A critical security flaw impacting Oracle E-Business Suite has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Defused Cyber.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46817 (CVSS score: 9.8), refers to an improper privilege management and authentication flaw in Oracle Payments that could be abused to take over susceptible instances.
"Easily exploitable vulnerability allows
Microsoft has found a malicious Chrome extension that posed as the AI search engine Perplexity and quietly logged what people searched for. It routed every query and every character typed into the address bar through an attacker-controlled server before redirecting users to real results.
Microsoft says Google removed it from the store after responsible disclosure. The extension was called "
WhatsApp on Monday officially announced the start of global reservations of usernames with an aim to protect the privacy of more than three billion users on the messaging platform.
The optional feature is designed to help users connect with someone on the service through usernames, as opposed to directly sharing their phone numbers. Username reservations will start rolling out starting today,
The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a legitimate cloud service into its command channel.
Acronis Threat Research Unit found active compromises inside Indian government networks, including machines used by senior administrative staff, and worked with
Nissan is warning that it suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees after threat actors exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in data theft attacks previously linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. [...]
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) says the ShinyHunters extortion group stole only publicly available data, outdated logs, and configuration files after breaching its systems by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in an Oracle PeopleSoft server. [...]
WhatsApp is finally allowing users to reserve usernames, a privacy feature that lets them hide their phone numbers from people not in their contact list. [...]
The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information that helps identify or locate members of the UNC5792 and UNC4221 hacker groups, which are linked to Russia's intelligence and military services. [...]
This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open.
The noise is not all noise, either. Forums are talking, researchers are finding easy cracks, and defenders have more cleanup waiting.
Here’s the full Monday recap.
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New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local
AI agents can access data, trigger workflows, and take action across enterprise systems. Token Security explains why governing these privileged identities is becoming essential for enterprise security. [...]
Hackers are exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-48558) in SimpleHelp to deploy Djinn Stealer, a previously undocumented cross-platform information stealer targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux. [...]
Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-46817) in the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) financial application, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]
Business email compromise attacks increasingly rely on convincing impersonation rather than malware, making them harder for employees and traditional email defenses to detect. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help identify sophisticated email threats and automate response workflows. [...]
KnowBe4, spécialiste de la sécurité protégeant à la fois les agents d’IA et les utilisateurs humains, dévoile les résultats de sa nouvelle étude intitulée « Cyber Risk in Travel & Tourism EMEA 2026 ». Le transport représente aujourd’hui 11 % des cyberattaques recensées en Europe, ce qui en fait le deuxième secteur le plus visé […]
New findings unearthed by Infoblox show that more than 236,000 websites are using investment scam templates built using a legitimate Chinese open-source, cross-platform application development framework called DCloud Uni-App.
The templates power bogus cryptocurrency exchanges, multi-language pig-butchering operations, WhatsApp phishing networks, fake gambling platforms, brand-impersonation
Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum computers. Although no machine today can break elliptic curve cryptography or RSA, quantum hardware is advancing rapidly and will inevitably change how organizations protect their data. Ciphertext and credentials captured by
A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025.
Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said it observed 35 distinct spear-phishing campaigns mounted by Gamaredon against new targets, with most of them taking place in the second half of the year. Primary targets of these
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