Tag: exploit
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Attackers Exploit RCE Flaw as 14,000 F5 BIG-IP APM Instances Remain Exposed
Over 14,000 F5 BIG-IP APM instances remain exposed online, as attackers actively exploit a critical remote code execution flaw CVE-2025-53521. Over 14,000 F5 BIG-IP APM instances remain exposed online, with attackers actively exploiting the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS ver. 3.1 score of 9.8), the nonprofit security organization Shadowserver warns. The vulnerability in BIG-IP…
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CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Under Active Exploitation
A critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) is under active exploitation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass API protections. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cve-2026-35616-forticlient-ems-flaw-under-active-exploitation/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Axios Hack, Chrome 0-Day, Fortinet Exploits, Paragon Spyware and More
This week had real hits. The key software got tampered with. Active bugs showed up in the tools people use every day. Some attacks didn’t even need much effort because the path was already there.One weak spot now spreads wider than before. What starts small can reach a lot of systems fast. New bugs, faster…
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Authentication is broken: Here’s how security leaders can actually fix it
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, business, communications, control, credentials, cryptography, data, exploit, fido, firmware, Hardware, healthcare, identity, login, mfa, microsoft, okta, passkey, privacy, resilience, risk, soc, technology, update, windowsSector snapshots: Where it breaks (and why that matters): Healthcare. Clinicians need tap and go speed with zero tolerance for downtime. One large hospital attempted to pair advanced HID SEOS credentials, which use privacy-preserving randomized IDs, with a clinical SSO platform that expects static IDs for user recognition. This architectural mismatch forced a choice between…
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6 ways attackers abuse AI services to hack your business
Tags: ai, api, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ceo, china, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, email, espionage, exploit, framework, group, hacking, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, open-source, openai, service, skills, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAbusing AI platforms as covert C2 channels: Cybercriminals are also abusing AI platforms as covert command-and-control (C2) channels by turning AI services into proxies that hide malicious traffic inside the flow of legitimate content.Instead of running a dedicated C2 server, malware is programmed to fetch commands and exfiltrate data through AI services, circumventing traditional security…
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CVE-2026-35616: Fortinet fixes actively exploited high-severity flaw
Fortinet issued emergency patches for a critical FortiClient EMS flaw (CVE-2026-35616) actively exploited in the wild. Fortinet released out-of-band patches for a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS 9.1), which is already being exploited in attacks in the wild. The flaw is an improper access control issue that allows attackers to bypass authentication…
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2,000+ FortiClient EMS Instances Exposed Online as Attackers Exploit Active RCE Flaw
Tags: control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, fortinet, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have issued an urgent warning for organizations using Fortinet’s FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS). Over 2,000 instances of this critical administrative tool are currently exposed to the public internet. Threat actors are actively exploiting severe vulnerabilities to take full control of these systems. These security gaps are tracked as CVE-2026-35616, which is a…
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Google DeepMind Flags New Threat as Malicious Web Content Puts AI Agents at Risk
Tags: ai, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, google, intelligence, malicious, risk, threat, vulnerabilityAs artificial intelligence evolves from simple chatbots to autonomous agents that actively browse the web, a new cybersecurity threat has emerged. Researchers at Google DeepMind have identified a critical vulnerability they call >>AI Agent Traps.<< These are adversarial web pages and digital environments specifically crafted to manipulate, deceive, or exploit visiting AI agents. AI agents…
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New FortiClient EMS flaw exploited in attacks, emergency patch released
Fortinet has released an emergency weekend security update for a new critical FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fortinet-forticlient-ems-flaw-cve-2026-35616-exploited-in-attacks/
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Hackers exploit React2Shell in automated credential theft campaign
Hackers are running a large-scale campaign to steal credentials in an automated way after exploiting React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) in vulnerable Next.js apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-react2shell-in-automated-credential-theft-campaign/
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Week in review: Axios npm supply chain compromise, critical FortiClient EMS bugs exploited
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks Generative AI … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/05/week-in-review-axios-npm-supply-chain-compromise-critical-forticlient-ems-bug-exploited/
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36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant.”Every package contains three files (package.json, index.js, postinstall.js), has no description, repository, First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Fortinet Patches Actively Exploited CVE-2026-35616 in FortiClient EMS
Fortinet has released out-of-band patches for a critical security flaw impacting FortiClient EMS that it said has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS score: 9.1), has been described as a pre-authentication API access bypass leading to privilege escalation.”An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient EMS may allow an First seen…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in TrueConf Client, tracked as CVE-2026-3502 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. TrueConf is a videoconferencing platform often used in secure, offline…
