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Anthropic Silently Patches Claude Code Sandbox Bypass

The researcher who found it says the vulnerability could have been chained with a prompt injection to exfiltrate data. The post Anthropic Silently Patches Claude Code Sandbox Bypass appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph API for command-and-control (C2 or C&C) communications. Webworm, first publicly documented by Broadcom-owned Symantec in September 2022, is assessed to be active since at least 2022, targeting government agencies

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Agent AI is Coming. Are You Ready?

New Industry Data Just Released Suggests Not. On May 19th, 2026, Orchid Security released the results of our Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026. Among the findings, "identity dark matter" (the unseen, unmanaged elements of identity) now overshadows the visible elements 57% vs. 43%. And it couldn't have occurred at a worse time, with enterprises embracing Agent AI with both arms (and unfortunately, as

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Over 320 NPM Packages Hit by Fresh Mini Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack

A compromised maintainer account was used to publish malicious package versions across the @antv namespace. The post Over 320 NPM Packages Hit by Fresh Mini Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Caught Off Guard: Securing AI After It Hits Production

As enterprises rush AI projects into production, security teams are increasingly being forced into reactive mode. The post Caught Off Guard: Securing AI After It Hits Production appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Typosquatting Is No Longer a User Problem. It's a Supply Chain Problem

AI-generated lookalike domains are now embedded inside the third-party scripts running on your web properties. Here's why your current stack can't see them, and what detection actually requires. Download the CISO Expert Guide to Typosquatting in the AI Era → TL;DR  Typosquatting is no longer a user problem. Attackers now embed lookalike domains inside legitimate third-party scripts.

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Real-World ICS Security Tales From the Trenches

SecurityWeek spoke with several ICS security experts and companies about their most memorable experiences in the field. The post Real-World ICS Security Tales From the Trenches appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Virtual Event Today: Threat Detection & Incident Response Summit

Don't miss this virtual event as we explore how to cut through alert fatigue, leverage AI and unified platforms to accelerate investigations, and apply actionable threat intelligence. The post Virtual Event Today: Threat Detection & Incident Response Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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GitHub Confirms Hack Impacting 3,800 Internal Repositories

The TeamPCP hacking group accessed the repositories after a GitHub employee installed a poisoned VS Code extension. The post GitHub Confirms Hack Impacting 3,800 Internal Repositories appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Releases Mitigation for YellowKey BitLocker Bypass CVE-2026-45585 Exploit

Microsoft on Tuesday released a mitigation for a BitLocker bypass vulnerability named YellowKey following its public disclosure last week. The zero-day flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585, carries a CVSS score of 6.8. It has been described as a BitLocker security feature bypass. "Microsoft is aware of a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows publicly referred to as 'YellowKey,'" the

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Grafana GitHub Breach Exposes Source Code via TanStack npm Attack

Grafana Labs, on May 19, 2026, said an investigation into its recent breach found no evidence of customer production systems or operations being compromised. It said the scope of the incident is limited to the Grafana Labs GitHub environment, which includes public and private source code along with internal GitHub repositories. "After the initial assessment, we found that in addition to source

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GitHub Investigating TeamPCP Claimed Breach of ~4,000 Internal Repositories

GitHub on Tuesday said it's investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories after the notorious threat actor known as TeamPCP listed the platform's source code and internal organizations for sale on a cybercrime forum. "While we currently have no evidence of impact to customer information stored outside of GitHub's internal repositories (such as our customers' enterprises,

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Verizon DBIR 2026: Vulnerability Exploitation Overtakes Credential Theft as Top Breach Vector

Verizon’s 2026 DBIR finds vulnerability exploitation has overtaken credential abuse as the leading breach vector, as AI accelerates attacks, patching delays worsen, and ransomware and third-party compromises continue to surge. The post Verizon DBIR 2026: Vulnerability Exploitation Overtakes Credential Theft as Top Breach Vector appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Trapdoor Android Ad Fraud Scheme Hit 659 Million Daily Bid Requests Using 455 Apps

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ad fraud and malvertising operation dubbed Trapdoor targeting Android device users. The activity, per HUMAN's Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team, encompassed 455 malicious Android apps and 183 threat actor-owned command-and-control (C2) domains, turning the infrastructure into a pipeline for multi-stage fraud. "Users

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Drupal to Patch Highly Critical Vulnerability at Risk of Quick Exploitation

Drupal says attackers may develop an exploit for the vulnerability within hours or days. The post Drupal to Patch Highly Critical Vulnerability at Risk of Quick Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Disrupts Malware-Signing Service Run by ‘Fox Tempest’ 

 Fox Tempest provides a service that cybercriminals use to distribute ransomware and other malware disguised as legitimate software. The post Microsoft Disrupts Malware-Signing Service Run by ‘Fox Tempest’  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE). Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka DirtyCBC), the vulnerability was discovered and reported by the Zellic and V12 security team on May 9, 2026, only to be informed by the maintainers that it was a duplicate of a vulnerability that had

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Legacy Windows Tool MSHTA Fuels Surge in Silent Malware Attacks

Attackers are increasingly abusing Microsoft’s decades-old MSHTA utility to stealthily deliver stealers, loaders, and persistent malware through phishing, fake software downloads, and LOLBIN-based attack chains. The post Legacy Windows Tool MSHTA Fuels Surge in Silent Malware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Unpatched ChromaDB Vulnerability Can Lead to Server Takeover

The security defect can be exploited remotely, without authentication, to execute arbitrary code and leak sensitive information. The post Unpatched ChromaDB Vulnerability Can Lead to Server Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Young Girls Are The Future Of Cybersecurity

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – May. 19, 2026 –Watch the YouTube video Betta Lyon Delsordo told Cybercrime Magazine that her journey into ethical hacking began at 13, in Montana, when she taught herself to code, After earning a degree The post Young Girls Are The Future Of Cybersecurity appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.