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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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📰 Cybersecurity News Headlines

Top stories from leading cybersecurity publications as of June 3, 2026.

  1. Microsoft's Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows
    — Bleeping Computer

    Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux com…
  2. OpenAI upgrades GPT-5.5, as it plans to retire legacy ChatGPT models
    — Bleeping Computer

    OpenAI says it's rolling out a new update that improves the existing GPT-5.5 Instant model, and this move comes ahead of the scheduled retir…
  3. Critical Kirki flaw exploited to hijack WordPress admin accounts
    — Bleeping Computer

    Hackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-8206) in the Kirki plugin for WordPress to take over any user…
  4. Over 116,000 Mincraft systems infected in WeedHack malware campaign
    — Bleeping Computer

    A large-scale malware campaign dubbed WeedHack is targeting Minecraft players and has infected more than 116,000 systems since January. [……
  5. Zoom CISO: AI as Security Enabler, Not Role-Replacer
    — Dark Reading

    As Zoom's CISO, Sandra McLeod, discusses the challenges of securing a global communication platform, the promise of AI-driven security workf…
  6. FBI-Flagged Phishing Kit Kali365 Expands Its Reach
    — Dark Reading

    Once targeting just Microsoft 365, the phishing-as-a-service platform now aims at AWS, Okta, and Russian platforms, while relying on device …
  7. DriveSurge Hijacks Thousands of Sites for ClickFix, FakeUpdate Attacks
    — Dark Reading

    A sneaky, wide-scale IAB operation uses a malicious traffic distribution system (TDS) to redirect visitors of trusted websites to ones that …
  8. China Uses Dual-Method Cyberattack on Czech Orgs
    — Dark Reading

    China is stealing data from high-value targets via a sneaky, double-layer spear-phishing campaign that includes the Azureveil malware.
  9. Google June 2026 Android Update Patches 124 Flaws, One Actively Exploited
    — The Hacker News

    Google on Monday released patches for 124 security vulnerabilities impacting its Android operating system for the month of June 2026, includ…
  10. Gamaredon Exploits WinRAR to Deliver GammaWorm and GammaSteel Against Ukraine
    — The Hacker News

    The Russian hacking group known as Gamaredon has been attributed to the continued exploitation of a WinRAR vulnerability to deliver multiple…
  11. Oracle WebLogic CVE-2024-21182 Added to KEV Catalog After Active Exploitation
    — The Hacker News

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Oracle WebLogic Ser…
  12. AI-Driven Exploitation is Destroying Vulnerability Management. Here’s How to Handle It.
    — The Hacker News

    AI-driven exploitation timelines are rapidly shrinking, and they are not going to stop shrinking. Vulnerabilities are being discovered, repr…

Generated by HiveNet.ai Threat Intelligence Platform · June 3, 2026 · Sources: The Hacker News, Bleeping Computer, Krebs on Security, Dark Reading, SANS ISC