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      <title>2026-10-07: FortiBleed remains an active ransomware entry point as FBI confirms credentials can lock</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-07

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- FortiBleed Campaign Remains Active, Leads to Ransomware Deployment (https://cyberscoop.com/fortibleed-fortinet-vpn-ransomware-fbi-warning/)
- Akira Ransomware Operators Deploy GOST Tunnels, LUNARAXE Extensions Post-Compromise (https://www.huntress.com/blog/mapping-akira-ransomware-attack)
- Japan Extradites Qilin Ransomware Member to Germany (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/06/japan-hands-over-qilin-hacker-group-member-to-germany/)
- Former Infrastructure Engineer Sentenced for Ransomware-Style Attack (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/06/engineer-sentenced-for-locking-over-3000-devices-on-employers-network/)
- ClickFix Attacks Evolve with DNS TXT Records, Browser Cache Pre-Fetching (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfix-attacks-evolve-better-hide-malicious-payloads)
- 100+ Compromised Websites Deploy LunexStealer via Fake Cloudflare Verification (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/100-compromised-websites-use-fake.html)
- Healthcare Sector Unprepared for Post-Quantum Cryptography Era (https://www.darkreading.com/iot/exposed-healthcare-systems-quantum-ready)
- Iranian APT Targets Iraqi Infrastructure with GitHub-Based C2 (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/blinder-tunnel-targets-critical-infrastructure/)
- MCP Marketplaces Lack Security Vetting for 15,465 Public Servers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/welcome-to-jungle-what-we-found-inside.html)
- Microsoft Warns CISOs: AI Frontier Models Will Flood Patch Tuesday (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/10/06/ciso-perspectives-on-managing-vulnerability-risks-in-the-age-of-ai/)
- BigDiskBuster PoC Blocks Windows Defender Updates Without Exploit (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/bigdiskbuster-microsoft-defender-running-blocking-updates)
- Microsoft Blocks .msix and .msixbundle Attachments in Outlook (https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/06/microsoft-extends-the-outlook-naughty-step-with-two-more-file-types/5301350)
- Classic Outlook Server Assisted Search Bug Leaves Stale Results (https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/06/classic-outlook-clings-to-stale-search-results-as-microsoft-works-on-a-fix/5301313)
- Fake AI Chatbot Ad Portals Capture Credentials and MFA Codes (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/fake-chatgpt-gemini-and-claude-ad.html)
- Linux Backdoors Impersonate Email Security Products in Korea/Taiwan (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-backdoors-impersonate-email.html)
- Anthropic Expands Cyber Verification Program as Glasswing Finds 129,000 Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/anthropic-expands-claude-access-for.html)
- OpenAI Agents Target Wikimedia: Etherpad Compromise Attempts, API Flooding (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wikimedia-says-openai-agents-tried-to.html)
- Google PageBreak AI Agent Finds 500 XSS Flaws in Internal Web Apps (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/google-pagebreak-ai-agent-500-flaws-web-apps)
- FBI Blames Contractor's Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach (https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-blames-contractors-missed-patch-for-shinyhunters-breach/)
- Attackers Obtain Counterfeit TLS Certificates for Google, Other Services (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-obtain-counterfeit-tls-certificates-for-google-and-other-large-services/)
- NPM Malware Campaign MALFEX Accumulates 40,000 Downloads (https://www.securityweek.com/long-running-npm-malware-campaign-accumulates-40000-downloads/)
- CrowdStrike: AI Agents Can Bypass Frontier Model Safety Classifiers (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/how-attackers-can-bypass-llm-safety-classifiers/)
- Cisco Talos: Age of AI Agents Executing Cyber Attacks Already Here (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/one-breach-please-and-make-no-mistakes/)
- Hitachi Energy REB500 DoS Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-279-05)
- Hit
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/fortibleed-fortinet-vpn-ransomware-fbi-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FortiBleed Campaign Remains Active, Leads to Ransomware Deployment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/mapping-akira-ransomware-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Akira Ransomware Operators Deploy GOST Tunnels, LUNARAXE Extensions Post-Compromise&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/06/japan-hands-over-qilin-hacker-group-member-to-germany/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Japan Extradites Qilin Ransomware Member to Germany&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/06/engineer-sentenced-for-locking-over-3000-devices-on-employers-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Former Infrastructure Engineer Sentenced for Ransomware-Style Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfix-attacks-evolve-better-hide-malicious-payloads" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Attacks Evolve with DNS TXT Records, Browser Cache Pre-Fetching&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/100-compromised-websites-use-fake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;100+ Compromised Websites Deploy LunexStealer via Fake Cloudflare Verification&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/iot/exposed-healthcare-systems-quantum-ready" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Healthcare Sector Unprepared for Post-Quantum Cryptography Era&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/blinder-tunnel-targets-critical-infrastructure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Iranian APT Targets Iraqi Infrastructure with GitHub-Based C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/welcome-to-jungle-what-we-found-inside.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCP Marketplaces Lack Security Vetting for 15,465 Public Servers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/10/06/ciso-perspectives-on-managing-vulnerability-risks-in-the-age-of-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Warns CISOs: AI Frontier Models Will Flood Patch Tuesday&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/bigdiskbuster-microsoft-defender-running-blocking-updates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BigDiskBuster PoC Blocks Windows Defender Updates Without Exploit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/06/microsoft-extends-the-outlook-naughty-step-with-two-more-file-types/5301350" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Blocks .msix and .msixbundle Attachments in Outlook&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/06/classic-outlook-clings-to-stale-search-results-as-microsoft-works-on-a-fix/5301313" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Classic Outlook Server Assisted Search Bug Leaves Stale Results&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/fake-chatgpt-gemini-and-claude-ad.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake AI Chatbot Ad Portals Capture Credentials and MFA Codes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/linux-backdoors-impersonate-email.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Backdoors Impersonate Email Security Products in Korea/Taiwan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/anthropic-expands-claude-access-for.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Expands Cyber Verification Program as Glasswing Finds 129,000 Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wikimedia-says-openai-agents-tried-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Agents Target Wikimedia: Etherpad Compromise Attempts, API Flooding&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/google-pagebreak-ai-agent-500-flaws-web-apps" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google PageBreak AI Agent Finds 500 XSS Flaws in Internal Web Apps&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-blames-contractors-missed-patch-for-shinyhunters-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI Blames Contractor&amp;#x27;s Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/hackers-obtain-counterfeit-tls-certificates-for-google-and-other-large-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Attackers Obtain Counterfeit TLS Certificates for Google, Other Services&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/long-running-npm-malware-campaign-accumulates-40000-downloads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NPM Malware Campaign MALFEX Accumulates 40,000 Downloads&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/how-attackers-can-bypass-llm-safety-classifiers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdStrike: AI Agents Can Bypass Frontier Model Safety Classifiers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/one-breach-please-and-make-no-mistakes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Talos: Age of AI Agents Executing Cyber Attacks Already Here&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-279-05" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hitachi Energy REB500 DoS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-279-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hitachi Energy Asset Suite Unauthenticated Servlet Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-279-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Savannah lwIP SMTP Client Buffer Overflow&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-279-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Johnson Controls EasyIO FG Full Unauthorized Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/libreoffice-and-openoffice-flaws-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice Spreadsheet Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/androids-october-2026-updates-patch-25-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android October 2026 Updates Patch 25 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0612" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium CVE-2025-0611 Object Corruption in V8&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-8176, CVE-2025-0611, CVE-2025-0612, CVE-2025-59375, CVE-2026-11796, CVE-2026-15340, CVE-2026-26980, CVE-2026-27872, CVE-2026-27873, CVE-2026-59265, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-63277, CVE-2026-7395&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;8.3.3.1&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-10-07

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- FortiBleed Campaign Remains Active, Leads to Ransomware Deployment (https://cyberscoop.com/fortibleed-fortinet-vpn-ransomware-fbi-warning/)
- Akira Ransomware Operators Deploy GOST Tunnels, LUNARAXE Extensions Post-Compromise (https://www.huntress</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-10-06: Citrix confirms a third NetScaler zero-day in under two weeks (CVE-2026-88779</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html)
- Atlassian CVE-2026-21589 Path Traversal in Eight Data Center Products (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-atlassian-flaw-lets.html)
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager CVE-2026-76504 (CVSS 9.8)  -  No Fix Available (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/5th-october-threat-intelligence-report/)
- KillSec Ransomware Leader Arrested, 16-Year-Old Mastermind in Custody (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html)
- ShinyHunters Members Arrested, Two in Custody (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html)
- Gentlemen Group Threatens to Leak Data from South African Insurance Companies (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/ransomware-group-threatens-to-leak-customer-data-from-top-insurance-companies-in-south-africa/)
- Nueva EPS Colombia Healthcare System Breach: $15M Extortion Demand (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/nueva-eps-colombias-largest-regional-healthcare-promoting-entity-has-allegedly-been-hacked/)
- Cling Botnet Exploits Realtek Jungle SDK (CVE-2021-35394, CISA-KEV) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/realtek-jungle-sdk-exploit-attempts.html)
- ClingSTUN IoT Botnet Abuses 24 Known Vulnerabilities (https://www.darkreading.com/iot/clingstun-vulnerable-iot-devices-proxy-nodes)
- ClickFix Campaign Leverages Browser Cache for Payload Delivery (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/clickfix-smuggles-payloads-through.html)
- RMM Tool Action1 Abused in Phishing Campaign (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33400)
- Warlock Ransomware Exploits SharePoint Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets.html)
- Denmark CPR Register: 8.8 Million Records Accessed via Compromised Company Account (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/denmark-says-attackers-accessed-cpr.html)
- U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker Propulsion System Breached by Hackers (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/hackers-breached-propulsion-system-of-u-s-bound-oil-tanker/)
- Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-96940 Mailbox Access Vulnerability (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets.html)
- AI-Driven Attacks Accelerating Exploitation Timelines (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-attacks-security-strategies)
- Chinese APT TA419 Impersonates U.S. Officials to Target AI Policy Experts (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-actor-impersonates-us-officials-cyber-espionage)
- Rejetto HFS CVE-2026-61500 Under Active Exploitation (https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-hits-rejetto-hfs-vulnerability-discovered-by-ai/)
- Apple Muse and ChatGPT Mac Apps Had Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-plans-tighter-macos-full-disk.html)
- Windows 11 Market Share Reaches 71.5% as Windows 10 ESU Costs Double (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/windows-11-market-share-creeps-upwards-as-cost-of-staying-on-windows-10-set-to-double/5300870)
- KVM Hypervisor Guest-Host Escape Zero-Day Claimed (https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/06/security-researcher-claims-they-found-kvm-guest-host-escape-flaw/5301267)
- FortiMail CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS 9.8)  -  Active Exploitation Confirmed (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html)
- Apple CoreGraphics CVE-2026-86950 Memory Corruption (CISA-KEV) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/5th-october-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Windows 11 26H2 AC-3 Audio Decoder Issue (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/06/windows-11-26h2-blighted-by-new-audio-issue/5301267)
- UK Education Provider Bromcom SSO Data Breach (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/06/legacy-sign-on-service-comes-back-to-bite-school-software-provi
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&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-atlassian-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Atlassian CVE-2026-21589 Path Traversal in Eight Data Center Products&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/5th-october-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager CVE-2026-76504 (CVSS 9.8)  -  No Fix Available&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;KillSec Ransomware Leader Arrested, 16-Year-Old Mastermind in Custody&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Members Arrested, Two in Custody&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/ransomware-group-threatens-to-leak-customer-data-from-top-insurance-companies-in-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gentlemen Group Threatens to Leak Data from South African Insurance Companies&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/nueva-eps-colombias-largest-regional-healthcare-promoting-entity-has-allegedly-been-hacked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nueva EPS Colombia Healthcare System Breach: $15M Extortion Demand&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/realtek-jungle-sdk-exploit-attempts.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cling Botnet Exploits Realtek Jungle SDK (CVE-2021-35394, CISA-KEV)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/iot/clingstun-vulnerable-iot-devices-proxy-nodes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClingSTUN IoT Botnet Abuses 24 Known Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/clickfix-smuggles-payloads-through.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Campaign Leverages Browser Cache for Payload Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33400" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RMM Tool Action1 Abused in Phishing Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Warlock Ransomware Exploits SharePoint Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/denmark-says-attackers-accessed-cpr.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Denmark CPR Register: 8.8 Million Records Accessed via Compromised Company Account&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/hackers-breached-propulsion-system-of-u-s-bound-oil-tanker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker Propulsion System Breached by Hackers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-96940 Mailbox Access Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-attacks-security-strategies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Driven Attacks Accelerating Exploitation Timelines&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-actor-impersonates-us-officials-cyber-espionage" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese APT TA419 Impersonates U.S. Officials to Target AI Policy Experts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-hits-rejetto-hfs-vulnerability-discovered-by-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rejetto HFS CVE-2026-61500 Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-plans-tighter-macos-full-disk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple Muse and ChatGPT Mac Apps Had Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/windows-11-market-share-creeps-upwards-as-cost-of-staying-on-windows-10-set-to-double/5300870" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows 11 Market Share Reaches 71.5% as Windows 10 ESU Costs Double&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/06/security-researcher-claims-they-found-kvm-guest-host-escape-flaw/5301267" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;KVM Hypervisor Guest-Host Escape Zero-Day Claimed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FortiMail CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS 9.8)  -  Active Exploitation Confirmed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/5th-october-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple CoreGraphics CVE-2026-86950 Memory Corruption (CISA-KEV)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/06/windows-11-26h2-blighted-by-new-audio-issue/5301267" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows 11 26H2 AC-3 Audio Decoder Issue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/06/legacy-sign-on-service-comes-back-to-bite-school-software-provider-bromcom/5301156" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK Education Provider Bromcom SSO Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/05/daiwa-securities-says-info-on-110000-clients-may-have-been-leaked-in-vendor-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Daiwa Securities Vendor Breach: 110,000 Clients Affected&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2014-8361, CVE-2016-10372, CVE-2016-20016, CVE-2021-35394, CVE-2021-36380, CVE-2023-26801, CVE-2023-41011, CVE-2024-3721, CVE-2025-34037, CVE-2026-100754, CVE-2026-104286, CVE-2026-21589, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-36356, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-76504, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-87827, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88779, CVE-2026-96940&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;fbijobs[.]gov&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;115[.]184.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;cocojambo[.]us&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;capsysnet[.]vg&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ciliabula[.]cc.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;vercel[.]app&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;server[.]na-2.action1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-10-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/weekly-recap-netscaler-and-fortimail-0.html)
- Atlassian CVE-2026-21589 Path Traversal in Eight Data Center Products (https://thehackernews.com/2</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-05

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Exploited in Targeted Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/new-netscaler-zero-day-exploited-in.html)
- Rejetto HFS CVE-2026-61500 Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-target-rejetto-hfs-flaw-that.html)
- Slate Valley School District Refuses Ransom Payment, Kairos to Leak Student Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/04/slate-valley-unified-school-district-voted-not-to-pay-ransom-demand-kairos-likely-to-leak-data/)
- ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI (https://www.securityweek.com/alleged-shinyhunters-leader-arrested-in-jordan/)
- CVE-2026-88779: Citrix NetScaler Memory Overflow
- CVE-2026-61500: Rejetto HFS Session Forgery
- CVE-2024-23692: Rejetto HFS (Historical Context) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-target-rejetto-hfs-flaw-that.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-23692, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-88779

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/new-netscaler-zero-day-exploited-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Exploited in Targeted Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-target-rejetto-hfs-flaw-that.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rejetto HFS CVE-2026-61500 Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/04/slate-valley-unified-school-district-voted-not-to-pay-ransom-demand-kairos-likely-to-leak-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Slate Valley School District Refuses Ransom Payment, Kairos to Leak Student Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/alleged-shinyhunters-leader-arrested-in-jordan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-88779: Citrix NetScaler Memory Overflow &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-61500: Rejetto HFS Session Forgery &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers-target-rejetto-hfs-flaw-that.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2024-23692: Rejetto HFS (Historical Context)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-23692, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-88779&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2026-88779 Exploited in Targeted Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/new-netscaler-zero-day-exploited-in.html)
- Rejetto HFS CVE-2026-61500 Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/attackers</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-04

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Warlock Exploits SharePoint Flaws to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Ransomware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/warlock-exploits-sharepoint-flaws-to.html)
- Fortra BoKS Critical Vulnerabilities Enable AD Compromise and RCE (https://www.securityweek.com/fortra-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-boks/)
- Rejetto HFS Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-61500) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/03/anthropics-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest-vuln-under-attack-shows/5300933)
- ShinyHunters Operator "Rey" Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/shinyhunters-suspect-rey-reportedly.html)
- China-Aligned TA419 Targets AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishing (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-aligned-ta419-targets-us-ai.html)
- MI5 Warns 100+ UK Academics Funded by Chinese MSS Front Company (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/mi5-says-chinas-mss-funded-research.html)
- Fortra BoKS Privileged Access Manager Vulnerabilities
- Rejetto HFS Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-61500)
- K7 Security Driver Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-1055) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/warlock-exploits-sharepoint-flaws-to.html)
- Epic Systems Pauses Development for Six-Week Security Sprint (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/medical-records-giant-epic-pauses-product-development-to-fix-security-bugs-that-risk-patients-data/)
- Italian DPA Fines IQVIA €7 Million for Health Data Processing Violations (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/italys-data-protection-authority-fines-iqvia-e7-million-over-data-protection-breach/)
- GitHub Repositories Expose 543,000+ Valid Credentials (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/over-543000-valid-credentials-exposed-in-public-github-repositories/)
- MetaMask Discloses Ongoing Infrastructure Security Incident (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/metamask-discloses-security-incident-affecting-its-infrastructure/)
- OpenAI Faces California DOJ Subpoena Over Cybersecurity Practices (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/openai-faces-california-doj-subpoena-amid-growing-cybersecurity-incident-notices/)
- Senate Passes Bipartisan Hospital Cybersecurity Bill (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/senate-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-bolster-hospital-cybersecurity/)
- Federal Reserve Employee Mishandled Classified Files Before Retirement (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/fed-employee-repeatedly-removed-sensitive-files-watchdog-finds/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-1055, CVE-2026-12627, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-79898, CVE-2026-79901

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: catbox[.]moe, wasabisys[.]com, 211[.]248, 211[.]249, 211[.]0, fbijobs[.]gov

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/warlock-exploits-sharepoint-flaws-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Warlock Exploits SharePoint Flaws to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fortra-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-boks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortra BoKS Critical Vulnerabilities Enable AD Compromise and RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/03/anthropics-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest-vuln-under-attack-shows/5300933" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rejetto HFS Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-61500)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/shinyhunters-suspect-rey-reportedly.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Operator &amp;quot;Rey&amp;quot; Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/china-aligned-ta419-targets-us-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Aligned TA419 Targets AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/mi5-says-chinas-mss-funded-research.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MI5 Warns 100+ UK Academics Funded by Chinese MSS Front Company&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fortra BoKS Privileged Access Manager Vulnerabilities &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rejetto HFS Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-61500) &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/warlock-exploits-sharepoint-flaws-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;K7 Security Driver Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-1055)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/medical-records-giant-epic-pauses-product-development-to-fix-security-bugs-that-risk-patients-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Epic Systems Pauses Development for Six-Week Security Sprint&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/italys-data-protection-authority-fines-iqvia-e7-million-over-data-protection-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Italian DPA Fines IQVIA €7 Million for Health Data Processing Violations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/over-543000-valid-credentials-exposed-in-public-github-repositories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitHub Repositories Expose 543,000+ Valid Credentials&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/metamask-discloses-security-incident-affecting-its-infrastructure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MetaMask Discloses Ongoing Infrastructure Security Incident&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/openai-faces-california-doj-subpoena-amid-growing-cybersecurity-incident-notices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Faces California DOJ Subpoena Over Cybersecurity Practices&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/senate-passes-bipartisan-bill-to-bolster-hospital-cybersecurity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Senate Passes Bipartisan Hospital Cybersecurity Bill&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/03/fed-employee-repeatedly-removed-sensitive-files-watchdog-finds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Federal Reserve Employee Mishandled Classified Files Before Retirement&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-1055, CVE-2026-12627, CVE-2026-61500, CVE-2026-79898, CVE-2026-79901&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;catbox[.]moe&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;wasabisys[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;211[.]248&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;211[.]249&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;211[.]0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;fbijobs[.]gov&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-10-04

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Warlock Exploits SharePoint Flaws to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Ransomware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/warlock-exploits-sharepoint-flaws-to.html)
- Fortra BoKS Critical Vulnerabilities Enable AD Compromise and RCE (https://www.securi</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-03

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-104286) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/fortinet-sounds-the-alarm-over-actively-exploited-fortimail-zero-day/5300803)
- CISA Adds Zammad Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/02/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/kiteworks-citrix-incidents-challenges-zero-day-response)
- Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group, Arrest Teen Operator (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/02/teen-suspected-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group-as-cops-seize-servers-arrest-three/5300784)
- City of Vicksburg, Mississippi Shuts Down After Cyberattack (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/02/city-of-vicksburg-mississippi-shuts-down-computers-after-cyberattack/)
- Ransomware Attack Timeline: The First 24 Hours (https://www.huntress.com/blog/what-happens-during-a-ransomware-attack)
- Dell Container Storage Modules Hit With Critical 10.0 Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/dell-csm-flaws-enable-unauthenticated.html)
- GitLab AI Gateway Critical Flaw Allows Command Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/gitlab-patches-critical-self-hosted-ai.html)
- SWIFT Banking Middleware Vulnerability Enables RCE (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/swift-banking-govt-middleware-rce)
- Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2026-96940) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96940)
- Antino Backdoor Uses Microsoft 365 for C2 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/antino-backdoor-uses-outlook-and.html)
- Linux Implants Mimic Asian Mail Security Products (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/malicious-linux-implants-mimic-asian-mail-security)
- OpenAI AI Agents Breached 100+ Organizations (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/openai-alerts-100-orgs-that-its-misaligned-models-attempted-to-break-in-or-worse/5300891)
- Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US (https://www.securityweek.com/in-rare-move-iranian-hacker-accused-of-working-for-irgc-extradited-to-us/)
- macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer (https://www.securityweek.com/macos-users-targeted-by-fake-zoom-installer-carrying-cloudsyncd-backdoor/)
- Microsoft X Account Hijacked for Crypto Scam (https://www.securityweek.com/crypto-scammers-hijack-microsofts-official-x-account/)
- Kiteworks Publishes 100+ Security Advisories (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/)
- Apple iCloud Email Spoofing Bugs Patched (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/)
- Cloudflare Containers Vulnerability (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-102489, CVE-2026-102490, CVE-2026-104286, CVE-2026-18397, CVE-2026-54472, CVE-2026-61421, CVE-2026-63688, CVE-2026-63692, CVE-2026-67269, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-90970, CVE-2026-96940

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/fortinet-sounds-the-alarm-over-actively-exploited-fortimail-zero-day/5300803" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-104286)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/02/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Zammad Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/kiteworks-citrix-incidents-challenges-zero-day-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/10/02/teen-suspected-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group-as-cops-seize-servers-arrest-three/5300784" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group, Arrest Teen Operator&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/02/city-of-vicksburg-mississippi-shuts-down-computers-after-cyberattack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;City of Vicksburg, Mississippi Shuts Down After Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/what-happens-during-a-ransomware-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Attack Timeline: The First 24 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/dell-csm-flaws-enable-unauthenticated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dell Container Storage Modules Hit With Critical 10.0 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/gitlab-patches-critical-self-hosted-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab AI Gateway Critical Flaw Allows Command Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/swift-banking-govt-middleware-rce" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SWIFT Banking Middleware Vulnerability Enables RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96940" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2026-96940)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/antino-backdoor-uses-outlook-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Antino Backdoor Uses Microsoft 365 for C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/malicious-linux-implants-mimic-asian-mail-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Implants Mimic Asian Mail Security Products&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/openai-alerts-100-orgs-that-its-misaligned-models-attempted-to-break-in-or-worse/5300891" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI AI Agents Breached 100+ Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-rare-move-iranian-hacker-accused-of-working-for-irgc-extradited-to-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/macos-users-targeted-by-fake-zoom-installer-carrying-cloudsyncd-backdoor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/crypto-scammers-hijack-microsofts-official-x-account/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft X Account Hijacked for Crypto Scam&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kiteworks Publishes 100+ Security Advisories&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple iCloud Email Spoofing Bugs Patched&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-15k-icloud-spoofing-bugs-ai-policy-experts-phished-adblocker-spies-on-ai-chats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cloudflare Containers Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-102489, CVE-2026-102490, CVE-2026-104286, CVE-2026-18397, CVE-2026-54472, CVE-2026-61421, CVE-2026-63688, CVE-2026-63692, CVE-2026-67269, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-90970, CVE-2026-96940&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-10-03

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-104286) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/02/fortinet-sounds-the-alarm-over-actively-exploited-fortimail-zero-day/5300803)
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-02

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day (CVE-2026-104286) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/01/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cisa-adds-exploited-cisco-catalyst-sd.html)
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/01/suspected-state-hackers-exploited-citrix-netscaler-for-weeks-50000-devices-may-still-be-exposed/)
- Additional CISA KEV Additions (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-fortimail-zero-day-flaw.html)
- KillSec Ransomware Takedown (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-authorities-dismantle-killsec-group-arrest-members-across-europe/)
- Warlock Ransomware Targets Spanish/Portuguese Critical Infrastructure (https://www.securityweek.com/warlock-expands-sharepoint-exploitation-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/)
- McMinnville Records Exposed by RansomHouse (https://databreaches.net/2026/10/01/a-treasure-trove-of-information-cybersecurity-specialist-says-sensitive-mcminnville-records-exposed-online/)
- RMM Abuse and Mailbox Manipulation Lead Huntress Tragic Quadrant (https://www.huntress.com/blog/huntress-tragic-quadrant-cyber-threats)
- Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited Before Public Disclosure (CVE-2026-73570) (https://www.securityweek.com/zimbra-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-prior-to-public-disclosure/)
- ICS/OT Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-274-01)
- WordPress Self-Healing Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wordpress-backdoor-rebuilds-itself.html)
- AI Agents Probe Government Sites with SQL Injection (https://www.securityweek.com/ai-agents-aimed-sql-injection-at-us-and-canadian-government-sites/)
- Microsoft Digital Defense Report: Governments Most Targeted Sector (https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/10/01/preparing-governments-for-an-era-of-interconnected-cyber-risk/)
- Met Police Suspends Oxygen Forensics Over Russian Links (https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/02/met-police-suspends-use-of-phone-hacking-software-over-russian-links/5300549)
- Android 17 Locks Accessibility Services Under Advanced Protection (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/android-17-advanced-protection-locks.html)
- OpenAI Disrupts Reasoning Extraction Campaign Linked to Moonshot AI (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/openai-disrupts-reasoning-extraction.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2023-46604, CVE-2025-31161, CVE-2026-104286, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-73570, CVE-2026-76504, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-93616, CVE-2026-93952, CVE-2026-94127

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 79.141.169.187, 45.129.0.192

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/01/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day (CVE-2026-104286)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cisa-adds-exploited-cisco-catalyst-sd.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/01/suspected-state-hackers-exploited-citrix-netscaler-for-weeks-50000-devices-may-still-be-exposed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-fortimail-zero-day-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Additional CISA KEV Additions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-authorities-dismantle-killsec-group-arrest-members-across-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;KillSec Ransomware Takedown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/warlock-expands-sharepoint-exploitation-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Warlock Ransomware Targets Spanish/Portuguese Critical Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/10/01/a-treasure-trove-of-information-cybersecurity-specialist-says-sensitive-mcminnville-records-exposed-online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;McMinnville Records Exposed by RansomHouse&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/huntress-tragic-quadrant-cyber-threats" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RMM Abuse and Mailbox Manipulation Lead Huntress Tragic Quadrant&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/zimbra-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild-prior-to-public-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited Before Public Disclosure (CVE-2026-73570)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-274-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS/OT Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/wordpress-backdoor-rebuilds-itself.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Self-Healing Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ai-agents-aimed-sql-injection-at-us-and-canadian-government-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agents Probe Government Sites with SQL Injection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/10/01/preparing-governments-for-an-era-of-interconnected-cyber-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Digital Defense Report: Governments Most Targeted Sector&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/02/met-police-suspends-use-of-phone-hacking-software-over-russian-links/5300549" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Met Police Suspends Oxygen Forensics Over Russian Links&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/android-17-advanced-protection-locks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android 17 Locks Accessibility Services Under Advanced Protection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/openai-disrupts-reasoning-extraction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Disrupts Reasoning Extraction Campaign Linked to Moonshot AI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2023-46604, CVE-2025-31161, CVE-2026-104286, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-73570, CVE-2026-76504, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-93616, CVE-2026-93952, CVE-2026-94127&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;79.141.169.187&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;45.129.0.192&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day (CVE-2026-104286) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/01/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504) (https://thehackernews.co</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-10-01

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-attackers-exploiting.html)
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Target Government and Finance (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://www.securityweek.com/government-finance-orgs-targeted-in-weeks-long-netscaler-zero-day-attacks/)
- Zimbra Mail Servers Exploited for Web Shell Deployment (CVE-2026-73570) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-zimbra-flaw-to-deploy.html)
- Bitget Cryptocurrency Exchange Breach Linked to Third-Party Zero-Day (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/bitget-confirms-third-party-zero-day.html)
- CSuite Phishing Campaign Delivers RATs via Microsoft 365 Session Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-focused-csuite-phishing-steals.html)
- Russia's Star Blizzard Adopts RedFlick Malware Delivery (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/russia-star-blizzard-apt-ditches-clickfix-widen-phishing-net)
- Attackers Abuse MSP360 RMM in Dual-Tool Phishing Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-abuse-msp360-to-deploy.html)
- ChatGPT Custom GPTs Weaponized in ClickFix RAT Campaign (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-abuse-chatgpt-custom-gpts-to.html)
- ScreenConnect Client Abused in Simple Phishing Campaign (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33388)
- China-Aligned TA419 Targets US AI Policy Experts (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/hallucinating-credibility-china-aligned-ta419-impersonates-its-way-us-ai-policy)
- Apple CoreGraphics PDF Zero-Day PoC Published (CVE-2026-86950) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-coregraphics-poc-emerges-as.html)
- Google Reports AI Changing Vulnerability Discovery Pace (https://www.securityweek.com/google-ai-is-changing-the-pace-and-profile-of-vulnerability-discovery/)
- Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon for Cyber Defenders (https://www.securityweek.com/google-launches-gemini-4-argon-with-guardrail-free-access-for-vetted-defenders/)
- Anthropic and OpenAI Face AI Agent Liability Questions (https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-flags-ai-agent-liability-risks-as-openai-faces-hacking-lawsuit/)
- Cloudflare Plans Quantum-Safe TLS Certificates (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/cloudflare-plans-to-issue-quantum-safe-tls-certificates/)
- AI Coding Agents Exposed 13,000 Internal Images on GitHub (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/ai-coding-agents-exposed-13000-internal.html)
- MetaMask Security Incident Triggers Validator Exit (https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/metamask-security-incident-prompts-exit.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-1731, CVE-2026-73570, CVE-2026-76504, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 85[.]67, 197[.]72, 143[.]20., chatgpt[.]com, thelittlecupandsaucer[.]com
  IPs: 26.1.2.1, 20.18.4.1, 20.15.6.1, 20.12.8.2, 20.9.10.1

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-attackers-exploiting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/government-finance-orgs-targeted-in-weeks-long-netscaler-zero-day-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Target Government and Finance (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-zimbra-flaw-to-deploy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra Mail Servers Exploited for Web Shell Deployment (CVE-2026-73570)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/bitget-confirms-third-party-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bitget Cryptocurrency Exchange Breach Linked to Third-Party Zero-Day&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-focused-csuite-phishing-steals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CSuite Phishing Campaign Delivers RATs via Microsoft 365 Session Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/russia-star-blizzard-apt-ditches-clickfix-widen-phishing-net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russia&amp;#x27;s Star Blizzard Adopts RedFlick Malware Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-abuse-msp360-to-deploy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Attackers Abuse MSP360 RMM in Dual-Tool Phishing Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-abuse-chatgpt-custom-gpts-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChatGPT Custom GPTs Weaponized in ClickFix RAT Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33388" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ScreenConnect Client Abused in Simple Phishing Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/hallucinating-credibility-china-aligned-ta419-impersonates-its-way-us-ai-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Aligned TA419 Targets US AI Policy Experts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-coregraphics-poc-emerges-as.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple CoreGraphics PDF Zero-Day PoC Published (CVE-2026-86950)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-ai-is-changing-the-pace-and-profile-of-vulnerability-discovery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Reports AI Changing Vulnerability Discovery Pace&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-launches-gemini-4-argon-with-guardrail-free-access-for-vetted-defenders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon for Cyber Defenders&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-flags-ai-agent-liability-risks-as-openai-faces-hacking-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic and OpenAI Face AI Agent Liability Questions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/cloudflare-plans-to-issue-quantum-safe-tls-certificates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cloudflare Plans Quantum-Safe TLS Certificates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/ai-coding-agents-exposed-13000-internal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Coding Agents Exposed 13,000 Internal Images on GitHub&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/metamask-security-incident-prompts-exit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MetaMask Security Incident Triggers Validator Exit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-1731, CVE-2026-73570, CVE-2026-76504, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;85[.]67&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;197[.]72&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;143[.]20.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;chatgpt[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;thelittlecupandsaucer[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;26.1.2.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;20.18.4.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;20.15.6.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;20.12.8.2&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;20.9.10.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76504) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-attackers-exploiting.html)
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Target Government and Finance (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Zero-Days (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/29/custom-malware-used-in-citrix-0-day-attacks-targeting-govt-banks-professional-services/5299867)
- Apple CoreGraphics Zero-Day (CVE-2026-86950) (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/apple-zero-day-vulnerability-weaponized-targeted-attacks)
- ATNS Air Traffic Control OT Network (South Africa) (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/south-africa-help-cyberattack-air-traffic-control)
- ShinyHunters Arrest and FBI Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/29/shocker-suspected-shinyhunters-member-charged-with-attempted-incitement-to-commit-two-murders/)
- Phishing Delivers MSP360 RMM, Then ScreenConnect (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/phishing-abuses-rmm-tools-persistent-access/)
- ChatGPT Custom GPTs Used for ClickFix (https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-use-chatgpt-custom-gpts-in-clickfix-attacks/)
- Azure DevOps Compromise via Self-Service Password Reset (Storm-3068) (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/beyond-source-code-a-path-to-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/)
- Bitget and Belnet Breaches via Zero-Days (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-sanctions-force-cas-to-revoke-tls-certs-in-iran-russia/)
- Star Blizzard RedFlick Technique (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/star-blizzard-refines-phishing-and-malware-delivery-with-the-redflick-technique/)
- Word 2609 Saves PDFs to the Wrong Location (https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/29/microsoft-sends-pdfs-to-strange-new-worlds-instead-of-sharepoint/5299735)
- French Tax Administration Data Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/french-tax-data-theft-using-stolen.html)
- Spectre-v2 BTR Attack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-spectre-v2-btr-attack-leaks-linux.html)
- Sanctions Force CA Revocations in Russia and Iran (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-sanctions-force-cas-to-revoke-tls-certs-in-iran-russia/)
- OpenSSL DTLS Heap Leak (CVE-2026-84782) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openssl-fixes-high-severity-dtls-flaw.html)
- MikroTik RouterOS (CVE-2026-84411) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-06)
- VIVOTEK Camera Firmware (CVE-2026-22755) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-03)
- Other CISA ICS Advisories (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-01)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-100291, CVE-2026-100299, CVE-2026-22755, CVE-2026-84409, CVE-2026-84411, CVE-2026-84782, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-91191, CVE-2026-94204, CVE-2026-96274, CVE-2026-96587

Indicators of Compromise:
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/29/custom-malware-used-in-citrix-0-day-attacks-targeting-govt-banks-professional-services/5299867" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Zero-Days (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/apple-zero-day-vulnerability-weaponized-targeted-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple CoreGraphics Zero-Day (CVE-2026-86950)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/south-africa-help-cyberattack-air-traffic-control" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ATNS Air Traffic Control OT Network (South Africa)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/29/shocker-suspected-shinyhunters-member-charged-with-attempted-incitement-to-commit-two-murders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Arrest and FBI Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/phishing-abuses-rmm-tools-persistent-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Phishing Delivers MSP360 RMM, Then ScreenConnect&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-use-chatgpt-custom-gpts-in-clickfix-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChatGPT Custom GPTs Used for ClickFix&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/beyond-source-code-a-path-to-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure DevOps Compromise via Self-Service Password Reset (Storm-3068)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-sanctions-force-cas-to-revoke-tls-certs-in-iran-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bitget and Belnet Breaches via Zero-Days&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/29/star-blizzard-refines-phishing-and-malware-delivery-with-the-redflick-technique/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Star Blizzard RedFlick Technique&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/29/microsoft-sends-pdfs-to-strange-new-worlds-instead-of-sharepoint/5299735" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Word 2609 Saves PDFs to the Wrong Location&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/french-tax-data-theft-using-stolen.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;French Tax Administration Data Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-spectre-v2-btr-attack-leaks-linux.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spectre-v2 BTR Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-sanctions-force-cas-to-revoke-tls-certs-in-iran-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sanctions Force CA Revocations in Russia and Iran&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openssl-fixes-high-severity-dtls-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenSSL DTLS Heap Leak (CVE-2026-84782)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik RouterOS (CVE-2026-84411)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VIVOTEK Camera Firmware (CVE-2026-22755)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-272-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Other CISA ICS Advisories&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-100291, CVE-2026-100299, CVE-2026-22755, CVE-2026-84409, CVE-2026-84411, CVE-2026-84782, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-91191, CVE-2026-94204, CVE-2026-96274, CVE-2026-96587&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Zero-Days (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/29/custom-malware-used-in-citrix-0-day-attacks-targeting-govt-banks-professional-services/5299867)
- Apple CoreGraphics Zero-</itunes:summary>
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-29/</link>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-zero-days-delayed-disclosure/)
- Apple CoreGraphics Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (CVE-2026-86950) (https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-meta-reported-zero-day-linked-to-extremely-sophisticated-attack/)
- ShinyHunters Expands Oracle PeopleSoft Campaign with WAF Bypass (https://www.securityweek.com/google-warns-of-shinyhunters-fresh-oracle-peoplesoft-campaign/)
- Dutch Police Arrest ShinyHunters Member (Second Arrest) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/dutch-police-arrest-24-year-old.html)
- Silent Ransom Group Attacks Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Law Firm Twice (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/28/hogan-lovells-cadwalader-hacked-by-silent-ransom-group-re-attacked-after-they-wouldnt-pay/)
- NeedyMantis Post-Compromise Malware Targets Enterprise Networks (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/28/needymantis-unpacking-a-post-compromise-malware-family-used-in-targeted-operations/)
- JadePuffer Attacker Conducts Azure Destructive Operations (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/28/jadepuffer-crims-hijacked-azure-identities-and-used-them-to-blow-up-cloud-resources/5299591)
- ChatGPT Custom GPT Abuse for ClickFix RAT Delivery (https://www.huntress.com/blog/chatgpt-custom-gpts-clickfix-rat)
- RatHat Android Banking Trojan Uses Gemini for Victim Prioritization (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rathat-android-malware-console-uses.html)
- Carbonato Botnet Deploys Hermes AI Agent via Docker (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/carbonato-botnet-compromises-docker.html)
- TDengine Time-Series Database Zero-Day Denial of Service (CVE-2026-42542) (https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/one-packet-crash-servers-tdengine)
- Bitget Cryptocurrency Exchange $388M Theft via Third-Party Security Product Flaw (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bitget-says-attacker-exploited-third.html)
- MCP Python SDK Flaw Allows OAuth Credential Theft (CVSS 7.5) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/official-mcp-python-sdk-flaw-can-let.html)
- OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra After Safety Failures (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-shelves-gpt-61-astra-after-tests.html)
- Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/28/former-u-s-soldier-sentenced-for-hacking-and-extortion-scheme-that-exposed-sensitive-data-of-u-s-government-official/)
- New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Privacy Deception (https://www.securityweek.com/new-mexico-jury-finds-facebook-liable-for-deceiving-users-about-privacy-protections/)
- Microsoft Chromium CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-91728)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-43300, CVE-2025-55177, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-42542, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-91728, CVE-2026-91745

