Researchers Turn Everyday File-Change Alerts Into a Silent Spy Tool on Every Major OS
Academic researchers have shown that the routine file-notification systems built into Linux, Windows, and macOS can be abused to track keystrokes, browsing habits, and more — with no...
BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Chrome and Windows Zero-Days in Espionage Attacks
Multiple espionage groups are using the BlueMoon exploit kit to chain Chrome and Windows flaws against government, defense and commercial targets. The campaign highlights the danger of patch-gap...
Microsoft Investigates Windows Teams Startup Failures as Users Turn to Web and Mobile
Some Windows users are seeing Microsoft Teams fail to open or take up to two minutes to load. Microsoft is gathering client logs under incident TM1466820, while web...
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday Closes 394 Flaws, Including One Zero-Day Already Under Attack
Microsoft's August 2026 security update addresses 394 vulnerabilities spanning Windows, Office, SharePoint, Azure, and developer tools, including three zero-days. One of them, a Windows kernel driver flaw tied...
Foxit’s Own Update Service Can Be Turned Into a SYSTEM-Level Backdoor on Windows
A privilege-escalation flaw in Foxit PDF Reader's updater, tracked as CVE-2026-57239, lets an attacker who already has a foothold on a Windows machine ride the update service all...
Unpatched LegacyHive Bug Lets Standard Windows Users Hijack Admin Accounts
A newly disclosed Windows zero-day called LegacyHive abuses the User Profile Service to let a low-privileged user tamper with an administrator's registry hive, opening a path to persistence...
Windows ‘MiniPlasma’ Zero-Day Grants SYSTEM Privileges on Fully Patched Systems — Public PoC Released
A critical Windows zero-day dubbed 'MiniPlasma' has surfaced with a public proof-of-concept exploit, allowing unprivileged attackers to achieve full SYSTEM-level access on all versions of Windows. The flaw...
CISA Adds CVE-2026-32202 to KEV Catalog as APT28 Actively Exploits Zero-Click Windows Shell Flaw
CISA has added CVE-2026-32202, a zero-click Windows Shell authentication coercion flaw, to its KEV catalog following confirmed active exploitation by Russia's APT28 group. The April 2026 Patch Tuesday...