Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the exploitation of a newly patched security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter to a suspected China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT). The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a severe directory-traversal vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server that could be weaponized by a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code....Read More
Akira Ransomware Uses Safe Mode to Bypass EDR Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2026 Akira attackers used Safe Mode to disable EDR before deploying ransomware, but memory issues caused the encryptor to fail. An Akira ransomware affiliate broke into a company through an MFA-less SonicWall VPN on August 4, stole credentials and file shares, and then...Read More
An increasing backlog indicates a failure in the operating model Security teams often become the default owners of any issue labeled as a security concern. For example, when a scanner identifies an outdated package, security is expected to patch the server. If a cloud security platform detects an exposed storage bucket, security is tasked with...Read More
Yoav Land, a longtime AWS Israel executive and former board member of the company’s local operation, is joining Israeli cloud and cybersecurity company YouCC as CEO of a newly established subsidiary focused on Amazon Web Services. Land will lead YouCC INNO, which will provide AWS-based services spanning cloud strategy and migration, modernization, data and artificial...Read More
DDoS Attacks Cause Major Threema Outages Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026 Large DDoS attacks disrupted Threema, causing severe communication outages. Threema On-Prem users were unaffected by the attacks. Threema suffered multiple large-scale DDoS attacks that disrupted its secure messaging service and caused severe communication issues. Organizations using Threema On-Prem were not affected, as their deployments...Read More
Middle-aged and older adults likely remember bullying as confined to school corridors or playgrounds. For today’s adolescents, however, bullying no longer ends when the final school bell rings. Supercharged by smartphones and social media, it follows young people into their homes and can reach hundreds of peers within seconds. Cyberbullying — defined as the intentional...Read More
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit...Read More
Several local schools will be receiving funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to help improve safety. The School Safety and Security Committee has designated awards of over $406,000 for Seneca Valley School District as well as nearly $356,000 for Butler Area School District for addressing security gaps and improving mental health resources....Read More
Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne/Schuylkill) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced four school districts serving the 116th Legislative District will be awarded more than $1.16 million in School Safety and Mental Health Grants for physical security enhancements, behavioral health supports or both. “Parents send their children to school trusting they will be safe, cared for and...Read More
For years, cybersecurity has been built around a simple principle: defend, detect and recover. But as ransomware groups, cybercriminal networks and state-backed hackers become more persistent, governments are increasingly considering a more aggressive question—should private companies be allowed to fight back? The idea of the “cyber privateer” is no longer purely theoretical. In August 2026,...Read More
