Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-08-31 17:00 PDT

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Generated: 2026-08-31 17:00 PDT

• Cronos blockchain restarts after $74 million Tectonic exploit
  BleepingComputer • 2026-08-31 13:47 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
  The Cronos blockchain network has resumed trading activity after a price-manipulation attack on the Tectonic cryptocurrency lending platform allowed an attacker to borrow $74 million. […]
  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cronos-blockchain-restarts-after-74-million-tectonic-exploit/
• The Coding-Agent Trap: When a "Free" LLM Endpoint Is the Adversary, (Mon, Aug 31st)
  SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-08-31 13:00 • isc.sans.edu

  One of my internet-exposed inference honeypots was discovered, relabeled with sought-after model names, and incorporated into infrastructure apparently used to provide “free” LLM backends. It then received a real coding-agent session — history, filesystem output, working paths, and the agent's local tool manifest. The honeypot did not request or cause any tool execution; what the request exposed is what a malicious opera…
  https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33298

• Microsoft warns of TerminalFix attacks deploying reverse tunnels
  BleepingComputer • 2026-08-31 11:51 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
  A new ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites to trick victims into running malicious PowerShell commands in Windows Terminal. […]
  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-terminalfix-attacks-deploying-reverse-tunnels/
• Is Someone Hacking DoD Refrigerators?
  Schneier on Security • 2026-08-31 11:20 • www.schneier.com

  It sure seems like it.

  The stores confirmed to be affected include Fort Irwin, Calif.; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/is-someone-hacking-dod-refrigerators.html