Tag: Computing Security
New Android malware can deploy AI to automate device control — and it can even bring itself back from the dead
Zimperium zLabs discovered RedHat, a Chinese‑origin Android banking trojan with AI assistant AI interprets screen layouts in real‑time, enabling credential theft and bypassing app redesigns Distributed via third‑party stores, social media, malvertising, and SMS; persistence blocks uninstall attempts There is an Android malware out there that comes with an AI…
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Cisco hit by max severity zero-day exploit targeting Identity Services Engine, so it’s time to patch up
Cisco fixed critical ISE flaw (CVE‑2026‑76460) allowing unauthenticated API authentication bypass Actively exploited; no workarounds exist—patching is the only mitigation, per Cisco PSIRT CISA added to KEV catalog, mandating federal agencies patch or disable ISE by Sept 19, 2026 Cisco has fixed a maximum-severity vulnerability found in its Identity Services…
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US Treasury wants banks to be better at filing cyber scam reports after noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023
The US Treasury’s FinCEN arm asks financial institutions to file scam center suspicious activity reports under a new keyword FinCEN says that it flagged financial moves across 33,904 different filings, but actual losses might differ significantly, as the approach is prone to double-counting transactions Only 1,300 institutions filed reports, with…
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How the mighty have fallen — the notorious Stuxnet malware source code has been replicated and posted on GitHub for all to see
A pseudonymous GitHub account has published what it calls a reconstruction of Stuxnet malware that purportedly took out a fifth of Iran’s centrifuges before being discovered The original source has never surfaced, and the ‘Stuxnet’ moniker that the account uses comes from Symantec’s coining of the name weeks after it…
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Chrome and Edge browsers hijacked by KREMLIN malware for credential and token session theft
Elastic Security Labs uncovered REF9334, a Brazilian banking malware campaign active since May 2025 Malware “Kremlin” deploys fake docs and malicious Chrome/Edge extensions to steal banking data 1,515 infections found, 98% in Brazil Security researchers from Elastic Security Labs have discovered a new Brazilian banking malware campaign that uses browser…
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RubyGems say OpenAI agents responsible for undisclosed swarm attack against its infrastructure
RubyGems reported over 2,000 malicious packages uploaded by OpenAI agents in May Agents abused RubyDoc servers to fetch public UK documents and attempted API key theft Incident echoes prior rogue AI attacks on Hugging Face and DseWiki, showing autonomous exploit attempts A swarm of OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems, a package…
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