GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform https://gbhackers.com/ GBhackers Offering Exclusive Cyber Security News Coverage, New Research papers & Technology Updates. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:21:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://gbhackers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-gbh-32x32.png GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform https://gbhackers.com/ 32 32 236592110 New Research: The Confidence Gap Between CISOs and Their Boards Is Real, and It’s Measurable https://gbhackers.com/ciso-board-confidence-gap-research/ https://gbhackers.com/ciso-board-confidence-gap-research/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:21:41 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194691 Las Vegas, United States, August 5th, 2026, CyberNewswire Pulse Security AI calls for boards and security leaders to define cyber risk appetite in new report: The CISO-Board Communication Gap Boards of directors believe they understand their company’s security posture and what it means for the business. The security leaders presenting to them are far less […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/ciso-board-confidence-gap-research/feed/ 0 194691 Uppsala Security Becomes First Blockchain Intelligence Company to Join Cyber Threat Alliance https://gbhackers.com/uppsala-security-joins-cyber-threat-alliance/ https://gbhackers.com/uppsala-security-joins-cyber-threat-alliance/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:20 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194682 SIngapore, Singapore, August 5th, 2026, CyberNewswire Uppsala Security, a Singapore-based blockchain intelligence and crypto forensics company, announced today that it has joined the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) as an Affiliate Member, becoming the first blockchain intelligence company to join the alliance. CTA is a nonprofit organization that brings cybersecurity organizations together to share actionable threat […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/uppsala-security-joins-cyber-threat-alliance/feed/ 0 194682 Four Million Malware Reports Reveal a Widespread No-DNS C2 Blind Spot https://gbhackers.com/widespread-no-dns-c2-blind-spot/ https://gbhackers.com/widespread-no-dns-c2-blind-spot/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:23:13 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194652 A long‑running supply chain compromise of the QuickFox VPN accelerator that quietly delivered an FDMTP backdoor to carefully profiled Windows systems, exposing a major blind spot in defenders’ visibility where command‑and‑control (C2) traffic never touches traditional DNS. The attackers added just two lines of JavaScript to an internal Electron renderer HTML file, causing the app […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/widespread-no-dns-c2-blind-spot/feed/ 0 194652 Stolen Greatness Tokens Provide Microsoft 365 Access More Than Two Weeks After Phishing https://gbhackers.com/stolen-greatness-authentication-tokens/ https://gbhackers.com/stolen-greatness-authentication-tokens/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:06:19 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194675 Stolen Greatness authentication tokens are providing sustained, MFA‑approved access to victim Microsoft 365 tenants for more than two weeks after the initial phish, underscoring that token replay – not password theft – is driving the persistence in this AiTM PhaaS ecosystem. Originally documented by Cisco Talos in May 2023 and further covered by Hornet Security, […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/stolen-greatness-authentication-tokens/feed/ 0 194675 Microsoft Paid Record $20 Million in Bug Bounties to 562 Security Researchers Worldwide https://gbhackers.com/microsoft-paid-record-20-million-in-bug-bounties/ https://gbhackers.com/microsoft-paid-record-20-million-in-bug-bounties/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:45:55 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194671 Microsoft’s Bug Bounty Program awarded over $20 million to 562 security researchers this year, marking the highest total payout and the largest number of recognized researchers in the program’s history. Contributors hailed from 64 countries, highlighting the global nature of coordinated vulnerability disclosure efforts that help protect Microsoft customers worldwide. This represents significant growth over […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/microsoft-paid-record-20-million-in-bug-bounties/feed/ 0 194671 OVSwrap Open vSwitch Flaw Lets Unprivileged Linux Users Gain Root Access https://gbhackers.com/ovswrap-open-vswitch-flaw/ https://gbhackers.com/ovswrap-open-vswitch-flaw/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:29:31 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194669 A recently disclosed Linux local privilege-escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-64531 and referred to as OVSwrap, affects the kernel’s Open vSwitch (OVS) implementation. This vulnerability could allow unprivileged local users to gain root-level access on affected systems. Researcher Asim Viladi Oglu Manizada reported this issue on July 28 after coordinating with the Linux kernel security team […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/ovswrap-open-vswitch-flaw/feed/ 0 194669 15 TP-Link Omada Flaws Exploit Zero-Touch Provisioning to Hijack Devices and Infiltrate Networks https://gbhackers.com/15-tp-link-omada-flaws-exploit-zero-touch-provisioning/ https://gbhackers.com/15-tp-link-omada-flaws-exploit-zero-touch-provisioning/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:47:15 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194639 Security researchers have disclosed 15 vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s Omada zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) ecosystem, which can be exploited to hijack devices, compromise controllers, expose credentials, and create access points into internal networks. The research, titled “Zero Day Provisioning,” was presented at Black Hat USA 2026 and focuses on weaknesses in the trust relationships that enable Omada […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/fake-open-vsx-extensions/feed/ 0 194643 ScreenConnect Attackers Hide Windows, Delete Installers and Masquerade as Software Updates https://gbhackers.com/screenconnect-attackers-hide-windows/ https://gbhackers.com/screenconnect-attackers-hide-windows/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:10:15 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194625 ScreenConnect is being systematically weaponized in the SMOKE#SCREEN campaign, where attackers hide execution windows, delete installers, and disguise malicious activity as routine software updates to plant fully functional, signed ScreenConnect agents across Windows and macOS endpoints. The result is persistent, “legitimate-looking” remote access that blends into normal IT operations while silently bypassing user awareness and […]

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]]> https://gbhackers.com/screenconnect-attackers-hide-windows/feed/ 0 194625 Critical Veeam ONE Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code Remotely https://gbhackers.com/critical-veeam-one-flaw/ https://gbhackers.com/critical-veeam-one-flaw/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:38:15 +0000 https://gbhackers.com/?p=194631 Veeam has issued security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Veeam ONE, including a critical flaw that could enable an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected agent host. This issue, identified as CVE-2026-64633, has received the highest CVSS v4.0 score of 10.0, indicating it is the most severe vulnerability addressed in […]

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