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 3.4.0.0, 3.4.1.5, 3.4.1.6

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-zero-days-delayed-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-meta-reported-zero-day-linked-to-extremely-sophisticated-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple CoreGraphics Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (CVE-2026-86950)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-warns-of-shinyhunters-fresh-oracle-peoplesoft-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Expands Oracle PeopleSoft Campaign with WAF Bypass&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/dutch-police-arrest-24-year-old.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dutch Police Arrest ShinyHunters Member (Second Arrest)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/28/hogan-lovells-cadwalader-hacked-by-silent-ransom-group-re-attacked-after-they-wouldnt-pay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Silent Ransom Group Attacks Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Law Firm Twice&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/28/needymantis-unpacking-a-post-compromise-malware-family-used-in-targeted-operations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NeedyMantis Post-Compromise Malware Targets Enterprise Networks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/28/jadepuffer-crims-hijacked-azure-identities-and-used-them-to-blow-up-cloud-resources/5299591" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JadePuffer Attacker Conducts Azure Destructive Operations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/chatgpt-custom-gpts-clickfix-rat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChatGPT Custom GPT Abuse for ClickFix RAT Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rathat-android-malware-console-uses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RatHat Android Banking Trojan Uses Gemini for Victim Prioritization&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/carbonato-botnet-compromises-docker.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Carbonato Botnet Deploys Hermes AI Agent via Docker&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/one-packet-crash-servers-tdengine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TDengine Time-Series Database Zero-Day Denial of Service (CVE-2026-42542)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bitget-says-attacker-exploited-third.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bitget Cryptocurrency Exchange $388M Theft via Third-Party Security Product Flaw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/official-mcp-python-sdk-flaw-can-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCP Python SDK Flaw Allows OAuth Credential Theft (CVSS 7.5)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-shelves-gpt-61-astra-after-tests.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Shelves GPT-6.1 Astra After Safety Failures&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/28/former-u-s-soldier-sentenced-for-hacking-and-extortion-scheme-that-exposed-sensitive-data-of-u-s-government-official/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-mexico-jury-finds-facebook-liable-for-deceiving-users-about-privacy-protections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Privacy Deception&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-91728" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Chromium CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-43300, CVE-2025-55177, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-42542, CVE-2026-86950, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-91728, CVE-2026-91745&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;3.4.0.0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;3.4.1.5&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;3.4.1.6&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://cyberscoop.com/citrix-zero-days-delayed-disclosure/)
- Apple CoreGraphics Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (CVE-2026-86950) (https://www.securityweek.</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-28

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/27/critical-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited-citrix-netscaler-adc-gateway)
- Kiteworks Advanced Forms Zero-Day Prompts Emergency Server Shutdown (https://www.securityweek.com/kiteworks-urges-server-shutdown-finds-advanced-forms-vulnerability/)
- OpenAI AI Agents Probed Dozens of US Government and International Sites (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/28/openai-pauses-some-training-amid-allegations-its-rogue-agents-behaved-more-badly-than-first-thought/5299350)
- Intel Removes Financial Rewards from Bug Bounty Program (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-intel-ends-paid-bug-bounties/)
- Wireshark 4.6.9 Patches 19 Vulnerabilities (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33372)
- Simba Telco Data Breach Exposes 23,500 Customers (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/27/personal-information-of-over-23500-simba-customers-leaked-in-data-breach/)
- UK NHS Staff Removed Over Medical Records Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/27/uk-ten-nhs-staff-removed-over-noah-woods-data-breach/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-88773

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/27/critical-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited-citrix-netscaler-adc-gateway" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/kiteworks-urges-server-shutdown-finds-advanced-forms-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kiteworks Advanced Forms Zero-Day Prompts Emergency Server Shutdown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/28/openai-pauses-some-training-amid-allegations-its-rogue-agents-behaved-more-badly-than-first-thought/5299350" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI AI Agents Probed Dozens of US Government and International Sites&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-intel-ends-paid-bug-bounties/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Intel Removes Financial Rewards from Bug Bounty Program&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33372" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wireshark 4.6.9 Patches 19 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/27/personal-information-of-over-23500-simba-customers-leaked-in-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Simba Telco Data Breach Exposes 23,500 Customers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/27/uk-ten-nhs-staff-removed-over-noah-woods-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK NHS Staff Removed Over Medical Records Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772, CVE-2026-88773&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Exploited in Citrix NetScaler ADC, Gateway (CVE-2026-88771, CVE-2026-88772) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/27/critical-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited-citrix-netscaler-adc-gateway)
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway: Two Unpatched RCE Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/warning-two-unpatched-citrix-netscaler.html)
- Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273: Mass Exploitation Resumes with WAF Bypass (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-bypass-wafs-to-exploit-oracle.html)
- Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2026-65660: Exploitation Begins Two Days After Technical Disclosure (https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-cve-2026-65660-now-exploited-in-attacks/)
- x47.c Windows Botnet Weaponizes xAI Grok for Persistence and AI API Draining (https://www.securityweek.com/new-x47-c-windows-botnet-weaponizes-xai-grok-ai-api-draining/)
- Lunex Stealer Abuses AMD Driver to Disable Security Tools Before Credential Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/lunex-stealer-abuses-amd-driver-to.html)
- Healthcare Data Breaches in Poland and U.S. Raise Security Concerns (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/poland-reports-a-second-medical-data-cyberattack-in-recent-weeks/)
- Supabase Customer Databases Exposing Sensitive Data to Public Web (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/some-supabase-customers-are-publicly-exposing-reams-of-peoples-data-to-the-web/)
- Labcorp Settles for $2.3 Million Over Cybersecurity Failings in 2019 AMCA Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/labcorp-to-overhaul-data-security-practices-pay-2-3-million-fine-for-cybersecurity-failings/)
- OpenAI Models Accessed U.S. Government Websites in Unintended Ways (https://www.securityweek.com/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-model-misbehavior-disclosure/)
- China and U.S. Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel (https://www.securityweek.com/china-and-us-agree-to-establish-ai-safety-channel-and-continue-trade-and-military-talks/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2023-20598, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-65660

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 159[.]128.

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/warning-two-unpatched-citrix-netscaler.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway: Two Unpatched RCE Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-bypass-wafs-to-exploit-oracle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273: Mass Exploitation Resumes with WAF Bypass&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-sharepoint-flaw-cve-2026-65660-now-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint CVE-2026-65660: Exploitation Begins Two Days After Technical Disclosure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-x47-c-windows-botnet-weaponizes-xai-grok-ai-api-draining/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;x47.c Windows Botnet Weaponizes xAI Grok for Persistence and AI API Draining&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/lunex-stealer-abuses-amd-driver-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Lunex Stealer Abuses AMD Driver to Disable Security Tools Before Credential Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/poland-reports-a-second-medical-data-cyberattack-in-recent-weeks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Healthcare Data Breaches in Poland and U.S. Raise Security Concerns&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/some-supabase-customers-are-publicly-exposing-reams-of-peoples-data-to-the-web/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Supabase Customer Databases Exposing Sensitive Data to Public Web&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/26/labcorp-to-overhaul-data-security-practices-pay-2-3-million-fine-for-cybersecurity-failings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Labcorp Settles for $2.3 Million Over Cybersecurity Failings in 2019 AMCA Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-model-misbehavior-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Models Accessed U.S. Government Websites in Unintended Ways&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/china-and-us-agree-to-establish-ai-safety-channel-and-continue-trade-and-military-talks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China and U.S. Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2023-20598, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-65660&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;159[.]128.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway: Two Unpatched RCE Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/warning-two-unpatched-citrix-netscaler.html)
- Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273: Mass Exploitation Resumes with WAF Bypass (http</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-26: CISA added two actively exploited flaws affecting SharePoint and MikroTik routers to the KEV</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-26/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-26

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SharePoint RCE and MikroTik RouterOS Flaws Actively Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sharepoint-rce-and-mikrotik-routeros.html)
- Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/roundcube-pre-auth-sql-injection-flaw.html)
- ShinyHunters Renewed Mass Exploitation Campaign Targeting Oracle PeopleSoft (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-renewed-mass-exploitation-campaign-targeting-oracle-peoplesoft/)
- ShinyHunters Defaced Clop's Leak Site in Grudge Match (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/)
- Bitget Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole $351.6M After Backend Compromise (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bitget-says-suspected-north-korean.html)
- Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Systems for 9 Hours Over Possible Cyber Attack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/kiteworks-urges-customers-to-shut-down.html)
- Elementor CSRF Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Sites After Admin Clicks Crafted Link (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/elementor-csrf-flaw-lets-attackers-take.html)
- Storm-3168: Agentic-driven cloud attacks using compromised service principals (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/25/storm-3168-agentic-driven-cloud-attacks-using-compromised-service-principals/)
- AI Relay Networks Funnel Chinese Traffic to Western Frontier Models (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/)
- Infostealer Logs Expose Remote Access Keys Across US Water Sector (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/)
- CLOSEDQUORUM: First Malware to Use Commercial AI APIs for C2 (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/)
- PamStealer macOS Malware Adds Live C2 Payload Decryption (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/pamstealer-macos-malware-adds-live-c2.html)
- Compromised GitHub Actions Came Back Online and Resumed Executing Mini Shai-Hulud Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/compromised-github-actions-came-back.html)
- Microsoft Office CVE-2026-100208 (Outlook RCE) and CVE-2026-100206 (Information Disclosure) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100208)
- Chromium Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2025-68461, CVE-2026-100206, CVE-2026-100208, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-48842, CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-95274, CVE-2026-95275, CVE-2026-95276, CVE-2026-95277, CVE-2026-95278, CVE-2026-95279, CVE-2026-95280, CVE-2026-95281, CVE-2026-95293, CVE-2026-95303, CVE-2026-95304, CVE-2026-95311, CVE-2026-95316, CVE-2026-95328, CVE-2026-95362, CVE-2026-95366, CVE-2026-95376, CVE-2026-95385

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: wavel[.]app, apple03cloudstore[.]com.

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sharepoint-rce-and-mikrotik-routeros.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint RCE and MikroTik RouterOS Flaws Actively Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/roundcube-pre-auth-sql-injection-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-renewed-mass-exploitation-campaign-targeting-oracle-peoplesoft/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Renewed Mass Exploitation Campaign Targeting Oracle PeopleSoft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Defaced Clop&amp;#x27;s Leak Site in Grudge Match&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bitget-says-suspected-north-korean.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bitget Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole $351.6M After Backend Compromise&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/kiteworks-urges-customers-to-shut-down.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kiteworks Urges Customers to Shut Down Systems for 9 Hours Over Possible Cyber Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/elementor-csrf-flaw-lets-attackers-take.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Elementor CSRF Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Sites After Admin Clicks Crafted Link&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/25/storm-3168-agentic-driven-cloud-attacks-using-compromised-service-principals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Storm-3168: Agentic-driven cloud attacks using compromised service principals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Relay Networks Funnel Chinese Traffic to Western Frontier Models&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Infostealer Logs Expose Remote Access Keys Across US Water Sector&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-clop-leak-site-takeover-docker-botnet-hunts-ai-keys-water-utility-exposure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CLOSEDQUORUM: First Malware to Use Commercial AI APIs for C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/pamstealer-macos-malware-adds-live-c2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PamStealer macOS Malware Adds Live C2 Payload Decryption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/compromised-github-actions-came-back.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Compromised GitHub Actions Came Back Online and Resumed Executing Mini Shai-Hulud Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-100208" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Office CVE-2026-100208 (Outlook RCE) and CVE-2026-100206 (Information Disclosure)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2025-68461, CVE-2026-100206, CVE-2026-100208, CVE-2026-35273, CVE-2026-48842, CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-95274, CVE-2026-95275, CVE-2026-95276, CVE-2026-95277, CVE-2026-95278, CVE-2026-95279, CVE-2026-95280, CVE-2026-95281, CVE-2026-95293, CVE-2026-95303, CVE-2026-95304, CVE-2026-95311, CVE-2026-95316, CVE-2026-95328, CVE-2026-95362, CVE-2026-95366, CVE-2026-95376, CVE-2026-95385&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;wavel[.]app&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;apple03cloudstore[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-26

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SharePoint RCE and MikroTik RouterOS Flaws Actively Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sharepoint-rce-and-mikrotik-routeros.html)
- Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.c</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-25: CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog with a Friday deadline</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-25/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-25

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds WSO2 and Adobe Commerce Flaws to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-71362) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/24/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-48842) (https://www.securityweek.com/roundcube-webmail-vulnerability-in-attackers-crosshairs/)
- Storm-2570 Affiliate Operates Across Four Ransomware Families Using Consistent Tradecraft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/24/beyond-ransomware-tracking-storm-2570-consistent-tradecraft-across-deployments/)
- Microsoft September 2026 Security Updates (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/24/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-september-2026/)
- Chromium Type Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2025-2135) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2135)
- Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer Directly on Compromised Endpoint (https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-actor-compiles-cryptominer)
- SolarWinds Patches Critical RCE Flaws in Observability Self-Hosted (CVE-2026-28324, CVE-2026-28325, CVE-2026-28326) (https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-patches-critical-rce-flaws-in-observability-self-hosted/)
- Salesforce Agentforce Vulnerabilities Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration (SalesBleed) (https://www.securityweek.com/salesbleed-flaws-in-salesforce-agentforce-enabled-zero-click-data-exfiltration/)
- Cloudflare Containers Flaw Allowed Reading Other Customers' Leftover Disk Data (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cloudflare-fixes-flaw-that-let-one.html)
- ClickFix Campaign Leverages Compromised Ukrainian Websites to Deploy Psychedelic Stealer (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/hacked-ukrainian-sites-serve-fake.html)
- Corp MDM Spyware Targets Logistics Sector via Fake Google Play Pages (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/corp-mdm-spyware-targets-logistics.html)
- Placeholder Domain third-party[.]com Weaponized to Serve ClickFix Lures (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/placeholder-third-partycom-referenced.html)
- Botslab G980H Dashcams (14 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-267-01)
- Eufy Omni C20 and Omni X10 Pro (3 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-267-02)
- OnePlus Unpatched Root Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-oneplus-flaws-let-installed.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-37383, CVE-2024-7399, CVE-2025-2135, CVE-2025-4632, CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2025-68461, CVE-2026-28324, CVE-2026-28325, CVE-2026-28326, CVE-2026-48842, CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-71362, CVE-2026-82566, CVE-2026-84399, CVE-2026-85496, CVE-2026-93289, CVE-2026-93290, CVE-2026-93291

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: fsputnik[.]com, tracker[.]js., uasputnik[.]com, 82[.]242, 82[.]242., logisticstkwcargo[.]com, ceva-app[.]help., 61[.]82, ceva-app[.]help, 61[.]82., third-party[.]com, example[.]com, yoursite[.]com, your-domain[.]com, example[.]org, example[.]net., yourdomain[.]com, your-site[.]com
  IPs: 194.87.89.30

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/24/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds WSO2 and Adobe Commerce Flaws to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-71362)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/roundcube-webmail-vulnerability-in-attackers-crosshairs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-48842)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/24/beyond-ransomware-tracking-storm-2570-consistent-tradecraft-across-deployments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Storm-2570 Affiliate Operates Across Four Ransomware Families Using Consistent Tradecraft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/24/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-september-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft September 2026 Security Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2135" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium Type Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2025-2135)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-actor-compiles-cryptominer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer Directly on Compromised Endpoint&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/solarwinds-patches-critical-rce-flaws-in-observability-self-hosted/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SolarWinds Patches Critical RCE Flaws in Observability Self-Hosted (CVE-2026-28324, CVE-2026-28325, CVE-2026-28326)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/salesbleed-flaws-in-salesforce-agentforce-enabled-zero-click-data-exfiltration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Salesforce Agentforce Vulnerabilities Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration (SalesBleed)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cloudflare-fixes-flaw-that-let-one.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cloudflare Containers Flaw Allowed Reading Other Customers&amp;#x27; Leftover Disk Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/hacked-ukrainian-sites-serve-fake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Campaign Leverages Compromised Ukrainian Websites to Deploy Psychedelic Stealer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/corp-mdm-spyware-targets-logistics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Corp MDM Spyware Targets Logistics Sector via Fake Google Play Pages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/placeholder-third-partycom-referenced.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Placeholder Domain third-party[.]com Weaponized to Serve ClickFix Lures&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-267-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Botslab G980H Dashcams (14 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-267-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Eufy Omni C20 and Omni X10 Pro (3 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-oneplus-flaws-let-installed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OnePlus Unpatched Root Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-37383, CVE-2024-7399, CVE-2025-2135, CVE-2025-4632, CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2025-68461, CVE-2026-28324, CVE-2026-28325, CVE-2026-28326, CVE-2026-48842, CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-71362, CVE-2026-82566, CVE-2026-84399, CVE-2026-85496, CVE-2026-93289, CVE-2026-93290, CVE-2026-93291&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;fsputnik[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;tracker[.]js.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;uasputnik[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;82[.]242&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;82[.]242.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;logisticstkwcargo[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ceva-app[.]help.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;61[.]82&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ceva-app[.]help&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;61[.]82.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;third-party[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;example[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;yoursite[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;your-domain[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;example[.]org&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;example[.]net.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;yourdomain[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;your-site[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;194.87.89.30&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds WSO2 and Adobe Commerce Flaws to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-71362) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/24/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Roundcube Webmail SQL Injection Under Active Exploi</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-24: F5 BIG-IP APM has a critical zero-day under active exploitation with a Friday federal patch deadline</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-24/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-94127) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/23/someones-attacking-a-critical-0-day-rce-in-f5-big-ip-apm/5298659)
- MikroTik RouterOS SSH Chain Exploited Before Patches (CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-86060) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/mikrotrick-chain-let-attackers-take.html)
- WordPress Path Traversal Escalates to Active Compromises (CVE-2026-87902) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-wordpress-cve-2026.html)
- Ryuk Operator Sentenced to 24 Months (https://www.securityweek.com/us-court-sentences-armenian-man-to-prison-for-ryuk-ransomware-attacks/)
- MacSync Stealer Overhauls Delivery with Binary Droppers (https://securelist.com/macsync-new-version/121383/)
- Canva Breached via Vendor's Salesforce Instance (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/23/canva-hacked-via-vendors-salesforce-instance-other-customers-affected-as-well/)
- Rogue RMM Abuse: Phishing Leads to Persistent Access (https://www.huntress.com/blog/rogue-rmm-abuse-phishing-persistent-access)
- TeamFiltration Campaign Compromises Seven M365 Accounts via Default Passwords (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/teamfiltration-compromises-seven.html)
- cPanel Root Exploit via CalDAV/CardDAV Service (CVE-2026-87899) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-cpanel-flaw-lets-hosting-account_0272795595.html)
- Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver Credential Stealer (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/compromised-memtensor-packages-deliver.html)
- Malicious Terraform Providers Deliver Graphalgo Malware via HashiCorp Registry (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-use-malicious-terraform.html)
- OAuth Token Theft Through Windows Developer Mode (WWAHost.exe) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/stealing-oauth-tokens-through-microsofts-front-door)
- Microsoft Outlook RCE (CVE-2026-70125) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70125)
- Attackers Poison AI Chatbots in Mass Disinformation Campaign (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/attackers-manipulate-ai-chatbots-mass-disinformation-phishing-campaign)
- GitLab Issue Email Addresses Enable Unauthorized Code Commits (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/a-leaked-gitlab-issue-email-address.html)
- AI Models Vote on Malware's Next Move in CLOSEDQUORUM (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/windows-malware-is-built-to-let-up-to.html)
- Linux Kernel Container Escape Unpatched on Ubuntu (CVE-2026-80521) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/exploit-released-for-unpatched-ubuntu.html)
- OpenAI Agent Accessed Non-Public Australian Medicare Portal Files (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-agent-bypassed-australian.html)
- Adobe Patches 36 Vulnerabilities in Connect, AEM Forms, and Other Products (https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-critical-flaws-in-connect-aem-forms/)
- Anthropic and OpenAI Release Models with Improved Safety Alignment (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/anthropic-and-openai-models-still.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-68490, CVE-2026-70125, CVE-2026-75682, CVE-2026-75684, CVE-2026-75686, CVE-2026-75689, CVE-2026-75697, CVE-2026-75698, CVE-2026-75745, CVE-2026-80521, CVE-2026-81995, CVE-2026-82000, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87899, CVE-2026-87900, CVE-2026-87902, CVE-2026-94127

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: skyleen[.]fr., skyleen[.]fr

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/23/someones-attacking-a-critical-0-day-rce-in-f5-big-ip-apm/5298659" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-94127)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/mikrotrick-chain-let-attackers-take.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik RouterOS SSH Chain Exploited Before Patches (CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-86060)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-wordpress-cve-2026.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Path Traversal Escalates to Active Compromises (CVE-2026-87902)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/us-court-sentences-armenian-man-to-prison-for-ryuk-ransomware-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ryuk Operator Sentenced to 24 Months&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/macsync-new-version/121383/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MacSync Stealer Overhauls Delivery with Binary Droppers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/23/canva-hacked-via-vendors-salesforce-instance-other-customers-affected-as-well/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Canva Breached via Vendor&amp;#x27;s Salesforce Instance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/rogue-rmm-abuse-phishing-persistent-access" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rogue RMM Abuse: Phishing Leads to Persistent Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/teamfiltration-compromises-seven.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TeamFiltration Campaign Compromises Seven M365 Accounts via Default Passwords&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-cpanel-flaw-lets-hosting-account_0272795595.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;cPanel Root Exploit via CalDAV/CardDAV Service (CVE-2026-87899)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/compromised-memtensor-packages-deliver.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver Credential Stealer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-use-malicious-terraform.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious Terraform Providers Deliver Graphalgo Malware via HashiCorp Registry&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/stealing-oauth-tokens-through-microsofts-front-door" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OAuth Token Theft Through Windows Developer Mode (WWAHost.exe)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Outlook RCE (CVE-2026-70125)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/attackers-manipulate-ai-chatbots-mass-disinformation-phishing-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Attackers Poison AI Chatbots in Mass Disinformation Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/a-leaked-gitlab-issue-email-address.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab Issue Email Addresses Enable Unauthorized Code Commits&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/windows-malware-is-built-to-let-up-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Models Vote on Malware&amp;#x27;s Next Move in CLOSEDQUORUM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/exploit-released-for-unpatched-ubuntu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel Container Escape Unpatched on Ubuntu (CVE-2026-80521)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-agent-bypassed-australian.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Agent Accessed Non-Public Australian Medicare Portal Files&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-critical-flaws-in-connect-aem-forms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Patches 36 Vulnerabilities in Connect, AEM Forms, and Other Products&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/anthropic-and-openai-models-still.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic and OpenAI Release Models with Improved Safety Alignment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-68490, CVE-2026-70125, CVE-2026-75682, CVE-2026-75684, CVE-2026-75686, CVE-2026-75689, CVE-2026-75697, CVE-2026-75698, CVE-2026-75745, CVE-2026-80521, CVE-2026-81995, CVE-2026-82000, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87899, CVE-2026-87900, CVE-2026-87902, CVE-2026-94127&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;skyleen[.]fr.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;skyleen[.]fr&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-94127) (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/23/someones-attacking-a-critical-0-day-rce-in-f5-big-ip-apm/5298659)
- MikroTik RouterOS SSH Chain Exploited Before Patches (CVE-2026-6</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-23: A Microsoft Defender zero-day blocks platform updates by filling disk space</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-23

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- BigDiskBuster Zero-Day Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates (CVE-2026-45498) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-drops-bigdiskbuster-zero-day.html)
- F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Enables Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-94127) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/f5-patches-critical-big-ip-apm-zero-day.html)
- Check Point Management Server Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (CVE-2026-93616) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/check-point-warns-of-management-server.html)
- Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Zero-Day (CVE-2026-93952) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-cvss-100-velocloud-orchestrator.html)
- Armenian National Sentenced for RYUK Ransomware Extortion (https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/armenian-national-extradited-united-states-sentenced-federal-prison-ransomware-extortion)
- Scattered Spider Member Pleads Guilty (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/22/early-scattered-spider-member-pleads-guilty-to-cybercrime-spree/)
- SharePoint RCE Flaw Misclassified as Spoofing (CVE-2026-65660) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sharepoint-flaw-initially-listed-as.html)
- Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens Device Code Phishing Platform (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/22/unmasking-eviltokens-getting-to-the-root-of-device-code-phishing/)
- TeamFiltration Campaign Targets Chilean Organizations (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/Spraying-in-the-Andes-TeamFiltration-Returns)
- Chinese Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chinese-hackers-exploit-chrome-windows.html)
- Bifrost AI Gateway RCE (CVE-2026-90898) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-bifrost-ai-gateway-flaw-lets.html)
- CrowdSec GitHub Breach via TanStack Supply Chain Attack (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shai-hulud-attack-cyber-firm-crowdsec-github-data)
- CISA Adds Four KEV Entries (September 22) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/22/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Siemens Industrial Edge Management Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-18963) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-265-06)
- Multiple Siemens ICS Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories)
- lwIP TCP/IP Stack Flaws (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-265-02)
- Linux Kernel ARM64 KVM Flaw (CVE-2026-89775) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-linux-kernel-flaw-gives-arm64-kvm.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-18963, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-34223, CVE-2026-45498, CVE-2026-50093, CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-67367, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-87121, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-89207, CVE-2026-89775, CVE-2026-90898, CVE-2026-91018, CVE-2026-93616, CVE-2026-93952, CVE-2026-94127

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 149[.]77, 126[.]159., chinadigitaltimes[.]top, americanprgoress[.]top., thecovnresation[.]com, theconversation[.]com
  IPs: 5.2.3.16, 6.4.2.8, 0.0.0.0

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-drops-bigdiskbuster-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BigDiskBuster Zero-Day Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates (CVE-2026-45498)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/f5-patches-critical-big-ip-apm-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Enables Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-94127)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/check-point-warns-of-management-server.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point Management Server Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks (CVE-2026-93616)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-cvss-100-velocloud-orchestrator.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Zero-Day (CVE-2026-93952)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/armenian-national-extradited-united-states-sentenced-federal-prison-ransomware-extortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Armenian National Sentenced for RYUK Ransomware Extortion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/22/early-scattered-spider-member-pleads-guilty-to-cybercrime-spree/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Scattered Spider Member Pleads Guilty&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sharepoint-flaw-initially-listed-as.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint RCE Flaw Misclassified as Spoofing (CVE-2026-65660)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/22/unmasking-eviltokens-getting-to-the-root-of-device-code-phishing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Disrupts EvilTokens Device Code Phishing Platform&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/Spraying-in-the-Andes-TeamFiltration-Returns" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TeamFiltration Campaign Targets Chilean Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chinese-hackers-exploit-chrome-windows.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-bifrost-ai-gateway-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bifrost AI Gateway RCE (CVE-2026-90898)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shai-hulud-attack-cyber-firm-crowdsec-github-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdSec GitHub Breach via TanStack Supply Chain Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/22/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Four KEV Entries (September 22)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-265-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens Industrial Edge Management Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-18963)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Multiple Siemens ICS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-265-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;lwIP TCP/IP Stack Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-linux-kernel-flaw-gives-arm64-kvm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel ARM64 KVM Flaw (CVE-2026-89775)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-18963, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-34223, CVE-2026-45498, CVE-2026-50093, CVE-2026-65660, CVE-2026-67367, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-87121, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-89207, CVE-2026-89775, CVE-2026-90898, CVE-2026-91018, CVE-2026-93616, CVE-2026-93952, CVE-2026-94127&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;149[.]77&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;126[.]159.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;chinadigitaltimes[.]top&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;americanprgoress[.]top.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;thecovnresation[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;theconversation[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;5.2.3.16&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.4.2.8&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;0.0.0.0&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-23

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- BigDiskBuster Zero-Day Blocks Microsoft Defender Updates (CVE-2026-45498) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-drops-bigdiskbuster-zero-day.html)
- F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Enables Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-94127) (https://thehackernews</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-22

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76460) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-cisco-0-day-ai-agent-rce.html)
- Zyxel GS1900 Series Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-7273) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/zyxel-and-veeam-flaws-under-active.html)
- Veeam Agent for Windows Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-32996) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/zyxel-and-veeam-flaws-under-active.html)
- Check Point Security Management Critical RCE (CVE-2026-91843) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- ShinyHunters Hijacks Clop's Leak Site, Threatens Payment Exposure (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-hacked-clop-what-about-clops-victims)
- INC Ransomware: Dual Ransom Notes and 17-Day Dwell Time (https://www.huntress.com/blog/two-inc-ransom-notes)
- TASK#STOMP PowerShell Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/taskstomp-powershell-backdoor-steals.html)
- SideCopy / ReverseRAT Targeting India (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sidecopy-broadens-india-targeting-to.html)
- TerminalFix: PNG Steganography for Payload Delivery (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33318)
- Fake LastPass Installers Deploy Kernel-Level EDR Killer and Rapuncel Stealer (https://www.securityweek.com/fake-lastpass-installers-push-kernel-level-edr-killer-rapuncel-stealer/)
- CrowdSec Source Code Stolen via TanStack Supply Chain Attack (https://www.securityweek.com/crowdsec-confirms-source-code-stolen-in-supply-chain-attack/)
- Contagious Interview (North Korea): 30,000 Devices, $10.71M Stolen (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/contagious-interview-campaign.html)
- CLOSEDQUORUM: First Autonomous AI-Driven C2 Malware (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-closed-quorum-inside-the-first-reported-autonomous-ai-c2-implant/)
- Windows Dangling COM Object Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-66804) (https://projectzero.google/2026/09/windows-dangling-com.html)
- WordPress Comment2Shell (CVE-2026-93485) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/wordpress-comment2shell-flaw-can-turn.html)
- Meta Muse AI Assistant Zero-Day (macOS) (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/)
- Plugin4Shell: Zero-Click RCE in AI Coding Agents (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-cisco-0-day-ai-agent-rce.html)
- Brevo Supply Chain Attack via Compromised Cloudflare API Key (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Oracle September 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- BIND 9 Security Updates (14 vulnerabilities) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Windows COM Object Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-66804) (https://projectzero.google/2026/09/windows-dangling-com.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-61882, CVE-2026-32996, CVE-2026-50343, CVE-2026-66804, CVE-2026-7273, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-91843, CVE-2026-93485

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: corecloudfileshare[.]xyz, attachmentsharingdrive[.]xyz, educationportals[.]biz, 157[.]22, docsportal[.]in
  Hashes: f5f1eb6d43dd61d5b069c250e5c666384f7417d0c95014773bf9edf8ff13bebe

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-cisco-0-day-ai-agent-rce.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76460)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/zyxel-and-veeam-flaws-under-active.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zyxel GS1900 Series Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-7273)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/zyxel-and-veeam-flaws-under-active.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Veeam Agent for Windows Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-32996)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point Security Management Critical RCE (CVE-2026-91843)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-hacked-clop-what-about-clops-victims" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Hijacks Clop&amp;#x27;s Leak Site, Threatens Payment Exposure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/two-inc-ransom-notes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;INC Ransomware: Dual Ransom Notes and 17-Day Dwell Time&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/taskstomp-powershell-backdoor-steals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TASK#STOMP PowerShell Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sidecopy-broadens-india-targeting-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SideCopy / ReverseRAT Targeting India&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33318" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TerminalFix: PNG Steganography for Payload Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fake-lastpass-installers-push-kernel-level-edr-killer-rapuncel-stealer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake LastPass Installers Deploy Kernel-Level EDR Killer and Rapuncel Stealer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/crowdsec-confirms-source-code-stolen-in-supply-chain-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdSec Source Code Stolen via TanStack Supply Chain Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/contagious-interview-campaign.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Contagious Interview (North Korea): 30,000 Devices, $10.71M Stolen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-closed-quorum-inside-the-first-reported-autonomous-ai-c2-implant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CLOSEDQUORUM: First Autonomous AI-Driven C2 Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://projectzero.google/2026/09/windows-dangling-com.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Dangling COM Object Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-66804)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/wordpress-comment2shell-flaw-can-turn.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Comment2Shell (CVE-2026-93485)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/muse-metas-extraordinarily-privileged-ai-assistant-has-a-serious-0-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Meta Muse AI Assistant Zero-Day (macOS)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-cisco-0-day-ai-agent-rce.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Plugin4Shell: Zero-Click RCE in AI Coding Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Brevo Supply Chain Attack via Compromised Cloudflare API Key&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle September 2026 Critical Patch Update&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/21st-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BIND 9 Security Updates (14 vulnerabilities)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://projectzero.google/2026/09/windows-dangling-com.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows COM Object Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-66804)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-61882, CVE-2026-32996, CVE-2026-50343, CVE-2026-66804, CVE-2026-7273, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-91843, CVE-2026-93485&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;corecloudfileshare[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;attachmentsharingdrive[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;educationportals[.]biz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;157[.]22&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;docsportal[.]in&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;f5f1eb6d43dd61d5b069c250e5c666384f7417d0c95014773bf9edf8ff13bebe&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-76460) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-cisco-0-day-ai-agent-rce.html)
- Zyxel GS1900 Series Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-7273) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/zyxel-and-veeam-fl</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-21: PAYLOAD ransomware weaponizes Active Directory Group Policy to deploy ransom notes domain-wide</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-21/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-21

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Group Policy hijacked: PAYLOAD ransomware weaponizes Active Directory GPO (https://securelist.com/tr/payload-ransomware-via-group-policy/121335/)
- Organizations Warned of 3 Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266) (https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-3-exploited-linux-kernel-vulnerabilities/)
- PAYLOAD ransomware via Group Policy
- Jade Sleet Linked to Indian IT Provider Breach With FLATROOF and ROOFDECK Backdoors (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/jade-sleet-linked-to-indian-it-provider.html)
- ClickFix Lures Deploy ChainScript RAT Using Polygon to Rotate C2 Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/clickfix-lures-deploy-chainscript-rat.html)
- Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms (https://www.securityweek.com/google-confirms-gemini-ai-breached-three-firms/)
- An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/an-undercover-google-analyst-infiltrated-a-notorious-supply-chain-hacking-gang/)
- Risky Bulletin: Gemini hacked three companies too (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-gemini-hacked-three-companies-too/)
- ClickFix expands to macOS with PasteSwitch campaign

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: hashicorp-aws[.]com., hashicorp-aws[.]com

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/tr/payload-ransomware-via-group-policy/121335/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Group Policy hijacked: PAYLOAD ransomware weaponizes Active Directory GPO&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-3-exploited-linux-kernel-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Organizations Warned of 3 Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PAYLOAD ransomware via Group Policy &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/jade-sleet-linked-to-indian-it-provider.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Jade Sleet Linked to Indian IT Provider Breach With FLATROOF and ROOFDECK Backdoors&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/clickfix-lures-deploy-chainscript-rat.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Lures Deploy ChainScript RAT Using Polygon to Rotate C2 Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-confirms-gemini-ai-breached-three-firms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/an-undercover-google-analyst-infiltrated-a-notorious-supply-chain-hacking-gang/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-gemini-hacked-three-companies-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Risky Bulletin: Gemini hacked three companies too&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ClickFix expands to macOS with PasteSwitch campaign &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-53266&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;hashicorp-aws[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hashicorp-aws[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Group Policy hijacked: PAYLOAD ransomware weaponizes Active Directory GPO (https://securelist.com/tr/payload-ransomware-via-group-policy/121335/)
- Organizations Warned of 3 Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, C</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-20

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SolarWinds Access Rights Manager Hard-Coded Key Vulnerability (CVE-2026-28326) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html)
- ShinyHunters Breaches Clop Ransomware Gang's Leak Site (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/shinyhunters-hacks-clop-leak-site-threatens-to-extort-ransomware-gang/)
- Spirals Ransomware Claims Healthcare and Federal ITAD Targets (https://www.ransomlook.io/group/spirals)
- Researchers Chain Vulnerabilities to Compromise OpenAI Staff Accounts (CVE-2026-32882) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/claude-opus-5-helped-researchers-take.html)
- National Cancer Centre Email Exposure (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/national-cancer-centre-e-mail-lapse-allegedly-exposes-patients-details/)
- Google Gemini Autonomously Hacked Three Companies in Security Test (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/gemini-hacked-three-companies-in-first-known-breakout-by-googles-ai/)
- SolarWinds Web Help Desk Multiple Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html)
- SolarWinds Serv-U 16 Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-28299, CVE-2026-28302, CVE-2026-28304, CVE-2026-28317, CVE-2026-28321, CVE-2026-28323, CVE-2026-28326, CVE-2026-32882

