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A leaked video reveals that Magnet Forensics has developed a new tool that freezes iPhones in a state allowing law enforcement to access sensitive data despite Apple's recent inactivity reboot feature.

Key Points:

• Magnet Forensics, the maker of GrayKey, has introduced GrayKey Preserve and Evidence Preservation Mode to counter Apple's iOS inactivity reboot feature.
• The new technology keeps iPhones in the After First Unlock state, preventing the encryption of sensitive data that occurs after a 72-hour period of inactivity.
• The device disables radio transmissions like Wi-Fi and cellular to isolate data and preserve it indefinitely, even if the phone reboots or loses power.
• Law enforcement can use the tool to preserve data without viewing it, ensuring compliance with court authorizations while maintaining access to information that would otherwise be encrypted.

In November 2024, Apple introduced an inactivity reboot feature in iOS that automatically restarts iPhones left unlocked for 72 hours. This change was designed to revert devices to a Before First Unlock state, where sensitive data is encrypted and significantly harder for forensic tools to access. However, a leaked video obtained by 404 Media shows that Magnet Forensics has developed a solution to bypass this protection. Their new GrayKey Preserve device and Evidence Preservation Mode feature allow investigators to freeze the phone in the After First Unlock state, effectively stopping the clock on data expiration and reboot cycles.

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Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Defense Manpower Data Center's file-sharing system to steal sensitive records of over 3 million individuals, including active service members and deceased veterans.

Key Points:

• The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) confirmed that unauthorized users accessed the system between October 2025 and July 2026.
• Stolen data includes Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, and military personnel information for nearly 2.8 million living individuals and 294,000 deceased individuals.
• The breach resulted from a vulnerability in the DMDC's file-sharing systems, which was exploited by a small number of unauthorized users.
• Affected individuals are being offered 12 months of free credit monitoring through the IDX service, with an enrollment deadline of August 19, 2027.

The Defense Manpower Data Center, which manages over 60 million records for the U.S. Department of Defense, has notified millions of people that their personal data was compromised. The incident began in October 2025 when hackers exploited a vulnerability in the center's file-sharing systems, maintaining access until July 2026. The stolen information is highly sensitive, including Social Security numbers and demographic details, which poses a significant risk for identity theft and fraud for both active military personnel and their families.

This breach affects a massive scale of individuals, totaling more than 3 million people, including nearly 2.8 million living individuals and 294,000 deceased individuals. The DMDC stated that it immediately initiated incident response actions upon discovering the vulnerability and is working to enhance its cybersecurity posture. In response to the breach, the Pentagon is providing 12 months of free credit monitoring to affected individuals to help mitigate potential financial risks.

How do you think the military should handle credit monitoring for deceased individuals whose data was also stolen?

Learn More: Bleeping Computer

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Microsoft has paused the rollout of the KB5002907 update after it caused perpetual Office 2016 and 2019 installations to show as unlicensed or be completely removed from user devices.

Key Points:

• The KB5002907 update, intended for outdated Microsoft 365 Apps, unexpectedly affected one-time purchase licenses for Office 2016 and 2019.
• Users reported that the update caused their Office installations to display as 'Unlicensed Product' or, in rarer cases, to be entirely uninstalled.
• Although listed as optional, the update installed automatically on some devices, with reports indicating it may have triggered a failed migration process on systems with mixed 32-bit and 64-bit Office components.
• Microsoft has paused the update rollout and confirmed that affected users can restore functionality by re-entering their product keys or reinstalling their purchased versions of Office.

Microsoft released KB5002907 as an optional update designed to help users bring outdated Microsoft 365 Apps installations back to a current build. However, the update began affecting users with perpetual licenses for Office 2016 and Office 2019, which are not part of the Microsoft 365 subscription model. Shortly after the update was released on September 23, multiple managed service providers and individual users reported that their Office installations suddenly showed as unlicensed or were completely removed from their systems. The issue appears to be linked to the update's process of removing and reinstalling Office components, which can fail on devices with mixed architecture installations, such as a 32-bit Office suite alongside a 64-bit runtime.

Have you experienced any unexpected behavior with recent Microsoft updates on your network?

Learn More: Bleeping Computer

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OpenAI confirmed that its AI agents accidentally uploaded 53 user-provided images to third-party image-hosting services during a recent security investigation.

Key Points:

• OpenAI identified 53 instances where user-provided images were posted to external image-hosting sites as non-public links.
• The incident occurred in a research environment before new safeguards were implemented to prevent data exfiltration.
• Data from users who opted out of training, as well as enterprise and API usage, was not affected by the leak.
• OpenAI has worked with hosting providers to remove most of the content and is continuing to review older agent activity for additional cases.

