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Your daily cybersecurity briefing. Vulnerabilities, ransomware, threat actors, and patches that matter, explained for IT professionals and business leaders protecting small and mid-sized organizations. From Carolina Clear Tech.

  1. 1d ago

    2026-08-31: Two PaperCut zero-days (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) are under active exploitation against print

    Show Notes - 2026-08-31 Stories Covered: - Today: - PaperCut NG/MF Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/) - Berlin Refuses $2.3M Rhysida Ransom After 5.7TB Government Data Theft (https://www.securityweek.com/berlin-wont-pay-extortion-group-claiming-data-theft/) - ValleyRAT Backdoor Distributed via Signed Chinese Adware Installer (https://securelist.com/valleyrat-backdoor-adware/121175/) - Fake School Websites Target Education Sector at Record Volume (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/cybercriminals-build-fake-school-websites-as-education-attacks-hit-record-high/) - DoJ Corrects China Hacking Statement: U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Confirmed Victims (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/doj-corrects-china-hacking-claim-says.html) - Dutch Intelligence Agencies to Receive Expanded Surveillance Powers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-dutch-intel-services-to-get-extensive-new-powers/) - Former DIA IT Specialist Pleads Guilty to Espionage (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/) - VA White River Junction Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/vt-local-va-warns-of-possible-data-breach/) - PaperCut NG/MF: CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 (https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/) - YARA-X 1.20.0 and YARA 4.5.6-4.5.8 Released (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33288) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078 Indicators of Compromise: Domains: qtproxy[.]xyz, qt-proxy[.]org, qt-team[.]com, fastlink[.]ws Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-31/

  2. 2d ago

    2026-08-30: A new ClickFix variant called TerminalFix is deploying reverse-tunnel backdoors through fake

    Show Notes - 2026-08-30 Stories Covered: - Today: - TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/terminalfix-uses-fake-cloudflare.html) - Berlin Government Faces 30 Bitcoin Ransom Demand (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/de-hackers-demand-30-bitcoin-from-berlin-as-sensitive-data-breach-widens/) - PEAR Ransomware Claims 1.4 TB Exfiltration from Texas Healthcare Provider (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/pear-leaks-data-allegedly-exfiltrated-from-south-plains-rural-health-services-while-sprhs-remains-silent/) - Two Ransomware Groups Target Interim HealthCare Franchises (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/two-different-groups-have-recently-attacked-interim-healthcare-entities-should-other-franchises-be-concerned/) - Hasbro Data Breach Exposed Employee Personal Information (https://www.securityweek.com/hasbro-data-breach-exposed-employee-personal-information/) - Click2Mail Website Actively Hijacked, Customer Payment Cards Sold to Fraudsters (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/scoop-some-click2mail-customers-will-soon-be-receiving-notification-of-a-data-security-incident/) - US Officials Backpedal on Claims Government Agencies Were Hacked by China (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/us-officials-backpedal-on-claims-that-government-agencies-were-hacked-by-chinese/) - Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/five-critical-wordpress-plugin-and.html) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2026-18431, CVE-2026-19598, CVE-2026-19632, CVE-2026-76581, CVE-2026-82222 Indicators of Compromise: Domains: gitnow[.]dev, bestsocialmedianewspapper[.]com, offlineupdater[.]com, gitnow[.]dev. IPs: 4.16.7.2 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-30/

  3. 3d ago

    2026-08-29: PaperCut NG/MF is under active exploitation with a pre-auth RCE chain -- patch immediately or pull

