Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026
Participants demonstrated exploits for Windows, Linux, VMware, Nvidia, and AI products. The post Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
NGINX CVE-2026-42945 Exploited in the Wild, Causing Worker Crashes and Possible RCE
A newly disclosed security flaw impacting NGINX Plus and NGINX Open has come under active exploitation in the wild, days after its public disclosure, according to VulnCheck. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42945 (CVSS score: 9.2), is a heap buffer overflow in ngx_http_rewrite_module affecting NGINX versions 0.6.27 through 1.30.0. According toRead More »NGINX CVE-2026-42945 Exploited in the Wild, Causing Worker Crashes and Possible RCE
Grafana GitHub Token Breach Led to Codebase Download and Extortion Attempt
Grafana has disclosed that an “unauthorized party” obtained a token that granted them the ability to access the company’s GitHub environment and download its codebase. “Our investigation has determined that no customer data or personal information was accessed during this incident, and we have found no evidence of impact toRead More »Grafana GitHub Token Breach Led to Codebase Download and Extortion Attempt
Funnel Builder Flaw Under Active Exploitation Enables WooCommerce Checkout Skimming
A critical security vulnerability impacting the Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild to inject malicious JavaScript code into WooCommerce checkout pages with the goal of stealing payment data. Details of the activity were published by Sansec this week. The vulnerability currently does notRead More »Funnel Builder Flaw Under Active Exploitation Enables WooCommerce Checkout Skimming
PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX Vulnerability
Introduced in 2008, the critical-severity security defect was patched this week in NGINX Plus and NGINX open source. The post PoC Code Published for Critical NGINX Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid
Article about the bigfin squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
Did Iran Hack Tank Readers at US Gas Stations? Security Leaders Discuss
Security leaders share their thoughts on the attack, Iran’s potential involvement and the broader implications.
Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor Kazuar into a modular peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that’s engineered for stealth and persistent access to compromised hosts. Turla, per the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is assessed to be affiliated with Center 16 of Russia’sRead More »Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
In Other News: Big Tech vs Canada Encryption Bill, Cisco’s Free AI Security Spec, Audi App Flaws
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Nvidia cloud gaming data breach, Android 17 security upgrades, FBI warning after ShinyHunters hacks Canvas. The post In Other News: Big Tech vs Canada Encryption Bill, Cisco’s Free AI Security Spec, Audi App Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Four OpenClaw Flaws Enable Data Theft, Privilege Escalation, and Persistence
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of four security flaws in OpenClaw that could be chained to achieve data theft, privilege escalation, and persistence. The vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed Claw Chain by Cyera, can permit an attacker to establish a foothold, expose sensitive data, and plant backdoors. A brief description ofRead More »Four OpenClaw Flaws Enable Data Theft, Privilege Escalation, and Persistence