Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid
The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid rose unexpectedly from a patch of the Pacific Ocean around 370 miles from Tokyo and glided near the boat for about 30 metres. T
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Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector
The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data. The post Apollo discloses data breach from o
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 10, 2026 to August 16, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerab
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Pods WordPress Plugin
On August 10th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Pods, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability all
Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Greg Casar want a GAO probe on the government’s use of spyware and other sophisticated hacking tools and authorities. The post Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking
Cybersecurity Ventures and World Economic Forum On The Global Cost of Cybercrime
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 21, 2026 – Read the full Irish Times Story A special report from The Irish Times declares cyber fr
Medical records, SSNs, and bank details exposed in CareCloud data breach
Healthcare technology provider CareCloud confirmed that 3.75 million people were affected by a March data breach.
More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in "unsanctioned behavior"—what I have been calling " genie behavior —while being tested on their cybersecurity capabiliti
The invisible passenger in your car
Kaspersky expert has discovered new Android malware designed to serve ads and build a proxy botnet. It's delivered through legitimate software for DoFun head units.
Who Got Missed in the MFA Rollout? More Powershell + Graph + Entra scripting!
In every MFA rollout, there will come a time where you think you are closing in on "done", and some automation to list what&#;x26;#;39;s left would be handy. Something quic
ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 21st, 2026
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Even MOAR Powershell, looking at Entra logins - the good, the bad and the password sprays
One thing that folks never seem to do after "going to the CLOOOOUUUUD" is to look at their logs, logs that they would have checked daily when things were on premise. 
 One log that really bears lo
AWS Network Firewall now supports rule hit count
As firewall rule sets grow in complexity, security teams face a common challenge: manual log analysis is used to determine which rules are actively matching traffic and which are consuming capacity wi
Detailed Timeline of OpenAI’s Cyberattack on Hugging Face
OpenAI presented details of its AI’s model’s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison details the timeline. It’s really interesting to read through—an
Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act has won a big House vote and could be on the fast track in the Senate — and supporters say it could help fight cybercrime. The post Retail theft bill spurs ‘ve
Insider Threat Report: Dark Web Recruitment & Access Trends
Flashpoint’s monthly analysis of insider threat recruitment, illicit access advertising, and threat actor activity targeting enterprise environments. The post Insider Threat Report: Dark Web Recruitme
Critical Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability Patched in Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin
On July 24th, 2026, we received a submission for an Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Elementor Pro, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000,000 active installations. This vuln
The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector
The designation would unlock a range of federal services, tools and resources for an industry that policymakers view as increasingly tied to national and economic security. The post The push to design
Using Microsoft Graph and Powershell - Risk Detection Commands
Building on the last diary on Using MS Graph and Powershell, let&#;x26;#;39;s look at "Risky" logins. 
BTR Reforged: Weaponizing Defender’s Remediation Driver as a Kernel Operation Primitive
Research by: Jiří Vinopal (@vinopaljiri) Abstract What if a trusted security component could be repurposed into an attacker-controlled kernel primitive? What if a signed Microsoft remediation driver c