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Monthly security update patches a Windows kernel flaw already under active attack alongside new Windows 11 features.

Milwaukee police left an outdated wanted vehicle alert in the system, causing Amber Newell to be stopped twice in one week.

Microsoft reports the group stores extortion infrastructure on-chain, making traditional law enforcement disruption tactics far harder to execute.

Immigration enforcement agency seeks to equip thousands of agents with G.L.O.V.E. devices by March amid civil rights concerns.

A passenger aboard a Las Vegas–to–Atlanta flight allegedly spun up a spoofed Wi-Fi network, prompting pilots to alert air traffic control and Delta to open a federal investigation.

Ⓐ used publicly available AI models to find a zero-click remote code execution flaw in Zoom affecting all platforms; company patched before disclosure.

New Flatpak releases patch sandbox escape, privilege escalation, and path traversal vulnerabilities.

A flaw in Zoom's screen-sharing annotation protocol could let attackers silently take over participant devices; now patched.

Technology can now associate Bluetooth and phone signals with license plates, turning roadside cameras into comprehensive tracking tools for police.

Mozilla revoked its Firefox and Thunderbird release signing key after an unencrypted copy was inadvertently committed to a private GitHub repository.

A new technique decodes encrypted reasoning blocks from proprietary model APIs, recovering 704 privacy artifacts including API keys and passwords.

Two school custodians found shot at Mark Twain Elementary School in Chicago; police investigating possible murder-suicide.

Trump administration reaches understandings with Syria and Israel to allow IAEA removal of defunct Assad-era nuclear material.

Australia's first live police facial recognition trial raises questions about racial bias, consent, and watchlist transparency.

Arrest follows discovery of propane tank and flammable materials in suspect's vehicle; third incident at U.S. diplomatic posts in Canada this year.

A joint advisory says the Conti-derived RaaS gang is exploiting known Fortinet flaws to breach healthcare, finance and government networks worldwide.

Vienna-based company routed specialized equipment through shell companies to supply engines for Russian missiles and fighter jets.

British Transport Police expands surveillance trial to identify wanted offenders, drawing criticism from privacy advocates.

The organizations announced a collaboration Monday to educate athletes on preventing sexual exploitation and connecting victims to resources.

LAPD audit reveals massive accuracy problems and privacy concerns push contract cancellations across 28 states.

Data firm takes Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk offline following detection of unusual activity on third-party hosted servers.

August 10 marks the first anniversary of an Israeli airstrike that killed six journalists including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif.

Filmmaker Gabar Choli describes months of coercive feeding while on hunger strike in Texas detention, naming two ICE doctors involved.

Two-tier Daybreak program gives vetted defenders access to frontier models for vulnerability research ahead of autonomous cyberattack threats.

New data shows rising hacking risk to UK manufacturers, with only half prepared to respond to attacks.

Mother Jones reports accused FSU shooter used ChatGPT for tactical advice hours before April 2025 attack that killed two; Florida AG launches criminal probe.

Investigation reveals K3 Scout surveillance drones contained Chinese components transmitting 'heartbeat' signals to China; UK MoD removes connectivity.

Fighter jets escorted general aviation planes out of restricted airspace over New Jersey on Sunday during LIV Golf event.

Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia is deploying its Starlink alternative faster than expected, with plans for 292 satellites by 2027.

Study of June unrest in Belfast and Southampton finds US right-wing actors dominating discourse, with Elon Musk among top posters.

Far-right group threatens violent campaign to expel migrants from Ireland, sparking UK and international security alerts.

A wave of unconnected shootings across Chicago over the Aug. 8-10 weekend killed several people and left residents demanding federal intervention.

A northern California municipality of 30,000 disconnected its entire computer network after a malicious cyberattack knocked out emergency services.

NPR investigation documents sexual abuse of students by Jeffrey Epstein and others at Michigan performing arts institution over decades.

Security forces liberated 308 people held by jihadists for six months; separate operation rescues 33 from gunmen in northwest.

Scammers across multiple states have stolen over $100 million from older adults using fake pop-ups and posing as law enforcement.

Techniques bypassing HTML sanitization in Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and others can capture credentials and tokens, with some fixes deployed but vulnerabilities persisting.

Security researcher reveals techniques to break CSS sanitization in Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, ProtonMail and other webmail services.

Report Remove service documents surge in AI-generated sexual imagery of minors as watchdogs warn of easier production.

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gives contractors 21 days to submit accelerated production plans as munitions deplete.

Federal Communications Commission moves to strip sales clearance from previously approved drone models, affecting popular DJI consumer drones.

Retired General Paul Nakasone warns that programmable logic controllers in US water systems are dangerously exposed after suspected Iranian cyberattacks on at least 12 states.

Baltic states uncover underground smuggling routes as analysts suspect coordinated destabilization effort by Minsk.

A bus driver at a NATO logistics hub airport spotted and knocked down a drone equipped with professional explosives, prompting a federal counterterrorism investigation.

Alexander Dobrindt cites constant threats from foreign powers following a recent explosive-laden drone discovery at Leipzig airport.

Long-range fiber-optic drones produced by Ptashka Drones are hitting Russian positions up to 50 km away, prompting Russian armor to integrate new air defense systems.

Research finds attackers increasingly focus on 46-year-old Gen X managers with business authority rather than C-suite executives.

Modular computer maker Framework says hackers accessed customer names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses through a zero-day exploit at upstream vendor Metabase.

OpenAI announces controlled access to advanced AI cybersecurity tools while facing scrutiny over previous incidents and the models' offensive capabilities.

A leaked presentation reveals the surveillance company planned to use rideshare dashcams to collect license plate data across a mobile network.

UK police investigating Ann Widdecombe's death have reopened a probe into an incident at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's home.

Five workers at the secretive military unit died by suicide between early June and early July, raising alarm among lawmakers and defense officials.

Laptop maker Framework says attackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Metabase to access its customer database, exposing contact details but not payment data.

U.S. intelligence agencies assess Russian President Putin may authorize a limited attack on a NATO ally in coming years to probe Western resolve.

U.S. long-range missile shortages spark internal conflict between Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran policy decisions.

Hackers accessed customer names, addresses, emails, and order details after compromising Valve's shipping partner between July 29 and August 1.

Research from 1Password's Off-by-1 Labs finds LLMs produce flawed vulnerability patches more often than working ones, even on recent, complex CVEs.

Researcher reports Firestore database vulnerability allowing unauthenticated access to government, corporate, and university calls; company disputes severity.

Beijing opens formal probe into cybersecurity firm's offerings sold in Chinese market, citing critical infrastructure protection.

Security firm PromptArmor discloses vulnerabilities in Atlassian's Rovo agent that enable attackers to steal Jira tickets and Confluence documents through indirect prompt injection.