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Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20701 (CVSS score: 8.8), refers to a case of incorrect authorization impacting the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK that makes it possible to pair a Bluetooth audio device without user consent. Successful exploitation of the flaw could lead to remote escalation of privilege without requiring any additional execution privileges or user interaction. The issue has been addressed in Beats Firmware Update 1B211. "An attacker within Bluetooth range may be able to listen through the microphone of a device which is not yet paired and actively seeking pair requests," Apple said in an advisory released this week. Details of the vulnerability first emerged in June 2025 when ERNW GmbH researchers Dennis Heinze and Frieder Steinmetz flagged it alongside two other flaws in Airoha SoCs...

F5 has released security updates to address two critical security flaws in NGINX Open Source that could be exploited to achieve code execution on affected systems. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-42530 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2) - A use-after-free vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_module that could be triggered by a remote unauthenticated attacker when NGINX Open Source is configured to use the HTTP/3 QUIC module to reopen a QPACK encoder stream by means of a specially crafted HTTP/3 session, and execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR. CVE-2026-42055 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2) - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules that could be triggered by a remote unauthenticated attacker when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the ...

If an autonomous AI agent interacts with your company's core intellectual property today, can your security team instantly name the person who authorized it? For most enterprises, the answer is a simple no . The rush to adopt internal AI tools has left a massive trail of administrative debt: orphaned agents (AI tools left running after their creator leaves the company) and standing privileges (AI that retains permanent, unrestricted access it no longer needs). When an employee moves on, the automated tools they built stay active—often keeping unmonitored access to sensitive databases and source code long after the human’s credentials are revoked. To help security teams bridge this line of accountability, The Hacker News is hosting a technical briefing. Secure your spot today for the live webinar: Orphaned Agents & Standing Privileges: The Hidden Access Risks of Internal AI . Why Existing Security Tools Miss the Signal Traditional access tools treat AI like stand...

The internet did not break this week. It got used exactly as designed, which is worse. Searches were siphoned through shady browser add-ons. AI chat links turned into malware delivery paths. macOS attacks ran in memory and left almost nothing behind. Cloud agents looked like helpers until attackers treated them like open shells. Add exposed edge gear, poisoned packages, cash courier scams, stealers, loaders, and phishing that barely bothers pretending anymore. Here’s the full mess.

Microsoft has disclosed details of a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper campaign codenamed CryptoBandits that has targeted users since February 2026 with clipboard-intercepting malware with self-spreading capabilities and using the Tor anonymity network to hide communication. "The clipper in this campaign relies on Windows Script Host and ActiveX-driven logic to launch a bundled Tor proxy and poll a hidden-service C2 [command-and-control] server," the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team said in an analysis published Tuesday. "It carries out high-frequency clipboard theft, screenshot exfiltration, and wallet-address substitution." "The execution of this clipper is notable because it does not depend on a traditional installer or exposed IP-based C2 infrastructure. Instead, it deploys a portable Tor client, routes traffic through a local SOCKS5 proxy, and blends data theft with remote code execution, turning a financially motivated stealer into a li...