Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operator

TKMS, Battles Veröffentlicht: 19.07.2026 um 06:23 Uhr, Redaktion boerse-global.de ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems navigates a ransomware attack on its Atlas Elektronik unit while locking in submarine megadeals worth €40 billion, as stock volatility persists. TKMS Battles Cyber Attack While Advancing $100…

A “credible external security threat” targeting Progress Software’s ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers (SZC) – the on-premises, customer-managed server components where organizations store files shared via this popular enterprise platform – has spurred the company to disable access to ShareFile accounts that are using them. The warning was sent to customers via email on July 10,…

A phone call from a “verified” bank number sounded convincing enough that one young woman drained her account and handed over every dollar she had. Instead, the warning about identity theft turned out to be the scam itself, and her life savings disappeared. What happened? Content creator Keira Leann (@keira_leann) said that in late June…

Two newly patched WordPress vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild, with attacks beginning shortly after they came to light.  The vulnerabilities have been dubbed WP2Shell and they are officially tracked as CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030.  According to Searchlight Cyber, whose researchers discovered the flaws, WordPress versions 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.1 are affected. …

A security researcher using the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle has released a Windows zero-day exploit dubbed LegacyHive that allows attackers to escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. Nightmare Eclipse published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit hours after Microsoft released its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, saying that it abuses a security vulnerability in the Windows User Profile…

It’s no secret that cybercriminals have recently been leveraging large language models to optimize their operations. As a result, numerous phishing and malware campaigns targeting organizations have significantly improved in quality. These emails now contain fewer obvious errors, and their tone closely mimics legitimate business correspondence. But the methods of deploying these campaigns always have…