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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > bengalseo-poisons-bing-search-results.html

BengalSEO Poisons Bing Search Results to Deliver MayaBot and Tech Support Scams

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1052+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sprawling search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that paves the way for malware deployment and tech support scams. The campaign, discovered by the DFIR Report in March 2026, has been codenamed BengalSEO. It has…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > researchers-use-claude-to-port-pre-auth.html

Researchers Use Claude to Port Pre-Auth RCE Exploit From One PLC Model to Another

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (827+ words) Forescout Research - Vedere Labs said it used Anthropic's Claude to port a working pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) exploit from one WAGO programmable logic controller (PLC) to another, executing attacker-supplied ARM shellcode on live hardware. The exploit targets CVE-2021-31886, a…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-steal-metr-api-key-and.html

Attackers Steal METR API Key and Consume AI Credits Worth About $600,000

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) METR (short for Model Evaluation and Threat Research and pronounced "Meter"), a research non-profit that evaluates frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models for their ability to carry out long-horizon, agentic tasks, disclosed that it suffered "two notable security incidents" where external…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > imagine-soc-without-queue-from-alert.html

Imagine the SOC Without a Queue: From Alert Backlog to AI Hypothesis Engine

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (655+ words) The SOC we've always known was built around a model that guarantees most of the alert queue will never receive analyst review. There's never time. In a traditional SOC, the typical progression follows a well-known pattern: an alert arrives; a…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > ai-generated-exploit-scripts-target.html

AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) The activity is targeting Siemens S7 SeriesProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to conduct reconnaissance and capability development using AI-generated scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools. That said, the ongoing PLC targeting activity is assessed to be broader in scope than Siemens PLCs....

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > twinloot-abuses-sharepoint-and-teams-to.html

TWINLOOT Abuses SharePoint and Teams to Steal Credentials and Move Across Networks

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1057+ words) Ontinue's Cyber Defense Center said it discovered the implant during its investigation into an ongoing campaign in July 2026. A defining aspect of the malware is its use of multiple command-and-control (C2) channels, all of which make use of Microsoft services - The…...