VulnerabilityDark Reading·2 days ago
How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk
New research shows how attacks against some unprotected TSN protocols could allow attackers to disrupt or manipulate physical processes
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VulnerabilityRapid7 Blog·1 week ago
Patch Tuesday - August 2026
August 2026 Patch Tuesday brings 421 vulnerabilities including a critical SharePoint RCE chain discovered by Rapid7 researchers and an actively exploited Windows Ancillary Function Driver elevation-of-privilege flaw, while the pseudonymous researcher "Nightmare Eclipse" continues a pattern of late-cycle disclosures with ShieldBreak, a patch bypass for previously patched Defender vulnerabilities. Microsoft Edge received delayed security patches compared to Chrome, with a five-day gap between Chrome and Edge updates marking an unusual slowdown in the browser's typical patching cadence.
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VulnerabilityThe Register·2 days ago
Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia's Zoom) if you're using it
Ukrainian hacktivists exploiting the bugs, but TrueConf's reach stretches well beyond home turf
VulnerabilityCybersecurity Dive·2 days ago
Microsoft confirms maximum severity flaw in Entra ID targeted for exploitation
Microsoft has confirmed a maximum severity remote-code execution vulnerability in Entra ID that is being actively exploited in the wild. The company states the flaw has been fully mitigated and requires no further action from customers.
VulnerabilitySecurityWeek·2 days ago
Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini
Researchers have identified a new attack technique called Cryptographic Context Injection that encrypts malicious instructions to evade safety guardrails in AI models including Grok and Gemini. The method works by concealing harmful prompts until they are decrypted within a trusted execution environment, effectively bypassing existing content filtering mechanisms. This vulnerability highlights a novel attack vector against popular large language models that defenders should monitor.