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Identity was the target in roughly half of all confirmed malicious activity. Prophet Security breaks down the four main attack patterns seen across customer environments between May and July 2026, and explains why some attacks succeeded while others were blocked. [...]

CISA has updated its insider threat guide with new advice on remote work, AI and risk detection

Sean Cairncross also said AI has shown long-standing issues in cyber rather than creating new ones. The post Governments ‘buying time’ in race between innovation, security, national cyber director says appeared first on CyberScoop.

Deceptive apps in Early Access are being used by dishonest developers for their own benefit. The post Deceptive Android Apps Exploit Google Play Early Access to Evade Reviews appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Join the webinar for a focused, 20-minute discussion on Frontier Pace Governance, an approach to balancing automation, policy, and business risk as IT operations accelerate. The post Webinar Today: Keep Pace With AI – A New Operating Model for Endpoint Remediation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

MantaxOtax Android malware combines ransomware with extensive spyware capabilities

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Tracked as CVE-2026-19490, the authentication bypass flaw has been exploited in the wild since at least September 3. The post Critical NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

AI researchers are warning that the technology could kill us all within the next decade, although they say the risk from current models is low.

The new document appears to be part of a broader shift by the US government towards the proactive disruption of cyber threat actors

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exfiltrate date or cause a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect are affected: Mirth Connect <=v4.7.1 (CVE-2026-82583, CVE-2026-78224, CVE-2026-82578) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.3 NextGen Healthcare NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'), Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-82583 NextGen Connect (Mirth Connect) versions 4.7.1 and earlier allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary SQL through a Database Connector API, which could result in disclosure of stored credentials for connected systems, arbitrary file write, and

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to device information or cause a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals (Update A) are affected: Evolution iQ‑Series terminals <=4.5.2.1 (CVE-2026-38059, CVE-2026-38057, CVE-2026-38056, CVE-2026-38058) 3315‑Series terminals <=4.5.2.1 (CVE-2026-38059, CVE-2026-38057, CVE-2026-38056, CVE-2026-38058) 9‑Series terminals <=4.5.2.1 (CVE-2026-38059, CVE-2026-38057, CVE-2026-38056, CVE-2026-38058) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.8 ST Engineering iDirect ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals  Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Missing Authorization, Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Defense Industrial Base, Energy, Government Services and

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to disclose information, brute-force hashes, or run arbitrary code in a browser session. The following versions of AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor are affected: AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor <=2025_SP1_P1_build_7.1.9580.8513 (CVE-2026-81821, CVE-2026-81822, CVE-2026-81823, CVE-2026-81824) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.4 AVEVA AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key, Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm, Missing Authorization, Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United Kingdom Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-81821 The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow a miscreant with read access to PIMBoards project files to decrypt and view se

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated remote attacker to write past the end of a heap allocation when Orthanc decodes an attacker-supplied PNG or JPEG image, resulting in a crash of the Orthanc process and a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of Orthanc DICOM Server are affected: Orthanc DICOM Server <1.13.0. (CVE-2026-87020) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 Orthanc Orthanc DICOM Server Integer Overflow or Wraparound Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Belgium Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-87020 An integer overflow in a specified pitch and buffer-size computation leads to a heap out-of-bounds write when Orthanc decodes an attacker-supplied PNG. View CVE Details Affected Products Orthanc DICOM Server Vendor:Orthanc Product Version:Orthanc DICOM Server: <1.13.0. Product Sta

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-67277 MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability CVE-2026-86060 MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploi

Anthropic is most concerned about Claude Mythos 5’s reckless behavior after recent incidents in which real systems were hacked. The post Widened Scan Turns Up Fourth Rogue Claude Cyber Incident appeared first on SecurityWeek.

In June 2026, hackers stole personal, health, and insurance information from AdaptHealth’s systems. The post 4.1 Million Impacted by AdaptHealth Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. [...]

Chrome issues another monster update, fixing an actively exploited V8 vulnerability and 229 other flaws.

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Cisco and CISA have flagged exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a vulnerability disclosed in March 2026. The post Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Learn how root access on a compromised K8s node allows attackers to utilize SPIFFE/SPIRE metadata to spoof and harvest co-located workload identities. The post The Machine With Many Faces: Post-Exploitation Identity Misuse in SPIFFE/SPIRE appeared first on Unit 42.

Scammers are filing fraudulent copyright complaints to suspend Instagram accounts, then demanding payment to withdraw them.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall vulnerability, which it flagged as actively exploited in December. [...]

LLM-based code scanners won’t help attackers build a nuclear weapon, but that refusal could work in their favor

Anthropic has found a fourth case of its model accessing third-party systems without authorization

Microsoft says the September 2026 Patch Tuesday updates fix a known issue causing desktop settings to be lost or reset on some Windows devices. [...]

The US Treasury has placed sanctions on notorious Chinese cybercrime marketplace Xinbi Guarantee

Trezor warned customers on Wednesday that threat actors who breached its third-party email provider are targeting them in phishing attacks. [...]

A CVSS score 8.8 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H severity vulnerability discovered by 'ELDEN' was reported to the affected vendor on: 2026-09-10, 1 days ago. The vendor is given until 2027-01-08 to publish a fix or workaround. Once the vendor has created and tested a patch we will coordinate the release of a public advisory.