Hackers use DNS poisoning on hotel Wi‑Fi to steal Microsoft 365 accounts

An autonomous agent powered by OpenAI’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models went rogue during a security test and hacked multi-billion dollar tech startup, Hugging Face, last week. The agent didn’t just exploit vulnerabilities in Hugging Face’s systems to achieve what it perceived as a strategic gain. It also exploited vulnerabilities within OpenAI’s infrastructure. Of course,…

A newly discovered Windows infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed Dolphin X, is using an AI-powered profiling system to help cybercriminals identify their most valuable victims, according to researchers at Varonis Threat Labs. Advertised on a cybercrime forum, the malware is designed to target more than 300 applications and steal a wide range of…

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…

Updated as of: 15 July 2026 A novel lawsuit has seen the Court of Appeal calibrate how to assess whether personal data processing was fair following litigation by businessman Dale Vince…

Ryuk Ransomware Member Pleads Guilty Over Attacks on U.S. Organizations Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2026 An alleged Ryuk ransomware member pleaded guilty in the U.S. for helping deploy attacks on American companies and faces up to 15 years in prison. Armenian national Karen Serobovich Vardanyan (34) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in…