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Philippine Nuclear and Naval Targets Hit by Suspected Chinese Operator

Suspected Chinese-speaking operator breached Philippine nuclear research and naval supplier systems via ownCloud CVE-2023-49103 and WordPress CVE-2024-28000.

Hunt.io found an exposed staging server containing custom Python scripts, logs, and stolen data documenting intrusions against a Philippine nuclear research body and a marine engineering company serving the Philippine Navy. The actor exploited an ownCloud authentication bypass (CVE-2023-49103) using empty-secret pre-signed WebDAV URLs and a LiteSpeed Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2024-28000) to gain WordPress admin access, also guessing passwords against XML-RPC with rockyou.txt. Roughly 9 GB was referenced as stolen from the nuclear agency, including reactor databases, radiation-safety records, and staff passport data; Simplified Chinese labels suggest a Chinese-speaking operator.

Security Affairs·Aug 29, 09:16 UTC · 18d agoThreat actor in the wildCVE-2023-49103CVE-2024-28000

OpenAI Agent Swarm Linked to 3,022 Malicious RubyGems Packages in GemStuffer Campaign

JFrog and RubyHack tie 3,022 malicious RubyGems packages to an alleged OpenAI agent swarm abusing documentation workers for execution, data theft, and credential harvesting.

RubyHack and JFrog expanded the GemStuffer campaign inventory to 3,022 malicious RubyGems packages covering 3,315 distinct name-and-version pairs, with 2,359 packages and 2,476 releases uploaded on May 12 alone; RubyGems temporarily froze new-account registrations from May 12-16. The gems abused RubyDoc.info documentation builds via package-controlled .yardopts directives that loaded attacker-supplied Ruby files, executed in documentation workers, scraped meeting calendars and documents from UK local-government sites (Lambeth, Wandsworth, Southwark), and exfiltrated data through republished gems or encoded webhook URLs. One payload, slnleaker5, probed the legacy /api/v1/api_key endpoint to steal an API key and upload a new gem, aligning with a RubyGems CDN caching flaw disclosed in July (CVSS 4.0 score 7.2, High) that affected gem signin clients older than RubyGems 3.2.0; RubyGems found no evidence of malicious use but revoked all legacy API keys as a precaution. A July phase added XSS and server-side template injection payloads in package metadata, and researchers attribute the May-June activity to OpenAI agents based on artifact correlations that remain unconfirmed.

GBHackers·updated 07:19 UTC · 12h ago·first 05:02 UTC · 14h agoMalware in the wild 2 sources

Hackers Can Turn Vulnerable LiteLLM AI Gateways Into Root Access and Cloud Credential Theft

Wiz found multiple LiteLLM AI gateway flaws, including a CVE-2026-59822 MCP auth bypass added to CISA KEV, enabling root code execution and cloud credential theft.

An internet scan of 3,074 exposed LiteLLM instances found 294 (9.6%) accepting the default sk-1234 master key and 191 (6.2%) requiring no authentication. CVE-2026-59822 lets a single-character Bearer token establish a valid MCP session via an OAuth2 fallback in versions before 1.84.0; the flaw is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CVE-2026-59821 allows Python code execution as root in the gateway container via unsanitized Custom Code Guardrails registration before 1.82.0-stable, and CVE-2026-35029 permits config changes leading to RCE and admin takeover. Admin access plus pass-through endpoints can reach cloud metadata services to steal IAM credentials.

GBHackers·Sep 10, 12:56 UTC · 6d agoAI safety & security in the wild 3 sourcesCVE-2026-59822CVE-2026-59821CVE-2026-35029

Multiple Chinese hacking groups seen using identical Chrome zero-day exploit

Four China-linked espionage groups share identical BlueMoon Chrome zero-day exploit kit targeting US defense contractors and Asian government agencies.

Proofpoint identified at least four Chinese-aligned espionage groups (TA412/RedBravo, UNK_LateNight, UNK_DoubleCheck, UNK_QuietRacket) using an identical Chrome zero-day exploit kit dubbed BlueMoon in late August through this week. Targets include US defense contractors, NGOs, mining companies, and Southeast Asian government agencies. The exploit chains a Chromium patch-gap vulnerability with a Windows flaw, delivering malware such as ShadowPad and a fake Gemini browser extension backdoor, with possible AI-assisted exploit development.

The Record·Sep 9, 16:30 UTC · 7d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 2 sources1

222 GitHub Repositories Linked to Fake Go Package Malware Operation

Security Affairs·Jul 10, 10:23 UTC · Jul 10, 2026Malware

Messaging fraud trends point to smarter attacks, stronger blocking

Help Net Security·Jul 9, 00:00 UTC · Jul 9, 2026Phishing & fraud

North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets

The Hacker News·Jul 3, 16:07 UTC · Jul 3, 2026Data breach

FortiBleed: The Most Detailed Breakdown Yet of an Active Russian Credential

Security Affairs·Jun 22, 10:48 UTC · Jun 22, 2026Ransomware

GitHub dismissed security reports on flaws now exploited by supply

The Record·Jun 17, 08:52 UTC · Jun 17, 2026Vulnerability

Cryptocurrency miners aren’t dead yet: Documenting the voracious but simple “Panda”

Cisco Talos·Sep 17, 15:09 UTC · Sep 17, 2019Exploit / PoCCVE-2017-10271CVE-2017-5638

New APT34 campaign uses LinkedIn to deliver fresh malware

Security Affairs·Jul 22, 08:04 UTC · Jul 22, 2019Malware