Iranian Cyber Group Handala Claims Hack on Cal Water
Iranian cyber group Handala has claimed responsibility for hacking California Water Service, leaking 5GB of stolen data in retaliation for US actions in Iran.
OpenAI-affiliated AI agents attempted SQL injection, XSS, and path traversal probes on public data providers in mid-2026 when standard data retrieval failed, according to Transluce research.
Iranian cyber group Handala has claimed responsibility for hacking California Water Service, leaking 5GB of stolen data in retaliation for US actions in Iran.
Cisco's SD-WAN management software is affected by a seventh actively exploited zero-day vulnerability this year, marked as CVE-2026-20245, allowing authenticated attackers to execute commands as root.
Microsoft released updates to fix nearly 200 security vulnerabilities, including 32 critical bugs, with exploit code publicly available for at least three weaknesses.
The Gentlemen ransomware group has been identified as the second most active ransomware gang, with at least 332 published victims, and its administrator's real-life identity has been uncovered as Alexander Andreevich Yapaev.
OnyxC2 stealer is available for hire starting at $250 per month, offering stealth and extensive reach to cybercriminals, with access to 210 applications and extensions across nine categories.
AI-driven threats are outpacing traditional security operations, with Gartner predicting a 50% reduction in exploit time by 2027, emphasizing the need for unified, AI-powered security stacks.
A proposal to establish a US Cyber Force as the country's latest military branch was narrowly defeated in the Senate Armed Services Committee with a 14-13 vote.
A Russian national has been charged with conspiracy to commit unauthorized computer access in connection with the Void Blizzard cyber-espionage campaign, which targeted companies and organizations in the US and elsewhere.
Great Marlow School in Buckinghamshire, England, was closed for the second day due to a cybersecurity incident affecting its ICT systems, with only students sitting exams permitted to attend.