Tag: exploit
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CISA, security researchers warn FortiCloud SSO flaw is under attack
The exploitation activity comes weeks after a similar authentication bypass vulnerability was found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-researchers-warn-forticloud-flaw-attack/810861/
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Forescout sieht 84% Anstieg bei Cyberangriffen mit OT-Protokollen
Bedrohungsakteure investieren deutlich mehr Aufwand in die Aufklärung: Erkundungsaktivitäten machen inzwischen 91 % der Post-Exploitation-Maßnahmen aus, sagte Daniel dos Santos, Vice President of Research bei Forescout First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/forescout-sieht-84-anstieg-bei-cyberangriffen-mit-ot-protokollen/a43501/
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Open Directory Exposure Leaks BYOB Framework Across Windows, Linux, and macOS
An exposed command-and-control server hosting a complete deployment of the BYOB (Build Your Own Botnet) framework, a sophisticated post-exploitation tool targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. The discovery, made through Hunt.io’s AttackCapture tooling, reveals an active campaign that has operated for approximately ten months with multi-platform remote access capabilities and integrated cryptocurrency mining operations. The…
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Swarmer Tool Abuses Windows Registry to Evade Detection and Persist on Systems
Swarmer, a sophisticated tool designed to manipulate Windows registry hives while bypassing endpoint detection systems. The tool exploits legacy Windows infrastructure to achieve persistent access without triggering traditional EDR monitoring systems that typically flag direct registry modifications. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions have significantly hardened defenses against conventional registry persistence techniques. Classic methods using…
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Fake “Mac Cleaner” Campaign Uses Google Ads to Redirect Users to Malware
Cybercriminals are exploiting Google Search Ads to distribute malware through deceptive landing pages that impersonate Apple’s official website design. The malicious ads appear prominently in Google Search results when users search for >>mac cleaner,<< displaying trusted domains such as docs.google.com and business.google.com as landing pages. However, clicking these ads redirects users to Google Apps Script…
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Researchers Uncover Semantic Chaining Attack That Defeats Grok 4, Gemini AI Safeguards
Security researchers have identified a sophisticated jailbreak technique called Semantic Chaining that successfully bypasses safety filters in leading multimodal AI models, including Grok 4 and Gemini Nano Banana Pro. The vulnerability exploits how these systems process multi-step reasoning, allowing attackers to generate prohibited content both text and text-in-image outputs that would normally trigger safety mechanisms.…
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Patch or perish: Vulnerability exploits now dominate intrusions
Apply fixes within a few hours or face the music, say the pros First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/faster_patching_please_cry_infoseccers/
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Critical RCE bugs expose the n8n automation platform to host”‘level compromise
Python code node escape breaks isolation: JFrog also identified a separate sandbox escape affecting n8n’s Python Code node when the platform is configured to use its “Internal” execution mode. In this case, restrictions intended to contain Python code execution can be bypassed, again allowing authenticated users to run arbitrary code outside the sandbox.The second issue,…
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Nation-state and criminal actors leverage WinRAR flaw in attacks
Multiple threat actors exploited a now-patched critical WinRAR flaw to gain initial access and deliver various malicious payloads. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed that multiple threat actors, including APTs and financially motivated groups, are exploiting the CVE-2025-8088 flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads. The WinRAR…
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EU’s answer to CVE solves dependency issue, adds fragmentation risks
Tags: access, ai, china, cisco, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dos, exploit, finance, governance, grc, infrastructure, intelligence, international, nvd, open-source, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCoordinated disclosure: Nik Kale, principal engineer and product architect at Cisco Systems, says GCVE’s main challenge comes from building a platform that the security community can rely on for coordinated disclosure and remediation.”Viability depends far more on governance than on the data itself,” Kale says. “That includes clear attribution rules, transparent CNA processes, predictable decision-making,…
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IR Trends Q4 2025: Exploitation remains dominant, phishing campaign targets Native American tribal organizations
A drop in exploitation and ransomware, but a spike in phishing and credential abuse, show why timely patching and robust MFA matter more than ever. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q4-2025/
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NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, framework, intelligence, nist, risk, risk-assessment, software, threatThe limits of ‘AI is just software’: NIST’s instinct to frame AI as an extension of traditional software allows organizations to reuse familiar concepts, risk assessment, access control, logging, defense in depth, rather than starting from zero. Workshop participants repeatedly emphasized that many controls do transfer, at least in principle.But some experts argue that the…
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cisco, control, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, malicious, programming, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerabilityRemote code execution and data deserialization vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40551 (critical) and CVE-2025-40553 (critical);Authentication and bypass security flaws CVE-2025-40552 (critical), CVE-2025-40554 (critical), CVE-2025-40536 (high), and CVE-2025-40537 (high).CVE-2025-40551 and CVE-2025-40553 make WHD susceptible to untrusted data deseralization that could allow attackers to run commands on the host machine. The flaw could be exploited without authentication.The other two critical…
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Crooks are hijacking and reselling AI infrastructure: Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, marketplace, risk, service, skills, technology, theft, threat, training, vulnerabilityexposed endpoints on default ports of common LLM inference services;unauthenticated API access without proper access controls;development/staging environments with public IP addresses;MCP servers connecting LLMs to file systems, databases and internal APIs.Common misconfigurations leveraged by these threat actors include:Ollama running on port 11434 without authentication;OpenAI-compatible APIs on port 8000 exposed to the internet;MCP servers accessible without…
