.
Bleeping Computer
OnTrac parcel delivery company is informing that hackers breached its corporate network and may have accessed personal details belonging to its customers. [...]
Bleeping Computer
A threat actor used the open-source Hermes AI agent in unattended "YOLO" mode to automate post-exploitation activity during an alleged breach of Thailand's Ministry of Finance. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Hackers are changing the DNS settings on Wi-Fi devices at hotels and conference centers to redirect users to fake Microsoft 365 login pages. [...]