Tag: exploit
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Critical Fortinet Forticlient EMS flaw now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-fortinet-forticlient-ems-flaw-now-exploited-in-attacks/
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Hackers Probe Citrix NetScaler Systems Ahead of Suspected CVE-2026-3055 Exploitation
Tags: citrix, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, hacker, intelligence, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers are warning organizations about imminent cyberattacks targeting a newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Threat intelligence firms watchTowr and Defused Cyber have uncovered active reconnaissance campaigns targeting CVE-2026-3055, a severe flaw that allows attackers to steal sensitive data. With hackers actively scanning for exposed systems, organizations are urged…
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability in Ongoing Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical alert regarding an actively exploited flaw in F5 BIG-IP systems. The vulnerability has been officially added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling that threat actors are successfully weaponizing the bug in real-world attacks. Organizations running exposed F5 infrastructure must address this threat…
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-read-flaw-in-smart-slider-plugin-impacts-500k-wordpress-sites/
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/file-read-flaw-in-smart-slider-plugin-impacts-500k-wordpress-sites/
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Apple issues urgent lock screen warnings for unpatched iPhones and iPads
Apple is alerting users of outdated iPhones and iPads via lock screen warnings about active web-based exploits, urging immediate software updates. Apple is sending lock screen alerts to users running outdated iOS and iPadOS versions, warning of active web-based attacks targeting their devices. The notifications urge users to install critical updates to stay protected, highlighting…
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Citrix NetScaler Under Active Recon for CVE-2026-3055 (CVSS 9.3) Memory Overread Bug
A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway is witnessing active reconnaissance activity, according to Defused Cyber and watchTowr.The vulnerability, CVE-2026-3055 (CVSS score: 9.3), refers to a case of insufficient input validation leading to memory overread, which an attacker could exploit to leak potentially sensitive information.Per First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Attackers are exploiting RCE vulnerability in BIG-IP APM systems (CVE-2025-53521)
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-53521) in F5’s BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) solution is under active exploitation, the US … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/28/big-ip-apm-vulnerability-cve-2025-53521-exploited/
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TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices.The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in F5 BIG-IP AMP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in F5 BIG-IP AMP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in F5 BIG-IP AMP, tracked as CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS ver. 3.1 score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability in BIG-IP APM allows…
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TA446 Deploys Leaked DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices.The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under…
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CISA Adds CVE-2025-53521 to KEV After Active F5 BIG-IP APM Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw impacting F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-53521 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3), which could allow a threat actor to achieve remote code execution.”When a…
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CISA sounds alarm on Langflow RCE, Trivy supply chain compromise after rapid exploitation
Tags: cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, supply-chain, vulnerabilityThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2026-33017, a recently … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/27/cve-2026-33017-cve-2026-33634-exploited/
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Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Draws CitrixBleed Comparisons as Exploitation Window Narrows
A critical vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway is drawing urgent warnings from the security community, with experts cautioning that exploitation could be imminent and that the ghost of CitrixBleed looms large over the disclosure. Tracked as CVE-2026-3055 with a CVSS score of 9.3, the flaw is an out-of-bounds read issue affecting NetScaler…
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BIND 9 Security Flaws Allow Attackers to Bypass Security Controls and Crash Servers
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released critical security advisories addressing three new vulnerabilities in the widely used BIND 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite. If left unpatched, remote attackers could exploit these weaknesses to bypass access control lists, consume excessive system resources, or crash DNS servers entirely. Network administrators must apply the provided…
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CISA Adds Critical Aquasecurity Trivy Scanner Vulnerability to KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, malicious, open-source, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urgently added a critical flaw affecting Aquasecurity’s Trivy scanner to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-33634, this security weakness involves embedded malicious code that targets continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments. Because Trivy is a widely adopted open-source vulnerability scanner used natively within…
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TeamPCP Hackers Focus on AI Developers, Planting Malicious Code to Disrupt Projects
Tags: ai, attack, credentials, cyber, exploit, group, hacker, intelligence, malicious, security-incident, supply-chain, threat, toolThe FBI Cyber Division has issued a critical alert following a massive supply chain attack orchestrated by the threat actor group TeamPCP. The hackers successfully compromised two widely used developer tools, creating a cascading security incident for organizations building artificial intelligence software. By exploiting weak credential management and leveraging AI-assisted coding, the group distributed malicious…
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Windows Error Reporting Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation, Allowing SYSTEM Access
Microsoft recently patched a severe Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, officially tracked as CVE-2026-20817. This flaw allows a local attacker with standard user rights to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper permission handling. The vulnerability was so significant that Microsoft chose to remove the affected feature entirely…
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Wartime Usage of Compromised IP Cameras Highlight Their Danger
The list of countries exploiting Internet-connected cameras to give them eyes inside their adversaries’ borders continues to expand. What should companies look out for? First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/wartime-usage-of-compromised-ip-cameras-highlight-their-danger
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Coruna, DarkSword & Democratizing Nation-State Exploit Kits
Nation-state malware is being sold on the Dark Web and leaked to GitHub; and ordinary organizations might not stand much of a chance of defending themselves. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/coruna-darksword-democratizing-nation-state-exploit-kits
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How Organizations Can Use Mistakes to Level Up Their Security Programs
Organizations repeatedly expose ports, reuse passwords, and skip patches, creating security gaps that attackers exploit for breaches. An industry veteran outlines ways to fix these common mistakes. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/blunders-level-up-security-programs
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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Apple Sends Lock Screen Alerts to Outdated iPhones Over Active Web-Based Exploits
Apple is now sending Lock Screen notifications to iPhones and iPads running older versions of iOS and iPadOS to alert users of web-based attacks and urge them to install the update.The development was first reported by MacRumors.”Apple is aware of attacks targeting out-of-date iOS software, including the version on your iPhone. Install this critical update…
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Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, github, infrastructure, injection, kev, malicious, monitoring, nvd, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, windowscredentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it.According to a Sysdig report, crooks started hitting a fleet of honeypot nodes with vulnerable instances across multiple cloud providers and regions right after they went live. Sysdig observed four such attempts within hours of deployment, with one attacker progressing to environment variable exfiltration.”This is…
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LangChain, LangGraph Flaws Expose Files, Secrets, Databases in Widely Used AI Frameworks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security vulnerabilities impacting LangChain and LangGraph that, if successfully exploited, could expose filesystem data, environment secrets, and conversation history.Both LangChain and LangGraph are open-source frameworks that are used to build applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). LangGraph is built on the foundations of First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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UK weighs new limits on political donations as reports warn of hardtrace foreign interference
Tags: exploitThe parliamentary report warns that hostile actors are conducting sustained and increasingly sophisticated campaigns to interfere in democratic processes, exploiting divisive issues to amplify tensions and influence public debate. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-weighs-limits-political-donations-foreign-interference
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Neue Darksword-Version geleakt: Warum dieses Exploit-Kit Millionen iPhones hacken kann
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/darksword-exploit-iphones-hacken-1735530/
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Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’
Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations aren’t prepared for what’s coming. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-cyberattacks-two-years-insane-vulnerabilities-kevin-mandia-alex-stamos-morgan-adamski-rsac-2026/