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Last updated: Jun 15, 2026 · 5:24 PM GMT
Cybersecurity The Hacker News · 1h ago

LiteLLM Vulnerability Chain Lets Low-Privilege Users Take Over AI Gateway Servers

A default low-privilege account on a LiteLLM proxy can climb to full admin and run code on the server by chaining three vulnerabilities, researchers at Obsidian Security disc…

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Scams & Malware

Cisco fixes SD-WAN vManage flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-20262, that was exploited in attacks to escalate to root pr…

BleepingComputer1h ago
Tech News

Xbox turmoil continues with a studio closure and executive departures

Last week, Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent a memo warning of an Xbox "reset" ahead of expected layoffs, and today, Kotaku reported that Xbox plans to shut down Compulsion Games, t…

The Verge1h ago
Scams & Malware

Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters data breach claims

The Council of Europe, the continent's oldest intergovernmental body, is probing claims of a data breach made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over the weekend. [...]

BleepingComputer2h ago
Tech News

Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’

Roblox's vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is "optimistic" that its new facial age estimation tech will "continue to get better…

The Verge2h ago
Scams & Malware

FBI: Fraudsters use couriers to steal money in crypto scams

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that criminals are using couriers to collect money from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as pig bu…

BleepingComputer3h ago
Tech News

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control restrictions on Anthropic’s models Fable and Mythos, arguing that the order …

TechCrunch3h ago
Cybersecurity

One-Click Microsoft 365 Copilot Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Steal Emails, Files, and MFA Codes

A single click on a trusted Microsoft link could have let an attacker pull emails, calendar details, and indexed files out of Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search. Researc…

The Hacker News3h ago
Tech News

SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised

SpaceX's IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.

TechCrunch3h ago
Tech News

My favorite Qi2 power bank is cheaper than ever for Verge readers

I recently published a buying guide on the best Qi2 power banks. Out of seven feature-packed batteries, I really dug the Baseus AM52 10,000mAh power bank that has a built-in …

The Verge3h ago
Tech News

UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16

The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.

TechCrunch4h ago
Tech News

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that autom…

TechCrunch4h ago
Tech News

The Verge’s Father’s Day 2026 gift guide

With Father's Day on the horizon, happening June 21st, it's time to start thinking about what kind of gifts you want to buy for the fathers you care about. You know your dad …

The Verge4h ago
Tech News

Happy birthday to the Trump phone

From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of con…

The Verge4h ago
Scams & Malware

Vibe coders are gonna vibe code: How CISOs are tackling code sprawl

Employees are increasingly building automations, agents, and apps with AI tools outside traditional security oversight. Tines explores how CISOs are handling AI-driven code s…

BleepingComputer4h ago
Scams & Malware

Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research

A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. [...]

BleepingComputer4h ago
Tech News

Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use

Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actually got to remotely operate one of …

The Verge4h ago
Cybersecurity

⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, UniFi Exploits, macOS Stealers, VPN Flaw and More

Stuff broke again. Not in a movie way. An old tool was left exposed. An abandoned package was abused. A deprecated feature was still running in prod. This week is the same le…

The Hacker News4h ago
Tech News

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech

Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.

TechCrunch4h ago
Tech News

Fox to acquire Roku in $22B deal

Fox says the deal will create the third-largest television company in the United States.

TechCrunch4h ago
Tech News

Google Earth’s flight simulator is now available in your browser

On Friday Google announced it was making a relatively unknown feature of Google Earth available to a wider audience. The desktop version of Google Earth has had a hidden flig…

The Verge5h ago
Scams & Malware

New attack turned Microsoft 365 Copilot into 1-click data theft tool

A critical vulnerability chain dubbed SearchLeak in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from a target's mailbox, OneDrive, or Share…

BleepingComputer5h ago
Tech News

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities

NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.

TechCrunch5h ago
Scams & Malware

Infinite Campus data breach affects 137,000 school staff accounts

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from more than 137,000 school staff accounts in a Salesforce data theft attack that targeted the widely used Infini…

BleepingComputer6h ago
Scams & Malware

Webinar: How behavioral AI stops phishing and account takeovers

Modern phishing, BEC, and account takeover attacks increasingly bypass traditional email defenses and create operational strain for security teams. This webinar explores how …

BleepingComputer6h ago
Tech News

A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means

In April, for the first time ever, an Earth observation satellite found what it was looking for, all on its own.

TechCrunch6h ago
Tech News

Fox is buying Roku

Fox has announced that it's acquiring Roku outright, in a deal that values the streaming company at $22 billion. Once the deal is complete, Fox content will be promoted more …

The Verge6h ago
Cybersecurity

The Onboarding Password Mistake That Creates Unnecessary Risk

Employee onboarding is a busy time for IT teams. New starters need devices, accounts, access permissions, and passwords, all delivered within a tight timeframe. That usually …

The Hacker News7h ago
Cybersecurity

152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (P…

The Hacker News7h ago
Cybersecurity

Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to Plant Hidden Backdoors on Sites

An attacker tampered with trusted JavaScript files used by WordPress sites running PushEngage, OptinMonster, and TrustPulse, turning those files into a way to break into the …

The Hacker News8h ago
Cybersecurity

Sniper Dz Scams Target MENA Users via Fake Facebook Offers and Browser Alerts

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of fraudulent activity targeting users across the Middle East and North Africa by employing various fraudulent Facebook accou…

The Hacker News12h ago
Cybersecurity

Palo Alto Warns of Active Exploitation of PAN-OS GlobalProtect VPN Flaw

Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it has observed "active exploitation" of a recently disclosed PAN-OS vulnerability by an unknown threat actor to obtain unauthorized acce…

The Hacker News12h ago
Scams & Malware

Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

A cybercrime group known as The Gentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of hackers through an aggr…

Krebs on Security5d ago
Scams & Malware

A Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday for June 2026

Microsoft today released software updates to plug nearly 200 security holes across its Windows operating systems and supported software, a record number of fixes for the comp…

Krebs on Security5d ago
Scams & Malware

Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the week…

Krebs on SecurityJun 1, 2026
Scams & Malware

Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks,…

Krebs on SecurityMay 25, 2026
Scams & Malware

Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak

Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after KrebsOnSecurity reported this week that a…

Krebs on SecurityMay 22, 2026
Scams & Malware

Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada

Canadian authorities on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man on suspicion of building and operating Kimwolf, a fast spreading Internet-of-Things botnet that enslaved m…

Krebs on SecurityMay 21, 2026
Scams & Malware

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github

Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several …

Krebs on SecurityMay 18, 2026
Scams & Malware

Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition

Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good at finding security vulnerabilities i…

Krebs on SecurityMay 12, 2026

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