General High 22 May

Socket Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

The company will invest in its firewall, certified patches, protection extensions, new products, and team expansion. The post Socket Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

General High 22 May

Pardus Linux Vulnerability Chain Enables Complete System Takeover

A critical local privilege escalation vulnerability chain tracked as CVE-2026–5140 has exposed serious security weaknesses in Pardus Linux. Researchers revealed that the flaws allow any unprivileged local user to gain full root access without authentication, potentially leading to complete system co

General High 22 May

When Identity is the Attack Path

Consider a cached access key on a single Windows machine. It got there the way most cached credentials do - a user logged in, and the key stored itself automatically. Standard AWS behavior. No one misconfigured anything or violated a policy. Yet that single key, which was easily accessible to a mino

General High 21 May

Global Banks Scramble After AI Tool Exposes Cyber Weaknesses

Banks across the United States, Europe, and Japan are accelerating efforts to strengthen cybersecurity defenses after the emergence of a new artificial intelligence-powered vulnerability discovery tool raised concerns across the financial sector. The growing discussion around AI-driven cyber risks c

General Critical 21 May

Microsoft Python Client DurableTask Compromised by TeamPCP Hackers

Three consecutive releases of Microsoft’s official Python workflow SDK were poisoned with a multi-cloud credential-stealing worm, continuing the group’s relentless 2026 supply chain campaign. The TeamPCP threat group has struck again this time targeting durabletask, the official Microsoft Python cli

General High 21 May

AI-Powered App Attacks Are Faster, More Frequent and Harder to Stop

Digital.ai’s latest threat report warns that agentic AI has erased the distinction between emerging and primary targets, enabling attackers to strike mobile apps within hours of release across every industry. The post AI-Powered App Attacks Are Faster, More Frequent and Harder to Stop appeared first