High-severity SharePoint RCE bug patched by Microsoft (CVE-2026-45659)

Microsoft has released patches for a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-45659) in SharePoint that may be exploited in low-complexity attacks. It affects the SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and Sh… Continue reading High-severity SharePoint RCE bug patched by Microsoft (CVE-2026-45659)

Deleted Google API keys keep working for up to 23 minutes, researchers warn

Google API keys are credentials that let applications access Google services, from Maps to the Gemini AI. If a key is leaked, an attacker can use it to make API calls, rack up charges, and, if Gemini is enabled, access uploaded files and cached convers… Continue reading Deleted Google API keys keep working for up to 23 minutes, researchers warn

Microsoft open-sources tools for designing and testing AI agents

Microsoft has open-sourced two tools aimed at bringing security discipline to AI agent development: Clarity, a structured design review tool, and RAMPART, a continuous testing framework. The release comes from Microsoft’s AI Red Team, the company… Continue reading Microsoft open-sources tools for designing and testing AI agents

GitHub, Grafana Labs breaches traced back to TanStack supply chain compromise

GitHub CISO Alexis Wales has named the malicious VS Code extension behind the breach they suffered at the hands of the threat group TeamPCP: Nx Console, a popular developer tool with 2.2 million installs. A malicious version of the otherwise benign ext… Continue reading GitHub, Grafana Labs breaches traced back to TanStack supply chain compromise

Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498)

Attackers are exploiting two Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41091 and CVE-2026-45498), Microsoft acknowledged and CISA confirmed by adding them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerabilities CVE-2026-41091 allows for … Continue reading Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498)

Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector

Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. This is the first time credential theft has been knock… Continue reading Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector

TeamPCP breached GitHub’s internal codebase via poisoned VS Code extension

Following TeamPCP’s claim that they’ve breached GitHub’s own private code repositories, the Microsoft-owned company launched an investigation and confirmed the compromise. “Our current assessment is that the activity involved ex… Continue reading TeamPCP breached GitHub’s internal codebase via poisoned VS Code extension

Microsoft provides mitigation for “YellowKey” BitLocker bypass flaw (CVE-2026-45585)

Microsoft is working on a fix for CVE-2026-45585 (aka “Yellowkey”), a vulnerability that can be used by attackers to bypass protections offered by BitLocker, the full-disk encryption feature built into Windows, and access users’ data…. Continue reading Microsoft provides mitigation for “YellowKey” BitLocker bypass flaw (CVE-2026-45585)

AI is drowning software maintainers in junk security reports

AI-assisted vulnerability research has exploded, unleashing a firehose of low-quality reports on overworked software maintainers who are wasting hours sifting through noise instead of fixing real problems. Linus Torvalds, the Linux kernel’s creat… Continue reading AI is drowning software maintainers in junk security reports