Tag: exploit
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Human Attacker Hits Machine-Speed Exploitation of Marimo RCE
A human attacker exploited a Marimo RCE and reached an SSH bastion in eight seconds First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/human-attacker-machine-speed/
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PaperCut Flaw Compromise Illustrates the Maturing Use of AI By Attackers
A likely Russian bad actor used multiple AI tools and hundreds of AI agents to exploit two vulnerabilities in PaperCut software to attack hundreds of companies in 48 countries, the latest example of the growing maturity in the use of AI by adversaries. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/papercut-flaw-compromise-illustrates-the-maturity-use-of-ai-by-attackers/
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ENISA launched the CRA Single Reporting Platform for actively exploited vulnerabilities
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity switched on the Cyber Resilience Act’s Single Reporting Platform on 11 September 2026, the same day the law’s reporting obligations … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/14/enisa-cra-single-reporting-platform/
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Hackers Exploit Maximum Severity Flaw in GitLab
CISA warns that threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-exploit-maximum-severity/
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Dutch NCSC Warns: Critical Check Point VPN Flaws Put Networks at Risk
Two critical Check Point VPN flaws score 9.8 and could enable remote code execution. Patch now and restrict VPN access before exploitation begins. The Dutch NCSC warns that two critical vulnerabilities in Check Point VPN products, both rated CVSS score of 9.8, could soon be actively exploited. If you use Check Point VPN, you should…
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CISA KEV Alert: Cisco, Citrix, and Fortinet Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/cisa-kev-alert-cisco-citrix-and-fortinet-vulnerabilities-under-active-exploitation
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Sogou One-Click RCE to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
China-linked threat actors tracked as UNC3569 have exploited a critical one-click remote code execution vulnerability in Tencent’s Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GRAYRABBIT backdoor on targeted systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-51990, the vulnerability chains an insecure custom protocol handler, unrestricted embedded-browser navigation, and an obsolete Chromium build running without sandbox protections. Tencent addressed…
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Hackers now exploit max severity GitLab flaw in attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-now-exploit-max-severity-gitlab-flaw-in-attacks/
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BlueMoon: Neues Exploit-Kit nutzt Patch-Lücken für gezielte Angriffe
Sicherheitsforscher von Proofpoint haben eine gezielte Spearphishing-Kampagne entdeckt, bei der mehrere staatlich unterstützte Spionagegruppen ein neues Exploit-Kit namens BlueMoon einsetzen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/bluemoon-exploit-kit-patch-luecken
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Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware
Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent’s Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GrayRabbit backdoor. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-tencent-app-flaw-to-deploy-grayrabbit-malware/
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GitLab CVE-2026-85706: One HTTP Request, No Authentication, Full File Read Exploited Within 24 Hours
CVE-2026-85706, a CVSS 10.0 GitLab path traversal, was under active exploitation within 24 hours of disclosure. GitLab disclosed CVE-2026-85706 (CVSS score of 10.0) on September 10, 2026, a path traversal vulnerability in its repository commits API. CVE-2026-85706 affects GitLab’s repository commits API and can let attackers access files they should not see. A crafted request…
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Week in review: Linux rootkit deployed on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, Cisco FMC bugs exploited
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Zero trust AI agents demand a different kind of security In this interview, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/13/week-in-review-linux-rootkit-deployed-on-f5-big-ip-apm-devices-cisco-fmc-bugs-exploited/
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‘Cheap iPhone deal’: warning over scam sites selling latest Apple mobiles
Criminals exploit demand for iPhone 18 Pro and foldable Duo to trick people eager to get their hands on oneApple has just launched a range of new iPhones, including a foldable handset, just as you decide it is time to replace your own ageing mobile. But you balk at the £1,199 price tag for the…
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CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five security flaws impacting JFrog Artifactory, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, and MikroTik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild.Details of the vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2026-42016 (CVSS score: 8.1) – An incorrect authorization First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Daily OT Security News: September 12, 2026
Today’s briefing covers five OT/IoT developments: maritime operational-technology monitoring challenges, expanded U.S. critical-infrastructure support, the start of EU Cyber Resilience Act vulnerability reporting for actively exploited flaws, a U.S. Department of Energy request for input on bulk-power system risks, and… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/daily-ot-security-news-september-12-2026/
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Dutch NCSC: Critical Check Point VPN flaws exploitation is imminent
The Dutch Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) is warning of imminent exploitation of two critical flaws in Check Point VPN tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-ncsc-critical-check-point-vpn-flaws-exploitation-is-imminent/
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China-Linked Hackers Chain Chrome Zero-Day With Windows Kernel Flaw in Attacks
China-linked threat actors UTA0560 and JungleBamboo chained a Google Chrome zero-day with a Windows kernel privilege-escalation flaw in phishing campaigns targeting NGOs and other victims. Volexity documented the operations, detected on September 1, 2026, as using identical browser-to-kernel exploit components but ultimately installing separate espionage payloads: the GRIMWEDGE JScript backdoor and the LONGTALE credential-stealing Chrome…
