Show Notes
1. PaperCut NG/MF under active exploitation, no patch yet — Help Net Security — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/papercut-ng-mf-vulnerability-attack/ 2. GPUThor Rowhammer defeats ECC on NVIDIA workstation GPUs for root — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gputhor-rowhammer-defeats-ecc-on-nvidia.html 3. Veeam ONE coerces SMB auth from service account — CVE-2026-65641 — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/veeam-backup-replication-flaw-exposes/ 4. Three 10.0 flaws patched across Ubiquiti UniFi — CVE-2026-77537, CVE-2026-77550, CVE-2026-77554 — CyberScoop — https://cyberscoop.com/ubiquiti-unifi-critical-vulnerabilities-patched/ 5. Attackers targeting exposed AI gateways to steal keys and mine crypto — Microsoft Security — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/26/when-ai-infrastructure-becomes-target-securing-gateways-control-points/ 6. Spark RAT campaign abuses OPSWAT driver to kill security tools — CVE-2026-36425 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/spark-rat-targets-cambodia-abuses.html 7. AI-agent llms.txt files push unowned code into corporate networks — Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/claude-codex-and-hermes-installed-unowned-code-inside-corporate-networks/ 8. Claude Code Opus 5 Auto Mode falls to website-summary prompt injection — Embrace The Red — https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2026/breaking-claude-code-opus-5-and-automode/ 9. Chinese-speaking operator loots Philippine nuclear and naval data via old flaws — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-exploit-owncloud/ 10. Aurora ransomware affiliate used an AI coding assistant across 20+ intrusions — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/ransomware-hacker-uses-ai/ 11. GoCaracal malware fetches C2 from an Ethereum smart contract — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gocaracal-malware-uses-ethereum-smart.html 12. AWS details how stolen cloud credentials escalate into full breaches — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/aws-shows-how-hackers/ 13. Nimbus Manticore adds TWOSTROKE-like backdoor and SSH tunneler — SC World — https://www.scworld.com/brief/nimbus-manticore-expands-infrastructure-and-malware-arsenal 14. Ajax.NET Professional deserialization flaw added to CISA KEV — CVE-2021-23758 — CISA KEV — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 15. Microsoft SQL Server RCE added to CISA KEV — CVE-2019-1068 — CISA KEV — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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