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Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

August 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS…

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Malicious LiteLLM Releases Tied to Trivy Hack May Have Exposed 2,100+ Organizations

August 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Two malicious LiteLLM releases sat on PyPI for about 40 minutes in March carrying credential-stealing code capable of harvesting cloud keys, SSH keys, Kubernetes tokens, database passwords, and other secrets…

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Cisco ASA and FTD Flaw Exploited in the Wild Can Trigger Remote DoS

August 12, 2026 Blogmaster

Cisco has warned that a new vulnerability impacting Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity…

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ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access

August 12, 2026 Blogmaster

The security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new Microsoft zero-day called ShieldBreak. The vulnerability, rooted…

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SAP Commerce Cloud Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

August 12, 2026 Blogmaster

SAP has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Commerce Cloud (Data Hub Adapter) that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-58231,…

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Donald Trump Just Became The World’s Most Famous Anti-Vaxxer Nonsense Peddler

August 11, 2026 Blogmaster

When it comes to the bullshit, batshit-crazy anti-vaxxer movement that currently has the United States in its un-scientific grip, I’ve focused most of my attention on RFK Jr. And, frankly,…

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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it’s idiotic

August 11, 2026 Blogmaster

Backlash to Trump’s vaccine order on Monday has been swift and sharp, with various public health and medical organizations and independent experts calling it “dangerous,” “unscientific,” “false and misleading,” “so…

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DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight

August 11, 2026 Blogmaster

On Monday, passengers aboard Delta flight 591 going from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly spoofed the onboard Wi-Fi, raising the attention of federal law enforcement. The incident came one day…

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Hundreds Of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across The Country

August 11, 2026 Blogmaster

Police departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial surveillance and data…

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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

August 11, 2026 Blogmaster

Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication,…

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