Power Plant Turbine Hacked, SIM Cards Hijack Modems, USB-to-SYSTEM Takeover and More

THN Daily Updates Zero Trust Security: A Hands-on Guide ($101.95 Value) FREE for a Limited Time Principles, applications, and methodologies to help organizations transition from traditional security models to a Zero Trust approach Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 11, 2026 A Malicious SIM Card Can Run Attacker Code Inside the Modems Behind Cellular IoT Devices A malicious SIM card can order the device it sits in to run commands of the attacker's choosing. On the cellular modules built into electric-vehicle chargers, industrial routers, and car telematics units, that is enough... Read More Researchers Built a Fake Crypto Startup and Hired Three Suspected North Korean IT Workers Security researchers invented a cryptocurrency startup, advertised developer jobs, and hired three people they believe were North Korean operatives. Every virtual machine the company issued was recording. The onboardin... Read More Cloud Identity Sprawl Is the New Perimeter. Design for It. Course to build zero-trust identity, segmentation, and cloud SOC logging. GCAD prep at SANS Raleigh. Read More Researchers Turn USB Auto-Install Into a Full SYSTEM Takeover on Windows 11 Windows Plug and Play can be abused to fetch signed vendor software for an emulated USB device and execute privileged installation components that researchers chained to SYSTEM access on a fully updated Windows 11 machi... Read More Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets A malicious tool server connected to an AI coding assistant can quietly walk off with SSH keys, environment secrets, source code, and customer data without ever sending one obviously harmful instruction. The trick can ... Read More Agents Work Everywhere Now. Governance Has to See Everywhere Too. Enterprise AI agents expose gaps in inventory, identity, attack visibility, and cost, while nearly half of 33,563 MCP builds raise security findings. Read More Gunra Ransomware Exploits Fortinet and Schneider Electric Flaws to Breach Networks Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from South Korea and the U.S. warned of Gunra ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure sectors and organizations across the world. Targets of these attacks include he... Read More Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine Attackers shut down a steam turbine and the process-water treatment system at a Polish combined heat and power plant by coming in over the private cellular network the local grid operator uses to reach remote equipment.... Read More Zero Trust Security: A Hands-on Guide ($101.95 Value) FREE for a Limited Time Principles, applications, and methodologies to help organizations transition from traditional security models to a Zero Trust approach Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to sikubaycom.s3cr3tz@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from THN. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact THN: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe THN | K.P BLock, Pitampura, Delhi