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August 13, 2026 · 07:30
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Red vs Blue
Real attacks. Real defenses. One minute to become stronger.
ATTACK vs DEFEND
1:40
Backdoored TrueConf Installers Spread PhantomCore Malware
Attackers compromised unpatched TrueConf servers and replaced client installers with backdoored versions delivering PhantomCore malware to dozens of organizations. Supply chain compromise requires verification of installer integrity through cryptographic hash validation against.
ATTACK vs DEFEND
1:40
COLDCARD RNG Flaw Fuels $88M Bitcoin Heist
A firmware bug in COLDCARD hardware wallets (Mk2-Mk5) caused the RNG to use a deterministic software generator instead of true hardware entropy, enabling an attacker to reconstruct wallet seeds and steal $88 million in Bitcoin.
ATTACK vs DEFEND
1:20
GitHub and PyPI Add Time-Based Supply Chain Shields
PyPI now rejects uploads to packages older than fourteen days, and GitHub's Dependabot enforces a seventy-two-hour cooldown on package updates by default. These time-based delays create windows for security teams to detect and block malicious versions before widespread adoption.
Weekly Brief
The week in cyber, summarized.
Week of Aug 3 – Aug 9, 2026
- •- 🤖 AI coding agents from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI had critical CI/CD flaws allowing GitHub issues to trigger RCE and steal secrets, all patched at Black Hat USA 2026
- •- 🏭 4,400+ Rockwell PLCs remain exposed online including 22 in water utilities already targeted by attacks, despite years of federal warnings
- •- 🎣 Vishing extortion group UNC6671 rebranded and expanded, hitting hedge funds and Levi Strauss using spoofed IT helpdesk calls and AitM credential theft
- •- 🔓 Critical zero-days in Metabase (CVSS 10.0), Progress Kemp LoadMaster, and JetBrains TeamCity are actively exploited with CISA KEV additions