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New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code

Updated July 18, 2026: the two flaws now carry CVE IDs, the full mechanism has been published, a persistent-object-cache condition has surfaced, and a working… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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OpenSSL HollowByte Flaw Could Freeze Server Memory with 11-Byte TLS Requests

Eleven bytes will make an unpatched OpenSSL server set aside up to 131 KB of memory for a message that never arrives. On the glibc… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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Seven Malicious Vite npm Packages Use Blockchain C2 to Deliver a RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of seven malicious npm packages targeting the Vite frontend tooling ecosystem as part of a software supply chain attack.… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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New NadMesh Botnet Hunts Exposed AI Services for Cloud Keys and Kubernetes Tokens

A Go botnet called NadMesh turned up in early July hunting exposed AI services, and the operator’s own dashboard claims 3,811 unique AWS keys. A… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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GoldenEyeDog Subgroup Linked to DigiCert Breach and Code-Signing Certificate Theft

Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the April 2026 DigiCert security incident to a threat activity cluster dubbed CylindricalCanine. Expel, which shared technical details of the event,… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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CISA Adds Exploited SharePoint RCE Zero-Day CVE-2026-58644 to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a newly patched security flaw impacting Microsoft SharePoint Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Get 5.5 Years Each for £29 Million TfL Hack

Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were each sentenced to five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 16 July 2026,… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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ThreatsDay: Game Cheat Spyware, 24-Hour Ransomware, Chrome Sync Stalking + 12 More Stories

A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something that looks close enough. A familiar repo. A useful installer. A harmless sync setting. Then the… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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n8n Token Exchange Flaw Could Let Attackers Log In as Users From Another Issuer

n8n, the workflow automation platform, handed out the wrong accounts at login. On Enterprise instances configured to trust more than one external token issuer, it… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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New TELEPUZ Malware Spreads via ClickFix to Steal Data and Run Commands

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a new modular malware called TELEPUZ that’s been spreading via websites infected with ClickFix lures since late April 2026.… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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