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Months After Patch, WinRAR Bug Poised to Hit SMBs Hardest
Russian and Chinese nation-state attackers are exploiting a months-old WinRAR vulnerability, despite a patch that came out last July. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/months-after-patch-winrar-bug-poised-smbs-hardest
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Fortinet Locks Down FortiCloud SSO Amid Zero-Day Attacks
Mitigation: SSO Access Restricted After Attackers Compromised Fully Patched Devices. Network security giant Fortinet locked out cloud customers from its single sign-on service until they update device firmware with a patch against active attacks exploiting an improper access control zero day. Only Fortinet devices running the latest, patched firmware versions can use Fortinet SSO. First…
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Fortinet Confirms CVE-2026-24858 SSO Flaw Under Active Attack
Fortinet says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-24858 to gain administrative access via FortiCloud SSO. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/fortinet-confirms-cve-2026-24858-sso-flaw-under-active-attack/
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Fortinet patches actively exploited FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858)
Fortinet released fixes for a critical FortiOS SSO auth bypass (CVE-2026-24858) actively exploited, impacting FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer. Fortinet started rolling out patches for a critical FortiOS flaw under active attack. The bug, CVE-2026-24858 (CVSS score of 9.4), lets attackers bypass authentication via SSO. It affects FortiOS, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer, while Fortinet checks if other…
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Hackers Still Using Patched WinRAR Flaw for Malware Drops, Warns Google
The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) warns that nation-state actors and financially motivated threat actors are exploiting a… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-patch-winrar-flaw-malware-google/
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Critical IDIS IP Camera Vulnerability Allows Full Computer Compromise with One-Click Exploit
Tags: cctv, cloud, computer, cyber, exploit, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerability, windowsA critical vulnerability in IDIS Cloud Manager (ICM) Viewer exposes organizations using IDIS IP cameras to one-click remote code execution (RCE), potentially allowing attackers to compromise Windows systems used to monitor video surveillance fully. IDIS, a South Koreabased global video surveillance vendor, offers an end-to-end ecosystem comprising IP cameras, NVRs, video management software, and a…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Canadians’ Dependence on Digital Services in Widespread Attacks
Canadian citizens are facing a coordinated phishing campaign that leverages government impersonation and brand spoofing to harvest personal and financial data at scale. The campaign is heavily aligned with PayTool, a known phishing-as-a-service ecosystem specializing in traffic violation scams targeting Canadians via SMS. Beyond traffic fines, threat actors are impersonating Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Air…
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Critical vm2 Node.js Flaw Allows Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution
A critical sandbox escape vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular vm2 Node.js library that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to run arbitrary code on the underlying operating system.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22709, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system.”In vm2 for version 3.10.0, Promise.prototype.then Promise.prototype.catch First…
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Surging Cyberattacks Boost Latin America to Riskiest Region
The region is up against tactics like data-leak extortion, credential-stealing campaigns, edge-device exploitation, and attackers leveraging AI. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/surging-cyberattacks-latin-america-riskiest-region
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Critical FortiCloud SSO zero”‘day forces emergency service disablement at Fortinet
Attack details and indicators: Fortinet’s investigation into the exploitation revealed attackers used two specific FortiCloud accounts: “cloud-noc@mail.io” and “cloud-init@mail.io,” though the company warned “these addresses may change in the future.”Fortinet identified multiple IP addresses associated with the attacks, including several Cloudflare-protected addresses that attackers used to obscure their activities.”Following authentication via SSO, it has been…
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Google Warns of Active Exploitation of WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088
Google on Tuesday revealed that multiple threat actors, including nation-state adversaries and financially motivated groups, are exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in RARLAB WinRAR to establish initial access and deploy a diverse array of payloads.”Discovered and patched in July 2025, government-backed threat actors linked to Russia and China as well as financially motivated First…
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Hackers Exploit React2Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Miners and Botnets Worldwide
Threat actors have been actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in React Server Components, tracked as CVE-2025-55182 and commonly referred to as React2Shell, to compromise systems across multiple industry sectors worldwide. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cve-2025-55182-react2shell-active-exploitation/
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Fortinet Patches CVE-2026-24858 After Active FortiOS SSO Exploitation Detected
Fortinet has begun releasing security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiOS that has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-24858 (CVSS score: 9.4), has been described as an authentication bypass related to FortiOS single sign-on (SSO). The flaw also affects FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. The company said it’s…
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Fortinet starts patching exploited FortiCloud SSO zero-day (CVE-2026-24858)
Fortinet has begun releasing FortiOS versions that fix CVE-2026-24858, a critical zero-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to log into targeted organizations’ … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/28/fortinet-forticloud-sso-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2026-24858/
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Cybercriminals and nation-state groups are exploiting a six-month old WinRAR defect
Nation-state groups are consistently exploiting the defect to target victims in military, government and technology for espionage. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/winrar-defect-active-exploits-google-threat-intel/