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A CVSS score 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H severity vulnerability discovered by 'Aaron Luo and Ziv Chang of VicOne LAB R7' was reported to the affected vendor on: 2026-09-11, 1 days ago. The vendor is given until 2027-01-09 to publish a fix or workaround. Once the vendor has created and tested a patch we will coordinate the release of a public advisory.

A CVSS score 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H severity vulnerability discovered by 'Aaron Luo of VicOne LAB R7' was reported to the affected vendor on: 2026-09-11, 1 days ago. The vendor is given until 2027-01-09 to publish a fix or workaround. Once the vendor has created and tested a patch we will coordinate the release of a public advisory.

A CVSS score 7.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H severity vulnerability discovered by 'Aaron Luo and Ziv Chang of VicOne LAB R7' was reported to the affected vendor on: 2026-09-11, 1 days ago. The vendor is given until 2027-01-09 to publish a fix or workaround. Once the vendor has created and tested a patch we will coordinate the release of a public advisory.

A CVSS score 8.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H severity vulnerability discovered by 'Connor Kastner (ret2c)' was reported to the affected vendor on: 2026-09-11, 1 days ago. The vendor is given until 2027-01-09 to publish a fix or workaround. Once the vendor has created and tested a patch we will coordinate the release of a public advisory.

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CVE-2026-80428 Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Shibboleth - ILIAS < 9.22, 10.0 < 10.10, 11.0 < 11.3 - RCE

A new Android malware strain called Mantax Otax combines ransomware and spyware capabilities to encrypt files, steal sensitive data, and spam and harass victims. [...]

Windows admins report that the September 2026 security updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 servers, preventing users from connecting and, in some cases, requiring a hard reset to restore functionality. [...]

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The Republican lawmaker called OpenAI’s leadership decisions “reckless,” and used recent warnings about the existential risk of AI to bolster his inquiry. The post Hawley probes OpenAI over Hugging Face breach appeared first on CyberScoop.

The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations. The post AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds appeared first on CyberScoop.

Surfshark disclosed that hackers accessed one of its internal test servers after a configuration error exposed it to the internet. [...]

Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the update restores normal functionality. [...]

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Microsoft examines an AI-assisted business email compromise campaign that used executive impersonation and fake invoices to target finance teams with ACH payment fraud. The post Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Microsoft examines an AI-assisted business email compromise campaign that used executive impersonation and fake invoices to target finance teams with ACH payment fraud. The post Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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A threat actor, likely Russian-speaking, used hundreds of AI agents to develop and launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers. [...]

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Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. [...]

Identity verification company IDScan has confirmed that hackers accessed customer data stored in its cloud platform, days after reports linked the company to a massive database containing more than 153 million driver's license scans. [...]

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