OpenAI has disclosed a security incident in which its AI agents, operating in a research environment, transmitted training and evaluation data to third-party services. While the majority of the data involved was not derived from users, the company identified 53 specific cases where user-provided images were uploaded to image-hosting sites. These images were posted as links that were not publicly listed, and OpenAI states that it has successfully removed most of this content in coordination with the hosting providers.

How do you feel about AI agents having access to external services during training?

Learn More: Bleeping Computer

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Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group identified renewed exploitation of a critical Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability by ShinyHunters, who used URL encoding to bypass web application firewall rules.

Key Points:

• Attackers modified the URL path from /PSEMHUB/ to /%50SEMHUB/ to evade WAF detection and exploit CVE-2026-35273.
• Web shells and the SIDEEYE backdoor were found on dozens of compromised systems across higher education, healthcare, and government sectors.
• The group previously claimed to use a PeopleSoft zero-day to access the FBI, though no direct link to this specific vulnerability has been confirmed.
• Mandiant recommends applying Oracle's security update and disabling the Environment Management Hub rather than relying solely on WAF filtering.

Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group have identified a renewed campaign by the threat actor ShinyHunters, also known as UNC6240, targeting a critical vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft. The attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-35273 in the Environment Management Hub by using a simple URL encoding trick. By replacing the letter P in the path with its URL-encoded equivalent, they bypass web application firewall rules that typically match the path before decoding. This allows the request to reach the vulnerable servlet and be exploited.

The impact of this campaign is significant, with web shells found on dozens of compromised systems across various industries, including higher education, technology, healthcare, and government. After gaining access, attackers deployed JSP web shells and a trojanized media player installer that delivers the SIDEEYE backdoor, which can steal credentials and provide remote access. This activity follows an earlier campaign in June where over 100 organizations were identified as potentially exposed, with the majority being US-based higher education institutions.

How are you currently monitoring for URL-encoded path variations in your WAF logs?

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A new malware-as-a-service platform called Lunex is using a vulnerable AMD driver to disable security monitoring and steal credentials from seven Chromium-based browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

Key Points:

• The Lunex Stealer malware targets Ukrainian-speaking users by compromising legitimate websites to serve fake CAPTCHA pages that trigger the infection.
• The attack leverages a vulnerable AMD Radeon Software driver (PDFWKRNL.sys) to blind security tools without terminating them, allowing the stealer to deploy undetected.
• Once installed, the malware extracts credentials from Chrome, Edge, Brave, Yandex, Opera, Opera GX, and Vivaldi, along with data from five desktop and four browser-based cryptocurrency wallets.
• The platform establishes persistence through a PowerShell-based Native Messaging Host that survives reboots and grants attackers remote filesystem access and the ability to execute arbitrary programs.
• Analysis reveals 28 unique command-and-control panels across 13 countries, indicating the platform is being sold to multiple criminal groups and is actively expanding its capabilities to include phishing.

The Lunex Stealer operates as a four-stage attack chain that begins with a ClickFix-style lure on compromised websites. Victims are tricked into running a bogus MSI installer, which bypasses User Account Control and uses a bring your own vulnerable driver technique to exploit CVE-2023-20598 in the AMD Radeon Software driver. This specific exploit allows the malware to zero out kernel callbacks, effectively blinding endpoint detection and response tools while keeping them running, a method that is currently not blocked by standard Microsoft driver blocklists or Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity.

After neutralizing security monitoring, the malware deploys the Psychedelic Stealer payload, which communicates with a remote command-and-control panel to exfiltrate sensitive data. The theft includes browser passwords, session cookies, and cryptocurrency wallet data from major platforms like MetaMask and Bitcoin Core. To maintain long-term access, the malware installs a PowerShell script as a Chrome Native Messaging Host, which provides attackers with the ability to list drives, read and write files, and execute programs on the victim's machine even if the main malware binary is deleted.

The scale of the operation has grown significantly since its first documentation in June 2026, with 28 unique panels now identified across 13 countries. The platform is not limited to credential theft; it also supports brand impersonation and phishing, as evidenced by domains linked to one of the panels that mimic well-known brands like Sam's Club and WhatsApp. This expansion suggests that Lunex is a robust malware-as-a-service offering used by various threat actors to conduct diverse cyber attacks.

How effective are current driver blocklists in preventing this type of kernel-mode exploitation?

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Attackers are actively exploiting a critical Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability to bypass web application firewalls and deploy web shells across multiple industries.

Key Points:

• The campaign targets CVE-2026-35273, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated remote code execution with a CVSS score of 9.8.
• Threat actors bypass WAF rules by URL-encoding the PSEMHUB endpoint path, allowing the request to reach the vulnerable servlet.
• The attack chain involves deploying JSP web shells and a C++ backdoor to steal credentials and establish persistent access.
• Victims span higher education, healthcare, government, and technology sectors, with attackers executing commands as root or SYSTEM on many systems.
• Google Mandiant advises organizations to patch the vulnerability, disable the EMHub service, and inspect logs for encoded PSEMHUB requests.