    Show Notes - 2026-08-29 Stories Covered: - Today: - PaperCut NG/MF Pre-Auth RCE -- Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/papercut-actively-exploited) - ownCloud WebDAV Auth Bypass Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records (CVE-2023-49105) -- CISA KEV Due Aug 30 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-github-actions-flaw-lets.html) - China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Factory Backdoor Implants (CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-made-zbt-routers-ship-with-two.html) - ATF Confirms "Major Incident" After Qilin Ransomware Claim (https://www.securityweek.com/atf-confirms-cyber-incident-after-ransomware-group-claims-attack/) - Winona County Pays $128K Ransom (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/28/winona-county-paid-more-than-128k-following-january-ransomware-attack/) - U.S. Bancorp Responds to LockBit Claims (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Paylogix Breach Exposes SSNs, Medical Data, Passport Numbers (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - 700+ Active AWS Keys Found Exposed (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Cybersecurity Firm Minimus Shuts Down (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Microsoft Edge and Chromium Security Updates (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/) - Log4j RCE Scare Deemed Overblown (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Mobile Banking Malware Expands (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Russian Cyber Training Pipeline Exposed (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) - Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot -- Two Root RCE Chains (CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/two-unitree-g1-edu-humanoid-robot-flaws.html) - Carhartt Breach Data Partly Fake (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2024-28000, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-58616, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-70331, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233, CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640, CVE-2026-78891, CVE-2026-78899, CVE-2026-78952, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078 Indicators of Compromise: Domains: 209[.]241, 209[.]241. Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-29/

  4. 4d ago

    2026-08-28: PaperCut ships emergency patches for an actively exploited zero-day hitting all NG/MF versions

    Show Notes - 2026-08-28 Stories Covered: - Today: - PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/papercut-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks.html) - CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/27/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) - Next.js Critical AVIF and Windows Path Traversal Flaws Enable Unauthenticated RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/nextjs-patches-critical-avif-and.html) - ATF Responds to 'Major' Cybersecurity Incident After Ransomware Gang's Claims (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990) - Swarm of 700 AI Bots Went Rogue in Hacking Attack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/swarm-of-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-in-hacking-attack/) - Two Alleged TeamPCP Hackers Charged in Australia Over Major Supply Chain Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/alleged-teampcp-hackers-charged-in.html) - Amazon Kiro Prompt Injection Can Exfiltrate Sensitive Data Through Kiro Powers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/amazon-kiro-prompt-injection-can.html) - Manchester Airports Group Confirms Cyber Attack Exposed Customer Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/manchester-airports-group-confirms-cyber-attack-exposed-customer-emails-phone-numbers-and-vehicle-details/) - Microsoft Security: August 2026 Updates (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/27/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-august-2026/) - CVE-2026-69550 Windows App for Mac Information Disclosure Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69550) - Unit 42 Warns AI Has Shifted Balance of Power From Defenders to Attackers (https://cyberscoop.com/unit-42-palo-alto-networks-warning-agentic-ai-frontier-models/) - Live Operator-Driven Phishing Framework "JWR" Discovered (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html) - Android Fraud Bot "Octagon" Sold as MaaS (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html) - Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990) - Social Engineering Attempt Against ReliaQuest Employee Fails (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html) - Trojanized Productivity Apps Distribute Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html) - ICS/OT Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-02) - Joomla Extensions Under Active Exploitation (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2018-1285, CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043, CVE-2023-27350, CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2025-3511, CVE-2026-10591, CVE-2026-18717, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-69550, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-75112, CVE-2026-75604, CVE-2026-76943, CVE-2026-77977, CVE-2026-78037, CVE-2026-78239 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-28/

