Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-05-18 03:00 PDT
- Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-18 01:33 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has confirmed that the May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) fails to install on some systems and triggers 0x800f0922 errors. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-kb5089549-windows-11-security-update-install-issues/ - Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-18 00:18 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/ - Pre-Stuxnet Fast16 Malware Tampered with Nuclear Weapons Simulations
The Hacker News • 2026-05-17 23:46 • thehackernews.com
A new analysis of the Lua-based fast16 malware has confirmed that it was a cyber sabotage tool designed to tamper with nuclear weapons testing simulations.
According to Broadcom-owned Symantec and Carbon Black teams, the pre-Stuxnet tool was engineered to corrupt uranium-compression simulations that are central to nuclear weapon design.
“Fast16’s hook engine is selectively interested in
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/pre-stuxnet-fast16-malware-tampered.html - Hackers earn $1,298,250 for 47 zero-days at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-17 22:33 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 hacking contest has concluded, with security researchers collecting $1,298,250 in rewards after exploiting 47 zero-day flaws. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-earn-1-298-250-for-47-zero-days-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/ - MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Fully Patched Systems
The Hacker News • 2026-05-17 21:59 • thehackernews.com
Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher behind the recently disclosed Windows flaws, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day flaw that grants attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems.
Codenamed MiniPlasma, the vulnerability impacts “cldflt.sys,” which refers to the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/miniplasma-windows-0-day-enables-system.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
