Tag: network
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Hybrid mesh firewalls: Distributed security enforcement for a self-driving network
Can traditional firewalls keep up with today’s distributed enterprise? Discover how hybrid mesh firewalls close security gaps without slowing networks. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/hybrid-mesh-firewalls-distributed-security-enforcement-for-a-self-driving/832929/
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Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.He showed the attack working against home gateways supplied by three Belgian internet providers, in one case reading the Wi-Fi…
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Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.He showed the attack working against home gateways supplied by three Belgian internet providers, in one case reading the Wi-Fi…
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Half the AI bot traffic hammering your website comes from Meta
AI agent traffic across DataDome’s network grew 41.5% quarter over quarter to nearly 25 billion requests in Q3 2026, according to the company’s AI Traffic Report Q3 2026. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/19/datadome-ai-agent-traffic-report/
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BeyondTrust Remote Support Zero-Day Continues Trend of Exploited Edge Bugs
Ivanti, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks all had vulnerabilities in edge devices come under fire this week. Now BeyondTrust joins the group. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/beyondtrust-remote-support-exploited-edge-bugs
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Targeted ads installed Candiru spyware in zero-click attacks
Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering the malicious ads on the victim’s device. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-click-attacks-used-targeted-ads-to-deliver-candiru-spyware/
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Zero-click attacks used targeted ads to deliver Candiru spyware
Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering the malicious ads on the victim’s device. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-click-attacks-used-targeted-ads-to-deliver-candiru-spyware/
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OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract
OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including one case where its research model, after not having funds on an Ethereum test network, spent test cryptocurrency from a third-party’s wallet without authorization to complete a coding task.The incident, the AI company said, involved an internal research…
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged intrusion, helped attackers maintain access to a telecom managed service provider after compromising its FortiManager appliance. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 documented the operation, which began in September 2024 and…
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New Proxyjacking Campaign Exploits Network Device Flaws to Build Stealthy Proxy Infrastructure
A newly disclosed proxyjacking campaign has compromised at least 143 devices across 34 countries, exploiting vulnerabilities in network appliances and enterprise software to monetize victims’ internet connections. GreyNoise identified an attacker installing Pawns.app, a legitimate bandwidth-sharing application, without device owners’ consent, turning compromised systems into commercial residential proxy nodes. Unlike conventional VPN or hosting infrastructure,…
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U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cisco, cybersecurity, email, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, network, threat, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Cisco confirmed this week that threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability…
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Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads
Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thursday.The hidden attack code ran the moment an ad loaded on the screen, and in some…
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Palo Alto Warns of PAN-OS 0-day Flaw Actively Exploited in Attacks
Palo Alto Networks has warned that attackers are exploiting a high-severity remote code execution flaw in the PAN-OS management interface. Tracked as CVE-2026-0322, the bug lets an authenticated attacker with network access run arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall. PAN-OS zero-day vulnerability The flaw is a code injection weakness (CWE-94, CAPEC-242) in the…
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AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks
Spyware vendors use online ad infrastructure to profile targets and deliver exploits without requiring users to click anything. The investigation links Discover-Tech to Candiru, an Israeli spyware vendor that the US government placed on its Entity List in 2021. Candiru has since used the name Integrity Labs. Citizen Lab also identified links involving other surveillance…
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New ClickFix Attack Deploys Lorem Ipsum Malware Loader to Establish Remote Access
A ClickFix campaign uses the Lorem Ipsum Loader to install a Python-based tunneling implant, giving attackers a covert route into victims’ networks and potentially laying the groundwork for ransomware deployment. In an incident investigated in late September, defenders contained the intrusion before ransomware was deployed; the tunnel’s remote-access capability nevertheless made the compromised host a…
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Microsoft disrupts phishing network behind more than a billion scam messages
