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The FireCompass weekly intelligence brief: breaches, new hacking techniques and critical CVEs.

Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 31 Aug to 6 Sep 2026

The week of 31 August to 6 September 2026 was defined by identity and access failures, not exploited software. McKesson confirmed attackers reached patient data after a voice-phishing call compromised an Okta single sign-on session. Berlin’s state government confirmed data theft from a network segment that had no multi-factor authentication on its VPN. A Thomson… Read More »Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 31 Aug to 6 Sep 2026

Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2026

CISA added 9 vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog between 17 and 23 August 2026, across five separate batches. Seven of the nine carry CVSS scores of 9.0 or above, all nine have confirmed in-the-wild exploitation, and one, the Microsoft SharePoint flaw CVE-2026-55040, was exploited within days of a public proof of concept. Patch… Read More »Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2026

Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2026

The week of 17 to 23 August 2026 was defined by stolen and sprayed credentials doing the work that malware used to do. France’s tax authority DGFiP confirmed that attackers used compromised access points to extract data on 678,000 individuals. A threat actor calling themselves TheHatman put 3.64 million employee records from Fortune 500 Azure… Read More »Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 17 Aug to 23 Aug 2026

New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026 Weekly Cyber Threats & Breaches Report: 10-16 Aug 2026

Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026

CISA added 3 vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog between 10 and 16 August 2026, all in a single batch on 11 August. Five newly disclosed CVEs reached CVSS 9.0 or above in the window, all of them in SAP’s 11 August Patch Day. Four of the five critical CVEs this week covered in… Read More »Weekly Report: New Hacking Techniques and Critical CVEs 10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026

Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026

The week of 10 to 16 August 2026 was defined by third-party access: every major incident reached its victims through a system the victims did not own. A cyberattack on Ceva Logistics exposed customer data across at least six downstream brands including Bol and Valve’s Steam hardware business. Trezor warned nearly 14,000 customers after its… Read More »Weekly Cybersecurity Intelligence Report: Cyber Threats and Breaches 10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026

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