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Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-08-01 08:00 PDT

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-08-01 08:00 PDT

  • Rails patches critical Active Storage flaw with RCE potential
    BleepingComputer • 2026-08-01 07:20 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    A critical vulnerability in the Active Storage framework can allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a Rails application, and potentially escalate to remote code execution (RCE). […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rails-patches-critical-active-storage-flaw-with-rce-potential/
  • Hackers Poison Adform Script to Swap Crypto Wallet Addresses Across Customer Sites
    The Hacker News • 2026-08-01 02:03 • thehackernews.com
    Attackers modified a JavaScript file served by advertising technology company Adform, turning it into a browser-side tool that rewrites cryptocurrency wallet addresses.

    Adform detected the incident on July 27, 2026, removed the malicious code, notified affected clients, and reported it to authorities.

    Anyone who visited a site carrying the affected script on July 27 and copied a Bitcoin,
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-poison-adform-script-to-swap.html

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.

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