Lahmer x86-Befehl hebelt triviale Schutzfunktion aus (2026-08-10 17:02 UTC)
Kurz: Der mächtige System Management Mode (SMM) von x86-Prozessoren ist ein bevorzugtes Ziel von Angriffen. Ein Trick hebelt eine SMM-Schutzfunktion aus.
Dobrindt baut Drohnenabwehr nach Vorfall in Leipzig massiv aus (2026-08-10 16:12 UTC)
Kurz: Nach dem versuchten Drohnenanschlag auf dem Leipziger Flughafen wächst der politische Druck. Innenminister Dobrindt reagiert mit mehr Abwehreinheiten.
Hackers breached a small Polish energy plant via private APN last year (2026-08-10 23:07 UTC)
Kurz: Hackers breached a heat-and-power plant facility in Poland, which supplies heat to about 50,000 residents, using a private APN (Access Point Name) to access an OT (Operational Technology) network. […]
Kurz: A threat actor compromised the upstream infrastructure of BdThemes, a developer of premium WordPress web-design tools, and modified a remote JSON feed delivered to administrators’ browsers to create rogue admin accounts. […]
OpenAI releases ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber, but it’s only for approved users (2026-08-10 19:24 UTC)
Kurz: OpenAI has developed a new model called “GPT 5.6 Cyber,” designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. […]
Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine (2026-08-11 06:55 UTC)
Kurz: Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment. The plant supplies h…
Kurz: Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a supply chain compromise impacting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, prompting the content management systems (CMS) platform’s plugins team to temporarily disable their downloads. “Unlike traditiona…
Shipping 10–50× More Code? Watch This Webinar on Securing AI-Speed Development (2026-08-10 17:29 UTC)
Kurz: AI is helping development teams produce far more code, far faster. But security teams still have to review vulnerabilities, manage dependencies, prioritize fixes, and control risk at human speed. When software output jumps 10 to 50 times, t…
Kurz: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Bound the early ACPI HID map The ivrs_acpihid command-line parser appends entries to a fixed four-element early_acpihid_map array. Unlike the…