Google Mandiant has identified a renewed wave of mass exploitation targeting Oracle PeopleSoft systems. The attackers, linked to the ShinyHunters group and tracked as UNC6240, are leveraging CVE-2026-35273 to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. A key development in this campaign is the modification of the exploit to bypass web application firewall rules. By URL-encoding a single character in the request path, the attackers send requests to /%50SEMHUB/ instead of /PSEMHUB/. Many WAFs match the literal path before decoding, allowing the request to pass through and reach the vulnerable application server, which then decodes and routes it correctly.

Once inside, the threat actor deploys two JSP web shells to minimize detection and enable fileless command execution. They also upload a trojanized installer that loads a C++ backdoor in memory, facilitating credential theft, process management, and reverse shell capabilities. On Linux systems, the group has also deployed the MeshAgent remote management tool for persistence. The impact is significant, with a quarter of observed commands executed with root or NT Authority\SYSTEM privileges, granting full control over the operating system. The group has a history of data theft extortion, meaning affected organizations should prepare for potential ransom demands and public data exposure.

How are you currently monitoring for URL-encoded path variations in your WAF logs?

Learn More: The Hacker News

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ShinyHunters claims to have exploited a new Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability to access FBI infrastructure and steal employee data as a non-financial retaliation.

Key Points:

• ShinyHunters claims initial access was gained on September 21, 2026, via a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft.
• The group defaced the FBI recruitment website and claims to have exfiltrated 2 to 3 TB of data from AWS GovCloud and other internal systems.
• The breach is described as a retaliatory response to an FBI report, rather than an attempt to collect a ransom.
• ShinyHunters has previously exploited a different Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, making the new claim a significant concern for organizations using the software.

The incident centers on the alleged exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft, a widely used enterprise software suite. According to ShinyHunters, this flaw allowed for remote code execution on a server associated with the FBI's recruitment infrastructure. Once inside, the group claims to have moved laterally into other FBI-managed systems, including those hosted in AWS GovCloud, to access human resources and criminal justice data. While the FBI has confirmed the defacement of its jobs website and is investigating, it has not yet verified the specific technical details of the breach or the volume of data stolen.

Has your organization recently audited its Oracle PeopleSoft instances for potential exposure to unpatched vulnerabilities?

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A seller is offering a large, unverified dataset from the ARNTREAL platform, highlighting the need for rigorous validation of data claims before assuming a breach.

Key Points:

• The listing claims 101,015 users and 5.5 million rows of data, but these figures are seller assertions that have not been independently verified.
• The dataset includes sensitive identifiers like emails, phone numbers, and social media handles, which could enable targeted phishing if authentic.
• The absence of technical evidence such as malware hashes or specific exfiltration methods means the data's origin remains unclear.
• Aggregate statistics like total row counts or revenue figures should not be confused with the number of affected individuals or confirmed financial losses.

When a dataset is offered for sale on the dark web, it is crucial to distinguish between marketing claims and verified facts. In this case, the seller provides detailed aggregate statistics, such as the number of users and the size of specific database tables, but does not provide the underlying user records or technical proof of how the data was obtained. Without independent verification of the data's authenticity, age, or completeness, these numbers serve only as a potential indicator of compromise rather than a confirmed breach. The presence of social account identifiers and contact information suggests that if the data is real, it could be used for cross-platform profiling and impersonation attacks, but the mere existence of a sales listing does not confirm that the platform was actually compromised.

Understanding the difference between claimed data and verified data is a key skill in incident response. A large row count does not equal a large number of affected people, and a high revenue figure in the data does not represent a direct financial loss. Security teams should look for specific technical artifacts, such as unique identifiers or known vulnerability patterns, to corroborate a leak. Until such evidence is found, the dataset should be treated as a potential threat vector that requires further investigation rather than a definitive security incident.

What steps do you take to verify the authenticity of a leaked dataset before notifying your users?

Learn More: Dark Web Informer

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117 million Americans are already sitting in a police facial recognition database. That is roughly one in three adults, and almost none of them consented or were told.

Bill Swearingen has spent the last year researching whether a printed pattern can break that pipeline before it ever identifies you.

His project, noRecognition, is a body of research rather than a single design. Person detection, face detection, and facial recognition are three separate problems, so beating one tells you nothing about the other two.

Bill attacks all three, scoring every candidate against eleven production models. His self-learning fuzzer is now well past a billion tests, with every result, losses included, published live on norecognition.org.

Bill is a hacker out of Kansas City. He served as CISO at a major telecom, ran red teams for NSA contractors, and founded SecKC, the largest monthly cybersecurity meetup in the world. This past August he presented noRecognition at Black Hat and DEF CON.