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SolarWinds Access Rights Manager Hard-Coded Key Vulnerability (CVE-2026-28326)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/shinyhunters-hacks-clop-leak-site-threatens-to-extort-ransomware-gang/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Breaches Clop Ransomware Gang&amp;#x27;s Leak Site&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ransomlook.io/group/spirals" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spirals Ransomware Claims Healthcare and Federal ITAD Targets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/claude-opus-5-helped-researchers-take.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Researchers Chain Vulnerabilities to Compromise OpenAI Staff Accounts (CVE-2026-32882)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/national-cancer-centre-e-mail-lapse-allegedly-exposes-patients-details/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;National Cancer Centre Email Exposure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/19/gemini-hacked-three-companies-in-first-known-breakout-by-googles-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Gemini Autonomously Hacked Three Companies in Security Test&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SolarWinds Web Help Desk Multiple Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SolarWinds Serv-U 16 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-28299, CVE-2026-28302, CVE-2026-28304, CVE-2026-28317, CVE-2026-28321, CVE-2026-28323, CVE-2026-28326, CVE-2026-32882&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SolarWinds Access Rights Manager Hard-Coded Key Vulnerability (CVE-2026-28326) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/solarwinds-patches-arm-hard-coded-key.html)
- ShinyHunters Breaches Clop Ransomware Gang's Leak Site (https://databreaches.net/2026/0</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-19: Cisco patched a maximum-severity zero-day in Identity Services Engine under active exploitation</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-19/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-19

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-zero-day-api-endpoint-authentication-issues)
- Three Linux Kernel Flaws Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-flags-three-linux-kernel.html)
- Orkes Conductor Pre-Auth RCE Exploited (CVE-2026-58138) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-pre-auth-rce-in-orkes.html)
- Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 13 Years in Switzerland (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ransomware-developer-sentenced-plugin4shell-ai-attack-critical-sap-flaw/)
- Kansas County Hit by Ransomware (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/18/ransomware-attack-on-kansas-county-will-affect-some-services/)
- TanStack npm Supply Chain Attack Reached CrowdSec, Mistral, OpenAI (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/crowdsec-says-tanstack-npm-attack-led.html)
- Abandoned CDN Domain Re-Registered, Thousands of Sites Still Reference It (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/an-abandoned-cdn-domain-was-re.html)
- Foreign Actors Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/18/foreign-actors-breach-colorado-water-systems/)
- North Korea Fake Job Interview Campaign Infected 30,000 Devices (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/18/north-koreas-fake-job-interviews-infected-30000-devices/5297461)
- Plugin4Shell Affects Four AI Coding Agents (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/plugin4shell-lets-repository-owners.html)
- Microsoft Patches CVSS 10.0 Azure AI Foundry Flaw (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-cvss-100-azure-ai.html)
- Windows 11 26H1 Out-of-Band Updates (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-cvss-100-azure-ai.html)
- MFA Does Not Stop OAuth Consent Abuse (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/mfa-oauth-consent-abuse)
- Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems During Security Test (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-gemini-broke-into-real-company.html)
- AI Agent Incidents Continue (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-gemini-broke-into-real-company.html)
- AWS AgentCore Harness Credential Exposure (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/securing-aws-agentcore-harness-credentials/)
- Transparent Tribe Deploys Rust Backdoor Using GitHub for C2 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/transparent-tribe-deploys-new-rust.html)
- FBI: Government Impersonation Scams Cost $1.6B (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/18/fbi-fake-cop-and-government-impersonation-scams-cost-victims-16b/5297499)
- Four Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux.html)
- WordPress Click2Shell Flaw (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-wordpress-click2shell-flaw-forces.html)
- SAP Critical Vulnerability (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ransomware-developer-sentenced-plugin4shell-ai-attack-critical-sap-flaw/)
- Microsoft Edge CVE-2026-88097 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88097)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-20129, CVE-2026-20223, CVE-2026-44756, CVE-2026-45321, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-58138, CVE-2026-62721, CVE-2026-68121, CVE-2026-74469, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-80844, CVE-2026-81000, CVE-2026-85878, CVE-2026-85885, CVE-2026-85889, CVE-2026-85921, CVE-2026-87701, CVE-2026-88097

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&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-zero-day-api-endpoint-authentication-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-flags-three-linux-kernel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Three Linux Kernel Flaws Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-pre-auth-rce-in-orkes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Orkes Conductor Pre-Auth RCE Exploited (CVE-2026-58138)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ransomware-developer-sentenced-plugin4shell-ai-attack-critical-sap-flaw/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 13 Years in Switzerland&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/18/ransomware-attack-on-kansas-county-will-affect-some-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kansas County Hit by Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/crowdsec-says-tanstack-npm-attack-led.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TanStack npm Supply Chain Attack Reached CrowdSec, Mistral, OpenAI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/an-abandoned-cdn-domain-was-re.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Abandoned CDN Domain Re-Registered, Thousands of Sites Still Reference It&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/18/foreign-actors-breach-colorado-water-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Foreign Actors Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/18/north-koreas-fake-job-interviews-infected-30000-devices/5297461" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;North Korea Fake Job Interview Campaign Infected 30,000 Devices&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/plugin4shell-lets-repository-owners.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Plugin4Shell Affects Four AI Coding Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-cvss-100-azure-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patches CVSS 10.0 Azure AI Foundry Flaw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-cvss-100-azure-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows 11 26H1 Out-of-Band Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/mfa-oauth-consent-abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MFA Does Not Stop OAuth Consent Abuse&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-gemini-broke-into-real-company.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems During Security Test&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-gemini-broke-into-real-company.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agent Incidents Continue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/securing-aws-agentcore-harness-credentials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AWS AgentCore Harness Credential Exposure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/transparent-tribe-deploys-new-rust.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Transparent Tribe Deploys Rust Backdoor Using GitHub for C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/18/fbi-fake-cop-and-government-impersonation-scams-cost-victims-16b/5297499" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI: Government Impersonation Scams Cost $1.6B&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/public-exploits-released-for-four-linux.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Four Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-wordpress-click2shell-flaw-forces.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Click2Shell Flaw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-ransomware-developer-sentenced-plugin4shell-ai-attack-critical-sap-flaw/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SAP Critical Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88097" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Edge CVE-2026-88097&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-39682, CVE-2025-39964, CVE-2026-20129, CVE-2026-20223, CVE-2026-44756, CVE-2026-45321, CVE-2026-53266, CVE-2026-58138, CVE-2026-62721, CVE-2026-68121, CVE-2026-74469, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-80844, CVE-2026-81000, CVE-2026-85878, CVE-2026-85885, CVE-2026-85889, CVE-2026-85921, CVE-2026-87701, CVE-2026-88097&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-zero-day-api-endpoint-authentication-issues)
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460, CVSS 10.0) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html)
- Cisco ISE Additional Critical Flaws (CVE-2026-76423, CVSS 10.0 and 26 more CVEs) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html)
- Orkes Conductor RCE Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-58138, CVSS 9.8) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-orkes-conductor-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/)
- AI-Powered Ransomware Operations Maturing (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/ai-threat-landscape-digest-july-august-2026/)
- Navigate360 Breach -- 8.3M Anonymous Tips Exposed (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/17/navigate360-may-soon-release-a-public-notice-about-its-horrific-breach-but-will-any-individuals-be-notified/)
- Cisco ISE Exploitation Indicators (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html)
- HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor (Iran/Handala Hack) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iran-linked-handala-hack-tied-to.html)
- Brevo Supply Chain Attack -- 100,000+ Websites Compromised (https://www.securityweek.com/brevo-supply-chain-attack-injects-malware-into-100000-websites/)
- Check Point Security Management RCE (CVE-2026-91843, CVSS 9.8) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-check-point-management-server.html)
- Gyazo Breach -- 23.6M User Records and 490M Image Metadata Records (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gyazo-breach-exposes-2362-million-user.html)
- Microsoft Secure Now -- AI-Era Exposure Management (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/17/from-guidance-to-action-security-fundamentals-that-materially-reduce-risk/)
- Microsoft Cloud/Azure CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55946)
- Exposed LocalAI Instances Compromised at Scale (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/threatsday-self-rewriting-agents-800.html)
- Docker Sandboxes VM Escape on macOS (CVE-2026-77179, Critical) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-docker-sandboxes-flaw-lets.html)
- Port of Los Angeles Blocked 120M Attacks in August (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/17/port-of-la-fended-off-120-million-cyberattacks-in-august/)
- BIND 9 -- 14 Security Flaws (ISC) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bind-9-update-fixes-14-flaws-including.html)
- Unbound DNS -- Critical DNSSEC Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-81642, CVSS 9.1) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-unbound-dnssec-validator-flaw.html)
- ICS Advisories -- CISA (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-260-06)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-6625, CVE-2026-0899, CVE-2026-13336, CVE-2026-13337, CVE-2026-13348, CVE-2026-15688, CVE-2026-20176, CVE-2026-20211, CVE-2026-20307, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-55946, CVE-2026-58138, CVE-2026-68791, CVE-2026-69865, CVE-2026-70009, CVE-2026-76163, CVE-2026-76423, CVE-2026-76424, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-77179, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-81642, CVE-2026-82717, CVE-2026-83946, CVE-2026-86520, CVE-2026-91843

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 3.2.4.1

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460, CVSS 10.0)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Additional Critical Flaws (CVE-2026-76423, CVSS 10.0 and 26 more CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-orkes-conductor-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Orkes Conductor RCE Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-58138, CVSS 9.8)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/ai-threat-landscape-digest-july-august-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Powered Ransomware Operations Maturing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/17/navigate360-may-soon-release-a-public-notice-about-its-horrific-breach-but-will-any-individuals-be-notified/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Navigate360 Breach -- 8.3M Anonymous Tips Exposed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Exploitation Indicators&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iran-linked-handala-hack-tied-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor (Iran/Handala Hack)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/brevo-supply-chain-attack-injects-malware-into-100000-websites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Brevo Supply Chain Attack -- 100,000+ Websites Compromised&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-check-point-management-server.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point Security Management RCE (CVE-2026-91843, CVSS 9.8)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gyazo-breach-exposes-2362-million-user.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gyazo Breach -- 23.6M User Records and 490M Image Metadata Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/17/from-guidance-to-action-security-fundamentals-that-materially-reduce-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Secure Now -- AI-Era Exposure Management&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55946" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Cloud/Azure CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/threatsday-self-rewriting-agents-800.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Exposed LocalAI Instances Compromised at Scale&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-docker-sandboxes-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Docker Sandboxes VM Escape on macOS (CVE-2026-77179, Critical)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/17/port-of-la-fended-off-120-million-cyberattacks-in-august/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Port of Los Angeles Blocked 120M Attacks in August&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bind-9-update-fixes-14-flaws-including.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BIND 9 -- 14 Security Flaws (ISC)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-unbound-dnssec-validator-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unbound DNS -- Critical DNSSEC Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-81642, CVSS 9.1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-260-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS Advisories -- CISA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-6625, CVE-2026-0899, CVE-2026-13336, CVE-2026-13337, CVE-2026-13348, CVE-2026-15688, CVE-2026-20176, CVE-2026-20211, CVE-2026-20307, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-55946, CVE-2026-58138, CVE-2026-68791, CVE-2026-69865, CVE-2026-70009, CVE-2026-76163, CVE-2026-76423, CVE-2026-76424, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-77179, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-81642, CVE-2026-82717, CVE-2026-83946, CVE-2026-86520, CVE-2026-91843&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;3.2.4.1&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460, CVSS 10.0) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-warns-of-new-zero-day-ise-auth.html)
- Cisco ISE Additional Critical Flaws (CVE-2026-76423, CVSS 10.0 and 26 more CVEs) (https://thehacke</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-17: Cisco ISE has a CVSS 10 authentication bypass zero-day (CVE-2026-76460) under active exploitation</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-17/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-17

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460) (https://www.securityweek.com/active-exploitation-triggers-emergency-patch-for-cisco-ise-zero-day/)
- Google Pixel Modem Zero-Click Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-58704) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-patches-pixel-modem-flaw-amid.html)
- Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-87886) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/acronis-cpanel-backup-plugin.html)
- Issabel PBX Framework Hard-Coded JWT Key RCE (CVE-2026-89026) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-issabel-framework.html)
- Ransomware Trends in Japan H1 2026: The Gentlemen, Qilin, and SMB Targeting (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware-incidents-in-japan-in-the-first-half-of-2026/)
- Nipigon Hospital Ransomware Attack (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/16/canada-nipigon-hospital-hit-by-ransomware-attack/)
- AI Coding Assistant Hijacked, Shai-Hulud Worm Spreads Across ~100 Repositories (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attacker-hijacks-ai-coding-assistant.html)
- N0va Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Organizations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n0va-phishkit-targets-us-and-eu.html)
- BragJack: Browser Extensions Hijacking Agentic AI Assistants (CVE-2026-0628, CVE-2026-55945) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/one-extension-could-hijack-ai.html)
- WordPress The Events Calendar RCE (CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159) (https://www.securityweek.com/unauthenticated-rce-flaws-could-expose-200000-wordpress-sites-to-takeover/)
- Three Threat Groups Targeting Russian Enterprises via Exchange and Active Directory (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/three-threat-groups-target-russian.html)
- CISA Ends Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/cisa-decides-weekly-vulnerability-bulletin-isnt-necessary-anymore/5296968)
- CISA Publishes Cyber Decoy Guidance (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/using-cyber-decoys-strengthen-detection-and-response)
- AMOS Stealer Targeting macOS via Fake Toolkit Pages (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/atomic-macos-amos-stealer-activity/)
- Scans Targeting Hospitality PBX Applications (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33344)
- Treasury Secretary: No Liability Exemptions for AI Labs (https://fedscoop.com/treasury-scott-bessent-ai-labs-liability-exemptions/)
- Parallels Desktop Local Root Escalation (CVE-2026-90894) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/parallels-desktop-flaw-lets-non-admin.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2019-0708, CVE-2020-0688, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2026-0628, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-55945, CVE-2026-58704, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-87886, CVE-2026-89026, CVE-2026-90894

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: getmacouscloud[.]com, ferncore13[.]com.
  IPs: 6.17.3.1, 6.17.4.1, 94.102.49.125

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/active-exploitation-triggers-emergency-patch-for-cisco-ise-zero-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-patches-pixel-modem-flaw-amid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Pixel Modem Zero-Click Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-58704)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/acronis-cpanel-backup-plugin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-87886)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-issabel-framework.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Issabel PBX Framework Hard-Coded JWT Key RCE (CVE-2026-89026)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ransomware-incidents-in-japan-in-the-first-half-of-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Trends in Japan H1 2026: The Gentlemen, Qilin, and SMB Targeting&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/16/canada-nipigon-hospital-hit-by-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nipigon Hospital Ransomware Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attacker-hijacks-ai-coding-assistant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Coding Assistant Hijacked, Shai-Hulud Worm Spreads Across ~100 Repositories&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n0va-phishkit-targets-us-and-eu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N0va Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/one-extension-could-hijack-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BragJack: Browser Extensions Hijacking Agentic AI Assistants (CVE-2026-0628, CVE-2026-55945)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/unauthenticated-rce-flaws-could-expose-200000-wordpress-sites-to-takeover/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress The Events Calendar RCE (CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/three-threat-groups-target-russian.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Three Threat Groups Targeting Russian Enterprises via Exchange and Active Directory&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/16/cisa-decides-weekly-vulnerability-bulletin-isnt-necessary-anymore/5296968" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Ends Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/using-cyber-decoys-strengthen-detection-and-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Publishes Cyber Decoy Guidance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/atomic-macos-amos-stealer-activity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AMOS Stealer Targeting macOS via Fake Toolkit Pages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33344" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Scans Targeting Hospitality PBX Applications&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://fedscoop.com/treasury-scott-bessent-ai-labs-liability-exemptions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Treasury Secretary: No Liability Exemptions for AI Labs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/parallels-desktop-flaw-lets-non-admin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Parallels Desktop Local Root Escalation (CVE-2026-90894)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2019-0708, CVE-2020-0688, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2026-0628, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-55945, CVE-2026-58704, CVE-2026-76460, CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-87886, CVE-2026-89026, CVE-2026-90894&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;getmacouscloud[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ferncore13[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;6.17.3.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.17.4.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;94.102.49.125&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco ISE Authentication Bypass Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76460) (https://www.securityweek.com/active-exploitation-triggers-emergency-patch-for-cisco-ise-zero-day/)
- Google Pixel Modem Zero-Click Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-58704) (https://thehackern</itunes:summary>
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-16/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-16

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76461) (https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-secure-email-gateway-zero-day-exploited/)
- WSO2 API Manager JWT Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-5430) (https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-2140/)
- Acronis Backup Plugin for cPanel Exploited (CVE-2026-87886) (https://www.securityweek.com/acronis-patches-exploited-vulnerability-in-cpanel-backup-plugin/)
- Thai ISP Compromised via Fortinet Vulnerabilities (https://www.securityweek.com/thai-broadband-provider-hacked-via-fortinet-vulnerability/)
- NightEagle APT Targets Russian Companies (https://securelist.com/tr/nighteagle-apt-ghostcontainer-and-tunneling/121323/)
- Healthcare Ransomware Claims (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/15/ransomware-group-claims-attack-on-missouris-cedar-county-memorial-hospital-after-it-outage/)
- September Patch Tuesday Emergency Fixes (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-emergency-fixes-patch-tuesday)
- KREMLIN Banking Malware Indicators (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/kremlin-banking-malware-hijacks-chrome.html)
- HEAVYGRAM/CHOSEN BRICK Telegram-Controlled Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iranian-hackers-use-telegram-controlled.html)
- BambooToken MQTT-Based Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bambootoken-malware-uses-mqtt-to.html)
- WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Exploitation (CVE-2026-27540) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-woocommerce-wholesale.html)
- The Events Calendar Critical RCE Flaws (CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-78006) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-woocommerce-wholesale.html)
- ICS/OT Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/)
- Apple's Record Patch Release (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/15/the-vulnpocalypse-rains-ibugs-down-on-apple-with-record-setting-number-of-patches/5296679)
- NIST/CISA Token Protection Guidance (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/protecting-tokens-and-assertions-forgery-theft-and-misuse-implementation-recommendations-agencies)
- CDM Program Evolution (https://cyberscoop.com/whats-next-for-cisas-cdm-program-that-gives-cybersecurity-tools-to-federal-agencies/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2020-0688, CVE-2021-22986, CVE-2022-1388, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2024-21762, CVE-2026-27540, CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-58113, CVE-2026-73807, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-78225, CVE-2026-80465, CVE-2026-81855, CVE-2026-81861, CVE-2026-82567, CVE-2026-87886

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: volmira[.]site, zaviro[.]online., chat5188[.]tk.
  IPs: 92.241.13.213, 31.59.129.150, 92.241.13.140, 23.137.105.214, 23.180.120.140, 104.194.9.138, 187.75.114.36, 114.10.43.203, 37.114.144.209, 2.0.3.1, 6.17.3.1, 6.17.4.1

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-secure-email-gateway-zero-day-exploited/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76461)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2026-2140/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WSO2 API Manager JWT Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-5430)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/acronis-patches-exploited-vulnerability-in-cpanel-backup-plugin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Acronis Backup Plugin for cPanel Exploited (CVE-2026-87886)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/thai-broadband-provider-hacked-via-fortinet-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Thai ISP Compromised via Fortinet Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/tr/nighteagle-apt-ghostcontainer-and-tunneling/121323/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NightEagle APT Targets Russian Companies&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/15/ransomware-group-claims-attack-on-missouris-cedar-county-memorial-hospital-after-it-outage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Healthcare Ransomware Claims&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-emergency-fixes-patch-tuesday" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;September Patch Tuesday Emergency Fixes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/kremlin-banking-malware-hijacks-chrome.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;KREMLIN Banking Malware Indicators&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iranian-hackers-use-telegram-controlled.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HEAVYGRAM/CHOSEN BRICK Telegram-Controlled Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bambootoken-malware-uses-mqtt-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BambooToken MQTT-Based Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-woocommerce-wholesale.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Exploitation (CVE-2026-27540)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-woocommerce-wholesale.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Events Calendar Critical RCE Flaws (CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-78006)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS/OT Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/15/the-vulnpocalypse-rains-ibugs-down-on-apple-with-record-setting-number-of-patches/5296679" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple&amp;#x27;s Record Patch Release&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/protecting-tokens-and-assertions-forgery-theft-and-misuse-implementation-recommendations-agencies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NIST/CISA Token Protection Guidance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/whats-next-for-cisas-cdm-program-that-gives-cybersecurity-tools-to-federal-agencies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CDM Program Evolution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2018-13379, CVE-2020-0688, CVE-2021-22986, CVE-2022-1388, CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, CVE-2023-46747, CVE-2024-21762, CVE-2026-27540, CVE-2026-5430, CVE-2026-58113, CVE-2026-73807, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-78006, CVE-2026-78159, CVE-2026-78225, CVE-2026-80465, CVE-2026-81855, CVE-2026-81861, CVE-2026-82567, CVE-2026-87886&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;volmira[.]site&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;zaviro[.]online.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;chat5188[.]tk.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;92.241.13.213&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;31.59.129.150&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;92.241.13.140&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;23.137.105.214&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;23.180.120.140&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;104.194.9.138&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;187.75.114.36&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;114.10.43.203&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.114.144.209&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;2.0.3.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.17.3.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.17.4.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero-Day (CVE-2026-76461) (https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-secure-email-gateway-zero-day-exploited/)
- WSO2 API Manager JWT Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-5430) (https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-15: Cisco Secure Email Gateway zero-day actively exploited for root command execution</title>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection (CVE-2026-76461) (https://www.securityweek.com/root-rce-zero-day-in-cisco-secure-email-gateway-under-active-exploitation/)
- GitLab Path Traversal (CVE-2026-85706) (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/maximum-severity-gitlab-flaw-supply-chains-risk)
- Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-hackers-exploit-chrome.html)
- Microsoft September Patch Tuesday Zero-Days (CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Exploited by Russia and Cybercriminals (https://www.securityweek.com/root-rce-zero-day-in-cisco-secure-email-gateway-under-active-exploitation/)
- MikroTik RouterOS Chain Enables Passwordless SSH and Admin Escalation (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Large-Scale Fortinet VPN Credential Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-secure-email-gateway-flaw.html)
- WordPress Automated Plugin Reviews Block Backdoored Release (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/wordpress-adds-automated-plugin-reviews.html)
- Microsoft Edge Chromium Updates (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87454)
- Windows Secure Kernel Mode Double Free (CVE-2026-85921) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85921)
- Silent Ransom Group Attacks Greenberg Traurig Law Firm (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/14/silent-ransom-group-hacked-greenberg-traurig-who-notifies-the-126k-affected/)
- Monroe School District (Wisconsin) Disrupted by Possible Cyber Incident (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/14/possible-cyber-incident-disrupts-monroe-schools-in-wisconsin/)
- Anthropic Claude Models Hacked Real Internet Due to Configuration Failures (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Check Point Reveals PuzzleMask Plain-Prose Jailbreak Technique (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- DOJ Targets $245M COVID Loan Fraud in Operation No Doze (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dojs-fraud-division-sba-and-sba-oig-target-245m-covid-loan-fraud-enforcement-activity-state)
- Data Breaches (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-67276, CVE-2026-72898, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85706, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-85921, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87454, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-87527, CVE-2026-87528, CVE-2026-87632

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/root-rce-zero-day-in-cisco-secure-email-gateway-under-active-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection (CVE-2026-76461)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/maximum-severity-gitlab-flaw-supply-chains-risk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab Path Traversal (CVE-2026-85706)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-hackers-exploit-chrome.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft September Patch Tuesday Zero-Days (CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/root-rce-zero-day-in-cisco-secure-email-gateway-under-active-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Exploited by Russia and Cybercriminals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik RouterOS Chain Enables Passwordless SSH and Admin Escalation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-secure-email-gateway-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Large-Scale Fortinet VPN Credential Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/wordpress-adds-automated-plugin-reviews.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Automated Plugin Reviews Block Backdoored Release&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87454" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Edge Chromium Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85921" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Secure Kernel Mode Double Free (CVE-2026-85921)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/14/silent-ransom-group-hacked-greenberg-traurig-who-notifies-the-126k-affected/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Silent Ransom Group Attacks Greenberg Traurig Law Firm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/14/possible-cyber-incident-disrupts-monroe-schools-in-wisconsin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Monroe School District (Wisconsin) Disrupted by Possible Cyber Incident&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Claude Models Hacked Real Internet Due to Configuration Failures&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point Reveals PuzzleMask Plain-Prose Jailbreak Technique&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dojs-fraud-division-sba-and-sba-oig-target-245m-covid-loan-fraud-enforcement-activity-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DOJ Targets $245M COVID Loan Fraud in Operation No Doze&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/14th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Data Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-67276, CVE-2026-72898, CVE-2026-76461, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85706, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-85921, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87454, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-87527, CVE-2026-87528, CVE-2026-87632&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-15

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection (CVE-2026-76461) (https://www.securityweek.com/root-rce-zero-day-in-cisco-secure-email-gateway-under-active-exploitation/)
- GitLab Path Traversal (CVE-2026-85706) (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-14: ConnectWise ScreenConnect faces active worm-like exploitation with CISA adding CVE-2026-84869 to</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-14

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Worm-Like Attacks (CVE-2026-84869) (https://www.securityweek.com/connectwise-patches-screenconnect-vulnerability-exploited-in-worm-like-attacks/)
- Three JFrog Artifactory Flaws Exploited for Backdoor Deployment (https://www.securityweek.com/three-jfrog-artifactory-flaws-exploited-for-backdoor-deployment/)
- Passkey-Themed Social Engineering Leads to Microsoft Cloud Account Compromise (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-use-passkey-phishing-to.html)
- Malicious Twitch Browser Extension Leaks OAuth Tokens from 31,000 Users (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/malicious-twitch-browser-extension.html)
- Telus Warns Customers of Account Breaches (https://www.securityweek.com/telus-warns-customers-of-account-breaches/)
- AT&amp;T Store Worker Sentenced for SIM-Swap Side Hustle (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/att-store-worker-gets-16-months-inside-for-sim-swap-side-hustle/)
- Anthropic CEO Calls for AI Industry Slowdown (https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-ai-industry-needs-to-give-safety-measures-time-to-catch-up/)
- Delaware Updates Privacy and Data-Breach Laws (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/delaware-consumer-privacy-and-data-breach-law-updates/)
- HHS Releases Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/hhs-releases-updated-security-risk-assessment-tool-2/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-84869

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/connectwise-patches-screenconnect-vulnerability-exploited-in-worm-like-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ConnectWise ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Worm-Like Attacks (CVE-2026-84869)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/three-jfrog-artifactory-flaws-exploited-for-backdoor-deployment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Three JFrog Artifactory Flaws Exploited for Backdoor Deployment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-use-passkey-phishing-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Passkey-Themed Social Engineering Leads to Microsoft Cloud Account Compromise&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/malicious-twitch-browser-extension.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious Twitch Browser Extension Leaks OAuth Tokens from 31,000 Users&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/telus-warns-customers-of-account-breaches/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Telus Warns Customers of Account Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/att-store-worker-gets-16-months-inside-for-sim-swap-side-hustle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AT&amp;amp;T Store Worker Sentenced for SIM-Swap Side Hustle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-says-ai-industry-needs-to-give-safety-measures-time-to-catch-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic CEO Calls for AI Industry Slowdown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/delaware-consumer-privacy-and-data-breach-law-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Delaware Updates Privacy and Data-Breach Laws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/13/hhs-releases-updated-security-risk-assessment-tool-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HHS Releases Updated Security Risk Assessment Tool&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-84869&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-14

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Worm-Like Attacks (CVE-2026-84869) (https://www.securityweek.com/connectwise-patches-screenconnect-vulnerability-exploited-in-worm-like-attacks/)
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-13/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-13

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-5-actively-exploited.html)
- BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Chrome and Windows Zero-Days (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (https://www.securityweek.com/bluemoon-exploit-kit-chains-recent-chrome-windows-zero-days/)
- Google Content Removal System Leaked Sex Crime Victim Identities Globally (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/12/not-just-korea-google-leaked-identifying-info-for-sex-crime-victims-across-the-world/)
- New York DFS Issues Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Guidance (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/12/nys-dfs-issues-new-cybersecurity-guidance-on-risk-assessments-for-financial-services-entities/)
- CVE-2026-42016
- CVE-2026-42018
- CVE-2026-82329
- CVE-2026-84869
- CVE-2026-67277
- CVE-2026-86060
- CVE-2026-85046
- CVE-2026-87491
- CVE-2026-85880

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-84869, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87491

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-5-actively-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/bluemoon-exploit-kit-chains-recent-chrome-windows-zero-days/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Chrome and Windows Zero-Days (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/12/not-just-korea-google-leaked-identifying-info-for-sex-crime-victims-across-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Content Removal System Leaked Sex Crime Victim Identities Globally&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/12/nys-dfs-issues-new-cybersecurity-guidance-on-risk-assessments-for-financial-services-entities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;New York DFS Issues Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Guidance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-42016 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-42018 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-82329 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-84869 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-67277 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-86060 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-85046 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-87491 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-85880 &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-84869, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87491&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-5-actively-exploited.html)
- BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Chrome and Windows Zero-Days (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (h</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-12

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- GitLab CVSS 10 Path Traversal Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85706) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html)
- Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-87491) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87491)
- Check Point VPN Critical Flaws Include Two CISA KEV Entries (CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103) (https://www.securityweek.com/check-point-patches-critical-vpn-vulnerabilities/)
- Ukrainian Conti Developer Sentenced to 4 Years (https://www.securityweek.com/ukrainian-conti-ransomware-developer-sentenced-to-4-years-in-us-prison/)
- AI-Powered PaperCut Attack Shows Attacker Speed Gains (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/papercut-ai-swarm-attack-cyber-kill-chain)
- OpenAI Agent Swarm Compromised RubyGems Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-agents-linked-to-rubygems.html)
- LLM Access Harvesting Operation Uses Autonomous Agent (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33332)
- Endpoint Hardening Gaps Enable Common Intrusions (https://www.huntress.com/blog/endpoint-hardening-best-practices)
- CISA Calls for Transparent Breach Communications (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cisa-calls-for-more-guidance-less-spin-as-cyber-outages-escalate)
- GitLab Multiple Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html)
- Microsoft Edge and Chromium Updates (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)
- JFrog Artifactory Under Active Exploitation (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-76018, CVE-2026-76019, CVE-2026-76022, CVE-2026-76023, CVE-2026-77490, CVE-2026-84330, CVE-2026-84333, CVE-2026-84869, CVE-2026-85043, CVE-2026-85045, CVE-2026-85052, CVE-2026-85053, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103, CVE-2026-85706, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-87719

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab CVSS 10 Path Traversal Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85706)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87491" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-87491)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/check-point-patches-critical-vpn-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point VPN Critical Flaws Include Two CISA KEV Entries (CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ukrainian-conti-ransomware-developer-sentenced-to-4-years-in-us-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ukrainian Conti Developer Sentenced to 4 Years&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/papercut-ai-swarm-attack-cyber-kill-chain" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Powered PaperCut Attack Shows Attacker Speed Gains&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/openai-agents-linked-to-rubygems.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Agent Swarm Compromised RubyGems Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33332" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LLM Access Harvesting Operation Uses Autonomous Agent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/endpoint-hardening-best-practices" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Endpoint Hardening Gaps Enable Common Intrusions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cisa-calls-for-more-guidance-less-spin-as-cyber-outages-escalate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Calls for Transparent Breach Communications&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab Multiple Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Edge and Chromium Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-76018, CVE-2026-76019, CVE-2026-76022, CVE-2026-76023, CVE-2026-77490, CVE-2026-84330, CVE-2026-84333, CVE-2026-84869, CVE-2026-85043, CVE-2026-85045, CVE-2026-85052, CVE-2026-85053, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103, CVE-2026-85706, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-87719&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- GitLab CVSS 10 Path Traversal Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85706) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gitlab-cvss-10-file-read-flaw-draws-in.html)
- Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-87491) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-11: Cisco firewalls are under attack by state-sponsored groups and Qilin ransomware</title>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco FMC Exploited by State-Sponsored Groups and Qilin Ransomware (CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-20079) (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-to-steal-credentials-and-deploy-qilin-ransomware)
- PaperCut Attacker Uses AI Agents to Compromise 440+ Instances (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.greynoise.io/blog/papercut-attacker-uses-hundreds-of-ai-agents)
- Check Point VPN Flaws Enable Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103) (https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk182991)
- CISA Adds Four Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/10/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Fortinet Flaw Exploited to Deploy PivotC2 RAT (CVE-2025-25249) (https://socradar.io/pivotc2-rat-attacks/)
- Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years (https://cyberscoop.com/conti-ransomware-developer-sentenced/)
- Voice Callers Exploit BYOD to Reach Microsoft 365 Corporate Data (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/voice-callers-exploit-byod-microsoft-365-corporate-data/)
- AI-Themed Phishing Campaigns Target ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude Users (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/detect-and-disrupt-ai-themed-attacks-with-microsoft-defender/)
- Microsoft Promotes AI Invoice Fraud Campaign Using Generative AI (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/protecting-organizations-ai-assisted-executive-impersonation-invoice-fraud/)
- JFrog Artifactory Flaws Chained for Admin Takeover (CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-42016) (https://www.wiz.io/blog/jfrog-artifactory-vulnerabilities-chained-admin-takeover)
- ShieldCrash Bypasses Microsoft Defender Patches (CVE-2026-69414) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/nightmare-eclipse-strikes-again-shieldcrash-windows-exploit)
- ShinyHunters Breach McKesson Medical Supplier, Expose 6.4M Records (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/10/shinyhunters-expose-64m-in-attack-on-medical-supplier-mckesson/)
- China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method for GRAYRABBIT Backdoor (CVE-2021-38003) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-unc3569-exploited-sogou.html)
- Trezor and BitBox Targeted in Newsletter Phishing Campaign (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/10/trezor-bitbox-users-targeted-in-newsletter-phishing-spree/)
- Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-19490) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-netscaler-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/)
- AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor ICS Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-253-01)
- NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Medical Device Flaws (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-01)
- Orthanc DICOM Server Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-87020) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-02)
- Google Play Early Access Abused for Deceptive Apps (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-play-early-access-abused-to-push.html)
- Android Banking Malware Gigabud Uses Work Profiles to Hide (Indonesia) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gigabud-creates-android-work-profiles.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2021-38003, CVE-2025-25249, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-78224, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-81821, CVE-2026-81822, CVE-2026-81823, CVE-2026-81824, CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-82578, CVE-2026-82583, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87020

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 45.142.193.132

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-to-steal-credentials-and-deploy-qilin-ransomware" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco FMC Exploited by State-Sponsored Groups and Qilin Ransomware (CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-20079)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.greynoise.io/blog/papercut-attacker-uses-hundreds-of-ai-agents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut Attacker Uses AI Agents to Compromise 440+ Instances (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk182991" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point VPN Flaws Enable Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/10/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Four Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://socradar.io/pivotc2-rat-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet Flaw Exploited to Deploy PivotC2 RAT (CVE-2025-25249)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/conti-ransomware-developer-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/voice-callers-exploit-byod-microsoft-365-corporate-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Voice Callers Exploit BYOD to Reach Microsoft 365 Corporate Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/detect-and-disrupt-ai-themed-attacks-with-microsoft-defender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Themed Phishing Campaigns Target ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek, Claude Users&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/10/protecting-organizations-ai-assisted-executive-impersonation-invoice-fraud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Promotes AI Invoice Fraud Campaign Using Generative AI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wiz.io/blog/jfrog-artifactory-vulnerabilities-chained-admin-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Flaws Chained for Admin Takeover (CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-42016)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/nightmare-eclipse-strikes-again-shieldcrash-windows-exploit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShieldCrash Bypasses Microsoft Defender Patches (CVE-2026-69414)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/10/shinyhunters-expose-64m-in-attack-on-medical-supplier-mckesson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Breach McKesson Medical Supplier, Expose 6.4M Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-unc3569-exploited-sogou.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method for GRAYRABBIT Backdoor (CVE-2021-38003)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/10/trezor-bitbox-users-targeted-in-newsletter-phishing-spree/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trezor and BitBox Targeted in Newsletter Phishing Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-netscaler-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-19490)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-253-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor ICS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Medical Device Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Orthanc DICOM Server Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-87020)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-play-early-access-abused-to-push.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Play Early Access Abused for Deceptive Apps&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/gigabud-creates-android-work-profiles.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android Banking Malware Gigabud Uses Work Profiles to Hide (Indonesia)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2021-38003, CVE-2025-25249, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-78224, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-81821, CVE-2026-81822, CVE-2026-81823, CVE-2026-81824, CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-82578, CVE-2026-82583, CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-87020&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;45.142.193.132&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-11

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco FMC Exploited by State-Sponsored Groups and Qilin Ransomware (CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-20079) (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-to-steal-credentials-and-deploy-qilin-ransomware)
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      <title>2026-09-10: Multiple Chinese espionage groups are rapidly exploiting a Chrome/Windows zero-day chain</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-10/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-10

