ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n Workflow-to-RCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit and More
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Source: The Hacker NewsAugust 20, 2026
Summary
This article covers multiple cybersecurity threats including a Microsoft-signed driver (BTR.sys) being repurposed to bypass endpoint security, charges against 17 members of Iran's Mabna Institute for stealing over 31 TB of academic data from universities and companies since 2013, and a new malware campaign exploiting DLL sideloading (a technique where malware tricks legitimate applications into loading malicious files instead of genuine ones).
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Affected Vendors
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Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-gogs-100-rce-n8n-workflow-to.html
First tracked: August 20, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 65%