The Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 hacking competition has come to an end. Hackers have received $1,262,000 in rewards after exploiting 98 zero-day vulnerabilities. Security researchers from Ikotas Labs won this year’s Pwn2Own Ireland edition with 42.5 Master of Pwn points and $361,000 earned over the three-day competition after hacking the Samsung Galaxy S26, OpenAI Codex and … Read more
Russian state actor Star Blizzard is using a new malware installation tactic called “RedFlick” to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. While the tactic is not a new cybersecurity technique, it is a new delivery approach for the threat actor, allowing them to further automate attacks and reduce interaction with victims. Microsoft researchers say that in … Read more
A joint law enforcement agency warns that North Korean hacker group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices worldwide and transferred more than $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to North Korea from December 2025 to July 2026. The figures come from a joint consultation by Japanese, US, AustralianAnd German Authorities that jointly tracked the threat group’s … Read more