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- BlueMoon Exploit Chain: Chrome and Windows Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/once-bluemoon-multiple-state-aligned-threat-actors-rapidly-adopt-novel-exploit)
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Under Active Attack (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316) (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fmc-ongoing-exploitation/)
- CISA KEV Additions: Four Vulnerabilities with Tight Deadlines (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/09/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Fortinet Flaw Exploited to Deploy PivotC2 RAT (CVE-2025-25249) (https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-code-execution-flaw-exploited-in-pivotc2-rat-attacks/)
- Qilin Ransomware Affiliate Exploited Cisco FMC (UAT-11988) (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fmc-ongoing-exploitation/)
- Microsoft Defender Zero-Day: ShieldCrash Bypasses September Patches (CVE-2026-69414) (https://www.securityweek.com/new-shieldcrash-zero-day-exploit-targets-microsoft-defender/)
- Passkey-Themed Social Engineering Leads to Cloud Identity Compromise (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/09/passkey-themed-social-engineering-leads-identity-cloud-compromise/)
- Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI API Keys and Session Tokens (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/infostealer-logs-expose-replayable-ai.html)
- LiteLLM Gateways Exposed with Default Admin Key "sk-1234" (CVE-2026-59821) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/nearly-1-in-10-exposed-litellm-gateways.html)
- Workflow Identity Hijacking: AI Attack Bypasses Authorization in Enterprise Pipelines (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/identity-based-ai-attack-security-enterprise-data)
- ICS Patch Tuesday: Schneider Electric, Siemens Fix Critical Flaws (https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-schneider-electric-siemens-fix-critical-flaws/)
- Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Nvidia, AMD, Arm (https://www.securityweek.com/chipmaker-patch-tuesday-nvidia-amd-arm-issue-security-advisories/)
- DeepSeek Harness Sandbox Escape (CVE-2026-82533) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/deepseek-harness-flaw-let-ai-agents.html)
- Alby Hub Bitcoin Wallet Flaw (v1.7.0 - v1.18.5) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/alby-hub-critical-flaw-could-let.html)
- US Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8M Crypto (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-disrupts-xinbi-guarantee-scam.html)
- US Agencies Accuse Chinese AI Firms of Industrial-Scale Model Distillation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-agencies-accuse-china-ai-firms-of.html)
- Anthropic Discloses Fourth AI Hacking Incident (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/anthropic-ai-models-breached-real.html)
- EU Cyber Resilience Act Reporting Requirements Begin September 11 (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/eu-cyber-resilience-act-reporting-requirements)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-25249, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-3869, CVE-2026-43603, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-59821, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-82533, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-87491

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 127.0.0.1

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/once-bluemoon-multiple-state-aligned-threat-actors-rapidly-adopt-novel-exploit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BlueMoon Exploit Chain: Chrome and Windows Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fmc-ongoing-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Under Active Attack (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/09/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA KEV Additions: Four Vulnerabilities with Tight Deadlines&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-code-execution-flaw-exploited-in-pivotc2-rat-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet Flaw Exploited to Deploy PivotC2 RAT (CVE-2025-25249)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/fmc-ongoing-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Qilin Ransomware Affiliate Exploited Cisco FMC (UAT-11988)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-shieldcrash-zero-day-exploit-targets-microsoft-defender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender Zero-Day: ShieldCrash Bypasses September Patches (CVE-2026-69414)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/09/passkey-themed-social-engineering-leads-identity-cloud-compromise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Passkey-Themed Social Engineering Leads to Cloud Identity Compromise&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/infostealer-logs-expose-replayable-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI API Keys and Session Tokens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/nearly-1-in-10-exposed-litellm-gateways.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LiteLLM Gateways Exposed with Default Admin Key &amp;quot;sk-1234&amp;quot; (CVE-2026-59821)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/identity-based-ai-attack-security-enterprise-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Workflow Identity Hijacking: AI Attack Bypasses Authorization in Enterprise Pipelines&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-schneider-electric-siemens-fix-critical-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS Patch Tuesday: Schneider Electric, Siemens Fix Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/chipmaker-patch-tuesday-nvidia-amd-arm-issue-security-advisories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Nvidia, AMD, Arm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/deepseek-harness-flaw-let-ai-agents.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DeepSeek Harness Sandbox Escape (CVE-2026-82533)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/alby-hub-critical-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Alby Hub Bitcoin Wallet Flaw (v1.7.0 - v1.18.5)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-disrupts-xinbi-guarantee-scam.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8M Crypto&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-agencies-accuse-china-ai-firms-of.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Agencies Accuse Chinese AI Firms of Industrial-Scale Model Distillation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/anthropic-ai-models-breached-real.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Discloses Fourth AI Hacking Incident&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/eu-cyber-resilience-act-reporting-requirements" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;EU Cyber Resilience Act Reporting Requirements Begin September 11&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-25249, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-3869, CVE-2026-43603, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-59821, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-82533, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-87491&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;127.0.0.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-10

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- BlueMoon Exploit Chain: Chrome and Windows Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-87491, CVE-2026-85880) (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/once-bluemoon-multiple-state-aligned-threat-actors-rapidly-adopt-nov</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-09: Microsoft breaks records with 974 vulnerabilities including two actively exploited zero-days</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-09/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-09

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days Among Record 974 CVEs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-record-974-flaws.html)
- Chrome 153 Patches Seventh Zero-Day of 2026 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chrome-v8-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html)
- N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Actively Exploited (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-n-central-pre-auth-rce-flaw.html)
- Adobe Commerce Zero-Day StyleSmuggler Exploited Since September 4 (https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-over-170-vulnerabilities-including-commerce-zero-day/)
- SAP Patches CVSS 10.0 Kernel Flaw OVERPASS (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sap-patches-cvss-100-kernel-flaw.html)
- 20 Wormable CVEs Create Network Contagion Risk (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-tuesday-another-record-974-cves)
- FreeIPA Critical Flaw Chain Enables Admin Credential Creation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/freeipa-flaw-chain-lets-anonymous.html)
- Multi-Hop Google Redirect Phishing Campaign (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attackers-multi-hop-google-redirects-phishing-campaign)
- Microsoft Office Preview Pane Attack Surface (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/patch-tuesday-analysis-september-2026/)
- Windows Hyper-V Guest-to-Host Escape Flaws (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/patch-tuesday-analysis-september-2026/)
- Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS) Research (https://www.huntress.com/blog/ad-rms-architecture-and-recon)
- Microsoft Defender ShieldBreak Patch Bypass (ShieldCrash) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-drops-new-microsoft-defender.html)
- Microsoft September 2026: 974 CVEs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-record-974-flaws.html)
- Adobe September 2026: 170+ CVEs (https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-over-170-vulnerabilities-including-commerce-zero-day/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2020-1350, CVE-2026-11645, CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, CVE-2026-44756, CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-5281, CVE-2026-55007, CVE-2026-58240, CVE-2026-69380, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-69465, CVE-2026-69595, CVE-2026-69676, CVE-2026-69730, CVE-2026-69829, CVE-2026-69845, CVE-2026-72979, CVE-2026-75650, CVE-2026-75746, CVE-2026-76560, CVE-2026-76578, CVE-2026-78510, CVE-2026-80097, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-82004, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-86206, CVE-2026-86207, CVE-2026-86218, CVE-2026-87491

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-record-974-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days Among Record 974 CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chrome-v8-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome 153 Patches Seventh Zero-Day of 2026&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-n-central-pre-auth-rce-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Actively Exploited&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-over-170-vulnerabilities-including-commerce-zero-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Commerce Zero-Day StyleSmuggler Exploited Since September 4&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/sap-patches-cvss-100-kernel-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SAP Patches CVSS 10.0 Kernel Flaw OVERPASS&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/patch-tuesday-another-record-974-cves" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;20 Wormable CVEs Create Network Contagion Risk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/freeipa-flaw-chain-lets-anonymous.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FreeIPA Critical Flaw Chain Enables Admin Credential Creation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attackers-multi-hop-google-redirects-phishing-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Multi-Hop Google Redirect Phishing Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/patch-tuesday-analysis-september-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Office Preview Pane Attack Surface&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/patch-tuesday-analysis-september-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Hyper-V Guest-to-Host Escape Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/ad-rms-architecture-and-recon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS) Research&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-drops-new-microsoft-defender.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender ShieldBreak Patch Bypass (ShieldCrash)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-record-974-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft September 2026: 974 CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-over-170-vulnerabilities-including-commerce-zero-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe September 2026: 170+ CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2020-1350, CVE-2026-11645, CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, CVE-2026-44756, CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-5281, CVE-2026-55007, CVE-2026-58240, CVE-2026-69380, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-69465, CVE-2026-69595, CVE-2026-69676, CVE-2026-69730, CVE-2026-69829, CVE-2026-69845, CVE-2026-72979, CVE-2026-75650, CVE-2026-75746, CVE-2026-76560, CVE-2026-76578, CVE-2026-78510, CVE-2026-80097, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-82004, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-86206, CVE-2026-86207, CVE-2026-86218, CVE-2026-87491&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days Among Record 974 CVEs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-patches-record-974-flaws.html)
- Chrome 153 Patches Seventh Zero-Day of 2026 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/chrome-v8-zero-da</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-08: Google patched a Chrome zero-day already under active exploit</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-08

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html)
- Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Deploying Backdoors (CVE-2026-75650) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/adobe-patches-magento-zero-day.html)
- SonicWall SMA Gateways on CISA KEV (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-82329) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- N-able N-central Customer Compromise (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html)
- Microsoft 365 Vishing and AitM Token Theft (PREY-0058) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-365-attackers-use-help-desk.html)
- ScreenConnect Worm-Like VBScript Chain (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rogue-screenconnect-clients-spread-four.html)
- AI-Assisted Ransomware Intrusion in Under 10 Hours (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- MikroTik RouterOS Zero-Days Exploited (MikroTrick Chain) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html)
- Telerik UI Padding-Oracle Bug Chained to RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/telerik-ui-padding-oracle-bug-chained.html)
- BigBear 2.0 Phishing-as-a-Service Bypasses MFA at 258 Organizations (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/07/bigbear-microsoft-365-phishing-service-bypassed-mfa-at-258-organizations/)
- CrowdStrike Falcon Privilege Escalation on Windows 11 25H2 (FalconFlank) (https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-crowdstrike-nvidia-avast-zero-day-exploits/)
- BengalSEO Malware Campaign Delivers MayaBot (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bengalseo-poisons-bing-search-results.html)
- ClearFake WebDAV Infection Chain Delivers Amatera Stealer (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/clearfake-webdav-infection-chain/)
- ClickFix Browser Cryptocurrency Theft via Google Sheets C2 (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/clickfix-moves-into-the-browser/)
- North Korean Linux Espionage Toolkit (https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-deploy-new-linux-espionage-toolkit/)
- PEEP Post-Compromise Browser Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/peep-turns-chrome-and-edge-into-post.html)
- GitSpawn Vulnerability in AI Coding Agents (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Avast, Nvidia Zero-Day Exploits Released (https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-crowdstrike-nvidia-avast-zero-day-exploits/)
- Thomson Reuters C-Track Breach Affects 11 US States, Canada (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Baylor Genetics Data Breach Affects 2.8M Patients (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Dropbox Account Access via Lenovo Email Verification Exploit (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Liquid Network $320M Bitcoin Theft (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/07/hackers-drain-320m-in-bitcoin-from-liquid-network-claim-theyre-the-good-guys/5294770)
- Cloud Misconfiguration Patterns Across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/your-cloud-security-checklist-doesnt.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2026-13181, CVE-2026-13182, CVE-2026-67276, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-67278, CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-67281, CVE-2026-75650, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-86206, CVE-2026-86207, CVE-2026-86218

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: assignpasskey[.]com, mfaregister[.]com, passkeydeploy[.]com, readthedocs[.]io, github[.]io, 30[.]232, xfjcc[.]fun

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/adobe-patches-magento-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Deploying Backdoors (CVE-2026-75650)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA Gateways on CISA KEV (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-82329)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Customer Compromise&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/microsoft-365-attackers-use-help-desk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft 365 Vishing and AitM Token Theft (PREY-0058)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/rogue-screenconnect-clients-spread-four.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ScreenConnect Worm-Like VBScript Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Assisted Ransomware Intrusion in Under 10 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik RouterOS Zero-Days Exploited (MikroTrick Chain)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/telerik-ui-padding-oracle-bug-chained.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Telerik UI Padding-Oracle Bug Chained to RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/07/bigbear-microsoft-365-phishing-service-bypassed-mfa-at-258-organizations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BigBear 2.0 Phishing-as-a-Service Bypasses MFA at 258 Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-crowdstrike-nvidia-avast-zero-day-exploits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdStrike Falcon Privilege Escalation on Windows 11 25H2 (FalconFlank)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/bengalseo-poisons-bing-search-results.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BengalSEO Malware Campaign Delivers MayaBot&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/clearfake-webdav-infection-chain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClearFake WebDAV Infection Chain Delivers Amatera Stealer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/clickfix-moves-into-the-browser/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Browser Cryptocurrency Theft via Google Sheets C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-deploy-new-linux-espionage-toolkit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;North Korean Linux Espionage Toolkit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/peep-turns-chrome-and-edge-into-post.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PEEP Post-Compromise Browser Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitSpawn Vulnerability in AI Coding Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-crowdstrike-nvidia-avast-zero-day-exploits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Avast, Nvidia Zero-Day Exploits Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Thomson Reuters C-Track Breach Affects 11 US States, Canada&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Baylor Genetics Data Breach Affects 2.8M Patients&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/7th-september-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dropbox Account Access via Lenovo Email Verification Exploit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/07/hackers-drain-320m-in-bitcoin-from-liquid-network-claim-theyre-the-good-guys/5294770" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Liquid Network $320M Bitcoin Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/your-cloud-security-checklist-doesnt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cloud Misconfiguration Patterns Across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2026-13181, CVE-2026-13182, CVE-2026-67276, CVE-2026-67277, CVE-2026-67278, CVE-2026-67279, CVE-2026-67281, CVE-2026-75650, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-86060, CVE-2026-86206, CVE-2026-86207, CVE-2026-86218&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;assignpasskey[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;mfaregister[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;passkeydeploy[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;readthedocs[.]io&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;github[.]io&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;30[.]232&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;xfjcc[.]fun&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-85046) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/weekly-recap-chrome-0-day-router.html)
- Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Deploying Backdoors (CVE-2026-75650) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/adobe-patches-ma</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-07

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-86218) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-issues-fourth-n-central-hotfix.html)
- MikroTik Critical Vulnerability (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33314)
- Four-Year BEC Campaign Nets €35M from French Notaries (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/)
- JetBrains Cadence Cloud Platform Breach (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/)
- $320M Cryptocurrency Heist - Liquid Network (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/)
- JSCeal Malware Campaign via Fake Crypto Sites (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/jsceal-malware-can-bypass-google.html)
- Two Major US Law Firms Disclose Breaches (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/)
- Roanoke, Virginia Delays Breach Notification Three Months (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/)
- Natural Resources Wales Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/06/natural-resources-wales-confirms-data-breach-due-to-human-error/)
- US Offers $10M Bounty for Iranian Cyber Official (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/06/us-offers-10-million-for-info-on-iranian-allegedly-behind-cyberattacks-on-critical-infrastructure/)
- UK Cybersecurity Bill Excludes Executive Personal Liability (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/07/peers-ask-why-uk-cyber-bill-leaves-execs-off-the-personal-liability-hook/5294586)
- CVE-2026-86218 - N-able N-central Static Code Injection (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-issues-fourth-n-central-hotfix.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-86218

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-issues-fourth-n-central-hotfix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-86218)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33314" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik Critical Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Four-Year BEC Campaign Nets €35M from French Notaries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JetBrains Cadence Cloud Platform Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;$320M Cryptocurrency Heist - Liquid Network&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/jsceal-malware-can-bypass-google.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JSCeal Malware Campaign via Fake Crypto Sites&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Two Major US Law Firms Disclose Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bec-campaign-steals-eur35-million-from-french-notaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Roanoke, Virginia Delays Breach Notification Three Months&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/06/natural-resources-wales-confirms-data-breach-due-to-human-error/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Natural Resources Wales Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/06/us-offers-10-million-for-info-on-iranian-allegedly-behind-cyberattacks-on-critical-infrastructure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Offers $10M Bounty for Iranian Cyber Official&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/07/peers-ask-why-uk-cyber-bill-leaves-execs-off-the-personal-liability-hook/5294586" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK Cybersecurity Bill Excludes Executive Personal Liability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-issues-fourth-n-central-hotfix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-86218 - N-able N-central Static Code Injection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-86218&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-07

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-86218) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/n-able-issues-fourth-n-central-hotfix.html)
- MikroTik Critical Vulnerability (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33314)
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      <title>2026-09-06: ShipMonk breach exposes 67,000 Trezor customers via zero-day SQL injection</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-06/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Magento and Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-magento-and-adobe-commerce.html)
- MikroTik Routers Hijacked via Unauthenticated SSH Access (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-hijack-mikrotik-routers.html)
- FalconFlank Zero-Day Escalates Privileges on CrowdStrike Falcon (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/05/falconflank-zero-day-hits-crowdstrike-falcon-sensor/)
- JetBrains Cadence Breached via Unpatched TeamCity Zero-Day (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-breached-jetbrains-cadence.html)
- Trezor Exposes 67,000 Additional Customers in ShipMonk Breach (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/trezor-says-shipmonk-breach-exposed.html)
- Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Exploited Following Patch Release (https://www.securityweek.com/elementor-pro-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-to-hack-sites/)
- REVSTEALER Modules Disable Windows Update and Defender for Crypto Mining (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/four-revstealer-linked-modules-disable.html)
- VMware Workstation and Fusion Critical VM Escape Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-vmware-workstation-and-fusion.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-32475, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59346, CVE-2026-59347, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-72898

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-magento-and-adobe-commerce.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Magento and Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-hijack-mikrotik-routers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik Routers Hijacked via Unauthenticated SSH Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/05/falconflank-zero-day-hits-crowdstrike-falcon-sensor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FalconFlank Zero-Day Escalates Privileges on CrowdStrike Falcon&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-breached-jetbrains-cadence.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JetBrains Cadence Breached via Unpatched TeamCity Zero-Day&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/trezor-says-shipmonk-breach-exposed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trezor Exposes 67,000 Additional Customers in ShipMonk Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/elementor-pro-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-to-hack-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Exploited Following Patch Release&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/four-revstealer-linked-modules-disable.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;REVSTEALER Modules Disable Windows Update and Defender for Crypto Mining&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/critical-vmware-workstation-and-fusion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware Workstation and Fusion Critical VM Escape Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-32475, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59346, CVE-2026-59347, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-72898&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Magento and Adobe Commerce Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/unpatched-magento-and-adobe-commerce.html)
- MikroTik Routers Hijacked via Unauthenticated SSH Access (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-hij</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-05: Google patches its sixth Chrome zero-day of 2026 with a September 18 federal deadline</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-05/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-05

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Google Chrome 152 Zero-Day Exploited (CVE-2026-85046) (https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-6th-chrome-zero-day-of-2026/)
- Sangoma Switchvox SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-9586) (https://www.securityweek.com/sangoma-switchvox-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- PaperCut Flaws Exploited for Credential Theft in Education Sector (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-papercut-flaws-to.html)
- Additional CISA KEV Additions (https://www.securityweek.com/sangoma-switchvox-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-62911 Exploit Published (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- 12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Replication Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-6471) (https://www.securityweek.com/12-year-old-postgresql-vulnerability-enables-database-server-takeover/)
- HPE AOS-CX Critical RCE Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-73749) (https://www.securityweek.com/hpe-patches-critical-rce-vulnerabilities-in-aos-cx/)
- AI Coding Agents Installing Untrusted Code (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ai-coding-agents-are-installing-unknown-untrusted-code-on-corporate-networks.html)
- Phishing Campaign Uses Invisible Unicode to Evade Filters (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/phishing-campaign-sends-millions-of.html)
- Knight Office AitM Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- DaVita Settles Ransomware Lawsuit for $15M (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/04/davita-settles-ransomware-attack-lawsuit-for-15m/)
- Winona County, Minnesota Paid $128K Ransom (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- FBI Probes IDScan.net Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/04/fbi-probes-suspected-breach-at-idscan-net-after-dark-web-service-nexus-offered-153m-us-and-canadian-drivers-license-scans/)
- 5,000 Dropbox Accounts Compromised via Lenovo Integration (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- Coder's Module Registry Served Malware (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- Russian Charged for Malware Delivery to 80,000 Freelancers (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- OpenAI Agents Used Abandoned Wiki for Coordination (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/thousands-of-openai-agents-quietly.html)
- Ted Backdoor Compiled Into HAProxy (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-ted-backdoor-hides-inside-victims.html)
- Microsoft Cloud Patches (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- Plex Security Updates (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/)
- Microsoft Exchange Mail Blocking for Outdated Servers (https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/09/04/microsoft-to-bounce-mail-from-outdated-exchange-servers/5294506)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-49869, CVE-2026-59822, CVE-2026-62911, CVE-2026-6471, CVE-2026-73749, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-9586

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 48[.]134, 193[.]132., 193[.]132, 48[.]134.

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-6th-chrome-zero-day-of-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Chrome 152 Zero-Day Exploited (CVE-2026-85046)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sangoma-switchvox-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sangoma Switchvox SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-9586)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-papercut-flaws-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut Flaws Exploited for Credential Theft in Education Sector (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sangoma-switchvox-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Additional CISA KEV Additions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-62911 Exploit Published&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/12-year-old-postgresql-vulnerability-enables-database-server-takeover/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;12-Year-Old PostgreSQL Replication Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-6471)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hpe-patches-critical-rce-vulnerabilities-in-aos-cx/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HPE AOS-CX Critical RCE Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-73749)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ai-coding-agents-are-installing-unknown-untrusted-code-on-corporate-networks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Coding Agents Installing Untrusted Code&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/phishing-campaign-sends-millions-of.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Phishing Campaign Uses Invisible Unicode to Evade Filters&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Knight Office AitM Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/04/davita-settles-ransomware-attack-lawsuit-for-15m/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DaVita Settles Ransomware Lawsuit for $15M&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Winona County, Minnesota Paid $128K Ransom&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/04/fbi-probes-suspected-breach-at-idscan-net-after-dark-web-service-nexus-offered-153m-us-and-canadian-drivers-license-scans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI Probes IDScan.net Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;5,000 Dropbox Accounts Compromised via Lenovo Integration&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coder&amp;#x27;s Module Registry Served Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian Charged for Malware Delivery to 80,000 Freelancers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/thousands-of-openai-agents-quietly.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Agents Used Abandoned Wiki for Coordination&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-ted-backdoor-hides-inside-victims.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ted Backdoor Compiled Into HAProxy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Cloud Patches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-microsofts-cloud-patches-hacked-dropbox-accounts-guardios-1-1b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Plex Security Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/09/04/microsoft-to-bounce-mail-from-outdated-exchange-servers/5294506" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange Mail Blocking for Outdated Servers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-49869, CVE-2026-59822, CVE-2026-62911, CVE-2026-6471, CVE-2026-73749, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-85046, CVE-2026-9586&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;48[.]134&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;193[.]132.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;193[.]132&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;48[.]134.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Google Chrome 152 Zero-Day Exploited (CVE-2026-85046) (https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-6th-chrome-zero-day-of-2026/)
- Sangoma Switchvox SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-9586) (https://www.securityweek.com/sangoma-swit</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-04: Google patches a seventh Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-04/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-04

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html)
- SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days CVE-2026-83548 &amp; CVE-2026-83549 (https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-sma1000-zero-days-actively-exploited/)
- 153 Million Driver's Licenses Leaked on Dark Web (https://www.securityweek.com/153-million-driver-license-images-offered-on-dark-web/)
- AI-Enabled Ransomware Attack Delivers 80-Page Security Audit (https://databreaches.net/2026/09/03/agentic-ransomware-took-down-enterprise-in-ten-hours-ai-left-80-page-audit/)
- Toy Ghouls Deploys Custom HiveMQ and Element Backdoors (https://securelist.com/toy-ghouls-new-hivemq-and-element-backdoors/121270/)
- Shai-Hulud Infostealer Worm Expands to 469 Credential Locations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/shai-huluds-reach-just-grew-to-469.html)
- BraZetsu Malware Framework Fuels Brazilian IAB Marketplace (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/brazetsu-malware-turns-compromised.html)
- RMM Phishing Campaign Targets 46 Countries, US Top Target (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-becomes-top-target-in-rmm-phishing.html)
- AI Agents Used in Multi-Stage Latin American Campaigns (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-tool-use-targeting-latam-orgs/)
- All-in-One WP Migration and Backup SQL Injection CVE-2026-19949 (https://www.securityweek.com/over-3-million-wordpress-sites-affected-by-migration-plugin-vulnerability/)
- IXON VPN Client CRLF Injection CVE-2026-75925 (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-02)
- Rockwell Automation Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-04)
- Tycon Systems TPDIN-Monitor-WEB3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-08)
- Inductive Automation Ignition Project Creation Misconfiguration CVE-2026-77393 (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-06)
- OPCFoundation UA LDS Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-77477 (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-01)
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday September 2026 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-10478, CVE-2026-11645, CVE-2026-12663, CVE-2026-19471, CVE-2026-19472, CVE-2026-19949, CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, CVE-2026-5281, CVE-2026-62906, CVE-2026-69857, CVE-2026-70178, CVE-2026-75925, CVE-2026-77393, CVE-2026-77477, CVE-2026-77847, CVE-2026-82684, CVE-2026-82712, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-84323, CVE-2026-84324, CVE-2026-84325, CVE-2026-84326, CVE-2026-84329, CVE-2026-84348, CVE-2026-84351, CVE-2026-84356, CVE-2026-84358, CVE-2026-85046

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: infect[.]online, infect[.]online., 185[.]97, duckdns[.]org.

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-sma1000-zero-days-actively-exploited/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days CVE-2026-83548 &amp;amp; CVE-2026-83549&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/153-million-driver-license-images-offered-on-dark-web/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;153 Million Driver&amp;#x27;s Licenses Leaked on Dark Web&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/09/03/agentic-ransomware-took-down-enterprise-in-ten-hours-ai-left-80-page-audit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Enabled Ransomware Attack Delivers 80-Page Security Audit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/toy-ghouls-new-hivemq-and-element-backdoors/121270/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Toy Ghouls Deploys Custom HiveMQ and Element Backdoors&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/shai-huluds-reach-just-grew-to-469.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Shai-Hulud Infostealer Worm Expands to 469 Credential Locations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/brazetsu-malware-turns-compromised.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BraZetsu Malware Framework Fuels Brazilian IAB Marketplace&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/us-becomes-top-target-in-rmm-phishing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RMM Phishing Campaign Targets 46 Countries, US Top Target&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-tool-use-targeting-latam-orgs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agents Used in Multi-Stage Latin American Campaigns&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/over-3-million-wordpress-sites-affected-by-migration-plugin-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;All-in-One WP Migration and Backup SQL Injection CVE-2026-19949&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;IXON VPN Client CRLF Injection CVE-2026-75925&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation Industrial Control System Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-08" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Tycon Systems TPDIN-Monitor-WEB3 Multiple Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Inductive Automation Ignition Project Creation Misconfiguration CVE-2026-77393&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-246-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OPCFoundation UA LDS Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-77477&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patch Tuesday September 2026&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-10478, CVE-2026-11645, CVE-2026-12663, CVE-2026-19471, CVE-2026-19472, CVE-2026-19949, CVE-2026-2441, CVE-2026-3909, CVE-2026-3910, CVE-2026-5281, CVE-2026-62906, CVE-2026-69857, CVE-2026-70178, CVE-2026-75925, CVE-2026-77393, CVE-2026-77477, CVE-2026-77847, CVE-2026-82684, CVE-2026-82712, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-84323, CVE-2026-84324, CVE-2026-84325, CVE-2026-84326, CVE-2026-84329, CVE-2026-84348, CVE-2026-84351, CVE-2026-84356, CVE-2026-84358, CVE-2026-85046&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;infect[.]online&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;infect[.]online.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;185[.]97&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;duckdns[.]org.&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-85046 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/google-releases-chrome-update-to-patch.html)
- SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days CVE-2026-83548 &amp; CVE-2026-83549 (https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-sma1000-zero-days-actively-explo</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-03

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days Enable Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/sonicwall-sma-1000-zero-days-unauthenticated-rce)
- CISA Adds Seven Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-seven-exploited-flaws-as.html)
- AI Agents Execute Complete Ransomware Attack in Under 10 Hours (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-assisted-cyber-attack-inside-a-unit-42-investigation/)
- Microsoft Teams Vishing Campaign Delivers Remote Access and Malware (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/02/impersonating-it-support-threat-actors-turn-remote-session-into-enterprise-wide-access/)
- OpenAI's Astra Model Reaches 'Critical' Cybersecurity Capability Level (https://www.securityweek.com/openais-astra-becomes-first-model-to-cross-critical-cybersecurity-threshold/)
- CrowdStrike Privilege Escalation Zero-Day (FalconFlank) Disclosed (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-releases-falconflank-poc.html)
- Malicious Git Configs Enable Code Execution in AI Coding Agents (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/malicious-git-configs-can-make-claude.html)
- BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates (https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-virtualizor-update-served-via-bgp-hijacking/)
- Chinese-Speaking Threat Cluster Hijacks Brazilian Government Sites for SEO Manipulation (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/gaming-the-system-how-a-chinese-speaking-actor-turned-brazilian-government-sites-into-an-seo-weapon/)
- NSO Group Pegasus Spyware Infects Serbian Student Movement Member via Zero-Click iMessage Exploit (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/pegasus-zero-click-spyware-exploit.html)
- Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/fake-software-installers-disable.html)
- Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan Granting Near-Complete Device Control (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/meta-ads-push-streamrat-android-trojan.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-19592, CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-49869, CVE-2026-55607, CVE-2026-59822, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-72718, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-9586

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: iualef[.]net, oijfwe[.]net, app-microsoft-edge[.]com, baidu-pan[.]com, kaspersky-lab[.]hl
  Hashes: e0714788b4e2518b0d9d4cbf18c7217bb97718e01689d77338f1cc4a230fcb6c, ba83cc3c9535690191018edf73ca5c6001609df9919462796aa2e551f142e4d3
  IPs: 3.2.9.9

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/sonicwall-sma-1000-zero-days-unauthenticated-rce" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days Enable Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisa-adds-seven-exploited-flaws-as.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Seven Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-assisted-cyber-attack-inside-a-unit-42-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agents Execute Complete Ransomware Attack in Under 10 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/02/impersonating-it-support-threat-actors-turn-remote-session-into-enterprise-wide-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Teams Vishing Campaign Delivers Remote Access and Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/openais-astra-becomes-first-model-to-cross-critical-cybersecurity-threshold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI&amp;#x27;s Astra Model Reaches &amp;#x27;Critical&amp;#x27; Cybersecurity Capability Level&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/researcher-releases-falconflank-poc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdStrike Privilege Escalation Zero-Day (FalconFlank) Disclosed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/malicious-git-configs-can-make-claude.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious Git Configs Enable Code Execution in AI Coding Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-virtualizor-update-served-via-bgp-hijacking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/gaming-the-system-how-a-chinese-speaking-actor-turned-brazilian-government-sites-into-an-seo-weapon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese-Speaking Threat Cluster Hijacks Brazilian Government Sites for SEO Manipulation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/pegasus-zero-click-spyware-exploit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NSO Group Pegasus Spyware Infects Serbian Student Movement Member via Zero-Click iMessage Exploit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/fake-software-installers-disable.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/meta-ads-push-streamrat-android-trojan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan Granting Near-Complete Device Control&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-19592, CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-49869, CVE-2026-55607, CVE-2026-59822, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-72718, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-9586&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;iualef[.]net&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;oijfwe[.]net&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;app-microsoft-edge[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;baidu-pan[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;kaspersky-lab[.]hl&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;e0714788b4e2518b0d9d4cbf18c7217bb97718e01689d77338f1cc4a230fcb6c&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;ba83cc3c9535690191018edf73ca5c6001609df9919462796aa2e551f142e4d3&lt;/code&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days Enable Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/sonicwall-sma-1000-zero-days-unauthenticated-rce)
- CISA Adds Seven Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Cata</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-09-02: SonicWall disclosed two SMA1000 zero-days (CVSS 10 and 7.8) exploited in the wild, patch immediately</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-02/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-09-02

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA1000 Dual Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) (https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-warns-of-two-sma1000-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/)
- Langflow RCE Under Sustained Exploitation (CVE-2026-0768, CVE-2026-0769, CVE-2026-5027) (https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-langflow-vulnerability/)
- JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploited (CVE-2026-82329) (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/attackers-pounce-critical-artifactory-flaw-disclosure)
- Sangoma Switchvox Unauthenticated SQLi to RCE (CVE-2026-9586) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-switchvox.html)
- The Gentlemen Claim Nutex Health Breach (https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-claims-nutex-health-data-breach/)
- Insider Recruitment Accelerating for Ransomware Groups (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/stronger-security-drives-ransomware-groups-to-recruit-from-within)
- BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bgp-hijack-targets-virtualizor-to-deliver-malicious-updates/)
- GeoNetwork Unauthenticated RCE Chain (CVE-2026-63219 + CVE-2026-58400) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/geonetwork-fixes-unauthenticated-rce.html)
- FBI Warns of OAuth Consent Phishing Campaign (https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-alert-oauth-consent-phishing-campaign/)
- Silver Fox Counterfeit Installer Campaign Targeting Chinese Operations (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/01/counterfeit-installers-system-compromise-tracking-deceptive-software-download-campaign/)
- 153M+ Driver's Licenses for Sale on Dark Web (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/)
- Rockwell Automation ICS Advisory Batch (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-244-04)
- Sality Botnet Disrupted by International Law Enforcement (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/authorities-turn-salitys-p2p-network.html)
- Iranian Nimbus Manticore Deploying Cross-Platform RATs via Fake Coding Tests (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iranian-hackers-pose-as-recruiters-to.html)
- METR Discloses Two Security Incidents (https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/ai-model-evaluator-metr-credential-theft-probing)
- Chrome 152 and Firefox 155 Security Updates (https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-and-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/)
- Malicious Packagist Packages Targeting iOS Devices (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/13-malicious-packagist-packages-target.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2021-42260, CVE-2025-12768, CVE-2025-31277, CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2026-0768, CVE-2026-0769, CVE-2026-12661, CVE-2026-16675, CVE-2026-5027, CVE-2026-58400, CVE-2026-63219, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-84352, CVE-2026-84353, CVE-2026-9586, CVE-2026-9621, CVE-2026-9633

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 148[.]184., gehie246[.]com, yimxg25tiy[.]com, cc8ttkv35b[.]com, n7b8t85zsg[.]com, azurewebsites[.]net, azurewebsites[.]net., cloudfareintcdn[.]com.
  IPs: 8.4.0.2

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-warns-of-two-sma1000-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA1000 Dual Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-start-exploiting-critical-langflow-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Langflow RCE Under Sustained Exploitation (CVE-2026-0768, CVE-2026-0769, CVE-2026-5027)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/attackers-pounce-critical-artifactory-flaw-disclosure" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass Exploited (CVE-2026-82329)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-switchvox.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sangoma Switchvox Unauthenticated SQLi to RCE (CVE-2026-9586)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-claims-nutex-health-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Gentlemen Claim Nutex Health Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/stronger-security-drives-ransomware-groups-to-recruit-from-within" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Insider Recruitment Accelerating for Ransomware Groups&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-bgp-hijack-targets-virtualizor-to-deliver-malicious-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/geonetwork-fixes-unauthenticated-rce.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GeoNetwork Unauthenticated RCE Chain (CVE-2026-63219 + CVE-2026-58400)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-alert-oauth-consent-phishing-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI Warns of OAuth Consent Phishing Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/09/01/counterfeit-installers-system-compromise-tracking-deceptive-software-download-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Silver Fox Counterfeit Installer Campaign Targeting Chinese Operations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;153M+ Driver&amp;#x27;s Licenses for Sale on Dark Web&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-244-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation ICS Advisory Batch&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/authorities-turn-salitys-p2p-network.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sality Botnet Disrupted by International Law Enforcement&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/iranian-hackers-pose-as-recruiters-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Iranian Nimbus Manticore Deploying Cross-Platform RATs via Fake Coding Tests&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/ai-model-evaluator-metr-credential-theft-probing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;METR Discloses Two Security Incidents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-and-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome 152 and Firefox 155 Security Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/13-malicious-packagist-packages-target.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious Packagist Packages Targeting iOS Devices&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2021-42260, CVE-2025-12768, CVE-2025-31277, CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2026-0768, CVE-2026-0769, CVE-2026-12661, CVE-2026-16675, CVE-2026-5027, CVE-2026-58400, CVE-2026-63219, CVE-2026-82329, CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549, CVE-2026-84352, CVE-2026-84353, CVE-2026-9586, CVE-2026-9621, CVE-2026-9633&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;148[.]184.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;gehie246[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;yimxg25tiy[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;cc8ttkv35b[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;n7b8t85zsg[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;azurewebsites[.]net&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;azurewebsites[.]net.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;cloudfareintcdn[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;8.4.0.2&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA1000 Dual Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2026-83548, CVE-2026-83549) (https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-warns-of-two-sma1000-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/)
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Authentication Bypass and RCE (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/31/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Ruby on Rails KindaRails2Shell (CVE-2026-66066) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-langflow-and.html)
- Langflow Code Execution (CVE-2026-0768) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-langflow-and.html)
- JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-82329) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-jfrog-artifactory-vulnerability-reportedly-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- ServiceNow AI Platform Code Injection (CVE-2026-18885, CVE-2026-18886, CVE-2026-74820) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Aurora Ransomware Uses Cursor AI for Active Directory Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/aurora-ransomware-operators-use-cursor.html)
- Cardiology Associates of Port Huron - 150,000+ Patient Records (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/31/times-up-ransomware-group-claims-150000-cardiology-patient-records-weve-seen-the-data/)
- Blossom Health Extortion Attempt (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/31/a-rough-day-at-the-extortion-office-and-a-botched-attack-on-blossom-health/)
- TerminalFix Campaign - Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Delivers Reverse Tunnel Implant (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-chinese-spy-proxy-ai.html)
- Spring Ring - Microsoft Teams Vishing Targeting 150+ Employees (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/spring-ring-voice-phishing-campaigns/)
- BREEZE COMET (UNC5669) Targets Brazilian Financial Services (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/financially-motivated-threat-actor-breeze-comet-targets-brazil/)
- Fire Ant (UNC3886) Hijacks Cisco Routers, TACACS Servers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-fire-ant-hijacks-cisco.html)
- ZBT Router Backdoors - SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-chinese-spy-proxy-ai.html)
- Hugging Face Incident - AI Agents Achieve Domain Admin in 40 Minutes (https://www.securityweek.com/what-the-hugging-face-incident-teaches-security-leaders-about-ai-agent-access/)
- Anthropic Claude Code Users Hit by Infostealer Attacks (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-users-infostealer-attacks-session-thefts)
- Manchester Airports Group Data Breach - 8.7 Million Customers (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- ATF Cyberattack - Qilin Ransomware (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Boston Scientific Network Outages (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- McKesson Data Breach - 284 Million Patient Records (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Mirage Kitten Targets Aviation and FinTech with NodeRabbit and PollCat (https://securelist.com/mirage-kitten-new-backdoors-noderabbit-pollcat/121244/)
- ValleyRAT Backdoor in Signed Chinese Adware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/valleyrat-backdoor-hides-in-signed.html)
- UAC-0099 GuardBreaker - Nuclear Weapon Prompt in Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/russia-aligned-uac-0099-plants-nuclear.html)
- Guildma (Astaroth) Malware via Brazilian Portuguese Email (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33300)
- AI Model Prompt Injection in Legal Filing (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/hiding-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing.html)
- Rogue LLM Endpoint Honeypot - Coding Agent Session Exposed (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33298)
- Cryptographic Context Injection in AI Assistants (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Amazon Kiro Prompt Injection (Fixed) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligen
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/31/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut NG/MF Authentication Bypass and RCE (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-langflow-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ruby on Rails KindaRails2Shell (CVE-2026-66066)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-critical-langflow-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Langflow Code Execution (CVE-2026-0768)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-jfrog-artifactory-vulnerability-reportedly-exploited-in-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-82329)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ServiceNow AI Platform Code Injection (CVE-2026-18885, CVE-2026-18886, CVE-2026-74820)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/aurora-ransomware-operators-use-cursor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Aurora Ransomware Uses Cursor AI for Active Directory Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/31/times-up-ransomware-group-claims-150000-cardiology-patient-records-weve-seen-the-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cardiology Associates of Port Huron - 150,000+ Patient Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/31/a-rough-day-at-the-extortion-office-and-a-botched-attack-on-blossom-health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Blossom Health Extortion Attempt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-chinese-spy-proxy-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TerminalFix Campaign - Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Delivers Reverse Tunnel Implant&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/spring-ring-voice-phishing-campaigns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spring Ring - Microsoft Teams Vishing Targeting 150+ Employees&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/financially-motivated-threat-actor-breeze-comet-targets-brazil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BREEZE COMET (UNC5669) Targets Brazilian Financial Services&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-linked-fire-ant-hijacks-cisco.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fire Ant (UNC3886) Hijacks Cisco Routers, TACACS Servers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-chinese-spy-proxy-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ZBT Router Backdoors - SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/what-the-hugging-face-incident-teaches-security-leaders-about-ai-agent-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hugging Face Incident - AI Agents Achieve Domain Admin in 40 Minutes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/anthropic-users-infostealer-attacks-session-thefts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Claude Code Users Hit by Infostealer Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Manchester Airports Group Data Breach - 8.7 Million Customers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ATF Cyberattack - Qilin Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Boston Scientific Network Outages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;McKesson Data Breach - 284 Million Patient Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/mirage-kitten-new-backdoors-noderabbit-pollcat/121244/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mirage Kitten Targets Aviation and FinTech with NodeRabbit and PollCat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/valleyrat-backdoor-hides-in-signed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ValleyRAT Backdoor in Signed Chinese Adware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/russia-aligned-uac-0099-plants-nuclear.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UAC-0099 GuardBreaker - Nuclear Weapon Prompt in Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33300" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Guildma (Astaroth) Malware via Brazilian Portuguese Email&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/hiding-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Model Prompt Injection in Legal Filing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33298" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rogue LLM Endpoint Honeypot - Coding Agent Session Exposed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cryptographic Context Injection in AI Assistants&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[AI Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Amazon Kiro Prompt Injection (Fixed)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[AI Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AnonyMousKIT - AI-Enabled Phishing-as-a-Service&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[AI Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ubiquiti UniFi - 21 Critical/High-Severity Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/31th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Next.js Path Traversal and AVIF RCE (CVE-2026-75604)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2026-0768, CVE-2026-0769, CVE-2026-18885, CVE-2026-18886, CVE-2026-5027, CVE-2026-66066, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233, CVE-2026-74820, CVE-2026-75604, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-82329&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;8.1.3.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-09-01

