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CYBERAug 11West Virginia CIO Leans Into Whole - of - State CybersecurityWest Virginia's Chief Information Officer is adopting a comprehensive, "whole-of-state" approach to cybersecurity. This indicates a strategic effort to enhance digital defenses across the state.govtech.com · United States
CYBERAug 11AnMed says hacker ransom posts on Facebook page are unverifiedAnMed has stated that hacker ransom posts appearing on its Facebook page are unverified. This indicates a potential cyber incident and ongoing efforts to manage public communication.wyff4.com · United States
CYBERAug 11Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Deluge Continues With August UpdatesThe most concerning bug in the batch is CVE-2026-62878 (CVSS: 9.8), a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS Server that requires no user interaction.Dark Reading
CYBERAug 11Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security HolesMicrosoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being actively exploited and two others that were publicly detailed prior to today.Krebs Security
CYBERAug 11Gunra Ransomware Gang Exploits Fortinet Flaws, Bypasses MFADark Reading
CYBERAug 11Engineering Distrust : Election ( In ) security | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa CountiesAn article discusses election security and potential distrust in Sonoma and Napa Counties. This highlights local concerns regarding the integrity of electoral processes.bohemian.com · United States
CYBERAug 11Nowhere to hide : A US court ruling exposes the unsettling reach of China surveillance tacticsA US court ruling has reportedly revealed the extensive reach of China's surveillance tactics. This exposes concerns about privacy and the implications of state-sponsored surveillance.nzherald.co.nz · New Zealand
CYBERAug 11Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run CommandsThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 11Hackers launch defense network for public water systems after attacks on US infrastructureindependent.co.uk · United Kingdom
CYBERAug 11TCS says leaked employee data appears to be over four years oldTCS has stated that leaked employee data appears to be more than four years old. This provides an update on the nature and age of a reported data breach.crn.com.au · Australia
CYBERAug 11Baptist University reviews IT security after ransomware group claims breachBaptist University has said it is reviewing the security of its information technology (IT) systems after a ransomware group claimed online to have illegally accessed the Hong Kong institution’s data. The allegations were made by “The Gentlemen”, an advanced cybercrime group that first appeared in the middle of last year. Cybersecurity monitoring platforms reported that about 1,900 credentials linked to the university may have been compromised. The purported data reportedly included roughly 130...South China Morning Post
CYBERAug 11EU coordinates fact-checkers with Meta and TikTok to avoid another online-fuelled Ceuta crisisEU coordinates with Meta and TikTok via a voluntary fact-checker mechanism to curb disinformation, after false claims fuelled deadly mass crossings into Ceuta.EuroNews [en]
CYBERAug 11Man charged over extremist anti - Semitic websiteA man has been charged in connection with an extremist anti-Semitic website, highlighting legal action taken against online hate speech. This development addresses concerns regarding digital platforms used for harmful content.dungogchronicle.com.au · Australia
CYBERAug 11Blackpanda Wins Frost & Sullivan APAC Incident Response Company of the Year for Third Straight YearBlackpanda has won the Frost & Sullivan APAC Incident Response Company of the Year award for the third consecutive year. This acknowledges the company's consistent performance in the cybersecurity sector.vietnamtribune.com · Vietnam
CYBERAug 11A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT DevicesThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 11Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private RepoMozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories. That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with. That decision carries a cost forThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 112027: Atiku raises concern over outdated BVASFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over the alleged use of an outdated operating system on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), warning that it could pose cybersecurity and operational risks ahead of the 2027 general elections. Paul Ibe disclosed this on his Facebook handle on Tuesday. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the […] The post 2027: Atiku raises concern over outdated BVAS appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBERAug 11Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT WorkersThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 11Ashurst , Perkins Coie Boost Cyber Unit With New HireAshurst and Perkins Coie have strengthened their cyber units with a new hire. This indicates growth and investment in their cybersecurity capabilities.miragenews.com · United States
CYBERAug 11Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11The Hacker News
CYBERAug 11Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate SecretsThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 11Flock Camera Systems May Face a Constitutional ReckoningWe have long conceived of searches and seizures as discrete events aimed at suspects of crime. Technology has a way of remixing things. Through Flock, Kansas maintains an ongoing search for the location of everyone all the time. The post Flock Camera Systems May Face a Constitutional Reckoning appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.AEI
CYBERAug 11Supreme Court asks government to consider plea for emergency response to deepfake crimesThe court asked the Ministries of Home, Law, Information and Technology, National Commissions for Women and Protection of Child Rights to examine the plea to frame a mechanism for emergency response to online threats, doxxing, child exposure and deepfake impersonation.The Hindu
CYBERAug 11Arjun Ayanki remanded in Cyber Police custody for three daysSeveral cases have been registered against Arjun Ayanki at different police stations for allegedly issuing provocative, abusive, and threatening remarks through social media while he was absconding in a criminal caseThe Hindu