Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-09-16 17:00 PDT
- Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
Graham Cluley • 2026-09-16 16:07 • grahamcluley.com
Researchers wanted to test if LG’s smart TVs come with any security risks – but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid it. So they came up with a solution. They got plastered before setting up the TV, on the reasoning that you can’t be legally bound to a contract you agreed to while drunk. What they discovered will make you look at your TV rather differently…Meanwhile, awful Android malware with the audacious name “Awesome” (in Indonesian) is doing the rounds, stealing your data, demanding a ransom, and then giving you a “jump scare”…
Plus, in our feature…
https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-485/ - Windows 11 KB5124008 update breaks domain trust for some users
BleepingComputer • 2026-09-16 13:39 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft is investigating reports that the Windows 11 KB5124008 security update is breaking domain trust relationships on some enterprise systems, preventing users from logging in with valid domain credentials. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5124008-update-breaks-domain-trust-for-some-users/ - Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets
BleepingComputer • 2026-09-16 13:24 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-use-chosen-brick-windows-malware-to-spy-on-targets/ - Malware bypasses browser checks to force install Chrome, Edge extensions
BleepingComputer • 2026-09-16 11:50 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A banking malware operation active since mid-2025 has been using a toolkit named KREMLIN to install malicious Chrome and Edge extensions that steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive data. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-bypasses-browser-checks-to-force-install-chrome-edge-extensions/ - Scans Targeting Hospitality Applications, (Wed, Sep 16th)
SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-09-16 11:44 • isc.sans.eduEarlier today, I noted an odd request showing up in our “First Seen” report:
- Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight
KrebsOnSecurity • 2026-09-16 11:14 • krebsonsecurity.com
The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines against data brokers that publish personal information on state law enforcement officials. In the face of repeated stonewalling and prevarication by attorneys for Radaris, the judge in the case ordered that radaris.com and more than a dozen other data broker domains be transferre…
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/data-broker-radaris-loses-domains-in-privacy-fight/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
