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August 2026

A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices

A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices

A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker’s choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle chargers, industrial routers, and car telematics units, that is enough… 

Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo

Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo

Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Cryptography / Software Supply Chain Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the… 

Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers

Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers

Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Insider Threat / Cyber Espionage Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every virtual machine the company issued was recording.… 

Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11

Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11

Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that researchers chained to SYSTEM access… 

Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets

Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets

Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026AI Security / Cyber Attack A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data without ever sending…