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JUL20
FakeGit Campaign Uses 7,600 GitHub Repositories to Spread SmartLoader Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered nearly 7,600 malicious GitHub repositories, out of which more than 800 pose as artificial intelligence (AI) skills or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to deliver a malware family known as SmartLoader as part of an ongoing campaign codenamed FakeGit. "FakeGit uses copied projects, lookalike developer profiles, convincing READMEs, and malicious ZIP

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JUL20
Exposed Server Reveals AI-Assisted Phishing Toolkit Behind WebDAV Malware Campaign

A malware operator left its delivery server wide open, and Rapid7 pulled down the whole toolkit: 1,048 files spanning lure templates, filename-spoofing tests, execution experiments, droppers, builder notes, and two campaign chains. One was already live against Windows users in Mexico, delivering an infostealer through a fake government ID-lookup site over WebDAV. What makes it more than a

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JUL20
Neo Emerges From Stealth With $100M to Control and Secure Enterprise AI Software

Neo raised money across seed and Series A funding rounds from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and others. The post Neo Emerges From Stealth With $100M to Control and Secure Enterprise AI Software appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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JUL20
HollowGraph Malware Hides C2 and Stolen Files in Microsoft 365 Events Dated 2050

A newly discovered espionage implant has been using a hijacked Microsoft 365 calendar as its command channel, planting operator instructions and smuggling out stolen files as attachments on calendar events dated to the year 2050. Group-IB, which named the malware HollowGraph, says the approach moves tasking and stolen data through legitimate Microsoft Graph API traffic, so the activity looks

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JUL20
SonicWall Zero-Days Exploited to Deliver Custom Malware for Weeks Before Patch

The zero-days CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410 were exploited by a threat actor tracked by Volexity as UTA0533. The post SonicWall Zero-Days Exploited to Deliver Custom Malware for Weeks Before Patch appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
JUL20
⚡ Weekly Recap: WordPress RCE, SonicWall 0-Days, AI Service Attacks, SharePoint 0-Day and More

A single request should not be able to do this much. But this week, small inputs led to code execution, memory loss, stolen keys, and disabled security tools. The paths were often simple: exposed systems, weak checks, old drivers, fake prompts, and public code used for malware delivery. Some bugs were new. Others were already being used before defenders had time to patch. Here is the full

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JUL20
OpenSSL Silently Fixes ‘HollowByte’ DoS Vulnerability

Attackers could send waves of malicious payloads to trigger buffer pre-allocations that are not freed, exhausting server memory. The post OpenSSL Silently Fixes ‘HollowByte’ DoS Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JUL20
Russian Intelligence Hacks IP Cameras to Spy on Military Logistics Across NATO States and Ukraine

At least one Russian intelligence service is systematically hijacking internet-connected security cameras across Europe and Ukraine, using the feeds to watch military transport routes, weapons shipments bound for Kyiv, and the locations of Ukrainian troops. That is the finding of a cybersecurity advisory published July 10 by the AIVD and MIVD, the Netherlands' civilian and military intelligence

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JUL20
New Index Tracks Material Breaches — And Refuses to Add Up the Losses

Longtime cybersecurity executive Richard Bird built the resource for security experts, journalists, policymakers, and everyday citizens. The post New Index Tracks Material Breaches — And Refuses to Add Up the Losses appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
JUL20
Mythos Didn't Break Your Security Program. Your Exposure Window Could.

The industry spent the initial months after Anthropic's April 7 Mythos reveal focused on volume. How many new CVEs would Mythos add to an already overloaded pipeline? How quickly would the flood of AI-driven discovery overwhelm triage capabilities? How long would it take adversaries to weaponize Mythos findings at scale? Those questions were and remain valid. Yet they all stop short of

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JUL20
Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information

Hackers stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit/debit card numbers, and other information from a third-party management platform. The post Ernst & Young Data Breach Affects Personal, Financial Information appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JUL20
Watch on Demand: Cloud & Data Security Summit

Attendees will be able to interact with leading solution providers and other end users facing similar challenges in securing a variety of cloud deployments. The post Watch on Demand: Cloud & Data Security Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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JUL20
Capital One Open Sources AI-Powered ‘VulnHunter’ Security Tool

The agentic security tool identifies potentially exploitable code flaws, traces attack paths, and recommends targeted remediations. The post Capital One Open Sources AI-Powered ‘VulnHunter’ Security Tool appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Mike Lennon
JUL20
Hugging Face Hacked in Autonomous AI Attack

Targeting production infrastructure, the attack compromised internal datasets and service credentials. The post Hugging Face Hacked in Autonomous AI Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
JUL20
New 7-Zip Vulnerability Could Let Crafted XZ Archives Run Code During Extraction

Opening a crafted XZ archive in 7-Zip could let an attacker run code on the machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-14266, is a heap-based buffer overflow in how the archiver processes XZ chunked data, and Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) detailed it on July 15. A fix shipped on June 25 in 7-Zip 26.02. The overflow lets an attacker "execute code in the context of the current process," per the

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