Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-05-21 13:00 PDT
- Google accidentally exposed details of unfixed Chromium flaw
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-21 11:13 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Google has accidentally leaked details about an unfixed issue in Chromium that keeps JavaScript running in the background even when the browser is closed, allowing remote code execution on the device. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-accidentally-exposed-details-of-unfixed-chromium-flaw/ - Defenders fall behind, as AI rewrites the rules of a data breach
Graham Cluley • 2026-05-21 10:13 • www.fortra.com
For almost 20 years, stolen credentials have been the most common route for attackers into organizations, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). But that’s no longer the case.Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
https://www.fortra.com/blog/defenders-fall-behind-ai-rewrites-rules-data-breach - macOS Kernel Memory Corruption Exploit
Schneier on Security • 2026-05-21 09:03 • www.schneier.comA group used Anthropic’s Mythos AI model to help find a kernel memory corruption vulnerability and exploit on Apple’s M5.
News article.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/macos-kernel-memory-corruption-exploit.html
- Apple blocked over $11 billion in App Store fraud in 6 years
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-21 08:11 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Apple revealed that it blocked over $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the last six years, more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions in 2025 alone. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-blocked-22-billion-in-fraudulent-app-store-transactions-in-2025/ - Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor
The Hacker News • 2026-05-21 07:17 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a campaign targeting a telecommunications provider in the Middle East since at least mid-2022.“Showboat is a modular post-exploitation framework designed for Linux systems, capable of spawning a remote shell, transferring files, and functioning as a SOCKS5 proxy,” Lumen
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/showboat-linux-malware-hits-middle-east.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
