Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Deluge Continues With August Updates

2026-08-12T02:51:32Z6c25293233971cc1276e2a30b6066c1236a98a905735a9186d2e862f3f8e723c
CVE-2026-18577AI-agent-hijackingAI-securityFortinetICS-OTMFA-bypassN-ableRMMcloud-misconfigurationcritical-infrastructurecybercrimedeepfakesdevice-code-phishingmobile-malwarephishingprompt-injectionransomwarevishingvulnerability-exploitationwater-systems

What happened

Dark Reading security news covering active ransomware and critical-infrastructure attacks, exploited vulnerabilities, phishing and social engineering, AI-agent and browser prompt-injection risks, cloud and application misconfigurations, mobile malware, and cybersecurity policy. Several items describe high-impact or actively exploited issues, including Fortinet exploitation, Metabase remote administrator access, N-able authentication bypass CVE-2026-18577, water-system targeting, and AI-agent hijacking.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

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6c25293233971cc1276e2a30b6066c1236a98a905735a9186d2e862f3f8e723c
Enrichment time
2026-08-12T02:51:32Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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