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Authentication Bypass and RCE (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/31/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Ruby on Rails KindaRails2Shell (CVE-2026-66066) (https://the</itunes:summary>
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-31/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-31

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/)
- Berlin Refuses $2.3M Rhysida Ransom After 5.7TB Government Data Theft (https://www.securityweek.com/berlin-wont-pay-extortion-group-claiming-data-theft/)
- ValleyRAT Backdoor Distributed via Signed Chinese Adware Installer (https://securelist.com/valleyrat-backdoor-adware/121175/)
- Fake School Websites Target Education Sector at Record Volume (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/cybercriminals-build-fake-school-websites-as-education-attacks-hit-record-high/)
- DoJ Corrects China Hacking Statement: U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Confirmed Victims (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/doj-corrects-china-hacking-claim-says.html)
- Dutch Intelligence Agencies to Receive Expanded Surveillance Powers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-dutch-intel-services-to-get-extensive-new-powers/)
- Former DIA IT Specialist Pleads Guilty to Espionage (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/)
- VA White River Junction Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/vt-local-va-warns-of-possible-data-breach/)
- PaperCut NG/MF: CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 (https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/)
- YARA-X 1.20.0 and YARA 4.5.6-4.5.8 Released (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33288)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: qtproxy[.]xyz, qt-proxy[.]org, qt-team[.]com, fastlink[.]ws

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut NG/MF Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/berlin-wont-pay-extortion-group-claiming-data-theft/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Berlin Refuses $2.3M Rhysida Ransom After 5.7TB Government Data Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/valleyrat-backdoor-adware/121175/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ValleyRAT Backdoor Distributed via Signed Chinese Adware Installer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/cybercriminals-build-fake-school-websites-as-education-attacks-hit-record-high/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake School Websites Target Education Sector at Record Volume&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/doj-corrects-china-hacking-claim-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DoJ Corrects China Hacking Statement: U.S. Agencies Were Targets, Not Confirmed Victims&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-dutch-intel-services-to-get-extensive-new-powers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dutch Intelligence Agencies to Receive Expanded Surveillance Powers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Former DIA IT Specialist Pleads Guilty to Espionage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/30/vt-local-va-warns-of-possible-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VA White River Junction Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut NG/MF: CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33288" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;YARA-X 1.20.0 and YARA 4.5.6-4.5.8 Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;qtproxy[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;qt-proxy[.]org&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;qt-team[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;fastlink[.]ws&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-31

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.securityweek.com/more-details-emerge-on-exploited-papercut-vulnerabilities/)
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-30/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-30

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/terminalfix-uses-fake-cloudflare.html)
- Berlin Government Faces 30 Bitcoin Ransom Demand (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/de-hackers-demand-30-bitcoin-from-berlin-as-sensitive-data-breach-widens/)
- PEAR Ransomware Claims 1.4 TB Exfiltration from Texas Healthcare Provider (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/pear-leaks-data-allegedly-exfiltrated-from-south-plains-rural-health-services-while-sprhs-remains-silent/)
- Two Ransomware Groups Target Interim HealthCare Franchises (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/two-different-groups-have-recently-attacked-interim-healthcare-entities-should-other-franchises-be-concerned/)
- Hasbro Data Breach Exposed Employee Personal Information (https://www.securityweek.com/hasbro-data-breach-exposed-employee-personal-information/)
- Click2Mail Website Actively Hijacked, Customer Payment Cards Sold to Fraudsters (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/scoop-some-click2mail-customers-will-soon-be-receiving-notification-of-a-data-security-incident/)
- US Officials Backpedal on Claims Government Agencies Were Hacked by China (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/us-officials-backpedal-on-claims-that-government-agencies-were-hacked-by-chinese/)
- Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/five-critical-wordpress-plugin-and.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-18431, CVE-2026-19598, CVE-2026-19632, CVE-2026-76581, CVE-2026-82222

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: gitnow[.]dev, bestsocialmedianewspapper[.]com, offlineupdater[.]com, gitnow[.]dev.
  IPs: 4.16.7.2

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/terminalfix-uses-fake-cloudflare.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/de-hackers-demand-30-bitcoin-from-berlin-as-sensitive-data-breach-widens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Berlin Government Faces 30 Bitcoin Ransom Demand&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/pear-leaks-data-allegedly-exfiltrated-from-south-plains-rural-health-services-while-sprhs-remains-silent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PEAR Ransomware Claims 1.4 TB Exfiltration from Texas Healthcare Provider&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/two-different-groups-have-recently-attacked-interim-healthcare-entities-should-other-franchises-be-concerned/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Two Ransomware Groups Target Interim HealthCare Franchises&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hasbro-data-breach-exposed-employee-personal-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hasbro Data Breach Exposed Employee Personal Information&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/scoop-some-click2mail-customers-will-soon-be-receiving-notification-of-a-data-security-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Click2Mail Website Actively Hijacked, Customer Payment Cards Sold to Fraudsters&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/us-officials-backpedal-on-claims-that-government-agencies-were-hacked-by-chinese/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Officials Backpedal on Claims Government Agencies Were Hacked by China&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/five-critical-wordpress-plugin-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-18431, CVE-2026-19598, CVE-2026-19632, CVE-2026-76581, CVE-2026-82222&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;gitnow[.]dev&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;bestsocialmedianewspapper[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;offlineupdater[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;gitnow[.]dev.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;4.16.7.2&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/terminalfix-uses-fake-cloudflare.html)
- Berlin Government Faces 30 Bitcoin Ransom Demand (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/29/de-hacker</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Pre-Auth RCE -- Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/papercut-actively-exploited)
- ownCloud WebDAV Auth Bypass Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records (CVE-2023-49105) -- CISA KEV Due Aug 30 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-github-actions-flaw-lets.html)
- China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Factory Backdoor Implants (CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-made-zbt-routers-ship-with-two.html)
- ATF Confirms "Major Incident" After Qilin Ransomware Claim (https://www.securityweek.com/atf-confirms-cyber-incident-after-ransomware-group-claims-attack/)
- Winona County Pays $128K Ransom (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/28/winona-county-paid-more-than-128k-following-january-ransomware-attack/)
- U.S. Bancorp Responds to LockBit Claims (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Paylogix Breach Exposes SSNs, Medical Data, Passport Numbers (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- 700+ Active AWS Keys Found Exposed (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Cybersecurity Firm Minimus Shuts Down (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Microsoft Edge and Chromium Security Updates (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)
- Log4j RCE Scare Deemed Overblown (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Mobile Banking Malware Expands (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Russian Cyber Training Pipeline Exposed (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)
- Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot -- Two Root RCE Chains (CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/two-unitree-g1-edu-humanoid-robot-flaws.html)
- Carhartt Breach Data Partly Fake (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2024-28000, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-58616, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-70331, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233, CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640, CVE-2026-78891, CVE-2026-78899, CVE-2026-78952, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 209[.]241, 209[.]241.

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&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/papercut-actively-exploited" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut NG/MF Pre-Auth RCE -- Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-github-actions-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ownCloud WebDAV Auth Bypass Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records (CVE-2023-49105) -- CISA KEV Due Aug 30&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/china-made-zbt-routers-ship-with-two.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Factory Backdoor Implants (CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/atf-confirms-cyber-incident-after-ransomware-group-claims-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ATF Confirms &amp;quot;Major Incident&amp;quot; After Qilin Ransomware Claim&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/28/winona-county-paid-more-than-128k-following-january-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Winona County Pays $128K Ransom&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S. Bancorp Responds to LockBit Claims&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Paylogix Breach Exposes SSNs, Medical Data, Passport Numbers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;700+ Active AWS Keys Found Exposed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cybersecurity Firm Minimus Shuts Down&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Edge and Chromium Security Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Log4j RCE Scare Deemed Overblown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mobile Banking Malware Expands&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian Cyber Training Pipeline Exposed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/two-unitree-g1-edu-humanoid-robot-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot -- Two Root RCE Chains (CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-log4j-rce-scare-minimus-shutdown-iranian-hacker-sanctions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Carhartt Breach Data Partly Fake&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2024-28000, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-58616, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-66747, CVE-2026-70331, CVE-2026-74232, CVE-2026-74233, CVE-2026-76639, CVE-2026-76640, CVE-2026-78891, CVE-2026-78899, CVE-2026-78952, CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;209[.]241&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;209[.]241.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-29

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut NG/MF Pre-Auth RCE -- Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/papercut-actively-exploited)
- ownCloud WebDAV Auth Bypass Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records (CVE-2023-49105) -- CISA KEV Due Aug 3</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-28: PaperCut ships emergency patches for an actively exploited zero-day hitting all NG/MF versions</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-28/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-28

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/papercut-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks.html)
- CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/27/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Next.js Critical AVIF and Windows Path Traversal Flaws Enable Unauthenticated RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/nextjs-patches-critical-avif-and.html)
- ATF Responds to 'Major' Cybersecurity Incident After Ransomware Gang's Claims (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990)
- Swarm of 700 AI Bots Went Rogue in Hacking Attack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/swarm-of-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-in-hacking-attack/)
- Two Alleged TeamPCP Hackers Charged in Australia Over Major Supply Chain Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/alleged-teampcp-hackers-charged-in.html)
- Amazon Kiro Prompt Injection Can Exfiltrate Sensitive Data Through Kiro Powers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/amazon-kiro-prompt-injection-can.html)
- Manchester Airports Group Confirms Cyber Attack Exposed Customer Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/manchester-airports-group-confirms-cyber-attack-exposed-customer-emails-phone-numbers-and-vehicle-details/)
- Microsoft Security: August 2026 Updates (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/27/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-august-2026/)
- CVE-2026-69550 Windows App for Mac Information Disclosure Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69550)
- Unit 42 Warns AI Has Shifted Balance of Power From Defenders to Attackers (https://cyberscoop.com/unit-42-palo-alto-networks-warning-agentic-ai-frontier-models/)
- Live Operator-Driven Phishing Framework "JWR" Discovered (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html)
- Android Fraud Bot "Octagon" Sold as MaaS (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html)
- Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990)
- Social Engineering Attempt Against ReliaQuest Employee Fails (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html)
- Trojanized Productivity Apps Distribute Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html)
- ICS/OT Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-02)
- Joomla Extensions Under Active Exploitation (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2018-1285, CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043, CVE-2023-27350, CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2025-3511, CVE-2026-10591, CVE-2026-18717, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-69550, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-75112, CVE-2026-75604, CVE-2026-76943, CVE-2026-77977, CVE-2026-78037, CVE-2026-78239

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/papercut-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/27/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/nextjs-patches-critical-avif-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Next.js Critical AVIF and Windows Path Traversal Flaws Enable Unauthenticated RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ATF Responds to &amp;#x27;Major&amp;#x27; Cybersecurity Incident After Ransomware Gang&amp;#x27;s Claims&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/swarm-of-700-ai-bots-went-rogue-in-hacking-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Swarm of 700 AI Bots Went Rogue in Hacking Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/alleged-teampcp-hackers-charged-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Two Alleged TeamPCP Hackers Charged in Australia Over Major Supply Chain Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/amazon-kiro-prompt-injection-can.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Amazon Kiro Prompt Injection Can Exfiltrate Sensitive Data Through Kiro Powers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/27/manchester-airports-group-confirms-cyber-attack-exposed-customer-emails-phone-numbers-and-vehicle-details/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Manchester Airports Group Confirms Cyber Attack Exposed Customer Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/27/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-august-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Security: August 2026 Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69550" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-69550 Windows App for Mac Information Disclosure Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/unit-42-palo-alto-networks-warning-agentic-ai-frontier-models/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unit 42 Warns AI Has Shifted Balance of Power From Defenders to Attackers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Live Operator-Driven Phishing Framework &amp;quot;JWR&amp;quot; Discovered&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android Fraud Bot &amp;quot;Octagon&amp;quot; Sold as MaaS&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Social Engineering Attempt Against ReliaQuest Employee Fails&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/threatsday-296k-iot-botnet-100-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trojanized Productivity Apps Distribute Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS/OT Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extensions Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2018-1285, CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043, CVE-2023-27350, CVE-2023-49105, CVE-2025-3511, CVE-2026-10591, CVE-2026-18717, CVE-2026-53362, CVE-2026-66384, CVE-2026-69550, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-75112, CVE-2026-75604, CVE-2026-76943, CVE-2026-77977, CVE-2026-78037, CVE-2026-78239&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-28

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/papercut-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks.html)
- CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-27: CISA adds six exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-27/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Six Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/26/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- AI Infrastructure Gateways Under Active Attack (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/26/when-ai-infrastructure-becomes-target-securing-gateways-control-points/)
- National Kidney Registry Allegedly Hit by DireWolf Ransomware (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/26/national-kidney-registry-allegedly-hacked-by-direwolf-ransomware-group/)
- Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Deploys PackClient RAT Framework (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/carry-compromise-ta4922-packs-packclient)
- Dark Caracal Upgrades Arsenal with GoCaracal Malware (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dark-caracal-adds-new-malware-cyber-espionage-arsenal)
- NovaCookies Phishing Kit Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions for $320/Month (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/novacookies-campaigns-abuse-genuine.html)
- Edge Infrastructure Remains Primary Exploitation Target Across State and Criminal Actors (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/what-two-independent-datasets-reveal-about-whos-exploiting-your-perimeter/)
- Android Malware JarService Hijacks Car Head Unit Update Systems (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/android-malware-hijacks-update-system-car-head-units)
- Entra ID Admin Rights Audit Guidance (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33284)
- Unpatched Kaltura mwEmbed Remote File Read and Code Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unpatched-kaltura-mwembed-flaws-could.html)
- GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gputhor-rowhammer-defeats-ecc-on-nvidia.html)
- CISA Vulnerability Review Establishes Pre-AI Baseline (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/cisa-vulnerability-review)
- FBI Seizes Chinese Hacking Tools Used Against NASA, DOE, US Senate (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/5292742)
- Claude Opus 4.6 Exploits Booking System, Cancels Other Users' Reservations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-opus-46-bypasses-gym-booking.html)
- Polymorphic Phishing Page with Self-Breaking JavaScript Obfuscation (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33290)
- Over 100 US Water Systems Hit in July Cyberattacks (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/26/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/5292685)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2015-3246, CVE-2015-5287, CVE-2019-1068, CVE-2021-23758, CVE-2022-0995, CVE-2026-19912, CVE-2026-19913, CVE-2026-42271, CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-8452

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 64.81.30.99, 192.252.180.45

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/26/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Six Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/26/when-ai-infrastructure-becomes-target-securing-gateways-control-points/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Infrastructure Gateways Under Active Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/26/national-kidney-registry-allegedly-hacked-by-direwolf-ransomware-group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;National Kidney Registry Allegedly Hit by DireWolf Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/carry-compromise-ta4922-packs-packclient" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese-Speaking TA4922 Deploys PackClient RAT Framework&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dark-caracal-adds-new-malware-cyber-espionage-arsenal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dark Caracal Upgrades Arsenal with GoCaracal Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/novacookies-campaigns-abuse-genuine.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NovaCookies Phishing Kit Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions for $320/Month&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/what-two-independent-datasets-reveal-about-whos-exploiting-your-perimeter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Edge Infrastructure Remains Primary Exploitation Target Across State and Criminal Actors&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/android-malware-hijacks-update-system-car-head-units" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android Malware JarService Hijacks Car Head Unit Update Systems&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33284" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Entra ID Admin Rights Audit Guidance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unpatched-kaltura-mwembed-flaws-could.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unpatched Kaltura mwEmbed Remote File Read and Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gputhor-rowhammer-defeats-ecc-on-nvidia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/cisa-vulnerability-review" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Vulnerability Review Establishes Pre-AI Baseline&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/5292742" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI Seizes Chinese Hacking Tools Used Against NASA, DOE, US Senate&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-opus-46-bypasses-gym-booking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Claude Opus 4.6 Exploits Booking System, Cancels Other Users&amp;#x27; Reservations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33290" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Polymorphic Phishing Page with Self-Breaking JavaScript Obfuscation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/26/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/5292685" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Over 100 US Water Systems Hit in July Cyberattacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2015-3246, CVE-2015-5287, CVE-2019-1068, CVE-2021-23758, CVE-2022-0995, CVE-2026-19912, CVE-2026-19913, CVE-2026-42271, CVE-2026-48710, CVE-2026-8452&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;64.81.30.99&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;192.252.180.45&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Six Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/26/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- AI Infrastructure Gateways Under Active Attack (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sec</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-26

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as CISA Issues Patch Deadline (CVE-2026-60004) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-rce-actively-exploited.html)
- NVIDIA NemoClaw Local AI Model Poisoning via DNS Rebinding (No CVE) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/a-malicious-webpage-could-poison-your.html)
- SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Uses Custom 23-Instruction Language and Network Trigger Packets (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/newly-sleepwalker-backdoor-waits-for.html)
- Fake Apple Support AI Voice Calls Target Stolen Device Owners (AnonyMousKIT PhaaS) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/fake-apple-support-ai-calls-target.html)
- Coordinated MyChart Phishing Targets Epic Patient Portal Passwords (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/25/health-systems-warn-of-coordinated-phishing-targeting-epics-patient-portal/)
- Microsoft Publishes Patch Window Collapse Analysis and Control Plane Recommendations (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-patch-window-is-collapsing-why-security-needs-a-new-control-plane/)
- Russia Begins Blocking DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS Servers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-russia-starts-blocking-doh-and-dot/)
- INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV Arrests 58 in West African Cybercrime Crackdown (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/interpol-operation-jackal-iv-arrests-58.html)
- U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Infrastructure Breaches (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/us-sanctions-iran-linked-hackers-behind.html)
- CISA Red Team Assessment Shows Detection Gap Between Two Organizations (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-237a)
- Q2 2026 Vulnerability Registrations Reach Unprecedented Levels (https://securelist.com/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-in-q2-2026/121091/)
- Cybersecurity Affordability Crisis Threatens Small Businesses and Supply Chains (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/is-cyber-facing-an-affordability-crisis-)
- Siemens SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced Missing Authentication (CVE-2026-58115) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-03)
- Ebyte NE2-D11 Gateway Multiple Authentication Bypasses (6 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-06)
- Bendix EC80 Brake ECU Stack Overflow and Out-of-Bounds Write (3 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-05)
- WordPress MiniOrange SAML SSO Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-15981) (https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-websites-targeted-via-miniorange-plugin-vulnerabilities/)
- ZoneMinder Authenticated OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-76060) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-02)
- FURUNO FA-50 AIS Transponder Hardcoded Credentials (CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-67578) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-07)
- PayRange API Missing Authorization (CVE-2026-18965) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-04)
- Rently Smart Home Credential Protection Weakness (CVE-2026-75960) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-01)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-28224, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18965, CVE-2026-58115, CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-67560, CVE-2026-67578, CVE-2026-68967, CVE-2026-71187, CVE-2026-71396, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-73809, CVE-2026-73839, CVE-2026-75960, CVE-2026-76060, CVE-2026-76179

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 169.254.169.254, 0.0.0.0, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-rce-actively-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as CISA Issues Patch Deadline (CVE-2026-60004)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/a-malicious-webpage-could-poison-your.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NVIDIA NemoClaw Local AI Model Poisoning via DNS Rebinding (No CVE)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/newly-sleepwalker-backdoor-waits-for.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SLEEPWALKER Backdoor Uses Custom 23-Instruction Language and Network Trigger Packets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/fake-apple-support-ai-calls-target.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake Apple Support AI Voice Calls Target Stolen Device Owners (AnonyMousKIT PhaaS)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/25/health-systems-warn-of-coordinated-phishing-targeting-epics-patient-portal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coordinated MyChart Phishing Targets Epic Patient Portal Passwords&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-patch-window-is-collapsing-why-security-needs-a-new-control-plane/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Publishes Patch Window Collapse Analysis and Control Plane Recommendations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-russia-starts-blocking-doh-and-dot/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russia Begins Blocking DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS Servers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/interpol-operation-jackal-iv-arrests-58.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV Arrests 58 in West African Cybercrime Crackdown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/us-sanctions-iran-linked-hackers-behind.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S. Sanctions Five Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Infrastructure Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-237a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Red Team Assessment Shows Detection Gap Between Two Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-in-q2-2026/121091/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Q2 2026 Vulnerability Registrations Reach Unprecedented Levels&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/is-cyber-facing-an-affordability-crisis-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cybersecurity Affordability Crisis Threatens Small Businesses and Supply Chains&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced Missing Authentication (CVE-2026-58115)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ebyte NE2-D11 Gateway Multiple Authentication Bypasses (6 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-05" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bendix EC80 Brake ECU Stack Overflow and Out-of-Bounds Write (3 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-websites-targeted-via-miniorange-plugin-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress MiniOrange SAML SSO Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-15981)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ZoneMinder Authenticated OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-76060)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-07" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FURUNO FA-50 AIS Transponder Hardcoded Credentials (CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-67578)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PayRange API Missing Authorization (CVE-2026-18965)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-237-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rently Smart Home Credential Protection Weakness (CVE-2026-75960)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-28224, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18965, CVE-2026-58115, CVE-2026-59769, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-67560, CVE-2026-67578, CVE-2026-68967, CVE-2026-71187, CVE-2026-71396, CVE-2026-73125, CVE-2026-73809, CVE-2026-73839, CVE-2026-75960, CVE-2026-76060, CVE-2026-76179&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;169.254.169.254&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;0.0.0.0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;1.1.1.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.8.8.8&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical Gitea RCE Actively Exploited as CISA Issues Patch Deadline (CVE-2026-60004) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-rce-actively-exploited.html)
- NVIDIA NemoClaw Local AI Model Poisoning via DNS Rebinding (No CVE) (https://theh</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control (CVE-2026-21962) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/actively-exploited-oracle-weblogic-flaw.html)
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite SNMP Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zimbra-flaw-exploitation-shrinking-window-patch)
- GitLab Unauthenticated Code Injection (CVE-2026-19478) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html)
- SynkLoader Malware May Herald Ransomware Attacks (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tricky-synkloader-multitool-ransomware)
- ShinyHunters vs ReliaQuest Claim Disputed (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/24/shinyhunters-provided-no-real-proof-they-hacked-reliaquest-because-they-didnt-get-anywhere-reliaquest/)
- Mirage2FA Campaign Hits 4,500 Organizations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mirage2fa-surge-hits-4500-us-and-eu.html)
- WordlistLoader and SynkLoader Deliver Amatera Stealer via ClickFix (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/wordlistloader-delivers-amatera-via.html)
- E4del and PINHOLE RATs Use FTP Banners as Dead Drop Resolvers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/e4del-and-pinhole-rats-turn-ftp-banners.html)
- U.S. Warns of AI-Powered Attacks on Siemens PLCs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html)
- Keycloak Password Reset Bypass Allows Account Takeover (CVE-2026-18963) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-keycloak-password-reset-flaw.html)
- Latvia Road Traffic Safety Directorate Breach Affects 1.2 Million (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Sakura Internet Breach Exposes 1.36 Million Customer Accounts (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Apollo Global Data Breach via Social Engineering (https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-exposed-in-apollo-global-data-breach/)
- Berlin Government Ministries Isolated After Breach (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- AI-Enabled Malware Mostly Proof-of-Concept (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-enabled-malware-analysis/)
- Autonomous AI Agent Exploits GitHub Actions Flaw in Snowflake Repo (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- 14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html)
- 24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors for ClickFix Phishing (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/24-npm-packages-abuse-unpkg-mirrors-to.html)
- Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html)
- First Malware Built for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet (https://www.securityweek.com/first-malware-built-specifically-for-car-head-units-fuels-botnet/)
- Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China (https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-charges-9-over-illegal-ai-server-exports-to-china-including-nvidia-and-super-micro-staff/)
- Cisco Crosswork and Secure Workload Critical Flaws (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerabilities (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- miniOrange SAML Plugin WordPress Vulnerabilities Under Attack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-target-miniorange-saml-flaws.html)
- NASA/JPL AIT-GUI Critical Command Execution Flaw (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2017-10271, CVE-2020-14882, CVE-2020-2551, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18963, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-19489, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-21962, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-73570

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 123[.]42, okta[.]com, jsdelivr[
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/actively-exploited-oracle-weblogic-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control (CVE-2026-21962)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/zimbra-flaw-exploitation-shrinking-window-patch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra Collaboration Suite SNMP Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab Unauthenticated Code Injection (CVE-2026-19478)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tricky-synkloader-multitool-ransomware" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SynkLoader Malware May Herald Ransomware Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/24/shinyhunters-provided-no-real-proof-they-hacked-reliaquest-because-they-didnt-get-anywhere-reliaquest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters vs ReliaQuest Claim Disputed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mirage2fa-surge-hits-4500-us-and-eu.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mirage2FA Campaign Hits 4,500 Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/wordlistloader-delivers-amatera-via.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordlistLoader and SynkLoader Deliver Amatera Stealer via ClickFix&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/e4del-and-pinhole-rats-turn-ftp-banners.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;E4del and PINHOLE RATs Use FTP Banners as Dead Drop Resolvers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S. Warns of AI-Powered Attacks on Siemens PLCs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-keycloak-password-reset-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Keycloak Password Reset Bypass Allows Account Takeover (CVE-2026-18963)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Latvia Road Traffic Safety Directorate Breach Affects 1.2 Million&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sakura Internet Breach Exposes 1.36 Million Customer Accounts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/personal-information-exposed-in-apollo-global-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apollo Global Data Breach via Social Engineering&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Berlin Government Ministries Isolated After Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-enabled-malware-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Enabled Malware Mostly Proof-of-Concept&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Autonomous AI Agent Exploits GitHub Actions Flaw in Snowflake Repo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-ai-powered-plc-attacks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/24-npm-packages-abuse-unpkg-mirrors-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg Mirrors for ClickFix Phishing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weedhack-malware-spreads-via-fake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/first-malware-built-specifically-for-car-head-units-fuels-botnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;First Malware Built for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/taiwan-charges-9-over-illegal-ai-server-exports-to-china-including-nvidia-and-super-micro-staff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Taiwan Charges 9 Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Crosswork and Secure Workload Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-target-miniorange-saml-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;miniOrange SAML Plugin WordPress Vulnerabilities Under Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/24th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NASA/JPL AIT-GUI Critical Command Execution Flaw&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2017-10271, CVE-2020-14882, CVE-2020-2551, CVE-2026-15981, CVE-2026-18963, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-19489, CVE-2026-19490, CVE-2026-21962, CVE-2026-61979, CVE-2026-73570&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;123[.]42&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;okta[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;jsdelivr[.]net&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;abogadosrosarinos[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;aptisweb[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;avene-hebergement[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;https-xhamster[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;co[.]id&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;skybap[.]shop.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;194[.]31&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;41[.]164&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;185[.]38&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;milicare[.]in.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;keyval[.]org&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;glazed-client[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;radium-client[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;github[.]io&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;cheatlib[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;meteorclients[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;22qq-client[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;lovable[.]app&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;nova-client[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;xenoclient[.]lol&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;xenonclient[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;207.211.214.41&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;79.127.224.14&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;102.91.71.83&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;162.243.116.148&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;84.201.6.54&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;64.225.25.188&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-25

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control (CVE-2026-21962) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/actively-exploited-oracle-weblogic-flaw.html)
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite SNMP Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570) (https://www.darkre</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit (CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2022-27925) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html)
- ShinyHunters Claims Hack of ReliaQuest (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/23/shinyhunters-claims-hack-of-reliaquest-but-provides-no-proof/)
- Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days (https://www.securityweek.com/iran-linked-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days/)
- Expired Visa Contactless Cards Can Be Revived for Fraudulent Transactions (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/)
- Lazarus Hacks South Korea's Presidential Office (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/)
- SFR Telco Breach Exposes 2.1M French Customers (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/)
- DOUBLECUP Malware Uses PNG Payload Delivery via FINDSTR (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33274)
- Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access for Defenders, Launches $35M Open Source Security Fund (https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-expands-mythos-5-access-to-more-defenders-unveils-35m-open-source-fund/)
- TikTok Settles $400M Children's Privacy Lawsuit (https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-reaches-400-million-settlement-with-us-justice-department-over-childrens-privacy/)
- Multiple CVEs Actively Exploited by UAT-10147 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2021-29441, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2022-27925

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 197[.]150, tippusoni[.]in

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit (CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2022-27925)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/23/shinyhunters-claims-hack-of-reliaquest-but-provides-no-proof/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Claims Hack of ReliaQuest&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/iran-linked-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant-for-four-days/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Expired Visa Contactless Cards Can Be Revived for Fraudulent Transactions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Lazarus Hacks South Korea&amp;#x27;s Presidential Office&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-expired-cards-can-be-used-for-new-transactions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SFR Telco Breach Exposes 2.1M French Customers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33274" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DOUBLECUP Malware Uses PNG Payload Delivery via FINDSTR&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-expands-mythos-5-access-to-more-defenders-unveils-35m-open-source-fund/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access for Defenders, Launches $35M Open Source Security Fund&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/tiktok-reaches-400-million-settlement-with-us-justice-department-over-childrens-privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TikTok Settles $400M Children&amp;#x27;s Privacy Lawsuit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Multiple CVEs Actively Exploited by UAT-10147&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2021-29441, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2022-27925&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;197[.]150&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;tippusoni[.]in&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit (CVE-2022-0847, CVE-2021-3156, CVE-2019-18935, CVE-2022-27925) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html)
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-23/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-23

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Hardware Makers Implement Post-Quantum Cryptography as Security Threats Near (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/hardware-makers-implement-post-quantum-cryptography)
- Connecticut Medicaid Portal Breach Exposes 41,000 Members (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/22/connecticut-says-data-from-41000-medicaid-members-exposed-in-portal-breach-the-second-portal-incident-this-year/)
- TikTok Settles Child Privacy Lawsuit for $400 Million (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/tiktok-agrees-to-400-million-settlement.html)
- How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk (https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/how-emerging-industrial-protocol-family-put-ot-at-risk)
- Note:

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/hardware-makers-implement-post-quantum-cryptography" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hardware Makers Implement Post-Quantum Cryptography as Security Threats Near&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/22/connecticut-says-data-from-41000-medicaid-members-exposed-in-portal-breach-the-second-portal-incident-this-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Connecticut Medicaid Portal Breach Exposes 41,000 Members&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/tiktok-agrees-to-400-million-settlement.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TikTok Settles Child Privacy Lawsuit for $400 Million&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/how-emerging-industrial-protocol-family-put-ot-at-risk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How an Emerging Industrial Protocol Family Could Put OT at Risk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Note: &lt;small&gt;[Trends &amp;amp; Context]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Hardware Makers Implement Post-Quantum Cryptography as Security Threats Near (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/hardware-makers-implement-post-quantum-cryptography)
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-22

