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Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing

Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing

Ravie LakshmananJun 12, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence Google on Friday said it’s pursuing legal action against a Chinese cybercrime network, accusing it of using its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) agent to send phishing text messages… 

China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

Swati KhandelwalJun 12, 2026Linux / Network Security Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself. Sygnia,… 

Agentjacking Attack Tricks AI Coding Agents Into Running Malicious Code

Agentjacking Attack Tricks AI Coding Agents Into Running Malicious Code

Ravie LakshmananJun 12, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have described what they say is a new class of attack that can trick artificial intelligence (AI) coding agents into running arbitrary code on developer machines.… 

LangGraph Flaw Chain Exposes Self-Hosted AI Agents to Remote Code Execution

LangGraph Flaw Chain Exposes Self-Hosted AI Agents to Remote Code Execution

Ravie LakshmananJun 12, 2026Vulnerability / AI Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three now-patched security flaws impacting LangGraph, including a critical vulnerability chain that could result in remote code execution. LangGraph is an open-source… 

INTERPOL Operation Takes Down Sniper Dz Phishing Platform, Arrests Administrator

INTERPOL Operation Takes Down Sniper Dz Phishing Platform, Arrests Administrator

Ravie LakshmananJun 12, 2026Cybercrime / Phishing An INTERPOL-led operation last month resulted in the disruption of Sniper Dz, a decade-long phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, Group-IB said Thursday. The effort, codenamed Operation Ramz, took place between October… 

Europol Disrupts AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs

Europol Disrupts AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs

Authorities in Europe have disrupted AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service used by ransomware gangs and cybercriminal networks. Europol, in a statement issued Thursday, said the dismantling of AudiA6 cut off a “key financial pipeline used… 

ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities

ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities

Swati KhandelwalJun 11, 2026Vulnerability / Data Breach The ShinyHunters extortion crew exploited an unpatched flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft to break into enterprise systems, steal data, and demand payment to keep it private. The campaign hit… 

New Attacks Trick OpenClaw AI Agent Into Running Code and Leaking Secrets

New Attacks Trick OpenClaw AI Agent Into Running Code and Leaking Secrets

Two security teams have shown, in separate research published this week, that OpenClaw, the popular self-hosted AI agent, can be driven to run attacker-controlled code or hand over sensitive data through ordinary-looking inputs. Imperva buried…