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OpenAI Agents Flood RubyGems With 2,000 Packages and Exploit Build System for RCE
A swarm of AI agents believed to be operated internally by OpenAI uploaded more than 2,000 malicious packages to RubyGems in May 2026, abusing the ecosystem’s documentation build process to execute code remotely and attempting to steal user API keys through a then-undisclosed server-side flaw. Researchers Spencer Kitts, Thomas Larsen, and Sydney Von Arx said…
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CISA Warns of Critical GitLab Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, gitlab, infrastructure, Internet, kev, mitigation, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical GitLab flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-85706, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming it was exploited in attacks. The issue affects both GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition and requires urgent mitigation, particularly for internet-accessible GitLab instances. CVE-2026-85706 is a path traversal vulnerability…
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Anthropic Says AI Is Lowering the Bar for Sophisticated Attacks
Threat Report Finds Multi-Agent Tools Let Less-Skilled Actors Scale Complex Operations. Anthropic’s Threat Intelligence team identified a series of attempted attacks using its AI systems by malicious actors. The report focuses not on how fast AI systems develop exploits at scale, but on how broader, deeper attacks can emerge with just a few resources. First…
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Anthropic Says AI Is Lowering the Bar for Sophisticated Attacks
Threat Report Finds Multi-Agent Tools Let Less-Skilled Actors Scale Complex Operations. Anthropic’s Threat Intelligence team identified a series of attempted attacks using its AI systems by malicious actors. The report focuses not on how fast AI systems develop exploits at scale, but on how broader, deeper attacks can emerge with just a few resources. First…
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Anthropic Says AI Is Lowering the Bar for Sophisticated Attacks
Threat Report Finds Multi-Agent Tools Let Less-Skilled Actors Scale Complex Operations. Anthropic’s Threat Intelligence team identified a series of attempted attacks using its AI systems by malicious actors. The report focuses not on how fast AI systems develop exploits at scale, but on how broader, deeper attacks can emerge with just a few resources. First…
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AI Agents Used in PaperCut Attacks on 395 Organizations
GreyNoise Says Attacker Used Hundreds of Agents in 48-Country Campaign. A likely Russian-speaking attacker used hundreds of AI agents to exploit PaperCut systems, compromising at least 440 systems at 395 organizations in 48 countries. GreyNoise said the attacker used the agents to develop exploits, find targets and attack systems in parallel. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Novo Nordisk Data Breach Tied to Stolen GitHub Access Tokens
Tags: access, breach, cloud, credentials, cyber, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, extortion, github, group, infrastructureCyber Extortion Group Continues to Target Exposed Cloud-Based Data Over Endpoints. Cyber extortion group FulcrumSec continues to find hardcoded credentials in public-facing IT infrastructure and exploit them as part of what it’s dubbed a Hardcoded Horrorshow that counts Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk among its victims. Here are defenses organizations need to put in place now.…
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Artifactory flaws chained in attacks deploying backdoor malware
Threat actors are exploiting critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory to bypass authentication, gain administrative privileges, and deploy a Rust backdoor on vulnerable self-hosted servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/artifactory-flaws-chained-in-attacks-deploying-backdoor-malware/
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Claude Used to Automate Exploitation and Data Theft Across Multiple Victims
Anthropic has warned that cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers alike are using its Claude models for cyber attacks, weapons design, propaganda, and mass surveillance between December 2025 and August 2026.The threat actors, which the artificial intelligence (AI) company has branded Generative Threat Groups (GTGs), span state-sponsored groups, financially motivated criminals, commercial First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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What an external penetration test is and how one is actually run
Exploiting a vulnerability has been the most common way attackers break in for six years running, 32% of intrusions in 2025 (Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026), and those flaws sit on your internet-facing perimeter, the surface an external penetration test covers. A… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/what-an-external-penetration-test-is-and-how-one-is-actually-run/
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VLC Media Player Flaws Let Attackers Corrupt Memory and Leak Sensitive Data
Two security vulnerabilities in VLC media player versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 could allow attackers to exploit heap memory issues. These vulnerabilities can be triggered by processing a malicious PNG file or connecting to attacker-controlled RealRTSP servers. The more severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-56711, is a heap out-of-bounds write flaw with a CVSS v4 score of…
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CISA Adds Exploited MikroTik RouterOS Flaws to Security Alert
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities in MikroTik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning that these flaws are actively being exploited in the wild. On September 10, CISA listed CVE-2026-67277 and CVE-2026-86060, giving affected organizations until September 13 to implement vendor-recommended mitigations. MikroTik RouterOS Flaws CVE-2026-67277…
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Exploit-Kit Bluemoon: Chinesische Hacker attackieren Windows-Nutzer
Ein neues Exploit-Kit nutzt gefährliche Sicherheitslücken in Windows und Google Chrome aus. Mehrere Cybergruppierungen machen davon Gebrauch. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/exploit-kit-bluemoon-chinesische-hacker-bei-angriffen-auf-windows-nutzer-erwischt-2609-212919.html