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Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models

University of Toronto researchers have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven computer worm that uses a locally hosted open-weight large language model to reason its way through a network, generate tailored attack strategies for each target it encounters, and replicate itself, all without human intervention and without touching a commercial AI service. The preprint, posted to arXiv on

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Chrome V8 Zero-Day CVE-2026-11645 Exploited in the Wild - Patch Now

Google has released security updates to address 74 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-11645 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as an out-of-bounds memory access in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Out-of-bounds read and write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103

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Over 100 NPM, PyPI Packages Hit in New Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attacks

The most recent variants of the self-propagating attacks are named Miasma and Hades. The post Over 100 NPM, PyPI Packages Hit in New Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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The Hidden Security Risk in Modern Networks: The Work Between Tools

Organizations have more visibility than ever. Growing tech stacks provide greater coverage, and network security teams are increasingly adopting AI and automation to help with routine tasks and reduce manual effort. But the same challenges persist. Outages still last hours, causing significant financial losses, operational disruption, and reputational impact. Threat response and mean time to

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Will AI Kill the Bug Bounty Industry?

Anthropic's Mythos is accelerating vulnerability discovery to machine speed, forcing the bug bounty industry and offensive security teams to adapt to a future where finding flaws is no longer the hard part. The post Will AI Kill the Bug Bounty Industry? appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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New FROST Attack Lets Websites Track What Sites and Apps You Open via SSD Timing

A malicious website can work out which sites you visit and which apps you open, using nothing but JavaScript and the timing of your SSD. The attack, called FROST, needs no native code, no extension, and no permission prompt. You open the page, leave the tab sitting there, and it watches the drive for contention in the background. Researchers at Graz University of Technology built it and

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Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Qilin Ransomware Attacks

The authentication bypass vulnerability allows attackers to establish VPN connections without a valid password. The post Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Qilin Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Hades PyPI Attack: 19 Packages Poisoned to Auto-Run Bun Credential Stealer

The Miasma supply chain campaign has sparked a fresh attack wave called Hades, this time involving 37 malicious wheel artifacts across 19 packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) registry, as the Mini Shai-Hulud-style attacks continue to be refined and splintered to target specific ecosystems. "The compromised releases shipped a *-setup.pth file that attempts to execute automatically

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LiteLLM Flaw CVE-2026-42271 Exploited in the Wild, Chains to Unauthenticated RCE

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity flaw impacting BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42271 (CVSS score: 8.7), is a command injection vulnerability that could allow any authenticated user to run arbitrary commands on the

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Google Patches 5th Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in 2026

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-11645 and it was reported in late April by an anonymous researcher. The post Google Patches 5th Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and break out of a container. The flaw, CVE-2026-23111, sits in the kernel's nf_tables packet-filtering code and was patched upstream on February 5, 2026. Exodus Intelligence released its full technical walkthrough on June 8, and it is not even

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A Security Raises $37 Million for Autonomous Offensive Security Platform

The company founded by Yossi Torati, Omer Gull, and Yuval Itzchakov has emerged from stealth mode. The post A Security Raises $37 Million for Autonomous Offensive Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Meta Blocks NSO Group's New WhatsApp Phishing Attack, Files Contempt Order

Meta on Monday said it detected and blocked spear-phishing attempts linked to Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group. In addition, the tech giant said it's filing a federal court contempt order against the company for violating a permanent injunction that barred it from targeting WhatsApp and its users. "They tried to trick people into clicking on malicious links to drive them to external websites

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Everybody Is Vibe Coding But Nobody Told the Security Team

AI-driven development is not something organizations can or should block. But it must be governed. The post Everybody Is Vibe Coding But Nobody Told the Security Team appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical Check Point VPN Flaw Exploited to Bypass Passwords in IKEv1 Setups

Check Point has warned of active exploitation of a critical vulnerability impacting Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments that are configured to use the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange protocol. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50751 (CVSS score: 9.3), is a case of a logic flow weakness in certificate validation that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass user

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WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order

The Meta-owned communications app is filing a federal court contempt order against NSO. The post WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Instagram Account Hacks, Android Zero-Day, GitHub Worm and More

Monday again. The weekend was meant to be quiet. It wasn't. Last week had poisoned packages, a broken AI helper, and a worm tearing through repos. The ugly part: basic tricks still worked. A chatbot got fooled. A bot token got leaked inside the malware. The same old mistakes showed up again. And while everyone chased the loud stuff, quieter attackers sat in inboxes for months, reading mail and

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AI Phishing Is Crushing SOCs with Alert Volume: How to Reduce Tier 1 Overload

Phishing has always been a numbers game. AI has turned it into a volume machine. Attackers can now create convincing emails, fake login pages, and tailored lures in minutes. Every polished message adds another case for Tier 1 to review, another link to inspect, and another alert that cannot be dismissed at a glance. As the queue grows, a credential theft attempt or malware delivery can easily

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 26 Deals Announced in May 2026

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Akamai, Check Point, Cisco, Cyera, Dragos, WatchGuard and Zscaler. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 26 Deals Announced in May 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Everest Forms Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites

The flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely and has been exploited in the wild for two months. The post Everest Forms Vulnerability Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek.