Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases (2026-07-22 21:43 UTC)
Kurz: The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. […]
South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide (2026-07-22 20:06 UTC)
Kurz: South Korea disclosed that hackers breached the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system for ten months and stole personal information belonging to current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), includin…
Kurz: Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail says the Everest ransomware gang demanded about $12.3 million after breaching a data exchange platform shared with one of its suppliers. […]
GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier (2026-07-22 18:37 UTC)
Kurz: Beginning July 27, 2026, GitHub will cut public bug bounty payouts by at least half at every severity level. Critical findings will drop from $20,000-$30,000+ to a fixed $10,000, while its permanent invite-only VIP tier will pay $30,000 or …
Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs (2026-07-22 18:07 UTC)
Kurz: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment. The high…
Adobe Acrobat Extension Flaw Let Malicious Sites Read WhatsApp Web Data (2026-07-22 15:01 UTC)
Kurz: Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability chain in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that has over 314 million users, which, if exploited, could facilitate a silent hijack of a user’s WhatsApp data. Th…