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FortiClient EMS zero-day exploited, emergency hotfixes available (CVE-2026-35616)
Defused Cyber has spotted a critical Fortinet FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS) zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) being exploited in the wild. This time … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/04/forticlient-ems-zero-day-cve-2026-35616/
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One-Time Passcodes Are Gateway for Financial Fraud Attacks
Report Reveals Growing Trend of Fraudsters Intercepting SMS-Based Verification. Financial institutions have historically relied on one-time passcodes as a primary authentication control for their accountholders. But OTP verification is less reliable as fraudsters increasingly exploit SMS-based verification weaknesses to carry out account takeover and payment fraud schemes. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/one-time-passcodes-are-gateway-for-financial-fraud-attacks-a-31341
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Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, authentication, cisco, computing, credentials, cybersecurity, dns, email, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, group, infrastructure, linux, malicious, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, risk, router, vulnerability, zero-day[ Related: More Cisco news and insights ] The Cisco IMC is a baseboard management controller (BMC), a dedicated controller embedded into server motherboards with its own RAM and network interface that gives administrators monitoring and management capabilities as if they were physically connected to the server with a keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KVM). Because BMCs run…
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CISA gives agencies two weeks to patch video conferencing bug exploited by Chinese hackers
A bug in a popular line of video conferencing software is being exploited by hackers, prompting the U.S. government to order all agencies to patch the vulnerability within two weeks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trueconf-cyberattack-cisa-hackers
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Security lapse lets researchers view React2Shell hackers’ dashboard
Tags: access, attack, breach, credentials, data-breach, exploit, hacker, Internet, risk, update, vulnerabilityIndustrial scale: “This is all about neglect and efficiency,” Gene Moody, field CTO at patch management provider Action1, told CSO . “React2Shell quickly met all the criteria attackers look for: public disclosure, reliable exploitation, and internet-facing exposure. That combination effectively guaranteed widespread abuse. Since then, multiple campaigns have automated the full [attack] lifecycle [of], scanning,…
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Ukraine warns Russian hackers are revisiting past breaches to prepare new attacks
Tags: access, attack, breach, credentials, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, russia, ukraine, vulnerabilityIn a new report, CERT-UA said attackers are revisiting previously breached infrastructure to check whether access is still available, whether exploited vulnerabilities have been patched and whether previously obtained credentials remain valid. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-warns-russian-hackers-revisiting-old-attacks
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Claude Code source leak exploited to spread malware
A source code leak involving Anthropic’s Claude Code tool quickly escalated into a cybersecurity threat, as attackers seized on the exposed files to lure developers into … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/03/claude-code-leak-github-malware/
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CISA Includes TrueConf Security Flaw in KEV Catalog After Exploitation in the Wild
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a critical security flaw affecting the TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This addition follows clear evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the bug in real-world attacks. The Vulnerability (CVE-2026-3502) Tracked as CVE-2026-3502, the flaw is categorized as a >>Download of…
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14,000+ F5 BIG-IP APM Instances Exposed Online as Attackers Exploit RCE Vulnerability
Tags: access, attack, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, Internet, network, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have identified a massive attack surface involving F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) devices. Following a critical severity upgrade to a recently disclosed flaw, over 17,100 instances are currently exposed to the internet, leaving enterprise networks vulnerable to full system takeovers. The Escalation of CVE-2025-53521 The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53521, was initially classified…
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Trusted Platforms Exploited to Steal Philippine Banking Credentials
Hackers are increasingly exploiting trusted online platforms to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns targeting bank users in the Philippines. Despite ongoing improvements in email security, phishing remains one of the most effective attack methods due to its scalability and ease of deployment. The campaign, active since early 2024 and still evolving in 2026, primarily targets customers…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Ransomware, and Supply Chain Breaches Surge
In this week’s weekly roundup, The Cyber Express delivers a concise overview of the latest cybersecurity news, highlighting major cyberattacks, new ransomware risks, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Organizations across industries continue to face a surge in modern cyber threats, ranging from targeted breaches to large-scale exploitation campaigns that disrupt operations and expose sensitive data. First seen on…
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Cryptohack Roundup: Charges in Uranium Finance Case
Also: Chinese Firms Indicted in Crypto-Linked Fentanyl Supply Case. This week, charges filed in Uranium Finance hack, indictment of Chinese firms in fentanyl supply case, a class action lawsuit against Nvidia, Drift Protocol exploit, KuCoin operational barriers in the United States and a U.K. sanction filed against Xinbi. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…