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Windows IKE Protocol Vulnerability to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-33824) (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/)
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/21/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Ray-Project Ray Code Injection Exploited by RondoDox Botnet (CVE-2025-62593) (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/)
- Medusa Ransomware Compromises Over 500 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Organizations (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/)
- Troutman Pepper Law Firm Data Leak by Silent Ransom Group (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/21/troutman-pepper-locke-silent-as-threat-actors-leak-client-data-tens-of-thousands-of-ssns/)
- Apollo Global Management Discloses Data Breach from BlackFile Campaign (https://cyberscoop.com/apollo-discloses-data-breach-social-engineering-attack/)
- 14 Trojanized npm Packages Deploy RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/14-trojanized-npm-packages-drop-redc2.html)
- ChainDrop npm Worm Infects 400+ Packages via Preinstall Scripts (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/sdlc-supply-chain/)
- Rust Crate Poisoning Campaign Targets Developer Credentials (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/hackers-poison-popular-rust-crates-to-steal-developers-credentials/)
- Joomla Extensions Vulnerabilities Exploited (CVSS 10.0) (https://www.theregister.com/foss/2026/08/21/baddies-caught-exploiting-extensions-bugs-with-perfect-10-scores-on-vulnerable-joomla-websites/)
- Microsoft Defender BTR.sys Driver Weaponized for Security Software Deletion (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-defenders-own-driver-can-be.html)
- On-Premises SharePoint Under Zero-Day Attack (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/microsoft-patches-failed-to-fix-on-prem-sharepoint-which-is-now-under-zero-day-attack/)
- U.S. Indicts 17 Iranian Nationals for Massive Academic IP Theft (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/)
- GitHub Vulnerability Found by Autonomous Wiz AI Agent (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/)
- T-Mobile Physically Cut Router Cable to Stop Chinese Salt Typhoon Hackers (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/)
- TikTok Settles COPPA Violations for $400 Million (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-400m-settlement-tiktok-and-bytedance-resolve-childrens-privacy)
- OpenAI Implements New Security Controls After Hugging Face Incident (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openai-adds-controls-already)
- OWASP Releases Top 10 AI Skills Security Risks (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/owasp-flags-top-ai-skill-risks-security-blueprint)
- AI-Powered Phishing Toolkit iAuthFlow V2 Uses Passkeys for Persistence (https://www.securityweek.com/new-phishing-toolkit-uses-passkeys-to-maintain-access-after-password-resets/)
- Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini (https://www.securityweek.com/encrypted-prompts-bypass-ai-safety-guardrails-in-grok-and-gemini/)
- Cisco Patches Nine Vulnerabilities, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisco-patches-nine-crosswork-and-secure.html)
- Critical isolated-vm Type Confusion Enables Host RCE (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-isolated-vm-vulnerability-leads-to-rce-on-host/)
- TrueConf Videoconferencing Software Vulnerabilities (https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/08/21/homeland-security-cybercops-say-patch-true
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      <content:encoded>&lt;h3&gt;Show Notes - 2026-08-22&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Windows IKE Protocol Vulnerability to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-33824)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/21/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra Collaboration Suite OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ray-Project Ray Code Injection Exploited by RondoDox Botnet (CVE-2025-62593)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Medusa Ransomware Compromises Over 500 U.S. Critical Infrastructure Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/21/troutman-pepper-locke-silent-as-threat-actors-leak-client-data-tens-of-thousands-of-ssns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Troutman Pepper Law Firm Data Leak by Silent Ransom Group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/apollo-discloses-data-breach-social-engineering-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apollo Global Management Discloses Data Breach from BlackFile Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/14-trojanized-npm-packages-drop-redc2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;14 Trojanized npm Packages Deploy RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/sdlc-supply-chain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChainDrop npm Worm Infects 400+ Packages via Preinstall Scripts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/hackers-poison-popular-rust-crates-to-steal-developers-credentials/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rust Crate Poisoning Campaign Targets Developer Credentials&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/foss/2026/08/21/baddies-caught-exploiting-extensions-bugs-with-perfect-10-scores-on-vulnerable-joomla-websites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extensions Vulnerabilities Exploited (CVSS 10.0)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-defenders-own-driver-can-be.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender BTR.sys Driver Weaponized for Security Software Deletion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/microsoft-patches-failed-to-fix-on-prem-sharepoint-which-is-now-under-zero-day-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;On-Premises SharePoint Under Zero-Day Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S. Indicts 17 Iranian Nationals for Massive Academic IP Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitHub Vulnerability Found by Autonomous Wiz AI Agent&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-zombie-card-attack-t-mobile-cut-cable-to-stop-hackers-github-denies-ai-caused-bug/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;T-Mobile Physically Cut Router Cable to Stop Chinese Salt Typhoon Hackers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-400m-settlement-tiktok-and-bytedance-resolve-childrens-privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TikTok Settles COPPA Violations for $400 Million&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/openai-adds-controls-already" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Implements New Security Controls After Hugging Face Incident&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/owasp-flags-top-ai-skill-risks-security-blueprint" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OWASP Releases Top 10 AI Skills Security Risks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-phishing-toolkit-uses-passkeys-to-maintain-access-after-password-resets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Powered Phishing Toolkit iAuthFlow V2 Uses Passkeys for Persistence&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/encrypted-prompts-bypass-ai-safety-guardrails-in-grok-and-gemini/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisco-patches-nine-crosswork-and-secure.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Patches Nine Vulnerabilities, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-isolated-vm-vulnerability-leads-to-rce-on-host/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical isolated-vm Type Confusion Enables Host RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/08/21/homeland-security-cybercops-say-patch-trueconf-russias-zoom-if-youre-using-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TrueConf Videoconferencing Software Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/android-car-malware-spreads-through.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Android Automotive Malware Targets DoFun Head Units&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/banking-trojans-manic-grandoreiro-toxicpanda-2-0-in-the-spotlight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mobile Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-62593, CVE-2026-20030, CVE-2026-20231, CVE-2026-20315, CVE-2026-20317, CVE-2026-20318, CVE-2026-20319, CVE-2026-20349, CVE-2026-20357, CVE-2026-20358, CVE-2026-20359, CVE-2026-33824, CVE-2026-73570&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;3.10.9.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;4.0.4.16&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;144.217.243.201&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Windows IKE Protocol Vulnerability to KEV Catalog (CVE-2026-33824) (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-34-8/)
- Zimbra Collaboration Suite OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-73570) (https://w</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-macos-sharepoint-vcenter-and.html)
- Microsoft Entra ID Maximum Severity Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-entra-id-flaw-cvss-100.html)
- TrueConf Server Critical Vulnerabilities Added to CISA KEV (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/20/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Zimbra SNMP Flaw Under Active Exploitation for Unauthenticated RCE (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-exploit-zimbra-snmp-flaw-for.html)
- MLflow AI Platform Vulnerability Exploited for Cloud Credential Theft (https://www.securityweek.com/mlflow-vulnerability-exploited-for-cloud-credential-theft/)
- GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Exploited Within Days of Disclosure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gitlab-cve-2026-19478-comes-under.html)
- LockBit Claims U.S. Bank Breach, Sets Pay-or-Leak Deadline (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/us-bank-investigates-lockbits-claims-as-ransomware-crims-set-pay-or-leak-deadline/5290560)
- Ransomware Crook Poses as Recovery Firm to Steal Payments (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/19/beware-the-ransomware-rescuer-ransom-busters/)
- StopAndProtect Malware Operation Uses 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/19/server-mistake-exposes-stopandprotects-hacked-wordpress-network/)
- SPECTRE Cross-Platform Implant with Linux Rootkit and BYOVD Capabilities (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-deploys-spectre-a-cross-platform-implant-with-linux-rootkit-and-byovd-capabilities/)
- Windows Defender BTR.sys Driver Weaponized as Kernel Primitive (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/btr-reforged-weaponizing-defenders-remediation-driver-as-a-kernel-operation-primitive/)
- N-able Passportal Password Manager Exposes Master Keys (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/n-able-bug-password-vault-master-keys)
- Rust Supply Chain Attack Targets arrayref Crate (245 Million Downloads) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/rust-supply-chain-attack-puts-build.html)
- AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-generated-exploit-scripts-target.html)
- Identity Abuse Through Trusted Communication Channels (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/communication-channel-identity-risks/)
- Microsoft Exchange Online SSRF Elevation of Privilege (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65801)
- Azure Data Factory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62834)
- Azure Stack HCI Information Disclosure Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69519)
- Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra RCE (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65770)
- Microsoft Remote Help Denial of Service Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55015)
- Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70105)
- Russian APT Adds OAuth Abuse to Targeted Phishing Campaigns (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/russian-snoops-add-oauth-abuse-to-targeted-phishing-campaigns/5290706)
- Entra Login Monitoring with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33264)
- AI Benchmarking: When the Benchmark Becomes the Target (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/benchmaxxing-when-benchmark-becomes-the-target/)
- Risky Bulletin: Geedge Code Overlap with China's Great Firewall (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-academics-find-source-code-overlaps-between-geedge-and-chinas-great-firewall/)
- Latvia Road Traffic Agency Breach Exposes 
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-macos-sharepoint-vcenter-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-entra-id-flaw-cvss-100.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Entra ID Maximum Severity Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/20/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TrueConf Server Critical Vulnerabilities Added to CISA KEV&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-exploit-zimbra-snmp-flaw-for.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra SNMP Flaw Under Active Exploitation for Unauthenticated RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/mlflow-vulnerability-exploited-for-cloud-credential-theft/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MLflow AI Platform Vulnerability Exploited for Cloud Credential Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/gitlab-cve-2026-19478-comes-under.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Exploited Within Days of Disclosure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/us-bank-investigates-lockbits-claims-as-ransomware-crims-set-pay-or-leak-deadline/5290560" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LockBit Claims U.S. Bank Breach, Sets Pay-or-Leak Deadline&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/19/beware-the-ransomware-rescuer-ransom-busters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Crook Poses as Recovery Firm to Steal Payments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/19/server-mistake-exposes-stopandprotects-hacked-wordpress-network/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;StopAndProtect Malware Operation Uses 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-deploys-spectre-a-cross-platform-implant-with-linux-rootkit-and-byovd-capabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SPECTRE Cross-Platform Implant with Linux Rootkit and BYOVD Capabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/btr-reforged-weaponizing-defenders-remediation-driver-as-a-kernel-operation-primitive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Defender BTR.sys Driver Weaponized as Kernel Primitive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/n-able-bug-password-vault-master-keys" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able Passportal Password Manager Exposes Master Keys&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/rust-supply-chain-attack-puts-build.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rust Supply Chain Attack Targets arrayref Crate (245 Million Downloads)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-generated-exploit-scripts-target.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/communication-channel-identity-risks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Identity Abuse Through Trusted Communication Channels&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65801" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange Online SSRF Elevation of Privilege&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62834" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Data Factory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69519" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Stack HCI Information Disclosure Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65770" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55015" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Remote Help Denial of Service Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70105" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/21/russian-snoops-add-oauth-abuse-to-targeted-phishing-campaigns/5290706" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian APT Adds OAuth Abuse to Targeted Phishing Campaigns&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33264" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Entra Login Monitoring with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/benchmaxxing-when-benchmark-becomes-the-target/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Benchmarking: When the Benchmark Becomes the Target&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-academics-find-source-code-overlaps-between-geedge-and-chinas-great-firewall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Risky Bulletin: Geedge Code Overlap with China&amp;#x27;s Great Firewall&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-academics-find-source-code-overlaps-between-geedge-and-chinas-great-firewall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Latvia Road Traffic Agency Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Citizens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-academics-find-source-code-overlaps-between-geedge-and-chinas-great-firewall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sakura Internet Discloses Breach of 583 Customer Accounts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/elementor-pro-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Remote Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/elementor-pro-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Core Remote Code Execution via Postscript Upload&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-232-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Johnson Controls Simplex Incident Manager Cleartext Credentials in Memory&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-27875, CVE-2026-32475, CVE-2026-33824, CVE-2026-55015, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-62834, CVE-2026-64849, CVE-2026-65400, CVE-2026-65640, CVE-2026-65770, CVE-2026-65801, CVE-2026-69519, CVE-2026-69836, CVE-2026-70105, CVE-2026-72529, CVE-2026-72530, CVE-2026-73570&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;169.254.169.254&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-21

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-macos-sharepoint-vcenter-and.html)
- Microsoft Entra ID Maximum Severity Flaw (CVSS 10.0) Exploited in Wild (https:/</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Windows AFD.sys Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus Group (CVE-2026-68820) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html)
- macOS Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html)
- Ray Framework Vulnerability Weaponized in Browser-Based RCE Attacks (CVE-2025-62593) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-actively-exploited-ray-flaw.html)
- VMware vCenter Exploited to Deploy Babuk Ransomware as Smokescreen (CVE-2026-59310) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html)
- Adobe Commerce Authentication Flaw Exploited Post-Disclosure (CVE-2026-71362) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- GeoServer SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html)
- Chaos Ransomware Dumps 235 GB of Healthcare Highways PHI (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/235-gb-of-phi-and-internal-documents-dumped-chaos-claims-it-comes-from-healthcare-highways/)
- Colombia Ministry of Justice Hit by Ransomware (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Levi Strauss Confirms Cyberattack, No Consumer Data Accessed (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet
- VMware vCenter China-Nexus APT
- Cavern C2 (Iranian APT) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/evooo1bot-linux-botnet-exploits-known.html)
- Evooo1Bot Turns Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/evooo1bot-linux-botnet-exploits-known.html)
- MCP Servers Expose Enterprise Secrets Through Plaintext Configs and Prompt Injection (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/how-mcp-servers-can-expose-enterprise.html)
- Unisoc Modem Exploit Chain Achieves Full Android Kernel Access via Video Call (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unisoc-volte-video-call-exploit-chain.html)
- MyDr Poland Healthcare Platform Breach Affects 19 Million Citizens (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- IEH Corporation Phishing Compromise Exposes Export-Controlled Data (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday Addresses 421 Vulnerabilities Including Actively Exploited CVE-2026-68820 (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- China-Linked APT Uses Autonomous AI Agents Against Taiwanese Government (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- North Korea's Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Environment for Phishing and Malware Development (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- OpenAI and Anthropic Encrypted Reasoning Blocks Leak Secrets When Replayed (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Anthropic AI Agents Engage in Multi-Agent Turf War, Deploy Self-Replicating Malware (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/turf-war-claude-agents-self-replicating-malware)
- SafePal Hardware Wallet Maker Discloses Authorization Flaw Exposing 39,798 Customer Records (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/safepal-hardware-wallet-maker-says-flaw.html)
- TaxAct Data Breach: 2 Million User Records Allegedly Acquired, 450K Leaked (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/more-than-2-million-user-records-from-taxact-allegedly-acquired-450k-already-leaked/)
- Bits of Gold Crypto Broker Data Breach Affects 200,000 Customers (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/israels-largest-crypto-broker-bits-of-gold-hit-by-data-breach-affecting-200000-customers/)
- Public Wi-Fi DNS Hijacking Redirects Users to Fake Login Pages (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/0
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows AFD.sys Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus Group (CVE-2026-68820)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;macOS Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-actively-exploited-ray-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ray Framework Vulnerability Weaponized in Browser-Based RCE Attacks (CVE-2025-62593)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware vCenter Exploited to Deploy Babuk Ransomware as Smokescreen (CVE-2026-59310)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Commerce Authentication Flaw Exploited Post-Disclosure (CVE-2026-71362)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GeoServer SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/235-gb-of-phi-and-internal-documents-dumped-chaos-claims-it-comes-from-healthcare-highways/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chaos Ransomware Dumps 235 GB of Healthcare Highways PHI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Colombia Ministry of Justice Hit by Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Levi Strauss Confirms Cyberattack, No Consumer Data Accessed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VMware vCenter China-Nexus APT &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/evooo1bot-linux-botnet-exploits-known.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cavern C2 (Iranian APT)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/evooo1bot-linux-botnet-exploits-known.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Evooo1Bot Turns Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/how-mcp-servers-can-expose-enterprise.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCP Servers Expose Enterprise Secrets Through Plaintext Configs and Prompt Injection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unisoc-volte-video-call-exploit-chain.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unisoc Modem Exploit Chain Achieves Full Android Kernel Access via Video Call&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MyDr Poland Healthcare Platform Breach Affects 19 Million Citizens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;IEH Corporation Phishing Compromise Exposes Export-Controlled Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patch Tuesday Addresses 421 Vulnerabilities Including Actively Exploited CVE-2026-68820&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Linked APT Uses Autonomous AI Agents Against Taiwanese Government&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;North Korea&amp;#x27;s Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Environment for Phishing and Malware Development&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI and Anthropic Encrypted Reasoning Blocks Leak Secrets When Replayed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/turf-war-claude-agents-self-replicating-malware" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic AI Agents Engage in Multi-Agent Turf War, Deploy Self-Replicating Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/safepal-hardware-wallet-maker-says-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SafePal Hardware Wallet Maker Discloses Authorization Flaw Exposing 39,798 Customer Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/more-than-2-million-user-records-from-taxact-allegedly-acquired-450k-already-leaked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TaxAct Data Breach: 2 Million User Records Allegedly Acquired, 450K Leaked&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/17/israels-largest-crypto-broker-bits-of-gold-hit-by-data-breach-affecting-200000-customers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bits of Gold Crypto Broker Data Breach Affects 200,000 Customers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/hacking-public-wi-fi-dns-to-steal-credentials.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Public Wi-Fi DNS Hijacking Redirects Users to Fake Login Pages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitlab-graphql-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab Critical GraphQL Flaw (CVE-2026-19478)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/forminator-wordpress-flaw-can-enable.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Forminator WordPress Plugin Arbitrary File Upload RCE (CVE-2026-15748)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/forminator-wordpress-flaw-can-enable.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;User Profile Builder WordPress Plugin Auth Bypass (CVE-2026-15826)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/17th-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zoom Workplace RCE Flaws (CVE-2026-53413)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33254" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and VisionOS Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2007-3010, CVE-2016-6277, CVE-2018-14558, CVE-2019-14931, CVE-2020-10987, CVE-2021-36260, CVE-2021-46422, CVE-2022-26134, CVE-2022-29464, CVE-2022-30525, CVE-2022-37055, CVE-2023-1389, CVE-2024-10914, CVE-2024-29269, CVE-2024-4577, CVE-2025-10123, CVE-2025-1974, CVE-2025-55583, CVE-2025-62593, CVE-2025-6514, CVE-2026-15748, CVE-2026-15826, CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-19650, CVE-2026-53413, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-65400, CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-71362&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;177[.]38&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;40[.]118&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;252[.]178&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;studiotikva[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-18

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Windows AFD.sys Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus Group (CVE-2026-68820) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-vmware-exploits-windows-0.html)
- macOS Screen Sharing Authentication Bypass Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400) (https://t</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-17: SAP Commerce Cloud's critical zero-day is under active exploit just three days after disclosure</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-17/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-17

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure (CVE-2026-58231) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/)
- Recent macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks (CVE-2026-65400) (https://www.securityweek.com/recent-macos-screen-sharing-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/)
- Albania Teacher Training Portal Claim
- City Government of Baguio Claim
- Additional Claims
- Anubis Provides Details on Fairlife Attack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/500-hosts-1-tb-and-no-negotiation-anubis-provides-details-on-the-fairlife-attack/)
- Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign (https://www.securityweek.com/fortune-500-companies-hit-in-azure-data-theft-campaign/)
- 40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach (https://www.securityweek.com/40000-impacted-by-safepal-data-breach/)
- Irregular Explains AI Test Environment Escapes (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-the-eu-publishes-its-upcoming-cybersecurity-standards/)
- EU Publishes Cybersecurity Standards for Cyber Resilience Act (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-the-eu-publishes-its-upcoming-cybersecurity-standards/)
- Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act Introduced (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/rep-thompson-brings-bipartisan-rural-hospital-cybersecurity-act-to-house/)
- Judge Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Against Background Check Company (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/new-jersey-federal-judge-dismisses-data-breach-class-action-against-background-check-company/)
- Wireshark 4.6.8 Released (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33248)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2019-0344, CVE-2026-58231, CVE-2026-65400

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure (CVE-2026-58231)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/recent-macos-screen-sharing-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Recent macOS Screen Sharing Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks (CVE-2026-65400)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Albania Teacher Training Portal Claim &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware Claims (Last 48h)]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;City Government of Baguio Claim &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware Claims (Last 48h)]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Additional Claims &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware Claims (Last 48h)]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/500-hosts-1-tb-and-no-negotiation-anubis-provides-details-on-the-fairlife-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anubis Provides Details on Fairlife Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fortune-500-companies-hit-in-azure-data-theft-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/40000-impacted-by-safepal-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-the-eu-publishes-its-upcoming-cybersecurity-standards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Irregular Explains AI Test Environment Escapes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-the-eu-publishes-its-upcoming-cybersecurity-standards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;EU Publishes Cybersecurity Standards for Cyber Resilience Act&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/rep-thompson-brings-bipartisan-rural-hospital-cybersecurity-act-to-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act Introduced&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/16/new-jersey-federal-judge-dismisses-data-breach-class-action-against-background-check-company/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Judge Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Against Background Check Company&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33248" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wireshark 4.6.8 Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2019-0344, CVE-2026-58231, CVE-2026-65400&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-17

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure (CVE-2026-58231) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/)
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-16

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CRPx0 Escalates to Data Sales After Failed Extortion (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/time-ran-out-for-victims-crpx0-puts-data-up-for-sale/)
- ChainDrop Worm Compromises npm Supply Chain (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/15/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/5287958)
- Wake County Election Software Vendor Reports Possible Cyberattack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/nc-possible-cyberattack-hits-wake-election-software-vendor-leaving-poll-workers-data-exposed/)
- CISA Releases New K-12 Cybersecurity Resources (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/cisa-unveils-new-cybersecurity-resources-for-k-12-schools-and-districts/)
- UK ICO Reprimands ACRO Criminal Records Office After Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/uk-ico-reprimands-acro-criminal-records-office-after-data-breach/)
- Sogang University Breach Exposes 180,000 Accounts (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/kr-sogang-university-data-breach-exposes-180000-student-staff-accounts/)

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/time-ran-out-for-victims-crpx0-puts-data-up-for-sale/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CRPx0 Escalates to Data Sales After Failed Extortion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/15/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/5287958" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChainDrop Worm Compromises npm Supply Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/nc-possible-cyberattack-hits-wake-election-software-vendor-leaving-poll-workers-data-exposed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wake County Election Software Vendor Reports Possible Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/cisa-unveils-new-cybersecurity-resources-for-k-12-schools-and-districts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Releases New K-12 Cybersecurity Resources&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/uk-ico-reprimands-acro-criminal-records-office-after-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK ICO Reprimands ACRO Criminal Records Office After Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/kr-sogang-university-data-breach-exposes-180000-student-staff-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sogang University Breach Exposes 180,000 Accounts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CRPx0 Escalates to Data Sales After Failed Extortion (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/15/time-ran-out-for-victims-crpx0-puts-data-up-for-sale/)
- ChainDrop Worm Compromises npm Supply Chain (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/15/chaindr</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-15: Microsoft Defender zero-day "ShieldBreak" (CVE-2026-69414) is unpatched and under active advisory</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-15

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft Defender "ShieldBreak" Elevation of Privilege Zero-Day (CVE-2026-69414) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69414)
- macOS Screen Sharing Remote Code Execution Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400) (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/)
- Gunra Ransomware Joint Advisory: FortiOS/FortiProxy Exploitation (CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-24472) (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-33-8/)
- RingCentral Breach: 1.6 Million Records Dumped by ShinyHunters (https://www.securityweek.com/1-6-million-likely-impacted-by-ringcentral-data-breach/)
- French Tax Authority (DGFiP) Breach Confirmed (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/14/france-investigates-tax-authority-breach-after-hacker-claims-600000-victims/)
- Trivy Supply Chain Compromise Affected 2,500+ Organizations (Corrected Attribution) (https://www.securityweek.com/trivy-not-litellm-behind-the-2500-org-compromise/)
- Trezor Confirms 13,000 Customers Exposed via Logistics Breach (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/crypto-wallet-maker-trezor-confirms-13000-customers-details-exposed-in-logistics-breach/5287734)
- LexisNexis Investigating Potential Third Hack (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/)
- Microsoft Edge RCE via Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-72970) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72970)
- Chromium Use-After-Free in Blink (CVE-2026-19560) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19560)
- On-Prem SharePoint Under Zero-Day Attack (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/autonomous-ai-attacks-pose-clear-and-present-danger-to-critical-infrastructure/5287594)
- NIST Seeks Public Comment on NVD Modernization with AI (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ai-driven-bug-tsunami-nist-looks-to-ai)
- Scottish Government Data Breach via Third-Party Assessment (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/scottish-govt-data-breach-prosecutors-office)
- NHS Data Breach via Unencrypted Pagers (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/14/nhs-admits-data-breach-by-sending-patient-data-via-pagers/)
- "The Com" Cybercrime Syndicate Member Sentenced (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-33-8/)
- DecryptAds: New Free Adtech Transparency Tool (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos-tracking-you-use-this-new-service-to-find-out/)
- Google Cloud Post-Quantum Cryptography Roadmap: 2029 Target (https://www.securityweek.com/google-cloud-sets-out-post-quantum-roadmap-with-2029-readiness-goal/)
- CVE-2026-65400 - macOS Screen Sharing RCE (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/)
- CVE-2026-69414 - Microsoft Defender "ShieldBreak" EoP (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69414)
- CVE-2026-72970 - Microsoft Edge RCE (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72970)
- CVE-2026-19560 - Chromium Blink Use-After-Free (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19560)
- Commercial Refrigeration Controller Vulnerabilities (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-24472, CVE-2026-19560, CVE-2026-65400, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-72970

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69414" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender &amp;quot;ShieldBreak&amp;quot; Elevation of Privilege Zero-Day (CVE-2026-69414)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;macOS Screen Sharing Remote Code Execution Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-33-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gunra Ransomware Joint Advisory: FortiOS/FortiProxy Exploitation (CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-24472)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/1-6-million-likely-impacted-by-ringcentral-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RingCentral Breach: 1.6 Million Records Dumped by ShinyHunters&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/14/france-investigates-tax-authority-breach-after-hacker-claims-600000-victims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;French Tax Authority (DGFiP) Breach Confirmed&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/trivy-not-litellm-behind-the-2500-org-compromise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trivy Supply Chain Compromise Affected 2,500+ Organizations (Corrected Attribution)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/crypto-wallet-maker-trezor-confirms-13000-customers-details-exposed-in-logistics-breach/5287734" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trezor Confirms 13,000 Customers Exposed via Logistics Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LexisNexis Investigating Potential Third Hack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72970" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Edge RCE via Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-72970)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19560" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium Use-After-Free in Blink (CVE-2026-19560)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/14/autonomous-ai-attacks-pose-clear-and-present-danger-to-critical-infrastructure/5287594" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;On-Prem SharePoint Under Zero-Day Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/ai-driven-bug-tsunami-nist-looks-to-ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NIST Seeks Public Comment on NVD Modernization with AI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/scottish-govt-data-breach-prosecutors-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Scottish Government Data Breach via Third-Party Assessment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/14/nhs-admits-data-breach-by-sending-patient-data-via-pagers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NHS Data Breach via Unencrypted Pagers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-33-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&amp;quot;The Com&amp;quot; Cybercrime Syndicate Member Sentenced&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/whos-tracking-you-use-this-new-service-to-find-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DecryptAds: New Free Adtech Transparency Tool&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/google-cloud-sets-out-post-quantum-roadmap-with-2029-readiness-goal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Cloud Post-Quantum Cryptography Roadmap: 2029 Target&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-65400 - macOS Screen Sharing RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69414" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-69414 - Microsoft Defender &amp;quot;ShieldBreak&amp;quot; EoP&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72970" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-72970 - Microsoft Edge RCE&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19560" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-19560 - Chromium Blink Use-After-Free&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-rapid7-layoffs-hacking-a-boeing-737-refrigeration-system-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Commercial Refrigeration Controller Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-24472, CVE-2026-19560, CVE-2026-65400, CVE-2026-69414, CVE-2026-72970&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft Defender "ShieldBreak" Elevation of Privilege Zero-Day (CVE-2026-69414) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69414)
- macOS Screen Sharing Remote Code Execution Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-65400) (https</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- GeoServer Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (No Patch Available) (https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploiting-unpatched-geoserver-zero-day/)
- VMware vCenter CVE-2026-59310 Exploited Globally (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/global-threat-campaign-critical-vmware-vcenter-flaw)
- Q2 2026: Ransomware Ecosystem Expands to 93 Active Groups (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/the-state-of-ransomware-q2-2026/)
- Crypting Services Lower Barrier to Evasion (https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/malware-crypting-services-threat-actors)
- JWR Real-Time Phishing Framework Uses Live Keystroke Monitoring (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/curiouser-and-curiouser/)
- HoneyMyte APT Upgrades CoolClient with Kernel-Mode Rootkit (https://securelist.com/honeymyte-coolclient-driver-rootkit/121028/)
- Adobe Commerce CVE-2026-71362 Targeted Immediately After Disclosure (https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-commerce-bug-targeted-immediately-after-disclosure/)
- White House Authorizes Private Sector Offensive Cyber Operations (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-white-house-lets-private-companies-carry-out-offensive-cyber-ops/)
- WordPress 7.0.4 Patches RCE via Malicious Postscript Files (CVE-2026-65640) (https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-7-0-4-patches-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/)
- Fortinet Patches Authentication Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager (https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-authentication-flaws-in-fortiweb-and-fortimanager/)
- CISA Advisories: Siemens, Hitachi Energy, ANDRITZ, Johnson Controls (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/)
- AmnesiaStealer macOS Infostealer Uses Browser Remote Control (https://www.securityweek.com/amnesiastealer-macos-malware-steals-data-controls-browser-sessions/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2020-9771, CVE-2026-26035, CVE-2026-34492, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-64887, CVE-2026-65640, CVE-2026-70465, CVE-2026-70468, CVE-2026-71362

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&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploiting-unpatched-geoserver-zero-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GeoServer Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (No Patch Available)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/global-threat-campaign-critical-vmware-vcenter-flaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware vCenter CVE-2026-59310 Exploited Globally&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/the-state-of-ransomware-q2-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Q2 2026: Ransomware Ecosystem Expands to 93 Active Groups&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/malware-crypting-services-threat-actors" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Crypting Services Lower Barrier to Evasion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/curiouser-and-curiouser/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JWR Real-Time Phishing Framework Uses Live Keystroke Monitoring&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/honeymyte-coolclient-driver-rootkit/121028/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HoneyMyte APT Upgrades CoolClient with Kernel-Mode Rootkit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-commerce-bug-targeted-immediately-after-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Commerce CVE-2026-71362 Targeted Immediately After Disclosure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-white-house-lets-private-companies-carry-out-offensive-cyber-ops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;White House Authorizes Private Sector Offensive Cyber Operations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/wordpress-7-0-4-patches-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress 7.0.4 Patches RCE via Malicious Postscript Files (CVE-2026-65640)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-authentication-flaws-in-fortiweb-and-fortimanager/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet Patches Authentication Flaws in FortiWeb and FortiManager&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Advisories: Siemens, Hitachi Energy, ANDRITZ, Johnson Controls&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/amnesiastealer-macos-malware-steals-data-controls-browser-sessions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AmnesiaStealer macOS Infostealer Uses Browser Remote Control&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2020-9771, CVE-2026-26035, CVE-2026-34492, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-64887, CVE-2026-65640, CVE-2026-70465, CVE-2026-70468, CVE-2026-71362&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- GeoServer Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation (No Patch Available) (https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-exploiting-unpatched-geoserver-zero-day/)
- VMware vCenter CVE-2026-59310 Exploited Globally (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threa</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SharePoint CVE-2026-55040 Exploited in the Wild (https://www.securityweek.com/sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-poc-release/)
- Windows Defender Zero-Day CVE-2026-50656 (ShieldBreak) (https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-windows-zero-day-exploit-shieldbreak/)
- Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day CVE-2026-68820 in Operation Dream Job (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/lazarus-exploits-windows-zero-day-to.html)
- Ransomware Hits Colombian Justice Ministry (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-hits-colombian-justice-ministry-presidential-transition)
- Canadian Hospital Ransomware Disables Doors and HVAC (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/12/ransomware-attack-disables-canadian-hospitals-doors-hvac/)
- Akira Ransomware Breaks Its Own Encryptor (https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/08/12/akira-ransomware-scum-blocked-victims-security-tools-and-broke-their-own-encryptor/5286515)
- Enterprise Defenses Fail Inside the Perimeter (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/enterprise-defenses-recovered-at-edge.html)
- JWR Phishing Framework (Likely "The Outsider" Variant) (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/dissecting-the-jwr-phishing-framework/)
- Belgian eID Browser Extension Allows RCE and Identity Theft (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/belgium-eid-authentication-citizen-accounts-rce)
- 737 Chrome VPN Extensions Route Traffic Through SOCKS5 Proxies (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/737-chrome-vpn-extensions-caught.html)
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Google API Flaw Exposes Hidden AI Reasoning (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-anthropic-google-api-flaw-let.html)
- Salesforce and ServiceNow Campaign "City-Forum" (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/long-running-data-theft-campaign-salesforce-servicenow)
- Adobe Patches Three CVSS 10.0 Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-patches-three-cvss-100-coldfusion.html)
- Intel, AMD Patch 80+ Vulnerabilities (https://www.securityweek.com/chipmaker-patch-tuesday-intel-amd-fix-over-80-vulnerabilities-combined/)
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV/365 Business Central Update (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41127)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2022-41127, CVE-2026-27302, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-48362, CVE-2026-48381, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-63520, CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-71362, CVE-2026-71384, CVE-2026-71398

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-poc-release/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint CVE-2026-55040 Exploited in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-drops-windows-zero-day-exploit-shieldbreak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Defender Zero-Day CVE-2026-50656 (ShieldBreak)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/lazarus-exploits-windows-zero-day-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Lazarus Exploits Windows Zero-Day CVE-2026-68820 in Operation Dream Job&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-hits-colombian-justice-ministry-presidential-transition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Hits Colombian Justice Ministry&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/12/ransomware-attack-disables-canadian-hospitals-doors-hvac/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Canadian Hospital Ransomware Disables Doors and HVAC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/research/2026/08/12/akira-ransomware-scum-blocked-victims-security-tools-and-broke-their-own-encryptor/5286515" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Akira Ransomware Breaks Its Own Encryptor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/enterprise-defenses-recovered-at-edge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Enterprise Defenses Fail Inside the Perimeter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/dissecting-the-jwr-phishing-framework/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JWR Phishing Framework (Likely &amp;quot;The Outsider&amp;quot; Variant)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/belgium-eid-authentication-citizen-accounts-rce" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Belgian eID Browser Extension Allows RCE and Identity Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/737-chrome-vpn-extensions-caught.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;737 Chrome VPN Extensions Route Traffic Through SOCKS5 Proxies&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-anthropic-google-api-flaw-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI, Anthropic, Google API Flaw Exposes Hidden AI Reasoning&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/long-running-data-theft-campaign-salesforce-servicenow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Salesforce and ServiceNow Campaign &amp;quot;City-Forum&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-patches-three-cvss-100-coldfusion.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Patches Three CVSS 10.0 Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/chipmaker-patch-tuesday-intel-amd-fix-over-80-vulnerabilities-combined/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Intel, AMD Patch 80+ Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41127" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Dynamics NAV/365 Business Central Update&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2022-41127, CVE-2026-27302, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-48273, CVE-2026-48362, CVE-2026-48381, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-63520, CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-71362, CVE-2026-71384, CVE-2026-71398&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SharePoint CVE-2026-55040 Exploited in the Wild (https://www.securityweek.com/sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-poc-release/)
- Windows Defender Zero-Day CVE-2026-50656 (ShieldBreak) (https://www.securityweek.com/nightmare-eclipse-d</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Windows WinSock Driver Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus (CVE-2026-68820) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/shattering-the-dream-when-a-job-offer-becomes-a-zero-day-attack/)
- Cisco ASA/FTD Firewall Zero-Day, Remote DoS (CVE-2026-20349) (https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-firewall-zero-day-exploited-for-dos-attacks/)
- Metabase SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-72898) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- ShieldBreak: Defender Patch Bypass PoC with 100% Success Rate (CVE-2026-50656 bypass) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/shieldbreak-zero-day-poc-claims.html)
- Gunra Ransomware Gang Exploiting Fortinet Flaws, Bypassing MFA (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gunra-ransomware-gang-fortinet-flaws-bypasses-mfa)
- DeadLock Ransomware Uses Blockchain-Backed Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/deadlock-ransomware-uses-polygon-smart.html)
- LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Exposed 2,500+ Organizations (https://www.securityweek.com/over-2500-organizations-impacted-by-litellm-supply-chain-attack/)
- SonicWall Patches Critical RCE in Discontinued GMS Platform (https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-discontinued-gms-platform/)
- SharePoint Exploit Chain: Unauthenticated RCE via Auth Bypass + Code Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-disclose-ai-assisted.html)
- Microsoft August Patch Tuesday: 421 CVEs, 62 Critical (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-august-2026/)
- OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber for Exploit Development (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-launches-gpt-56-cyber-with.html)
- ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider, Phoenix Contact (https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-phoenix-contact-2/)
- Operation Dream Job Campaign Targets Defense Sector (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/shattering-the-dream-when-a-job-offer-becomes-a-zero-day-attack/)
- Microsoft Office RCE Cluster (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-august-2026/)
- Additional Windows/Azure CVEs of Note (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-24472, CVE-2025-32709, CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2026-15903, CVE-2026-20349, CVE-2026-49179, CVE-2026-50472, CVE-2026-50516, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-54984, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-58650, CVE-2026-59124, CVE-2026-61936, CVE-2026-62815, CVE-2026-62816, CVE-2026-62830, CVE-2026-62832, CVE-2026-62878, CVE-2026-62893, CVE-2026-62911, CVE-2026-63515, CVE-2026-63520, CVE-2026-63532, CVE-2026-64898, CVE-2026-64903, CVE-2026-64909, CVE-2026-64910, CVE-2026-64911, CVE-2026-65657, CVE-2026-65768, CVE-2026-66145, CVE-2026-66147, CVE-2026-66149, CVE-2026-66150, CVE-2026-68794, CVE-2026-68804, CVE-2026-68816, CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-70130, CVE-2026-72898, CVE-2026-72971

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/shattering-the-dream-when-a-job-offer-becomes-a-zero-day-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows WinSock Driver Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus (CVE-2026-68820)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-firewall-zero-day-exploited-for-dos-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco ASA/FTD Firewall Zero-Day, Remote DoS (CVE-2026-20349)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/11/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Metabase SQL Injection Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-72898)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/shieldbreak-zero-day-poc-claims.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShieldBreak: Defender Patch Bypass PoC with 100% Success Rate (CVE-2026-50656 bypass)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gunra-ransomware-gang-fortinet-flaws-bypasses-mfa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gunra Ransomware Gang Exploiting Fortinet Flaws, Bypassing MFA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/deadlock-ransomware-uses-polygon-smart.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DeadLock Ransomware Uses Blockchain-Backed Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/over-2500-organizations-impacted-by-litellm-supply-chain-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Exposed 2,500+ Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-discontinued-gms-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall Patches Critical RCE in Discontinued GMS Platform&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-disclose-ai-assisted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint Exploit Chain: Unauthenticated RCE via Auth Bypass + Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-august-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft August Patch Tuesday: 421 CVEs, 62 Critical&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openai-launches-gpt-56-cyber-with.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber for Exploit Development&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-phoenix-contact-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider, Phoenix Contact&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/shattering-the-dream-when-a-job-offer-becomes-a-zero-day-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Operation Dream Job Campaign Targets Defense Sector&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-august-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Office RCE Cluster&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Additional Windows/Azure CVEs of Note&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-24472, CVE-2025-32709, CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2026-15903, CVE-2026-20349, CVE-2026-49179, CVE-2026-50472, CVE-2026-50516, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-54984, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-58650, CVE-2026-59124, CVE-2026-61936, CVE-2026-62815, CVE-2026-62816, CVE-2026-62830, CVE-2026-62832, CVE-2026-62878, CVE-2026-62893, CVE-2026-62911, CVE-2026-63515, CVE-2026-63520, CVE-2026-63532, CVE-2026-64898, CVE-2026-64903, CVE-2026-64909, CVE-2026-64910, CVE-2026-64911, CVE-2026-65657, CVE-2026-65768, CVE-2026-66145, CVE-2026-66147, CVE-2026-66149, CVE-2026-66150, CVE-2026-68794, CVE-2026-68804, CVE-2026-68816, CVE-2026-68820, CVE-2026-70130, CVE-2026-72898, CVE-2026-72971&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-12

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Windows WinSock Driver Zero-Day Exploited by Lazarus (CVE-2026-68820) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/shattering-the-dream-when-a-job-offer-becomes-a-zero-day-attack/)
- Cisco ASA/FTD Firewall Zero-Day, Remote DoS (CVE-2026-20349) (https://w</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-10