  5. 5d ago

    2026-08-27: CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog

    Show Notes - 2026-08-27 Stories Covered: - Today: - CISA Adds Six Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/26/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) - AI Infrastructure Gateways Under Active Attack (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/26/when-ai-infrastructure-becomes-target-securing-gateways-control-points/) - National Kidney Registry Allegedly Hit by DireWolf Ransomware (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/26/national-kidney-registry-allegedly-hacked-by-direwolf-ransomware-group/) - Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Deploys PackClient RAT Framework (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/carry-compromise-ta4922-packs-packclient) - Dark Caracal Upgrades Arsenal with GoCaracal Malware (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dark-caracal-adds-new-malware-cyber-espionage-arsenal) - NovaCookies Phishing Kit Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions for $320/Month (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/novacookies-campaigns-abuse-genuine.html) - Edge Infrastructure Remains Primary Exploitation Target Across State and Criminal Actors (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/what-two-independent-datasets-reveal-about-whos-exploiting-your-perimeter/) - Android Malware JarService Hijacks Car Head Unit Update Systems (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/android-malware-hijacks-update-system-car-head-units) - Entra ID Admin Rights Audit Guidance (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33284) - Unpatched Kaltura mwEmbed Remote File Read and Code Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unpatched-kaltura-mwembed-flaws-could.html) - GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gputhor-rowhammer-defeats-ecc-on-nvidia.html) - CISA Vulnerability Review Establishes Pre-AI Baseline (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/cisa-vulnerability-review) - FBI Seizes Chinese Hacking Tools Used Against NASA, DOE, US Senate (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/5292742) - Claude Opus 4.6 Exploits Booking System, Cancels Other Users' Reservations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-opus-46-bypasses-gym-booking.html) - Polymorphic Phishing Page with Self-Breaking JavaScript Obfuscation (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33290) - Over 100 US Water Systems Hit in July Cyberattacks (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/26/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/5292685) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2015-3246, CVE-2015-5287, CVE-2019-1068, CVE-2021-23758, CVE-2022-0995, CVE-2026-19912, CVE-2026-19913, CVE-2026-42271, CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-8452 Indicators of Compromise: IPs: 64.81.30.99, 192.252.180.45 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-27/

  6. 6d ago

    2026-08-26: CISA adds actively exploited Gitea RCE to KEV catalog with a Thursday patch deadline

    Show Notes - 2026-08-26 Stories Covered: - Today: - Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as CISA Issues Patch Deadline (CVE-2026-60004) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-rce-actively-exploited.html) - NVIDIA NemoClaw Local AI Model Poisoning via DNS Rebinding (No CVE) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/a-malicious-webpage-could-poison-your.html) - SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Uses Custom 23-Instruction Language and Network Trigger Packets (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/newly-sleepwalker-backdoor-waits-for.html) - Fake Apple Support AI Voice Calls Target Stolen Device Owners (AnonyMousKIT PhaaS) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/fake-apple-support-ai-calls-target.html) - Coordinated MyChart Phishing Targets Epic Patient Portal Passwords (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/25/health-systems-warn-of-coordinated-phishing-targeting-epics-patient-portal/) - Microsoft Publishes Patch Window Collapse Analysis and Control Plane Recommendations (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-patch-window-is-collapsing-why-security-needs-a-new-control-plane/) - Russia Begins Blocking DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS Servers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-russia-starts-blocking-doh-and-dot/) - INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV Arrests 58 in West African Cybercrime Crackdown (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/interpol-operation-jackal-iv-arrests-58.html) - U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Infrastructure Breaches (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/us-sanctions-iran-linked-hackers-behind.html) - CISA Red Team Assessment Shows Detection Gap Between Two Organizations (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-237a) - Q2 2026 Vulnerability Registrations Reach Unprecedented Levels (https://securelist.com/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-in-q2-2026/121091/) - Cybersecurity Affordability Crisis Threatens Small Businesses and Supply Chains (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/is-cyber-facing-an-affordability-crisis-) - Siemens SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced Missing Authentication (CVE-2026-58115) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-03) - Ebyte NE2-D11 Gateway Multiple Authentication Bypasses (6 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-06) - Bendix EC80 Brake ECU Stack Overflow and Out-of-Bounds Write (3 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-05) - WordPress MiniOrange SAML SSO Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-15981) (https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-websites-targeted-via-miniorange-plugin-vulnerabilities/) - ZoneMinder Authenticated OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-76060) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-02) - FURUNO FA-50 AIS Transponder Hardcoded Credentials (CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-67578) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-07) - PayRange API Missing Authorization (CVE-2026-18965) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-04) - Rently Smart Home Credential Protection Weakness (CVE-2026-75960) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-01) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2024-28224, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18965, CVE-2026-58115, CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-67560, CVE-2026-67578, CVE-2026-68967, CVE-2026-71187, CVE-2026-71396, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-73809, CVE-2026-73839, CVE-2026-75960, CVE-2026-76060, CVE-2026-76179 Indicators of Compromise: IPs: 169.254.169.254, 0.0.0.0, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-26/

