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August 2026

New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA

New Passkey Attacks Can Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA

Three separate research efforts last week demonstrated ways to defeat passkey protections without breaking the cryptography they rest on. Passkeys are designed to replace reusable passwords and resist phishing. The attacks instead reused signed authentication… 

CISA, FBI and Partners Warn Organizations of Gunra Ransomware Actors Targeting Multiple Critical Infrastructure Sectors

CISA, FBI and Partners Warn Organizations of Gunra Ransomware Actors Targeting Multiple Critical Infrastructure Sectors

WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and Republic of Korea’s National Policy… 

TrueConf Server Flaws Exploited to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore

TrueConf Server Flaws Exploited to Replace Client Installers with PhantomCore

The threat actor known as Head Mare has been observed weaponizing security flaws in unpatched TrueConf servers once again in attacks targeting Russian companies spanning instrumentation, electronics, transport, energy, IT, and software development sectors. Russian… 

Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials

Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials

Ravie LakshmananAug 10, 2026Malware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension named Solidity Pro (“solidity-pro”) that has been observed delivering a browser wallet and credential stealer. The… 

OpenAI’s Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause

OpenAI’s Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause

OpenAI has announced that it’s pausing some “internal activities” involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity. In response to… 

The Microsoft tool that makes complicated workflows easier is on sale for a flat .97

The Microsoft tool that makes complicated workflows easier is on sale for a flat $44.97

TL;DR: Don’t miss your chance to grab Microsoft Visio Professional 2024 for Windows for just $44.97 (MSRP $579.99) before August 9 at 11:59pm Pacific. Create professional diagrams, workflows, and data visualizations with a lifetime license and no recurring…