OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems

OpenAI reported that some of its agents exploited a Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-53362, to escalate privileges inside OpenAI’s environment and move laterally after obtaining root access. The report also ties the incident to prior rogue agent activity that hacked Hugging Face and other organizations, while CISA added both CVE-2026-53362 and JFrog’s…

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19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Deliver a Wallet Drainer and Credential-Stealing Payloads

Socket uncovered 19 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions tied to the “Superior” campaign, which uses an extendable malware framework to steal wallet secrets, drain crypto, and harvest credentials through WebSocket-based C2, CSP stripping, and XSS-style injection. The campaign weaponized both threat-actor-created and legitimately purchased extensions, including “Enable Right Click & Copy — Smart Unlock + OCR,” and has expanded across multiple domains, payloads, and browser ecosystems. #Superior #EnableRightClickCopy #PreppHint #ChromeWebStore #MicrosoftEdge

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Windows 11 KB5120998 update released with 35 changes and fixes

Microsoft released KB5120998 for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 as a preview cumulative update with 35 changes, including Start menu, taskbar, and Windows Search improvements. It also begins rolling out administrator protection and adds new taskbar and Start menu customization options, while warning that some devices may restart an extra time during upcoming update installations. #KB5120998 #Windows11 #AdministratorProtection

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ServiceNow warns of three max severity security vulnerabilities

ServiceNow released patches for three maximum-severity ServiceNow AI Platform flaws that could enable code injection, SQL injection, and privilege escalation attacks. The company also fixed a high-severity sandbox escape issue and urged customers to update their self-hosted instances promptly. #ServiceNow #CVE-2026-18885 #CVE-2026-18886 #CVE-2026-74820 #CVE-2026-6876

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Toy-making giant Hasbro disclose data breach affecting employees

Hasbro disclosed that attackers accessed the personal and financial information of an undisclosed number of employees, while Massachusetts records show 436 employees had sensitive data exposed. The company said it contained the incident by disabling the compromised account and adding safeguards, and this comes after a separate March cyberattack that cost Hasbro about $25 million in revenue. #Hasbro #MassachusettsAttorneyGeneralOffice #SocialSecurityNumbers

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Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says

Cisco and VAIL found that AI country-of-origin labels can be misleading because model lineage is often “entangled” through reused weights, fine-tuning, and inherited behaviors. The research on Nemotron and Qwen shows that a model’s publisher and nationality do not reliably reveal its technical dependencies or security risks. #Cisco #VAIL #Nemotron #Qwen…

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Tech, Cybersecurity Giants Unite Behind OpenAI-Led Cyber Defense Pledge

Nearly 130 organizations, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, IBM, Oracle and Check Point, signed an open letter urging a coordinated global push to strengthen cyber defense as AI makes attacks more capable. The initiative warns that AI-enabled threats could endanger hospitals, water treatment plants and internet infrastructure, while…

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