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Wed, Sep 16 · 12:00 PM CDT

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Generated Wed, Sep 16 · 12:00 PM CDTWindow last 6 hours

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Coverage now updates on a rolling 6-hour window, while NVD entries come from the live API using a last-24-hours modified window and are sorted by severity.

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News stays on the current 6-hour slice, videos now use the last 24 hours, and NVD uses the API instead of the traditional feed to better match the live site behavior.

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Top stories

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:45:58 +0530

Google Patches Pixel Modem Flaw Amid Signs of Limited Targeted Exploitation

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
Google has disclosed that a high-severity security flaw in its Pixel Cellular Modem has come under exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58704 (CVSS score: 8.0), is a privilege escalation flaw. "In Cellular Modem, there is a possible

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:38:54 +0530

Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

9.8/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
Acronis has warned that a high-severity security flaw in its Backup plugin for cPanel and Web Host Manager (WHM) deployments has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS score: 7.8), is described as a case of local privile

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:57:49 +0530

Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

9.5/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsmalwareai

Summary
Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky. The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks mounted by NightEagle (

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:20:59 +0530

Attackers Exploit Issabel Framework Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated OS Command Execution

9.3/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnidentity

Summary
A critical security flaw in Issabel Framework, a web-based framework for the open-source unified communications PBX software, has come under active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-89026 (CVSS v3.1 score: 9.8/CVSS v4.0 score: 9.3), which

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:45:48 +0530

Threat Intelligence Alone Won't Close the Exploitation Gap

9.3/10 · Must read/watch
The Hacker Newsvulnaiidentity

Summary
A leaked credential shows up in a criminal marketplace, or a vulnerability gets a disclosure advisory, and either one can be weaponized against a real target before most security teams have triaged the alert. Attackers are combining that kind of intelligence w

Worth skimming

Wed, Sep 16 · 12:00 PM CDT

Zero-Day Flaw in TP-Link Cameras Enables Eavesdropping

9.2/10 · Must read/watch
Infosecurity Magazinevuln

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Wed, Sep 16 · 12:00 PM CDT

CISA and NIST Issue Guidance to Protect Cloud Identity Tokens

8.9/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineidentity

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:28:00 +0530

N0va Phishkit Targets US and EU Businesses: A New Challenge for Identity Security

8.8/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsaiidentity

Summary
N0va is targeting organizations across North America and Europe with phishing campaigns that impersonate trusted services and abuse legitimate authentication flows. Successful attacks can give threat actors access to valid accounts without relying on obvious m

Wed, Sep 16 · 12:00 PM CDT

PHP Webshell Campaign Targets WordPress Through Critical WooCommerce Plugin Bug

8.7/10 · Worth your time
Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:06:44 +0530

One Extension Could Hijack AI Assistants Across Chrome, Comet, Edge, Opera Neon and Claude

8.6/10 · Worth your time
The Hacker Newsai

Summary
Security researchers at Forever Security have shown that one ordinary browser extension could take control of the AI assistants built into five Chromium-based products: Gemini Live in Chrome, Perplexity Comet, Microsoft Edge, Opera Neon and the Claud