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The Las Vegas convention center during Black Hat conference with security professionals examining booth displays of attack tools and vulnerability demonstration
AI Security

Black Hat 2026: Five Security Findings Every Organisation Should Know About

From fake AI tools downloaded 1.7 million times to a flaw that lets attackers hijack internet connections through network devices, this year's hacker conference in Las Vegas carried some practical warnings for businesses of every size.

4 min read
A network diagram showing router NAT tables and TCP session connections being hijacked and redirected, with attackers' interception points highlighted in the da
Vulnerabilities

NatJack: New Attack Hijacks TCP Sessions by Abusing Network Address Translation

Researcher Malcolm Stagg showed at Black Hat USA 2026 how to twist NAT tables to steal live connections, fake DNS answers, and unmask hidden users.

4 min read
Network routers running Windows and Linux operating systems with their NAT translation tables being exploited to steal live TCP sessions, visualized as hijacked
Vulnerabilities

NatJack: A New Way to Hijack Internet Traffic by Poisoning Router Memory

Researcher Malcolm Stagg says routers running Windows and Linux mishandle connection tracking in ways that let attackers steal live sessions and forge DNS replies.

4 min read
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