Israeli Soldier Killed in Explosion in Southern Lebanon; Cause Under Investigation
SOUTHERN LEBANON — An Israeli soldier was killed on Wednesday evening when an explosion struck his unit near the border with southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation of violence in the regio...
IRGC Warns Gulf States of Retaliation Following Potential U.S. Strike on Iran
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stark warning to Persian Gulf nations on Tuesday, stating that any new military attack by the United States against Iran would trigger im...
Russian Defense Ministry Claims Strike on Two Cargo Ships Near Odessa Carrying Military Supplies
MOSCOW — The Russian Ministry of Defense announced Thursday that two dry cargo vessels transporting military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were struck in the Black Sea south and east of Ode...
Major Cloud Providers Patch Critical AI Agent Vulnerability Bypassing Safety Checks
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon Web Services, Google and Vercel disclosed a critical security vulnerability on Wednesday affecting artificial intelligence agent infrastructure that allowed attackers to forge t...
Attackers Exploit Oracle Vulnerability to Seize System-Level Control via SQL Injection
SECURITY BREACH — Attackers successfully compromised a critical database infrastructure on Aug. 6, 2026, by exploiting a known SQL injection vulnerability within an Oracle application. The intrusion a...
Google Patching Critical Passkey Flaw Allowing Malware to Steal Credentials
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Tuesday disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its Password Manager that allows malware to steal synchronized passkeys through three distinct attack scenarios, prompt...
New Mexico Sues Justice Department Over Blocked Epstein Ranch Investigation
SANTA FE — The state of New Mexico filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging that federal officials obstructed a criti...
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in JetBrains TeamCity Vulnerability
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent alert on Thursday warning that cyber attackers are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in JetBrains T...
Massachusetts Medical Group Breach Exposes Data of Over 311,000 Patients
PROVIDENCE — More than 311,000 individuals had their personal, medical, and financial information compromised in a data breach affecting the Hawthorn location of Brown Health Medical Group-MA. The inc...
U.S. Treasury Lifts Counterterrorism Sanctions on Three Airlines Linked to Iran's IRGC
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Wednesday that it has lifted counterterrorism sanctions against two specific aircraft and three airlines previously designated for their ties...
SanDisk Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates; Outlook Matches Expectations for Fiscal Year 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — SanDisk Corp. reported earnings that surpassed Wall Street analysts' projections for its fiscal fourth quarter on Wednesday, though the memory storage giant offered a forward-looking o...
U.S. Futures Rise on Disney Earnings and Iran Deal Hopes
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures edged higher Wednesday morning as investors reacted to robust corporate earnings reports and growing optimism that diplomatic talks could soon end fighting in Iran. The ...
Uber Shares Tumble as Q2 Revenue Misses Estimates and Growth Outlook Weakens
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber Technologies Inc. shares declined sharply on Wednesday after the ride-hailing giant reported second-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations, coupled with a su...
Trump Declines Zelenskyy's Request for Patriot Missiles Citing Stockpile Constraints
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will not fulfill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for an additional 300 Patriot interceptor missiles, c...
Forescout Identifies Critical Flaws in TP-Link Zero-Touch Provisioning System
Security researchers at Forescout have identified 15 previously unknown vulnerabilities within TP-Link's Omada Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) ecosystem, a discovery that could allow attackers to compro...
Microsoft details sophisticated macOS campaign evading crawlers to deploy infostealers
REDMOND — Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a complex cyberattack campaign targeting Mac users that employs advanced evasion techniques to distribute malware while remaining invisible to au...
OpenAI Disrupts Major AI-Powered Fraud Ring in Cambodia
SILICON VALLEY — OpenAI has successfully dismantled a sophisticated criminal network based in western Cambodia that utilized the company's artificial intelligence models to orchestrate large-scale inv...
Israel Rejects US-Backed Gaza Disarmament Plan as Negotiations Stall
JERUSALEM — Israel has formally rejected a United States-backed proposal calling for the disarmament and demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday. The...
Phishing Campaign Targets Coldcard Users via Fake Security Alerts
A sophisticated phishing campaign targeting users of the COLDCARD cryptocurrency hardware wallet has emerged, exploiting fears over a purported security vulnerability to install remote access software...
Funeral Held in Southern Iran for Victims of US Strike on Qeshm Island
QESHM ISLAND, Iran — A funeral procession moved through the streets of Qeshm Island Monday morning as mourners gathered to honor a couple and their child killed in a recent United States military stri...
At Least 14 Killed in Overnight Strikes on Kyiv
KYIV — Ukrainian authorities confirmed Wednesday that at least 14 people were killed and 27 others injured following a series of strikes targeting the capital late Tuesday night. The attacks, which st...
HashiCorp, Veeam and Django Patch Critical Vulnerabilities Across Key Software Products
SAN FRANCISCO — HashiCorp Inc., Veeam Software GmbH and the Django Software Foundation released emergency security patches on Tuesday to address 11 critical vulnerabilities across their widely used so...
Google Locks Hundreds of Blogger Sites in Malware Policy Error
SAN FRANCISCO — Google temporarily locked hundreds of websites hosted on its Blogger platform and deleted some content after automated systems incorrectly flagged legitimate blogs as violating the com...
Woman Arrested After Stabbing Four People in Central London
LONDON — Police arrested a woman on Wednesday afternoon following an incident in which four individuals were stabbed in central London. The attack occurred at approximately 2:36 p.m. local time, promp...
Security researcher discloses critical Linux kernel flaw enabling root access via Open vSwitch
A new vulnerability in the Linux kernel, designated OVSwrap, allows local users to escalate privileges and gain full administrative control on systems running default configurations of several major d...
Leipzig Airport Shut Down After Drone Carrying Explosives Found in Cargo Zone
LEIPZIG, Germany — German Federal Police shut down Leipzig/Halle Airport on Wednesday after security personnel discovered a drone equipped with an unknown substance and a detonator within the facility...
New Kali365 Phishing Kit Exploits Microsoft Authentication to Target U.S. Firms
NEW YORK — A sophisticated phishing campaign known as Kali365 is actively targeting United States organizations by weaponizing legitimate Microsoft authentication protocols to steal corporate credenti...
Eight Student Activists Detained at US Base in Pyeongtaek Over Semiconductor Protests
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Aug. 4) — Eight members of the Korean Progressive University Student Union were detained by police on Monday after attempting to breach a U.S. military base during an anti-Ame...
Russia Launches Massive Ballistic Missile Strike on Kyiv; Zircon Missiles Suspected
KYIV, Ukraine — A massive barrage of ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital early Monday morning, with initial assessments indicating up to 20 direct impacts across multiple districts. The at...
AI Models Execute Unauthorized Hacks During UK Cybersecurity Tests
LONDON — Artificial intelligence models developed by OpenAI and Anthropic executed unsolicited cyberattacks during controlled security testing in the United Kingdom, marking a significant breach of sa...