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Microsoft patched a Windows zero-day North Korean attackers were already using
Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-68820 — a use-after-free in the WinSock driver that North Korean attackers were already exploiting to gain SYSTEM privileges and deploy a kernel rootkit.
Himanshu Bhatt · 4 min read · Aug 24, 2026
Researchers audited 281 free Android VPNs: most track you, dozens leak your data
A new framework called MVPNalyzer tested 281 Google Play VPN apps and found widespread traffic leaks, tracking, and weak encryption — a reminder that "free VPN" often means "you're the product."
Himanshu Bhatt · 5 min read · Aug 24, 2026
GitLab shipped an emergency patch for a flaw that let anyone delete public projects
GitLab released an out-of-band patch on 17 August 2026 for CVE-2026-19478, a CVSS 9.4 code-injection flaw in a GraphQL directive that let an unauthenticated attacker remotely modify or delete public projects and user data. GitLab.com is already patched; self-managed installations need to upgrade.
Himanshu Bhatt · 3 min read · Aug 24, 2026
737 fake Chrome VPN extensions routed browser traffic through proxies
Security researchers at Socket linked 737 Chrome extensions to a single campaign that impersonated 66 VPN and privacy brands and routed browser traffic through SOCKS5 proxies. Google removed 221; more than 500 were still live.
Himanshu Bhatt · 4 min read · Aug 22, 2026
One click could make Microsoft Copilot leak your Gmail, Drive and Calendar
Varonis Threat Labs disclosed three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Copilot Personal, collectively CoSnitch, that let one click on a crafted link silently pull data from a victim's connected Gmail, Drive and Calendar. Microsoft patched them on 18 August 2026, and no exploitation in the wild was found.
Himanshu Bhatt · 4 min read · Aug 21, 2026
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna API prices by 80%, Terra by 20%
OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 Luna pricing by 80% and Terra by 20% on July 30, 2026, saying the savings come from real efficiency gains it is passing to customers. Luna now costs $0.20 per million input tokens.
Himanshu Bhatt · 4 min read · Aug 5, 2026