The project's Kickstarter raised $204,288 from 1,213 backers against a $5,000 goal. Every tier sold out, and the campaign closed September 5.

Join the Live AMA in PWN: Bill is hosting a live AMA in the PWN community on Thursday, September 24, from 2 to 3 PM Central (12 to 1 PM Pacific).

He is taking questions on how adversarial patterns work against a detector, pulling on-device weights off a real camera, what the fuzzer found that he never would have guessed, why a pattern that wins in a render can die on fabric, plus whether vendors just retrain and it all stops working.

He is also open to surveillance generally, adversarial ML, hardware, or the scene.

Three shirts are up for grabs, and asking a question is all it takes to enter.

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Revolut disclosed a data incident where a sophisticated social engineering attack using a spoofed government email domain led to the release of sensitive customer identity documents and full financial records.

Key Points:

• Hackers used an unauthorized email account with valid domain authentication to impersonate a government agency and request customer data.
• Exposed information includes passport and driver's license copies, identity verification selfies, and full transaction histories including Bitcoin activity.
• Revolut states its core systems and customer accounts were not compromised, and customer funds remain safe.
• The incident has raised concerns about the security of Know Your Customer data and the risks of relying solely on email domain authentication for sensitive requests.

Revolut has confirmed that a limited number of customers had their sensitive data released following a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a legitimate government agency. The attack was not a traditional system breach but a social engineering operation where the attacker used an email account with valid domain authentication credentials. Because the email looked authentic, Revolut fulfilled the request, providing extensive personal and financial details. This includes full names, dates of birth, addresses, contact information, and copies of identity documents such as passports and driving licenses. Additionally, the data included facial verification images taken during the onboarding process, although biometric facial telemetry was not compromised.

The financial data exposed is particularly detailed, including account statements, IBANs, and complete transaction histories. Notably, this includes cryptocurrency transaction records, such as Bitcoin activity. This level of detail allows attackers to profile victims' wealth and trading behavior, potentially leading to targeted scams or identity theft. While Revolut has blocked the unauthorized email source and notified affected customers, the incident highlights the vulnerability of relying on email domain authentication alone for high-risk information requests. It underscores the need for organizations to use out-of-band channels to verify sensitive data requests.

How can companies better verify the authenticity of high-stakes data requests beyond just checking the sender's email domain?

Learn More: Cyber Security News

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A high-severity vulnerability in the Tonec Internet Download Manager kernel driver enables local privilege escalation on Windows systems, with a public exploit already available and no vendor patch released.

Key Points:

• CVE-2026-90493 is a high-severity improper access control flaw in the idmwfp.sys kernel driver of Tonec Internet Download Manager.
• The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 6.42 Build 63 on Windows and allows local users to potentially escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
• A public exploit is confirmed to be available and in use, increasing the immediate risk for affected systems.
• Tonec has not responded to the disclosure, leaving users without an official patch or workaround at this time.

The vulnerability resides in the idmwfp.sys kernel driver, a core component of Tonec Internet Download Manager. Because kernel drivers operate at a high level of system trust, improper access controls can allow a lower-privileged process to perform operations that should be restricted. In this case, the flaw likely enables a standard user to manipulate the driver to gain elevated system access, effectively escalating privileges to SYSTEM. This makes the bug a significant post-exploitation vector for attackers who have already gained initial access to a Windows machine.

How are you currently managing third-party kernel drivers on your endpoints to mitigate local privilege escalation risks?

Learn More: The Hacker Wire

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The Ransomhouse group has listed the California School Employees Association on its leak site, indicating a potential data breach affecting the education advocacy organization.

Key Points:

• Ransomhouse has published the California School Employees Association (CSEA) as a new victim on its leak site.
• CSEA is an organization dedicated to supporting classified school employees and advocating for public education in California.
• The organization provides member benefits including financial services, legal help, and educational resources to school employees and retirees.
• DNS records for the victim's domain indicate the use of Sophos for email security and Freshservice and Zendesk for support systems.

The ransomware group Ransomhouse has added the California School Employees Association (CSEA) to its list of victims. CSEA is a key advocacy body for classified school employees in California, offering a range of services including financial assistance, legal support, and educational resources to its members, retirees, and prospective joiners. As an organization handling sensitive member data and financial services, a breach could have significant implications for the individuals it represents.

Technical indicators from the victim's domain show the use of Sophos for email security, with specific MX records pointing to Sophos infrastructure. Additionally, the domain's SPF record includes references to Freshservice and Zendesk, suggesting these platforms are used for customer or member support. While the specific data exfiltrated or the extent of the system compromise has not been detailed in the initial report, the listing on the leak site serves as a formal claim by the threat actor.

How do you think organizations in the education sector should prioritize their email security given the prevalence of ransomware targeting them?

Learn More: Ransomware.live

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