Microsoft uncovered a criminal marketplace supplying tools and accounts used in phishing scams worldwide. Attackers used these resources to target organizations in healthcare, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/15/microsoft-disrupting-phishing-kits-marketplace-yam-store/
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India Mandates Registered Caller Name Display on 4G and Newer Networks From November 1
The Indian government has directed telecom service providers (TSPs) in the country to mandatorily display callers’ registered names along with their numbers for incoming calls starting November 1, 2026, in an effort to help people identify calls from unknown numbers and tackle spam or fraudulent calls.To that end, the Department of Telecommunications has issued a…
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Microsoft Disrupts Global Yam Store Network Behind One Billion Phishing Messages
Microsoft and partners reveal a major Chinese-language phishing network centered around the Yam Store marketplace First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-yam-store-one-billion/
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Cartoon Network Leak Exposes 200GB of Source Files, Storyboards and Animation Assets
A large cache of internal Cartoon Network production material is circulating online. It reportedly exceeds 200GB and includes source files, storyboards and animation assets from several decades of shows. Fans have nicknamed it the >>Classic CN Gigaleak.<< The size, origin and completeness of the data have not been independently verified. Cartoon Network leak According to…
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Unsichere Firewall: Palo Alto Networks warnt vor Angriffen auf Zero-Day-Lücke
Betroffen sind Firewalls der Serien PA und VM. Ein Angreifer kann Code mit Root-Rechten ausführen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/unsichere-firewall-palo-alto-networks-warnt-vor-angriffen-auf-zero-day-luecke-2610-214137.html
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SonicWall NSM Bugs Let Attackers Intercept Communications and Execute Commands
SonicWall has disclosed two vulnerabilities in its on-premises Network Security Manager (NSM) that could let authenticated attackers escalate privileges, intercept other users’ communications and run operating system commands. The company published the advisory, SNWLID-2026-0018, on October 14, 2026. The highest CVSS v3 score is 8.8 (High). SonicWall NSM vulnerabilities According to advisory SNWLID-2026-0018 published by…
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Palo Alto Networks Patches PAN-OS Authenticated RCE Flaw Amid Active Exploitation
Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday issued security updates for a high-severity flaw in PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0322 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of remote code execution in the management interface.”A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the management interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables…
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Palo Alto Networks Patches PAN-OS Authenticated RCE Flaw Amid Active Exploitation
Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday issued security updates for a high-severity flaw in PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0322 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of remote code execution in the management interface.”A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the management interface of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables…
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Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS RCE flaw exploited in attacks
Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity PAN-OS RCE zero-day, tracked as CVE-2026-0322, that has been exploited in attacks targeting firewalls. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-pan-os-rce-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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What Your IP Address Reveals Every Time You Visit a Website
Your IP address can reveal your location, ISP, connection type, and VPN use to websites, ad networks, and trackers before a page even loads. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/what-your-ip-address-reveals-when-you-visit-a-website/
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Yam Store: The Phishing Network Behind a Billion Messages
A sprawling cybercrime marketplace supplied cloud infrastructure and phishing kits that helped fuel more than 1 billion phishing messages worldwide. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/yam-store-phishing-network-behind-billion-messages
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Microsoft Takes Down Massive Chinese Phishing Marketplace
Tags: china, cybercrime, healthcare, infrastructure, malicious, marketplace, microsoft, network, phishing, serviceChinese-Language Phishing Services Sent 1 Billion Malicious Messages in 2026. A network of major Chinese-language phishing sites used by cybercriminals to impersonate tens of thousands of global corporations had their infrastructure seized following a U.S. court order sought by Microsoft and healthcare organization Health-ISAC. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/microsoft-takes-down-massive-chinese-phishing-marketplace-a-33107
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Zero Trust in Practice: Moving Beyond the Buzzword
Zero trust has become one of the most overused terms in security marketing, often applied to products that simply add another layer of network segmentation. This piece looks at what zero trust actually specifies according to its foundational standard, the implementation order that works in practice, and why identity is the dependency most organizations underestimate.…