  7. Aug 25

    2026-08-25: Federal agencies have 48 hours to patch a critical Oracle WebLogic flaw already under active

    Show Notes - 2026-08-25 Stories Covered: - Today: - Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control (CVE-2026-21962) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/actively-exploited-oracle-weblogic-flaw.html) - Zimbra Collaboration Suite SNMP Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zimbra-flaw-exploitation-shrinking-window-patch) - GitLab Unauthenticated Code Injection (CVE-2026-19478) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html) - SynkLoader Malware May Herald Ransomware Attacks (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tricky-synkloader-multitool-ransomware) - ShinyHunters vs ReliaQuest Claim Disputed (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/24/shinyhunters-provided-no-real-proof-they-hacked-reliaquest-because-they-didnt-get-anywhere-reliaquest/) - Mirage2FA Campaign Hits 4,500 Organizations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mirage2fa-surge-hits-4500-us-and-eu.html) - WordlistLoader and SynkLoader Deliver Amatera Stealer via ClickFix (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/wordlistloader-delivers-amatera-via.html) - E4del and PINHOLE RATs Use FTP Banners as Dead Drop Resolvers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/e4del-and-pinhole-rats-turn-ftp-banners.html) - U.S. Warns of AI-Powered Attacks on Siemens PLCs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html) - Keycloak Password Reset Bypass Allows Account Takeover (CVE-2026-18963) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-keycloak-password-reset-flaw.html) - Latvia Road Traffic Safety Directorate Breach Affects 1.2 Million (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - Sakura Internet Breach Exposes 1.36 Million Customer Accounts (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - Apollo Global Data Breach via Social Engineering (https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-exposed-in-apollo-global-data-breach/) - Berlin Government Ministries Isolated After Breach (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - AI-Enabled Malware Mostly Proof-of-Concept (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-enabled-malware-analysis/) - Autonomous AI Agent Exploits GitHub Actions Flaw in Snowflake Repo (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - 14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html) - 24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors for ClickFix Phishing (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/24-npm-packages-abuse-unpkg-mirrors-to.html) - Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html) - First Malware Built for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet (https://www.securityweek.com/first-malware-built-specifically-for-car-head-units-fuels-botnet/) - Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China (https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-charges-9-over-illegal-ai-server-exports-to-china-including-nvidia-and-super-micro-staff/) - Cisco Crosswork and Secure Workload Critical Flaws (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerabilities (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) - miniOrange SAML Plugin WordPress Vulnerabilities Under Attack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-target-miniorange-saml-flaws.html) - NASA/JPL AIT-GUI Critical Command Execution Flaw (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2017-10271, CVE-2020-14882, CVE-2020-2551, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18963, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-19489, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-21962, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-73570 Indicators of Compromise: Domains: 123[.]42, okta[.]com, jsdelivr[ ...

  8. Aug 24

    2026-08-24: Chinese cybercrime group UAT-10147 is using AI tools to automate exploitation of known

    Show Notes - 2026-08-24 Stories Covered: - Today: - UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit (CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2022-27925) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html) - ShinyHunters Claims Hack of ReliaQuest (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/23/shinyhunters-claims-hack-of-reliaquest-but-provides-no-proof/) - Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days (https://www.securityweek.com/iran-linked-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days/) - Expired Visa Contactless Cards Can Be Revived for Fraudulent Transactions (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/) - Lazarus Hacks South Korea's Presidential Office (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/) - SFR Telco Breach Exposes 2.1M French Customers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/) - DOUBLECUP Malware Uses PNG Payload Delivery via FINDSTR (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33274) - Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access for Defenders, Launches $35M Open Source Security Fund (https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-expands-mythos-5-access-to-more-defenders-unveils-35m-open-source-fund/) - TikTok Settles $400M Children's Privacy Lawsuit (https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-reaches-400-million-settlement-with-us-justice-department-over-childrens-privacy/) - Multiple CVEs Actively Exploited by UAT-10147 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2021-29441, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2022-27925 Indicators of Compromise: Domains: 197[.]150, tippusoni[.]in Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-24/

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