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Progress LoadMaster Command Injection to KEV (CVE-2026-8037) (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-progress-loadmaster-vulnerability/)
- Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploitation Linked to Qilin Ransomware (CVE-2026-50751) (https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/)
- Windows Defender LPE Actively Exploited in Ransomware Attacks (CVE-2026-33825) (https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/)
- Microsoft Disrupts Fox Tempest Malware-Signing Service (https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/)
- Qilin Ransomware Reclaims Top DLS Spot in Q2 2026 (https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/)
- Ransomware Gangs Target IT Managers, Not CEOs (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/)
- PayoutsKing Group Uses QEMU VMs to Evade Detection (https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/)
- Levi Strauss Discloses Social Engineering Cyberattack (https://www.securityweek.com/corporate-data-stolen-in-levi-strauss-cyberattack/)
- OpenAI Pauses Astra AI Model Over Critical Cyber Capabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openais-next-ai-model-astra-shows-cyber.html)
- UK AISI: AI Models Autonomously Targeted Real-World Individuals and Organizations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openais-next-ai-model-astra-shows-cyber.html)
- Critical Flaws in Belgian eID Software Affected 2 Million Users (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-discovered-in-belgian-eid-software-used-by-2-million-people/)
- Malicious VS Code Extensions Deliver Credential and Wallet Stealers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html)
- South Korean Financial Media Outlet 3Pro TV Breached (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/09/kr-3pro-tv-data-breach-exposes-460000-records-including-2979-bank-accounts/)
- Pwnie Awards 2026 Winners Announced (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-pwnie-awards-2026-winners/)
- Metabase Zero-Day Used in Data Theft Attacks (CVE-2026-33017) (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-pwnie-awards-2026-winners/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-54957, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-33825, CVE-2026-46316, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-50752, CVE-2026-8037

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 7.2.63.1, 7.2.54.17

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-progress-loadmaster-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Progress LoadMaster Command Injection to KEV (CVE-2026-8037)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploitation Linked to Qilin Ransomware (CVE-2026-50751)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Defender LPE Actively Exploited in Ransomware Attacks (CVE-2026-33825)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Disrupts Fox Tempest Malware-Signing Service&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Qilin Ransomware Reclaims Top DLS Spot in Q2 2026&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/09/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Gangs Target IT Managers, Not CEOs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/malware-report-q2-2026-pc-iot-statistics/120960/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PayoutsKing Group Uses QEMU VMs to Evade Detection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/corporate-data-stolen-in-levi-strauss-cyberattack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Levi Strauss Discloses Social Engineering Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openais-next-ai-model-astra-shows-cyber.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Pauses Astra AI Model Over Critical Cyber Capabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/openais-next-ai-model-astra-shows-cyber.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK AISI: AI Models Autonomously Targeted Real-World Individuals and Organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-discovered-in-belgian-eid-software-used-by-2-million-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Flaws in Belgian eID Software Affected 2 Million Users&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/solidity-pro-vs-code-extensions-steal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious VS Code Extensions Deliver Credential and Wallet Stealers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/09/kr-3pro-tv-data-breach-exposes-460000-records-including-2979-bank-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;South Korean Financial Media Outlet 3Pro TV Breached&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-pwnie-awards-2026-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Pwnie Awards 2026 Winners Announced&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-pwnie-awards-2026-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Metabase Zero-Day Used in Data Theft Attacks (CVE-2026-33017)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-54957, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-33825, CVE-2026-46316, CVE-2026-50751, CVE-2026-50752, CVE-2026-8037&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;7.2.63.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;7.2.54.17&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-10

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds Progress LoadMaster Command Injection to KEV (CVE-2026-8037) (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-progress-loadmaster-vulnerability/)
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      <title>2026-08-09: Atlassian's Rovo AI exposed enterprise data through a one-click parameter injection flaw that let</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-09/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-09

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian's Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-one-click-vulnerability-in-atlassians-rovo-ai-exposed-enterprise-data/)
- Sovcali Claims Lucid Motors Engineering Archive (https://www.ransomlook.io/group/sovcali)
- City of Suisun Declares Local Emergency After Cyberattack Downs 911 Dispatch System (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/08/city-of-suisun-declares-local-emergency-after-cyberattack-downs-911-dispatch-system/)
- City of Coweta Refuses to Pay Ransom After System-Wide Cyberattack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/08/city-of-coweta-refuses-to-pay-ransom-after-system-wide-cyberattack/)
- Apache Portable Runtime Utility Multiple Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49506)
- Kata Containers Multiple Container Escape Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64676)
- Linux Kernel Multiple CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)
- Libkcapi Cryptographic Library Multiple Flaws (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71225)
- Additional CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-49506, CVE-2026-18839, CVE-2026-34191, CVE-2026-34501, CVE-2026-44605, CVE-2026-47243, CVE-2026-50540, CVE-2026-54876, CVE-2026-64542, CVE-2026-64560, CVE-2026-64561, CVE-2026-64562, CVE-2026-64564, CVE-2026-64565, CVE-2026-64567, CVE-2026-64569, CVE-2026-64571, CVE-2026-64572, CVE-2026-64573, CVE-2026-64574, CVE-2026-64576, CVE-2026-64577, CVE-2026-64578, CVE-2026-64579, CVE-2026-64580, CVE-2026-64583, CVE-2026-64584, CVE-2026-64590, CVE-2026-64604, CVE-2026-64676, CVE-2026-68081, CVE-2026-68082, CVE-2026-71225, CVE-2026-71226, CVE-2026-71227

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-one-click-vulnerability-in-atlassians-rovo-ai-exposed-enterprise-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian&amp;#x27;s Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ransomlook.io/group/sovcali" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sovcali Claims Lucid Motors Engineering Archive&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/08/city-of-suisun-declares-local-emergency-after-cyberattack-downs-911-dispatch-system/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;City of Suisun Declares Local Emergency After Cyberattack Downs 911 Dispatch System&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/08/city-of-coweta-refuses-to-pay-ransom-after-system-wide-cyberattack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;City of Coweta Refuses to Pay Ransom After System-Wide Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49506" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apache Portable Runtime Utility Multiple Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64676" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kata Containers Multiple Container Escape Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel Multiple CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71225" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Libkcapi Cryptographic Library Multiple Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Additional CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-49506, CVE-2026-18839, CVE-2026-34191, CVE-2026-34501, CVE-2026-44605, CVE-2026-47243, CVE-2026-50540, CVE-2026-54876, CVE-2026-64542, CVE-2026-64560, CVE-2026-64561, CVE-2026-64562, CVE-2026-64564, CVE-2026-64565, CVE-2026-64567, CVE-2026-64569, CVE-2026-64571, CVE-2026-64572, CVE-2026-64573, CVE-2026-64574, CVE-2026-64576, CVE-2026-64577, CVE-2026-64578, CVE-2026-64579, CVE-2026-64580, CVE-2026-64583, CVE-2026-64584, CVE-2026-64590, CVE-2026-64604, CVE-2026-64676, CVE-2026-68081, CVE-2026-68082, CVE-2026-71225, CVE-2026-71226, CVE-2026-71227&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-09

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Critical One-Click Vulnerability in Atlassian's Rovo AI Exposed Enterprise Data (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-one-click-vulnerability-in-atlassians-rovo-ai-exposed-enterprise-data/)
- Sovcali Claims Lucid Motors Engineering Archive (https</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-08

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Hotfix 2 Released as Attackers Persist (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-central-attackers-reach-managed.html)
- Metabase Zero-Day Allows Unauthenticated Admin Access (No CVE, CVSS 10.0) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/metabase-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html)
- Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Added to CISA KEV (CVE-2026-8037) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/07/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- City of Coweta, Oklahoma Hit with Ransomware (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/07/city-of-coweta-hit-with-system-wide-ransomware-attack-has-backup/)
- Victorian Court Data Leaked to Dark Web (Australia) (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/07/au-hackers-leak-sensitive-victorian-court-data-to-dark-web/)
- UNC6671 Data Extortion Operations (Redact, Pink, Helix, Falcon Brands) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unc6671-vishing-attacks-target-personal.html)
- Microsoft 365 AitM Phishing Campaign Targets Payroll Systems (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-365-aitm-phishing-hijacks.html)
- North Carolina Ports Disrupted by Cyberattack (https://cyberscoop.com/north-carolina-ports-cyberattack-coast-guard/)
- US Defense Supplier IEH Corp Phished (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/ieh-corp-says-phished-staffer-opened-gates-to-company-m365/5284523)
- ClickFix Campaign Delivers macOS Crypto Wallet Drainer (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/clickfix-attacks-deliver-macos-stealer.html)
- AI-Assisted HTTP Terminator Discovers Desync Techniques and Apache Zero-Day (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-assisted-http-terminator-finds-novel.html)
- CSS Attacks Escape Email Boundaries in Webmail (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-css-attacks-can-break-webmail.html)
- Unit 42: Identity Weaknesses in 90% of Incidents (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/soc-identity-front-door/)
- Ransomware Attacks Spike as World Distracted by AI (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai/5284934)
- Docker Compose Path Traversal (CVE-2025-62725) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62725)
- Python xml.etree.ElementPath DoS (CVE-2026-6879) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6879)
- PyJWT Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32597)
- open-iscsi Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55995)
- Linux Kernel Safe-RET Hardening (CVE-2026-68480) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68480)
- Historical CVEs Published to MSRC (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2007-3205, CVE-2016-2568, CVE-2018-1128, CVE-2018-5407, CVE-2018-6829, CVE-2019-6706, CVE-2019-9192, CVE-2019-9924, CVE-2025-62725, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-32597, CVE-2026-44943, CVE-2026-44944, CVE-2026-48524, CVE-2026-55995, CVE-2026-63078, CVE-2026-68480, CVE-2026-6879, CVE-2026-8037

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 173.249.252.176, 173.249.252.200, 185.156.46.150, 23.234.94.43, 37.153.90.88, 37.19.210.32, 68.235.46.214, 68.235.46.235, 87.249.138.34, 92.118.112.181, 192.42.116.58, 192.42.116.105, 146.70.139.154

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-central-attackers-reach-managed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Hotfix 2 Released as Attackers Persist (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/metabase-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Metabase Zero-Day Allows Unauthenticated Admin Access (No CVE, CVSS 10.0)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/07/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Added to CISA KEV (CVE-2026-8037)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/07/city-of-coweta-hit-with-system-wide-ransomware-attack-has-backup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;City of Coweta, Oklahoma Hit with Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/07/au-hackers-leak-sensitive-victorian-court-data-to-dark-web/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Victorian Court Data Leaked to Dark Web (Australia)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/unc6671-vishing-attacks-target-personal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UNC6671 Data Extortion Operations (Redact, Pink, Helix, Falcon Brands)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/microsoft-365-aitm-phishing-hijacks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft 365 AitM Phishing Campaign Targets Payroll Systems&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/north-carolina-ports-cyberattack-coast-guard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;North Carolina Ports Disrupted by Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/ieh-corp-says-phished-staffer-opened-gates-to-company-m365/5284523" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Defense Supplier IEH Corp Phished&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/clickfix-attacks-deliver-macos-stealer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickFix Campaign Delivers macOS Crypto Wallet Drainer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-assisted-http-terminator-finds-novel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Assisted HTTP Terminator Discovers Desync Techniques and Apache Zero-Day&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-css-attacks-can-break-webmail.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CSS Attacks Escape Email Boundaries in Webmail&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/soc-identity-front-door/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unit 42: Identity Weaknesses in 90% of Incidents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/07/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai/5284934" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Attacks Spike as World Distracted by AI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62725" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Docker Compose Path Traversal (CVE-2025-62725)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6879" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Python xml.etree.ElementPath DoS (CVE-2026-6879)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32597" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PyJWT Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55995" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;open-iscsi Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68480" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel Safe-RET Hardening (CVE-2026-68480)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Historical CVEs Published to MSRC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2007-3205, CVE-2016-2568, CVE-2018-1128, CVE-2018-5407, CVE-2018-6829, CVE-2019-6706, CVE-2019-9192, CVE-2019-9924, CVE-2025-62725, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-32597, CVE-2026-44943, CVE-2026-44944, CVE-2026-48524, CVE-2026-55995, CVE-2026-63078, CVE-2026-68480, CVE-2026-6879, CVE-2026-8037&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;173.249.252.176&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;173.249.252.200&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;185.156.46.150&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;23.234.94.43&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.153.90.88&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.19.210.32&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;68.235.46.214&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;68.235.46.235&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;87.249.138.34&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;92.118.112.181&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;192.42.116.58&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;192.42.116.105&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;146.70.139.154&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Hotfix 2 Released as Attackers Persist (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-central-attackers-reach-managed.html)
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Malware Can Abuse Windows Hello for Business Keys for Persistent Entra ID Access (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malware-can-abuse-windows-hello-for.html)
- NatJack Attacks Hijack TCP Sessions and Spoof DNS by Manipulating NAT Tables (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-natjack-attacks-hijack-tcp-sessions.html)
- UNC6671 Rebrands: Multi-Brand Vishing Extortion Targets Financial Services and Enterprise Cloud (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6671-targets-financial-services-and-enterprise-cloud-environments/)
- Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison/)
- Cardiology Associates of Port Huron Allegedly Hacked in June (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/cardiology-associates-of-port-huron-remains-silent-although-they-were-allegedly-hacked-and-had-patient-data-stolen-in-june/)
- Dutch Retailers Bol and De Bijenkorf Warn of Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/dutch-retailer-bol-follows-de-bijenkorf-in-warning-of-data-breach-as-leaked-data-appears-on-dark-web/)
- TeamPCP Linked To Redis Attacks Dating Back To 2020 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/teampcp-linked-to-redis-attacks-dating.html)
- ChainDrop: Self-Propagating npm Worm (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/chaindrop-npm-worm-analysis/)
- Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-in-snowflake-extortions/)
- CVE-2026-62869 Azure Entra ID Spoofing Vulnerability (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62869)
- CVE-2026-68823 Azure Confidential Ledger Remote Code Execution (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68823)
- CVE-2026-62836 Azure SQL Managed Instance Elevation of Privilege (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62836)
- CVE-2026-49163 Application Insights Profiler Elevation of Privilege (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49163)
- CVE-2026-56161 Azure Logic Apps Information Disclosure (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56161)
- AI Recommendation Poisoning: How "Ask AI" Buttons Silently Alter LLM Memory (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-recommendation-poisoning-how-ask-ai.html)
- Claude Code and Gemini CLI Flaws Let GitHub Issue Reach CI Workflow Secrets (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-code-and-gemini-cli-flaws-let.html)
- Interrupt Injection Attack Can Bypass Spectre v2 Defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-interrupt-injection-attack-can.html)
- Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/webkit-proxy-bypasses-can-expose-real.html)
- CryptoJS Weak RNG Behind $5.7 Million in Crypto Wallet Drains (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cryptojs-weak-rng-behind-57-million-in.html)
- Over 4,400 Rockwell PLCs Exposed Online, 22 Found in Water Attack Cities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/over-4400-rockwell-plcs-exposed-online.html)
- Truck Brake Controller's Safety Recall Doubled as Hidden Security Fix (https://www.securityweek.com/truck-brake-controllers-safety-recall-doubled-as-hidden-security-fix/)
- CVE-2026-64561 Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html)
- Cisco Patches 12 SD-WAN and IOS XE Flaws, Including Three 9.9 CVSS Score Bugs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisco-patches-12-sd-wan-and-ios-xe.html)
- CISA ICS Advisories (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-218-01)
- Windows 10 LTSC 2021 Has Five Months Before Security Updates Cost Extra (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/06/windows-10-ltsc-202
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malware-can-abuse-windows-hello-for.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malware Can Abuse Windows Hello for Business Keys for Persistent Entra ID Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-natjack-attacks-hijack-tcp-sessions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NatJack Attacks Hijack TCP Sessions and Spoof DNS by Manipulating NAT Tables&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc6671-targets-financial-services-and-enterprise-cloud-environments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UNC6671 Rebrands: Multi-Brand Vishing Extortion Targets Financial Services and Enterprise Cloud&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/belarusian-ransom-cartel-mastermind-gets-16-years-in-prison/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Belarusian Ransom Cartel Mastermind Gets 16 Years in Prison&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/cardiology-associates-of-port-huron-remains-silent-although-they-were-allegedly-hacked-and-had-patient-data-stolen-in-june/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cardiology Associates of Port Huron Allegedly Hacked in June&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/06/dutch-retailer-bol-follows-de-bijenkorf-in-warning-of-data-breach-as-leaked-data-appears-on-dark-web/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dutch Retailers Bol and De Bijenkorf Warn of Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/teampcp-linked-to-redis-attacks-dating.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TeamPCP Linked To Redis Attacks Dating Back To 2020&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/chaindrop-npm-worm-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChainDrop: Self-Propagating npm Worm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/08/canadian-man-pleads-guilty-in-snowflake-extortions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62869" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-62869 Azure Entra ID Spoofing Vulnerability&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68823" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-68823 Azure Confidential Ledger Remote Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62836" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-62836 Azure SQL Managed Instance Elevation of Privilege&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49163" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-49163 Application Insights Profiler Elevation of Privilege&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56161" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-56161 Azure Logic Apps Information Disclosure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ai-recommendation-poisoning-how-ask-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Recommendation Poisoning: How &amp;quot;Ask AI&amp;quot; Buttons Silently Alter LLM Memory&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/claude-code-and-gemini-cli-flaws-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Claude Code and Gemini CLI Flaws Let GitHub Issue Reach CI Workflow Secrets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-interrupt-injection-attack-can.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Interrupt Injection Attack Can Bypass Spectre v2 Defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/webkit-proxy-bypasses-can-expose-real.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cryptojs-weak-rng-behind-57-million-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CryptoJS Weak RNG Behind $5.7 Million in Crypto Wallet Drains&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/over-4400-rockwell-plcs-exposed-online.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Over 4,400 Rockwell PLCs Exposed Online, 22 Found in Water Attack Cities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/truck-brake-controllers-safety-recall-doubled-as-hidden-security-fix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Truck Brake Controller&amp;#x27;s Safety Recall Doubled as Hidden Security Fix&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-64561 Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisco-patches-12-sd-wan-and-ios-xe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Patches 12 SD-WAN and IOS XE Flaws, Including Three 9.9 CVSS Score Bugs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-218-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA ICS Advisories&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/06/windows-10-ltsc-2021-has-five-months-before-security-updates-cost-extra/5283904" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows 10 LTSC 2021 Has Five Months Before Security Updates Cost Extra&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-49163, CVE-2026-56161, CVE-2026-56181, CVE-2026-62836, CVE-2026-62869, CVE-2026-63913, CVE-2026-64561, CVE-2026-68823&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-07

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Malware Can Abuse Windows Hello for Business Keys for Persistent Entra ID Access (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/malware-can-abuse-windows-hello-for.html)
- NatJack Attacks Hijack TCP Sessions and Spoof DNS by Manipulating NAT Tables (https://t</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-06: JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 added to CISA KEV with federal agencies facing an August 8</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-06/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE Under Active Exploitation (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Gitea Critical File Read Vulnerability CVE-2026-59774 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-flaw-let-unauthenticated.html)
- OVSwrap Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-64531 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-ovswrap-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html)
- Leaked n8n API Tokens Expose 321 Live Instances (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/leaked-n8n-api-tokens-exposed-live.html)
- Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ransom-cartel-creator-gets-16-years-in.html)
- Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over 165 Organization Breaches (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-hacker-pleads-guilty-over.html)
- 22-Second Automated SSH Compromise Chain (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33220)
- NullReceiver: Blockchain C2 Concealment via Empty Ethereum Transfers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/trojanized-npm-packages-decode-c2-ip.html)
- Paperclip AI Agent Platform Flaws Allow Host Command Execution CVE-2026-41679 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/paperclip-ai-flaws-let-attackers-run.html)
- keyv/cacheable npm Worm Propagates via AI Agent Configuration Files (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33218)
- Chinese Zbtlink Routers Ship With Factory Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/chinese-made-zbtlink-routers-ship-with.html)
- macOS ClickFix Campaign Adopts Server-Side Fingerprinting (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/05/macos-clickfix-campaign-learned-hide/)
- AI Agent Security Flaws Enable Cross-Agent Attacks (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/flaws-google-apk-python-agent-to-agent-attack)
- Attackers Compile Post-Exploitation Toolkit Inside Oracle Databases (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-compile-khunt-inside-oracle.html)
- CVE-2026-63077: JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization RCE
- CVE-2026-59774: Gitea Org-Mode File Read
- CVE-2026-64531: OVSwrap Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2026-41679: Paperclip AI Agent Command Execution
- CVE-2025-68613: n8n Expression Injection
- Gitea CVE Cluster (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-flaw-let-unauthenticated.html)
- Veeam, Terraform MCP, Django Patch Critical Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/veeam-terraform-mcp-django-patch.html)
- Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/open-vsx-removes-77-malicious-evil-twin.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-68613, CVE-2026-20896, CVE-2026-27771, CVE-2026-41679, CVE-2026-59774, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-64531

Indicators of Compromise:
  Hashes: a8460f446be540410004b1a8db4083773fa46f7fe76fa84219c93daa1669f8f2
  IPs: 163.7.8.79

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-flaw-let-unauthenticated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gitea Critical File Read Vulnerability CVE-2026-59774&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-ovswrap-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OVSwrap Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-64531&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/leaked-n8n-api-tokens-exposed-live.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Leaked n8n API Tokens Expose 321 Live Instances&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/ransom-cartel-creator-gets-16-years-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/snowflake-hacker-pleads-guilty-over.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Snowflake Hacker Pleads Guilty Over 165 Organization Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33220" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;22-Second Automated SSH Compromise Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/trojanized-npm-packages-decode-c2-ip.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NullReceiver: Blockchain C2 Concealment via Empty Ethereum Transfers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/paperclip-ai-flaws-let-attackers-run.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Paperclip AI Agent Platform Flaws Allow Host Command Execution CVE-2026-41679&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33218" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;keyv/cacheable npm Worm Propagates via AI Agent Configuration Files&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/chinese-made-zbtlink-routers-ship-with.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese Zbtlink Routers Ship With Factory Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/05/macos-clickfix-campaign-learned-hide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;macOS ClickFix Campaign Adopts Server-Side Fingerprinting&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/flaws-google-apk-python-agent-to-agent-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agent Security Flaws Enable Cross-Agent Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/attackers-compile-khunt-inside-oracle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Attackers Compile Post-Exploitation Toolkit Inside Oracle Databases&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-63077: JetBrains TeamCity Deserialization RCE &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-59774: Gitea Org-Mode File Read &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-64531: OVSwrap Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2026-41679: Paperclip AI Agent Command Execution &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CVE-2025-68613: n8n Expression Injection &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-gitea-flaw-let-unauthenticated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gitea CVE Cluster&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/veeam-terraform-mcp-django-patch.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Veeam, Terraform MCP, Django Patch Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/open-vsx-removes-77-malicious-evil-twin.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Open VSX Removes 77 Malicious Evil Twin Extensions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-68613, CVE-2026-20896, CVE-2026-27771, CVE-2026-41679, CVE-2026-59774, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-64531&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;a8460f446be540410004b1a8db4083773fa46f7fe76fa84219c93daa1669f8f2&lt;/code&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;163.7.8.79&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-06

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE Under Active Exploitation (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/08/05/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Gitea Critical File Read Vulnerability CVE-2026-59774 (https://thehackernews</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-05: INC ransomware is actively exploiting the SonicWall zero-day pair with rapid deployment times</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-05/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-05

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall Zero-Days Exploited by INC Ransomware (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://cyberscoop.com/inc-ransomware-sonicwall-zero-day-attacks/)
- CISA KEV Additions: Langflow, N-able, Tomcat (CVE-2026-9198, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-34486) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-langflow-rce-tomcat-and-n.html)
- Microsoft Defender Adds Device Isolation to Attack Disruption (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/04/129-seconds-disruption-microsoft-defender-stops-ransomware-qnet/)
- 45% of Malware Samples Bypass DNS Using Direct-to-IP Connections (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/malware-bypass-dns-direct-to-ip/)
- ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack: 400+ npm Packages Poisoned with Self-Propagating Worm (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/04/chaindrop-supply-chain-compromise-anatomy-self-propagating-worm/)
- Smoke#Screen Campaign Delivers ScreenConnect via Rotating Social Engineering Lures (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/latest-rmm-fueled-phishing-attack-exposes-threat-actor-playbook)
- Frontier AI Autonomous Vulnerability Discovery: 14,090 OSS Vulnerabilities in Two Months (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/frontier-ai-vulnerability-burst/)
- Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/greatness-phaas-adds-device-code.html)
- QuickFox VPN Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor Since August 2025 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/quickfox-supply-chain-attack-delivers.html)
- Kaspersky: Cloud Platforms Enable Phishers to Bypass MFA via AitM Attacks (https://securelist.com/cloud-platforms-in-phishing/120832/)
- Unitel Angola Hit by Cyberattack Hours Before IPO (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/angolas-largest-telco-breached-hours-before-ipo)
- cPanel Critical Flaw: SQL Execution as Database Root (CVE-2026-58048) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-cpanel-critical-flaw-could-let.html)
- Thermo Fisher Genetic Analyzers (CVE-2026-17583) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-216-01)
- Acrisure KARR BT and DR-100 Anti-Theft Systems (CVE-2026-18411) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-216-01)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-17583, CVE-2026-18411, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-34486, CVE-2026-58047, CVE-2026-58048, CVE-2026-9198

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 207.174.0.143, 3.0.51.0, 11.110.0.137, 11.118.0.71, 11.126.0.78, 11.134.0.48, 11.136.0.32

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/inc-ransomware-sonicwall-zero-day-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall Zero-Days Exploited by INC Ransomware (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-langflow-rce-tomcat-and-n.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA KEV Additions: Langflow, N-able, Tomcat (CVE-2026-9198, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-34486)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/04/129-seconds-disruption-microsoft-defender-stops-ransomware-qnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender Adds Device Isolation to Attack Disruption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/malware-bypass-dns-direct-to-ip/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;45% of Malware Samples Bypass DNS Using Direct-to-IP Connections&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/08/04/chaindrop-supply-chain-compromise-anatomy-self-propagating-worm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack: 400+ npm Packages Poisoned with Self-Propagating Worm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/latest-rmm-fueled-phishing-attack-exposes-threat-actor-playbook" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Smoke#Screen Campaign Delivers ScreenConnect via Rotating Social Engineering Lures&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/frontier-ai-vulnerability-burst/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Frontier AI Autonomous Vulnerability Discovery: 14,090 OSS Vulnerabilities in Two Months&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/greatness-phaas-adds-device-code.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/quickfox-supply-chain-attack-delivers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;QuickFox VPN Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor Since August 2025&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/cloud-platforms-in-phishing/120832/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kaspersky: Cloud Platforms Enable Phishers to Bypass MFA via AitM Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/angolas-largest-telco-breached-hours-before-ipo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unitel Angola Hit by Cyberattack Hours Before IPO&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-cpanel-critical-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;cPanel Critical Flaw: SQL Execution as Database Root (CVE-2026-58048)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-216-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Thermo Fisher Genetic Analyzers (CVE-2026-17583)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-216-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Acrisure KARR BT and DR-100 Anti-Theft Systems (CVE-2026-18411)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-17583, CVE-2026-18411, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-34486, CVE-2026-58047, CVE-2026-58048, CVE-2026-9198&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;207.174.0.143&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;3.0.51.0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;11.110.0.137&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;11.118.0.71&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;11.126.0.78&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;11.134.0.48&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;11.136.0.32&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall Zero-Days Exploited by INC Ransomware (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://cyberscoop.com/inc-ransomware-sonicwall-zero-day-attacks/)
- CISA KEV Additions: Langflow, N-able, Tomcat (CVE-2026-9198, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-34486) (ht</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-04: INC Ransomware is actively exploiting patched SonicWall VPN flaws to extract credentials and MFA</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-04

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- INC Ransomware Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/inc-ransomware-emerges-as-dominant.html)
- N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-18577) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/attackers-exploit-n-able-patch-bypass-flaw)
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Actively Exploited (CVE-2026-20316) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- River Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack, Claims Data Deleted (https://www.securityweek.com/river-bank-says-hackers-deleted-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/)
- N-able N-central Compromise Indicators
- Police National Legal Database Breach Exposes 100,000+ Records (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/pnld-breach-exposes-uk-police-and.html)
- Malicious npm Packages Target Alibaba Tool Users (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/18-malicious-npm-packages-deliver-cross.html)
- Chinese AI Agent Weaponized for Proxyjacking Campaign (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-actor-deepseek-ai-agent-attack-security-firm)
- Minnesota Water Utilities Hit by Coordinated Cyberattacks (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Anthropic Claude Models Breached Three Organizations During Testing (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- OpenAI Models Broke Out of Sandbox, Attacked Hugging Face (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/the-openai-hack-shows-the-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle.html)
- Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw for Persistent Mailbox Access (CVE-2026-42897) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-models-88m.html)
- Unit 42 Discloses Passkey Attack Methods Against Google Password Manager (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/passwordless-authentication-security-risks/)
- Device Code Phishing Up 1,500%, Vishing Doubles (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/device-code-phishing-vishing-doubles)
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet RNG Flaw Linked to $88.6M Bitcoin Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-models-88m.html)
- Brazilian Educational Institutions Targeted by Ransomware and Insider Threats (https://securelist.com/incidents-at-brazilian-educational-institutions/120803/)
- Russian SVR Compromises Public Wi-Fi to Deploy Malware (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/03/russias-svr-borks-public-wi-fis-for-digital-surveillance/5282399)
- VMware vCenter/ESX Critical Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-63077) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Ruby on Rails Active Storage Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-66066) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Ruflo AI Agent Platform Vulnerability (CVE-2026-59726) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Chinese Threat Actor Deploys GHOSTBLADE on iOS Using Leaked DarkSword Kit (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/chinese-threat-actor-uses-leaked.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59726, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-66066

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 173.249.252.200, 87.249.138.34, 37.19.210.32, 68.235.46.214

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/inc-ransomware-emerges-as-dominant.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;INC Ransomware Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/attackers-exploit-n-able-patch-bypass-flaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-18577)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Actively Exploited (CVE-2026-20316)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/river-bank-says-hackers-deleted-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;River Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack, Claims Data Deleted&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;N-able N-central Compromise Indicators &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/pnld-breach-exposes-uk-police-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Police National Legal Database Breach Exposes 100,000+ Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/18-malicious-npm-packages-deliver-cross.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious npm Packages Target Alibaba Tool Users&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-actor-deepseek-ai-agent-attack-security-firm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese AI Agent Weaponized for Proxyjacking Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Minnesota Water Utilities Hit by Coordinated Cyberattacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Claude Models Breached Three Organizations During Testing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/the-openai-hack-shows-the-genie-is-out-of-the-bottle.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Models Broke Out of Sandbox, Attacked Hugging Face&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-models-88m.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw for Persistent Mailbox Access (CVE-2026-42897)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/passwordless-authentication-security-risks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Unit 42 Discloses Passkey Attack Methods Against Google Password Manager&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/device-code-phishing-vishing-doubles" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Device Code Phishing Up 1,500%, Vishing Doubles&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-models-88m.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coldcard Hardware Wallet RNG Flaw Linked to $88.6M Bitcoin Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/incidents-at-brazilian-educational-institutions/120803/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Brazilian Educational Institutions Targeted by Ransomware and Insider Threats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/03/russias-svr-borks-public-wi-fis-for-digital-surveillance/5282399" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian SVR Compromises Public Wi-Fi to Deploy Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware vCenter/ESX Critical Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-63077)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ruby on Rails Active Storage Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-66066)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/3rd-august-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ruflo AI Agent Platform Vulnerability (CVE-2026-59726)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/chinese-threat-actor-uses-leaked.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese Threat Actor Deploys GHOSTBLADE on iOS Using Leaked DarkSword Kit&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59726, CVE-2026-63077, CVE-2026-66066&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;173.249.252.200&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;87.249.138.34&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.19.210.32&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;68.235.46.214&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- INC Ransomware Exploiting SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/inc-ransomware-emerges-as-dominant.html)
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      <title>2026-08-03: N-able shipped an incomplete patch for an authentication bypass in N-central RMM that let attackers</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-03

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-able-says-attackers-take-over-n.html)
- Linux LPE CVE-2026-31431 Exploited in Under 24 Hours (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-2026-threat-hunting-report/)
- Brinks Home Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/brinks-home-confirms-data-breach-following-shinyhunters-claim/)
- Sumner County Schools Data Breach Forces Delayed Start (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/tn-sumner-county-schools-provides-limited-update-on-data-breach/)
- N-able N-central Attack Infrastructure
- Russian SVR Hackers Compromise Hotel WiFi Gateways Across 7 States (CaptiveCrunch Campaign) (https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-apt-linked-to-recent-public-wi-fi-gateway-hacking/)
- US Water Sector Cyberattacks Hit at Least 7 States (https://www.securityweek.com/us-water-cyberattacks-extend-beyond-minnesota-to-at-least-6-other-states/)
- NotVPN / SplitVPN "No-Logs" VPN Breach Exposes 58 Million Connection Logs (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/a-no-logs-vpn-that-kept-58-million-connection-logs-inside-the-notvpn-splitvpn-breach/)
- Hugging Face Diffusers Code Injection (CVE-2026-44827, CVE-2026-45804, CVE-2026-44513) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hugging-face-diffusers-flaws-could-let.html)
- Thermo Fisher DNA Analysis Software Flaw (CVE-2026-17583) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/thermo-fisher-patches-flaw-that-could.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-17583, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-44513, CVE-2026-44827, CVE-2026-45804

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 173.249.252.200, 87.249.138.34, 37.19.210.32, 37.153.90.88, 92.118.112.181, 68.235.46.214

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-able-says-attackers-take-over-n.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-able N-central Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-2026-threat-hunting-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux LPE CVE-2026-31431 Exploited in Under 24 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/brinks-home-confirms-data-breach-following-shinyhunters-claim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Brinks Home Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/tn-sumner-county-schools-provides-limited-update-on-data-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Sumner County Schools Data Breach Forces Delayed Start&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;N-able N-central Attack Infrastructure &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-apt-linked-to-recent-public-wi-fi-gateway-hacking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian SVR Hackers Compromise Hotel WiFi Gateways Across 7 States (CaptiveCrunch Campaign)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/us-water-cyberattacks-extend-beyond-minnesota-to-at-least-6-other-states/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US Water Sector Cyberattacks Hit at Least 7 States&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/02/a-no-logs-vpn-that-kept-58-million-connection-logs-inside-the-notvpn-splitvpn-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NotVPN / SplitVPN &amp;quot;No-Logs&amp;quot; VPN Breach Exposes 58 Million Connection Logs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hugging-face-diffusers-flaws-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hugging Face Diffusers Code Injection (CVE-2026-44827, CVE-2026-45804, CVE-2026-44513)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/thermo-fisher-patches-flaw-that-could.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Thermo Fisher DNA Analysis Software Flaw (CVE-2026-17583)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-17583, CVE-2026-18556, CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-44513, CVE-2026-44827, CVE-2026-45804&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;173.249.252.200&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;87.249.138.34&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.19.210.32&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37.153.90.88&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;92.118.112.181&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;68.235.46.214&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-03

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- N-able N-central Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-18577, CVE-2026-18556) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/n-able-says-attackers-take-over-n.html)
- Linux LPE CVE-2026-31431 Exploited in Under 24 Hours (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowd</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-02: A critical Ruby on Rails RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-66066</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-02/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-02

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution via Active Storage (CVE-2026-66066) (https://www.securityweek.com/ruby-on-rails-patches-critical-vulnerability/)
- DeadLock Ransomware Claims Spanish Biopharma Firm Diater (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/the-double-extortion-of-a-russian-ransomware-threatens-the-medical-records-that-diater-has-kept-for-10-years/)
- Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) - Active Campaign (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33208)
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Firmware Flaw Enables $70M Bitcoin Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/coldcard-hardware-wallet-flaw-linked-to.html)
- CareCloud Data Breach Impacts 350,000+ Individuals (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/carecloud-data-breach-impacts-over-350000/)
- Oceanside, CA School District Systems Disrupted by Suspected Cyberattack (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/suspected-cyberattack-disrupts-oceanside-california-school-district-systems/)
- Healthcare Phishing: Two More Facilities Disclose Breaches (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/mon-general-hospital-notifies-patients-of-phishing-attack-and-breach/)
- Joomla Extensions Under Active Exploitation (CVSSv3 10.0) (https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/02/meet-the-internet-radical-who-helped-microsoft-get-email-and-att-get-online/5281281)
- DEF CON 2026: Franklin Project and Baochip-1x Security Key Badge (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/defcons-new-badge-is-a-security-key-you-can-see-inside/)
- FCC Data Breach Rules Face Sixth Circuit Rehearing (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/sixth-circuit-to-rehear-case-on-fcc-data-breach-rules-case/)
- CVE-2026-66066 - Ruby on Rails Active Storage Arbitrary File Read (https://www.securityweek.com/ruby-on-rails-patches-critical-vulnerability/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-66066

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 78[.]138, getmacouscloud[.]com, macostruecloud[.]xyz, macspheres[.]com, render65[.]com, grove-89[.]com
  Hashes: b9ec3261d633c289e51c5fa8842af4350efe68446df39cb995de82e0941d0f3c, 13b868b3ea8b492e7fbab1ca04535c53d0930650185b5a082cd59c1974689cd5, 9f25ec533cb23d020e568fb771500d7776b1300f07119ad9d0876f4329ce22ab, 0a03cf18de28017c0ea591dffc380a6b41fedd2acc3a39e901e58d9188c01836
  IPs: 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1, 8.1.3.1

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ruby-on-rails-patches-critical-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution via Active Storage (CVE-2026-66066)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/the-double-extortion-of-a-russian-ransomware-threatens-the-medical-records-that-diater-has-kept-for-10-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DeadLock Ransomware Claims Spanish Biopharma Firm Diater&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33208" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) - Active Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/coldcard-hardware-wallet-flaw-linked-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coldcard Hardware Wallet Firmware Flaw Enables $70M Bitcoin Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/carecloud-data-breach-impacts-over-350000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CareCloud Data Breach Impacts 350,000+ Individuals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/suspected-cyberattack-disrupts-oceanside-california-school-district-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oceanside, CA School District Systems Disrupted by Suspected Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/mon-general-hospital-notifies-patients-of-phishing-attack-and-breach/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Healthcare Phishing: Two More Facilities Disclose Breaches&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/02/meet-the-internet-radical-who-helped-microsoft-get-email-and-att-get-online/5281281" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extensions Under Active Exploitation (CVSSv3 10.0)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/defcons-new-badge-is-a-security-key-you-can-see-inside/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DEF CON 2026: Franklin Project and Baochip-1x Security Key Badge&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/sixth-circuit-to-rehear-case-on-fcc-data-breach-rules-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FCC Data Breach Rules Face Sixth Circuit Rehearing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ruby-on-rails-patches-critical-vulnerability/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-66066 - Ruby on Rails Active Storage Arbitrary File Read&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-66066&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;78[.]138&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;getmacouscloud[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;macostruecloud[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;macspheres[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;render65[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;grove-89[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;b9ec3261d633c289e51c5fa8842af4350efe68446df39cb995de82e0941d0f3c&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;13b868b3ea8b492e7fbab1ca04535c53d0930650185b5a082cd59c1974689cd5&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;9f25ec533cb23d020e568fb771500d7776b1300f07119ad9d0876f4329ce22ab&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;0a03cf18de28017c0ea591dffc380a6b41fedd2acc3a39e901e58d9188c01836&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;7.2.3.2&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.0.5.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.1.3.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-02

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution via Active Storage (CVE-2026-66066) (https://www.securityweek.com/ruby-on-rails-patches-critical-vulnerability/)
- DeadLock Ransomware Claims Spanish Biopharma Firm Diater (https://databreaches.net/2026/08/01/th</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-08-01: A Chinese hacker used DeepSeek through Telegram to launch autonomous attacks exploiting five CISA</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-01/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-08-01

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek AI to Launch Autonomous Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chinese-hacker-commands-deepseek-via.html)
- Adobe Campaign Classic CVSS 10.0 Remote Code Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-campaign-classic-cvss-100-flaw.html)
- Midnight Blizzard (Russian SVR) Hijacks Hotel Wi-Fi Worldwide (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hijacked-hotel-wi-fi-pushes-fake.html)
- Lazarus Group Sharing Tools with Ransomware Operators (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/north-koreas-lazarus-group-sharing-tools-with-ransomware-hackers-south-korean-agencies-warn/)
- Weaponizing Exposed Data: Ransomware Groups Index and Price Stolen Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/weaponizing-exposed-data/)
- RedACT Report on Italian Ransomware Environment (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/ransomware-in-italy-redact-report-sheds-light-on-an-evolving-threat-environment/)
- XCSSET macOS Malware Returns with Version 40 (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/xcsset-v40-malware-analysis/)
- Cheap Android TV Boxes Running Ad Fraud and Proxy Operations (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cheap-android-tv-boxes-pose-as-phones.html)
- Adform Advertising Script Compromised for Crypto Wallet Swapping (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-poison-adform-script-to-swap.html)
- HollowFrame Loader and Matryoshka Backdoor Target Law Firm (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hollowframe-loader-deploys-matryoshka.html)
- Device Code Phishing is the Fastest-Growing Threat of 2026 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/6-reasons-why-device-code-phishing-is.html)
- Anthropic Claude Models Breached Three Organizations During CTF Testing (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/anthropic-says-claude-mistook-open.html)
- Chinese-Speaking Hackers Target Central Asian Governments (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/suspected-chinese-speaking-hackers.html)
- Chrome 149, 150, and 151 Fix 1,442 Vulnerabilities (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/three-recent-chrome-releases-fix-1442.html)
- 84 Flaws in 4G and 5G Core Networks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researchers-report-84-flaws-in-4g-and.html)
- Adobe Bridge Critical RCE and Privilege Escalation Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-campaign-classic-cvss-100-flaw.html)
- Joomla Extensions Exploited with Perfect 10 CVSS Scores (https://www.theregister.com/foss/2026/07/31/baddies-caught-exploiting-extensions-bugs-with-perfect-10-scores-on-vulnerable-joomla-websites/5281773)
- Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Under Active Attack (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/31/microsoft-patches-failed-to-fix-on-prem-sharepoint-which-is-now-under-zero-day-attack/5281722)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-68613, CVE-2026-21858, CVE-2026-3055, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-3545, CVE-2026-39987, CVE-2026-48374, CVE-2026-48390, CVE-2026-48391, CVE-2026-48392, CVE-2026-48393, CVE-2026-48394, CVE-2026-48395, CVE-2026-48396, CVE-2026-48448, CVE-2026-48449

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: ssentialserv[.]xyz, multitoconference[.]com., adform[.]net, 102[.]230, 196[.]184, 252[.]84., multitoconference[.]com, 162[.]76.

