Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-08-28 13:00 PDT
- PaperCut releases second emergency patch for exploited flaws
BleepingComputer • 2026-08-28 12:08 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
PaperCut has released a second emergency security update for two actively exploited vulnerabilities in its PaperCut NG and MF print management software after researchers discovered multiple ways to bypass the initial fixes. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/papercut-releases-second-emergency-patch-for-exploited-flaws/ - GiveWP WordPress donation plugin flaw lets hackers execute server commands
BleepingComputer • 2026-08-28 11:18 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A maximum-severity vulnerability in the GiveWP plugin for WordPress allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the hosting server. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/givewp-wordpress-donation-plugin-flaw-lets-hackers-execute-server-commands/ - Attackers Chain Two PaperCut Flaws to Execute Code Without Authentication
The Hacker News • 2026-08-28 10:12 • thehackernews.com
Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances, as the company released a fresh emergency fix with additional hardening.“This vulnerability gives an unauthenticated attacker remote control over PaperCut’s trusted configuration, which could be used to execute arbitrary Java code inside the application’s
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-chain-two-papercut-flaws-to.html - 68-year-old imprisoned after making $1.3 million by pirating IPTV services
BleepingComputer • 2026-08-28 09:36 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A 68-year-old has been sentenced in the U.K. to more than six years in prison for operating an illegal IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service that generated £980,812 ($1.3 million) over three years. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/68-year-old-imprisoned-after-making-13-million-by-pirating-iptv-services/ - Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers
The Hacker News • 2026-08-28 09:20 • thehackernews.com
Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users’ home networks.Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard that prevents networks from eavesdropping on which websites a user is visiting.
“This new privacy standard works in tandem
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/android-17-adds-os-wide-ech-to-hide.html - ownCloud Flaw Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records From Philippine Research Body
The Hacker News • 2026-08-28 08:56 • thehackernews.com
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports that a Chinese-speaking threat actor weaponized the vulnerability to target a nuclear research body in the Philippines.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-github-actions-flaw-lets.html - 19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto-Draining Code
The Hacker News • 2026-08-28 08:27 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were published over the last six months and harbored wallet secret stealing and cryptocurrency draining capabilities.The extensions, per Socket security researcher Karlo Zanki, share similarities in code and tradecraft, with evidence indicating that the campaign may have been active
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/19-chrome-and-edge-extensions-found.html - AI Is Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery. Can Defenders Keep Up?
BleepingComputer • 2026-08-28 07:00 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, putting pressure on systems built to enrich, prioritize, and remediate flaws at a slower pace. Action1 explains why defenders increasingly need to correlate multiple intelligence sources and turn vulnerability data into faster remediation. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-is-accelerating-vulnerability-discovery-can-defenders-keep-up/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
