Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-07-03 17:00 PDT
- Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
The Hacker News • 2026-07-03 13:19 • thehackernews.com
Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards.The flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywhere. It ships inside the firmware that runs security cameras, drones, industrial controllers, hardware crypto wallets, and other devices built on
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/unpatched-flaws-disclosed-in-filesystem.html - New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
The Hacker News • 2026-07-03 12:40 • thehackernews.com
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.
The AI caught one flaw and missed
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html - New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
The Hacker News • 2026-07-03 11:55 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls.Avalon combines credential collection, lateral movement, remote access, recovery disruption, and ransomware execution, bringing together diverse functions under one
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-avalon-malware-framework-packs.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