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chinese-hacker-commands-deepseek-via.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek AI to Launch Autonomous Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-campaign-classic-cvss-100-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Campaign Classic CVSS 10.0 Remote Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hijacked-hotel-wi-fi-pushes-fake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Midnight Blizzard (Russian SVR) Hijacks Hotel Wi-Fi Worldwide&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/north-koreas-lazarus-group-sharing-tools-with-ransomware-hackers-south-korean-agencies-warn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Lazarus Group Sharing Tools with Ransomware Operators&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/weaponizing-exposed-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Weaponizing Exposed Data: Ransomware Groups Index and Price Stolen Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/31/ransomware-in-italy-redact-report-sheds-light-on-an-evolving-threat-environment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RedACT Report on Italian Ransomware Environment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/xcsset-v40-malware-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;XCSSET macOS Malware Returns with Version 40&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cheap-android-tv-boxes-pose-as-phones.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cheap Android TV Boxes Running Ad Fraud and Proxy Operations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/hackers-poison-adform-script-to-swap.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adform Advertising Script Compromised for Crypto Wallet Swapping&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hollowframe-loader-deploys-matryoshka.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HollowFrame Loader and Matryoshka Backdoor Target Law Firm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/6-reasons-why-device-code-phishing-is.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Device Code Phishing is the Fastest-Growing Threat of 2026&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/anthropic-says-claude-mistook-open.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic Claude Models Breached Three Organizations During CTF Testing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/suspected-chinese-speaking-hackers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chinese-Speaking Hackers Target Central Asian Governments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/three-recent-chrome-releases-fix-1442.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chrome 149, 150, and 151 Fix 1,442 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researchers-report-84-flaws-in-4g-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;84 Flaws in 4G and 5G Core Networks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-campaign-classic-cvss-100-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Bridge Critical RCE and Privilege Escalation Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/foss/2026/07/31/baddies-caught-exploiting-extensions-bugs-with-perfect-10-scores-on-vulnerable-joomla-websites/5281773" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extensions Exploited with Perfect 10 CVSS Scores&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/31/microsoft-patches-failed-to-fix-on-prem-sharepoint-which-is-now-under-zero-day-attack/5281722" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Under Active Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-68613, CVE-2026-21858, CVE-2026-3055, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-3545, CVE-2026-39987, CVE-2026-48374, CVE-2026-48390, CVE-2026-48391, CVE-2026-48392, CVE-2026-48393, CVE-2026-48394, CVE-2026-48395, CVE-2026-48396, CVE-2026-48448, CVE-2026-48449&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;ssentialserv[.]xyz&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;multitoconference[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;adform[.]net&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;102[.]230&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;196[.]184&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;252[.]84.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;multitoconference[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;162[.]76.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-08-01

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek AI to Launch Autonomous Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chinese-hacker-commands-deepseek-via.html)
- Adobe Campaign Classic CVSS 10.0 Remote Code Execution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/adobe-campai</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-31: Russian state hackers are actively exploiting a maximum-severity Exchange Server flaw to install</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-31/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-31

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Max-severity Exchange Server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers (CVE-2026-42897) (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/kremlin-hackers-are-exploiting-exchange-flaw-to-backdoor-unpatched-networks/)
- CISA urgent alert: Water sector PLCs under active attack (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/30/cisa-urges-water-and-wastewater-systems-sector-protect-ot-against-activity-targeting-plcs)
- Crime Stoppers International offers $22,000 bounty for INC ransomware group (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-non-profit-offers-22-000-bounty-for-inc-ransomware-group/)
- HHS OCR settles ransomware investigation of OSF Healthcare (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/30/hhs-ocr-settles-ransomware-investigation-of-osf-healthcare-system-and-affiliated-covered-entities/)
- Open source supply chain compromise campaigns escalate in scale (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/mitigation-guidance-for-supply-chain-compromise/)
- Microsoft Copilot for Word can copy hidden prompts into new documents (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-copilot-for-word-can-copy.html)
- Okta acquires identity threat detection firm Permiso Security (https://cyberscoop.com/okta-acquires-permiso-security-ai-identity-threat-detection/)
- Kaspersky details Kerberoasting detection via network anomaly analysis (https://securelist.com/tr/network-anomaly-detection-in-kata/120892/)
- Azure Cosmos DB Remote Code Execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-66803) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66803)
- Azure Resource Manager Elevation of Privilege update (CVE-2026-24304) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24304)
- Anthropic's Claude escaped test sandbox, attacked three organizations (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/31/anthropics-claude-escaped-test-sandbox-to-attack-three-organizations/5281562)
- Microsoft announces July 2026 security updates (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/30/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-july-2026/)
- MZ Automation GmbH libiec61850 (8 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-10)
- Johnson Controls OpenBlue Employee (3 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-02)
- Schneider Electric IGSS (CVE-2026-12927) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-04)
- o6 Automation open62541 (4 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-08)
- MikroTik RouterOS API session management (CVE-2026-14227) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-01)
- NASA Core Flight System Health &amp; Safety Application (CVE-2026-18064) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-06)
- MZ Automation lib60870 (2 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-11)
- Rockwell Automation CompactLogix/ControlLogix (CVE-2026-9636) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-05)
- Toptech Systems RCU II+ and Multiload II+ (CVE-2026-12562) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-03)
- Watchfire Controller Software (CVE-2026-5846) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-09)
- Mitsubishi Electric CC-Link IE TSN Communication Protocol (CVE-2026-13584) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-07)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-12562, CVE-2026-12927, CVE-2026-13584, CVE-2026-14227, CVE-2026-15352, CVE-2026-18064, CVE-2026-21662, CVE-2026-24304, CVE-2026-34495, CVE-2026-34497, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-56758, CVE-2026-5846, CVE-2026-61893, CVE-2026-63033, CVE-2026-63035, CVE-2026-63362, CVE-2026-63550, CVE-2026-63559, CVE-2026-65421, CVE-2026-65423, CVE-2026-66349, CVE-2026-66360, CVE-2026-66364, CVE-2026-66369, CVE-2026-66720, CVE-2026-66803, CVE-2026-9636

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/kremlin-hackers-are-exploiting-exchange-flaw-to-backdoor-unpatched-networks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Max-severity Exchange Server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers (CVE-2026-42897)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/30/cisa-urges-water-and-wastewater-systems-sector-protect-ot-against-activity-targeting-plcs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA urgent alert: Water sector PLCs under active attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-non-profit-offers-22-000-bounty-for-inc-ransomware-group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Crime Stoppers International offers $22,000 bounty for INC ransomware group&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/30/hhs-ocr-settles-ransomware-investigation-of-osf-healthcare-system-and-affiliated-covered-entities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HHS OCR settles ransomware investigation of OSF Healthcare&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/mitigation-guidance-for-supply-chain-compromise/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Open source supply chain compromise campaigns escalate in scale&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-copilot-for-word-can-copy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Copilot for Word can copy hidden prompts into new documents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/okta-acquires-permiso-security-ai-identity-threat-detection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Okta acquires identity threat detection firm Permiso Security&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/tr/network-anomaly-detection-in-kata/120892/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kaspersky details Kerberoasting detection via network anomaly analysis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-66803" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Cosmos DB Remote Code Execution vulnerability (CVE-2026-66803)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24304" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Resource Manager Elevation of Privilege update (CVE-2026-24304)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/31/anthropics-claude-escaped-test-sandbox-to-attack-three-organizations/5281562" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anthropic&amp;#x27;s Claude escaped test sandbox, attacked three organizations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/30/whats-new-in-microsoft-security-july-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft announces July 2026 security updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MZ Automation GmbH libiec61850 (8 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Johnson Controls OpenBlue Employee (3 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Schneider Electric IGSS (CVE-2026-12927)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-08" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;o6 Automation open62541 (4 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MikroTik RouterOS API session management (CVE-2026-14227)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NASA Core Flight System Health &amp;amp; Safety Application (CVE-2026-18064)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MZ Automation lib60870 (2 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-05" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation CompactLogix/ControlLogix (CVE-2026-9636)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Toptech Systems RCU II+ and Multiload II+ (CVE-2026-12562)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-09" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Watchfire Controller Software (CVE-2026-5846)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-07" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mitsubishi Electric CC-Link IE TSN Communication Protocol (CVE-2026-13584)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-12562, CVE-2026-12927, CVE-2026-13584, CVE-2026-14227, CVE-2026-15352, CVE-2026-18064, CVE-2026-21662, CVE-2026-24304, CVE-2026-34495, CVE-2026-34497, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-56758, CVE-2026-5846, CVE-2026-61893, CVE-2026-63033, CVE-2026-63035, CVE-2026-63362, CVE-2026-63550, CVE-2026-63559, CVE-2026-65421, CVE-2026-65423, CVE-2026-66349, CVE-2026-66360, CVE-2026-66364, CVE-2026-66369, CVE-2026-66720, CVE-2026-66803, CVE-2026-9636&lt;/p&gt;
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- Today:
- Max-severity Exchange Server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers (CVE-2026-42897) (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/kremlin-hackers-are-exploiting-exchange-flaw-to-backdoor-unpatched-networks/)
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Zero-Day (CVE-2026-20316) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisco-fmc-zero-day-actively-exploited.html)
- Coordinated Cyberattack Targets Minnesota Water Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/coordinated-cyberattack-targets-30.html)
- GenieLocker Ransomware Targets Russian Manufacturing (https://securelist.com/genielocker-ransomware-for-windows-linux-and-esxi/120843/)
- AI-Generated Extortion Schemes Emerge (https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/ai-generated-extortion)
- Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Spambot (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/inside-astaroths-new-spambot-component/)
- SSH Cryptomining Bot Performs Hardware Reconnaissance (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33198)
- Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Zero-Day for Persistent Mailbox Access (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-hackers-exploit-microsoft-owa.html)
- AppSec Scanners Exploited as Supply Chain Attack Vector (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/when-appsec-scanners-become-supply-chain-attack-vector)
- OpenAI Models Escape Containment, Compromise Multiple Services (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/liable-ai-agents-escape-hugging-face-breach-questions)
- Ruflo AI Platform Critical Vulnerability Enables Agent Poisoning (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ruflo-mcp-flaw-lets-unauthenticated.html)
- FCC Blocks Foreign Robots and Power Inverters Over Cyber Risks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fcc-blocks-new-foreign-produced-robots.html)
- Flying Eagle Mobile Malware-as-a-Service Targets Chinese Finance Apps (https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/flying-eagle-mobile-rat-builder-china)
- Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Clones Russian Company Sites (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/nine-year-fraud-campaign.html)
- Southeast Asian Cybercriminal Syndicates Cost Region $88-114 Billion (https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/se-asian-cybercriminal-syndicates-global-power)
- Critical Ruby on Rails Active Storage Arbitrary File Read (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-rails-flaw-could-let.html)
- VMware Critical Flaws: Auth Bypass, Code Execution, VM Escape (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/three-critical-vmware-flaws-allow-auth.html)
- Firefox/Tor Browser JIT Flaw Enables Browser-to-Kernel Chain (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researchers-show-single-malicious.html)
- 73% of Organizations Not Fully Ready for Major Cyberattack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/73-of-organizations-say-they-are-not.html)
- Red Team AI Agents Train Blue Team Defenders (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/red-agents-vs-blue-agents-make-ai-better-defense)
- CISA Publishes Updated SBOM Minimum Elements (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/2026-minimum-elements-software-bill-materials-sbom)
- Amazon Attributes npm Hijacks to North Korea (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/amazon-links-debug-and-chalk-npm-hijack.html)
- Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Aiding Terrorism (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russia-charges-telegram-founder-pavel.html)
- Microsoft Secure Boot Bypass Existed for 13 of 14 Years (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/long-lived-vulnerability-in-microsoft-secure-boot.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-2894, CVE-2025-35027, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-10702, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-41703, CVE-2026-41709, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59726, CVE-2026-66066

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 73[.]235, 100[.]68.
  IPs: 91.92.40.13, 0.0.0.0, 7.2.3.1, 6.1.7.10, 7.2.3.2, 8.0.5.1, 8.1.3.1

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisco-fmc-zero-day-actively-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Zero-Day (CVE-2026-20316)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/coordinated-cyberattack-targets-30.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coordinated Cyberattack Targets Minnesota Water Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/genielocker-ransomware-for-windows-linux-and-esxi/120843/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GenieLocker Ransomware Targets Russian Manufacturing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/ai-generated-extortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Generated Extortion Schemes Emerge&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/inside-astaroths-new-spambot-component/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Spambot&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33198" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SSH Cryptomining Bot Performs Hardware Reconnaissance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-hackers-exploit-microsoft-owa.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Zero-Day for Persistent Mailbox Access&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/when-appsec-scanners-become-supply-chain-attack-vector" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AppSec Scanners Exploited as Supply Chain Attack Vector&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/liable-ai-agents-escape-hugging-face-breach-questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Models Escape Containment, Compromise Multiple Services&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ruflo-mcp-flaw-lets-unauthenticated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ruflo AI Platform Critical Vulnerability Enables Agent Poisoning&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fcc-blocks-new-foreign-produced-robots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FCC Blocks Foreign Robots and Power Inverters Over Cyber Risks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/flying-eagle-mobile-rat-builder-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Flying Eagle Mobile Malware-as-a-Service Targets Chinese Finance Apps&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/nine-year-fraud-campaign.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nine-Year Fraud Campaign Clones Russian Company Sites&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/se-asian-cybercriminal-syndicates-global-power" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Southeast Asian Cybercriminal Syndicates Cost Region $88-114 Billion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-rails-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Ruby on Rails Active Storage Arbitrary File Read&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/three-critical-vmware-flaws-allow-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware Critical Flaws: Auth Bypass, Code Execution, VM Escape&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researchers-show-single-malicious.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Firefox/Tor Browser JIT Flaw Enables Browser-to-Kernel Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/73-of-organizations-say-they-are-not.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;73% of Organizations Not Fully Ready for Major Cyberattack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/red-agents-vs-blue-agents-make-ai-better-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Red Team AI Agents Train Blue Team Defenders&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/2026-minimum-elements-software-bill-materials-sbom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Publishes Updated SBOM Minimum Elements&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/amazon-links-debug-and-chalk-npm-hijack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Amazon Attributes npm Hijacks to North Korea&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russia-charges-telegram-founder-pavel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Aiding Terrorism&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/long-lived-vulnerability-in-microsoft-secure-boot.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Secure Boot Bypass Existed for 13 of 14 Years&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-2894, CVE-2025-35027, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-10702, CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316, CVE-2026-41703, CVE-2026-41709, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310, CVE-2026-59726, CVE-2026-66066&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;73[.]235&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;100[.]68.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;91.92.40.13&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;0.0.0.0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;7.2.3.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.1.7.10&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;7.2.3.2&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.0.5.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.1.3.1&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Zero-Day (CVE-2026-20316) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisco-fmc-zero-day-actively-exploited.html)
- Coordinated Cyberattack Targets Minnesota Water Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/co</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/rapid7-releases-poc-for-exploited-check.html)
- Outlook Web Access XSS Exploitation by TA488 (CVE-2026-42897) (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/cleaning-out-inboxes-ta488-comes-outlook-another-half-click-exploit)
- Certighost AD Certificate Services Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-54121) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/certighost-flaw-microsoft-active-directory-certificates)
- JFrog Artifactory Zero-Days in OpenAI Sandbox Escape (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/jfrog-confirms-openai-models-exploited.html)
- 24,650 BMC Interfaces Leak Password Hashes (CVE-2013-4786) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/24650-internet-exposed-bmcs-disclose.html)
- Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-04)
- OpenWrt DHCPv6 Stack Overflow (CVE-2026-53921) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-openwrt-dhcpv6-flaw-could-let.html)
- Gitea Repository RCE (CVE-2026-60004) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gitea-rce-lets-repository-writers.html)
- Siemens Desigo CC OpenSSL Vulnerability (CVE-2025-15467) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-01)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2013-4786, CVE-2025-15467, CVE-2025-21758, CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-53921, CVE-2026-54121, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-62947, CVE-2026-62948, CVE-2026-65617, CVE-2026-65923, CVE-2026-66018

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/rapid7-releases-poc-for-exploited-check.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/cleaning-out-inboxes-ta488-comes-outlook-another-half-click-exploit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Outlook Web Access XSS Exploitation by TA488 (CVE-2026-42897)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/certighost-flaw-microsoft-active-directory-certificates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Certighost AD Certificate Services Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-54121)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/jfrog-confirms-openai-models-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JFrog Artifactory Zero-Days in OpenAI Sandbox Escape&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/24650-internet-exposed-bmcs-disclose.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;24,650 BMC Interfaces Leak Password Hashes (CVE-2013-4786)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-openwrt-dhcpv6-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenWrt DHCPv6 Stack Overflow (CVE-2026-53921)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gitea-rce-lets-repository-writers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gitea Repository RCE (CVE-2026-60004)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens Desigo CC OpenSSL Vulnerability (CVE-2025-15467)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2013-4786, CVE-2025-15467, CVE-2025-21758, CVE-2025-21760, CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-42897, CVE-2026-53921, CVE-2026-54121, CVE-2026-60004, CVE-2026-62947, CVE-2026-62948, CVE-2026-65617, CVE-2026-65923, CVE-2026-66018&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/rapid7-releases-poc-for-exploited-check.html)
- Outlook Web Access XSS Exploitation by TA488 (CVE-2026-42897) (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/th</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-28

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Zero-Day (CVE-2026-16812) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-arista-velocloud-orchestrator-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/)
- PTC Windchill Exploited by Cl0p Ransomware (CVE-2026-12569) (https://www.securityweek.com/ptc-windchill-vulnerability-exploited-in-ransomware-campaign/)
- Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Microsoft SharePoint On-Prem RCE Under Attack (CVE-2026-50522) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN Patch Bypass (CVE-2025-68686) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/27/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Coca-Cola Fairlife Data Breach After Anubis Ransomware Attack (https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-confirms-data-breach-after-fairlife-ransomware-attack/)
- Nichirei Ransomware Attack Disrupts Japan Food Supply (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Stadler Rail Supplier Breach (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Origin Energy Customer Data Breach (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/)
- Operation BlueDash: RMM Abuse via Fake Microsoft Teams (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/operation-bluedash-deploys-level-rmm.html)
- Cisco Talos IR Q2 2026: Phishing and RMM Tool Weaponization
- ARToken PhaaS Platform
- UAT-11764: QR Phishing Campaign Targeting Australia (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q2-2026/)
- AI Agent-Driven Espionage: Thailand Ministry of Finance (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ai-agent-espionage-attack-thai-ministry-finance)
- Cruciferra Crypter Service (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/notes-underground-adversarial-prompt-injection)
- Indirect Prompt Injection Tooling Emerging (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/notes-underground-adversarial-prompt-injection)
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Linux Update Issue (https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/07/27/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-leaves-some-linux-boxes-defenseless-after-update/5278914)
- OpenAI AI Models Escaped Evaluation Environment (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-agents-check.html)
- JadeProx China-Nexus Campaign (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-agents-check.html)
- FBI: Breaking Affiliate Trust Sped LockBit Takedown (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/fbi-breaking-affiliate-trust-lockbit-takedown)
- NVIDIA Forms Open Secure AI Alliance (https://www.securityweek.com/nvidia-and-tech-giants-launch-ai-security-alliance/)
- Microsoft Project Perception (https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/27/rethinking-security-for-the-age-of-ai/)
- vBulletin Pre-Auth RCE (CVE-2026-61511) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/public-exploit-released-for-patched.html)
- Fastjson RCE Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-16723) (https://www.securityweek.com/unpatched-fastjson-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/)
- Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Race (CVE-2026-53264) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-says-ai-helped-develop-linux.html)
- n8n Sandbox Escape (GHSA-gv7g-jm28-cr3m) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/n8n-sandbox-escape-lets-workflow.html)
- JetBrains TeamCity RCE (CVE-2026-63077) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-teamcity-flaw-could-let.html)
- Dysphoria IoT Botnet Evolution (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/dysphoria-iot-botnet-adds-blockchain-c2.html)
- AutoIT Payload Injector Wave (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33192)
- MedusaHVNC RAT (https://www.securityweek.com/medusahvnc-malware-uses-hidden-windows-desktops-to-evade-detection/)
- Mirage Kitten NightLedger Backdoor (https://secur
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      <content:encoded>&lt;h3&gt;Show Notes - 2026-07-28&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-arista-velocloud-orchestrator-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Zero-Day (CVE-2026-16812)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ptc-windchill-vulnerability-exploited-in-ransomware-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PTC Windchill Exploited by Cl0p Ransomware (CVE-2026-12569)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint On-Prem RCE Under Attack (CVE-2026-50522)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/27/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN Patch Bypass (CVE-2025-68686)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-confirms-data-breach-after-fairlife-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coca-Cola Fairlife Data Breach After Anubis Ransomware Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nichirei Ransomware Attack Disrupts Japan Food Supply&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Stadler Rail Supplier Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/27th-july-threat-intelligence-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Origin Energy Customer Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/operation-bluedash-deploys-level-rmm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Operation BlueDash: RMM Abuse via Fake Microsoft Teams&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cisco Talos IR Q2 2026: Phishing and RMM Tool Weaponization &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ARToken PhaaS Platform &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q2-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UAT-11764: QR Phishing Campaign Targeting Australia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ai-agent-espionage-attack-thai-ministry-finance" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agent-Driven Espionage: Thailand Ministry of Finance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/notes-underground-adversarial-prompt-injection" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cruciferra Crypter Service&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/notes-underground-adversarial-prompt-injection" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Indirect Prompt Injection Tooling Emerging&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/07/27/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-leaves-some-linux-boxes-defenseless-after-update/5278914" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Linux Update Issue&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-agents-check.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI AI Models Escaped Evaluation Environment&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-rogue-ai-agents-check.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JadeProx China-Nexus Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/fbi-breaking-affiliate-trust-lockbit-takedown" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FBI: Breaking Affiliate Trust Sped LockBit Takedown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/nvidia-and-tech-giants-launch-ai-security-alliance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NVIDIA Forms Open Secure AI Alliance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/27/rethinking-security-for-the-age-of-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Project Perception&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/public-exploit-released-for-patched.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;vBulletin Pre-Auth RCE (CVE-2026-61511)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/unpatched-fastjson-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fastjson RCE Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-16723)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-says-ai-helped-develop-linux.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Race (CVE-2026-53264)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/n8n-sandbox-escape-lets-workflow.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;n8n Sandbox Escape (GHSA-gv7g-jm28-cr3m)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-teamcity-flaw-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JetBrains TeamCity RCE (CVE-2026-63077)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/dysphoria-iot-botnet-adds-blockchain-c2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dysphoria IoT Botnet Evolution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33192" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AutoIT Payload Injector Wave&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/medusahvnc-malware-uses-hidden-windows-desktops-to-evade-detection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MedusaHVNC RAT&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/mirage-kitten-new-tools/120811/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mirage Kitten NightLedger Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33188" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spring Boot Heapdump Scans&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2022-42475, CVE-2023-27997, CVE-2024-21762, CVE-2025-68686, CVE-2025-9528, CVE-2026-12569, CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-16723, CVE-2026-16812, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-53264, CVE-2026-61511, CVE-2026-63077&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;teamvem[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;support[.]berrydev&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;m3rnbvs5d[.]eth&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;burrberry[.]eth&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;24carnforth2merseyside[.]sol&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;realhealthshop[.]com&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;tjconsultingservices[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;5.2.3.14&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.1.3.4&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;6.4.2.4&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;7.0.0.1&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;8.19.75.217&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;206.72.242.124&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;206.72.242.162&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;51.89.204.28&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-28

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Zero-Day (CVE-2026-16812) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-arista-velocloud-orchestrator-vulnerability-exploited-as-zero-day/)
- PTC Windchill Exploited by Cl0p Ransomware (CVE-2026-12569) (https://www.securityw</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-27: A Fastjson remote code execution bug (CVE-2026-16723) is under active exploitation against banks</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-27/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fastjson RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723) (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-a-json-rce-bug-is-about-to-rock-the-java-world/)
- TELESHIM Backdoor Abuses Telegram C2 in Middle East Government Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/teleshim-abuses-telegram-for-c2-in.html)
- GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown; PyPI to Follow With 14-Day Freeze (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/github-adds-3-day-dependabot-cooldown.html)
- Scanners Target ESAFENET CDG Document Management Default Passwords (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33184)
- MCBS Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Individuals (https://www.securityweek.com/mcbs-data-breach-affects-1-2-million-individuals/)
- DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People (https://www.securityweek.com/dentaquest-data-breach-potentially-impacts-over-23-million-people/)
- Tribeca Film Festival Data Leak Exposes Celebrity Records (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/a-list-directors-actors-and-celebrities-exposed-in-tribeca-film-festival-data-leak/)
- AnMed Health Reports Phone and Internet Outage Across All Hospital Locations (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/developing-anmed-reports-phone-and-internet-outage-impacting-all-hospital-locations-ers-remain-open/)
- HTTP::Daemon Command Injection (CVE-2026-8450) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8450)
- Low-EPSS Kernel and Network CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16461)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2024-14040, CVE-2026-16461, CVE-2026-16723, CVE-2026-64530, CVE-2026-8450

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: hypersnet[.]com., hypersnet[.]com

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-a-json-rce-bug-is-about-to-rock-the-java-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fastjson RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/teleshim-abuses-telegram-for-c2-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TELESHIM Backdoor Abuses Telegram C2 in Middle East Government Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/github-adds-3-day-dependabot-cooldown.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown; PyPI to Follow With 14-Day Freeze&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33184" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Scanners Target ESAFENET CDG Document Management Default Passwords&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/mcbs-data-breach-affects-1-2-million-individuals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MCBS Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Individuals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/dentaquest-data-breach-potentially-impacts-over-23-million-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/a-list-directors-actors-and-celebrities-exposed-in-tribeca-film-festival-data-leak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Tribeca Film Festival Data Leak Exposes Celebrity Records&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/26/developing-anmed-reports-phone-and-internet-outage-impacting-all-hospital-locations-ers-remain-open/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AnMed Health Reports Phone and Internet Outage Across All Hospital Locations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8450" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HTTP::Daemon Command Injection (CVE-2026-8450)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16461" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Low-EPSS Kernel and Network CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-14040, CVE-2026-16461, CVE-2026-16723, CVE-2026-64530, CVE-2026-8450&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;hypersnet[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;hypersnet[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-27

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Fastjson RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723) (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-a-json-rce-bug-is-about-to-rock-the-java-world/)
- TELESHIM Backdoor Abuses Telegram C2 in Middle East Government Attacks (https://t</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-26: Cl0p affiliates are actively exploiting a CISA KEV-listed RCE in PTC Windchill/FlexPLM</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-26/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-26

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cl0p Exploiting PTC Windchill/FlexPLM for Data Extortion (CVE-2026-12569) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cl0p-affiliates-target-internet-exposed.html)
- Fastjson 1.x RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fastjson-1x-rce-vulnerability-targeted.html)
- DevMan RaaS: Professionalized Affiliate Portal with Structured Victim Management (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/devman-raas-portal-centralizes-payload.html)
- SourTrade Malvertising: Browser-Assembled Malware Using Bun Runtime (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/malvertising-sends-malware-in-pieces.html)
- Insurance Phishing Evolves to Real-Time Account Hijacking (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ctm360-research-reveals-how-insurance.html)
- US House Extends Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act for 10 Years (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/25/us-house-votes-to-extend-cyber-sharing-law-for-10-years/)
- Click To Pray App Leaks User Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/25/no-need-to-hack-when-its-leaking-click-to-pray-edition/)
- CVE-2026-12569 (PTC Windchill) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cl0p-affiliates-target-internet-exposed.html)
- CVE-2026-16723 (Alibaba Fastjson 1.x) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fastjson-1x-rce-vulnerability-targeted.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-12569, CVE-2026-16723

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: purelogicbox[.]org
  IPs: 216.152.148.54, 216.152.151.204, 104.243.35.63, 5.180.41.35

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cl0p-affiliates-target-internet-exposed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cl0p Exploiting PTC Windchill/FlexPLM for Data Extortion (CVE-2026-12569)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fastjson-1x-rce-vulnerability-targeted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fastjson 1.x RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/devman-raas-portal-centralizes-payload.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DevMan RaaS: Professionalized Affiliate Portal with Structured Victim Management&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/malvertising-sends-malware-in-pieces.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SourTrade Malvertising: Browser-Assembled Malware Using Bun Runtime&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ctm360-research-reveals-how-insurance.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Insurance Phishing Evolves to Real-Time Account Hijacking&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/25/us-house-votes-to-extend-cyber-sharing-law-for-10-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;US House Extends Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act for 10 Years&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/25/no-need-to-hack-when-its-leaking-click-to-pray-edition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Click To Pray App Leaks User Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cl0p-affiliates-target-internet-exposed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-12569 (PTC Windchill)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fastjson-1x-rce-vulnerability-targeted.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-16723 (Alibaba Fastjson 1.x)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-12569, CVE-2026-16723&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;purelogicbox[.]org&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;216.152.148.54&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;216.152.151.204&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;104.243.35.63&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;5.180.41.35&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Cl0p Exploiting PTC Windchill/FlexPLM for Data Extortion (CVE-2026-12569) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cl0p-affiliates-target-internet-exposed.html)
- Fastjson 1.x RCE Under Active Exploitation, No Patch Available (CVE-2026-16723) (https://t</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-25: A public exploit for Certighost (CVE-2026-54121) lets any domain user impersonate a Domain</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-25

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Certighost: AD CS Exploit Lets Domain Users Impersonate Domain Controllers (CVE-2026-54121) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/certighost-exploit-lets-low-privileged.html)
- Clop Targets PTC Windchill and FlexPLM (CVE-2026-12569) (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/clop-gang-targets-windchill-flexplm-in-data-theft-attacks/)
- GitLab RCE via Jupyter Notebook Diff Chain (No CVE Assigned) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-publishes-gitlab-rce-poc.html)
- Clop's Windchill/FlexPLM Campaign (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/clop-gang-targets-windchill-flexplm-in-data-theft-attacks/)
- Stadler Rail Refuses $12M Everest Ransomware Demand (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/)
- Ransomware as a Defensive Barometer (https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/ransomware-is-the-scoreboard)
- HollowGraph: C2 via Microsoft 365 Calendar Events (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-30-8/)
- Dolphin X Infostealer with AI Behavioral Profiler (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/)
- Golden Chickens / TAG-195: Four New Malware Families (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/golden-chickens-resurfaces-with-four.html)
- AI Agent Used for Autonomous Post-Exploitation at Thai Ministry of Finance (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hacker-runs-hermes-ai-agent-unattended.html)
- Botnets Approaching 60 Million Victim IPs (https://cyberscoop.com/botnets-residential-proxy-networks-proliferate-lumen-black-lotus-labs/)
- ChatGPT AgentForger: Rogue Workspace Agents via Phishing Link (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chatgpt-agentforger-flaw-could-deploy.html)
- BlueNoroff Zoom/Teams Phishing Kit with Wallet Profiling (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/bluenoroff-zoom-phishing-kit-profiles.html)
- Azure Automation Cross-Tenant Identity Takeover (CVE-2025-29827) (https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/default-azure-automation-setting-cross-tenant-identity-takeover)
- Kratos PhaaS Dismantled (Operation Olympus Blade) (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-30-8/)
- Bing Images: SVG Command Injection as SYSTEM (CVE-2026-32194, CVE-2026-32191) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/bing-images-flaws-let-crafted-svgs-run.html)
- Siemens ROX II OT Switch Zero-Day Chain (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/)
- T-Mobile Violated WA Breach Notification Law (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/t-mobile-violated-wa-data-breach-notification-law-judge-rules/)
- 432 Linux Kernel CVEs Published in 24 Hours (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/)
- Chromium CVE-2026-16804 and CVE-2026-16807 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16804)
- Russian APT Laundry Bear Exploiting Zimbra (CVE-2025-66376) (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/)
- Vatican Click to Pray App IDOR (700K+ Users Exposed) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vatican-official-prayer-app-leaks-700k-pii)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-29827, CVE-2025-40947, CVE-2025-40948, CVE-2025-40949, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-12569, CVE-2026-16804, CVE-2026-16807, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-32191, CVE-2026-32194, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-54121

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/certighost-exploit-lets-low-privileged.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Certighost: AD CS Exploit Lets Domain Users Impersonate Domain Controllers (CVE-2026-54121)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/clop-gang-targets-windchill-flexplm-in-data-theft-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Clop Targets PTC Windchill and FlexPLM (CVE-2026-12569)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-publishes-gitlab-rce-poc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitLab RCE via Jupyter Notebook Diff Chain (No CVE Assigned)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/clop-gang-targets-windchill-flexplm-in-data-theft-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Clop&amp;#x27;s Windchill/FlexPLM Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Stadler Rail Refuses $12M Everest Ransomware Demand&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/blog/ransomware-is-the-scoreboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware as a Defensive Barometer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-30-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HollowGraph: C2 via Microsoft 365 Calendar Events&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dolphin X Infostealer with AI Behavioral Profiler&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/golden-chickens-resurfaces-with-four.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Golden Chickens / TAG-195: Four New Malware Families&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hacker-runs-hermes-ai-agent-unattended.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Agent Used for Autonomous Post-Exploitation at Thai Ministry of Finance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/botnets-residential-proxy-networks-proliferate-lumen-black-lotus-labs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Botnets Approaching 60 Million Victim IPs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chatgpt-agentforger-flaw-could-deploy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChatGPT AgentForger: Rogue Workspace Agents via Phishing Link&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/bluenoroff-zoom-phishing-kit-profiles.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BlueNoroff Zoom/Teams Phishing Kit with Wallet Profiling&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/default-azure-automation-setting-cross-tenant-identity-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure Automation Cross-Tenant Identity Takeover (CVE-2025-29827)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-30-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kratos PhaaS Dismantled (Operation Olympus Blade)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/bing-images-flaws-let-crafted-svgs-run.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Bing Images: SVG Command Injection as SYSTEM (CVE-2026-32194, CVE-2026-32191)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens ROX II OT Switch Zero-Day Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/24/t-mobile-violated-wa-data-breach-notification-law-judge-rules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;T-Mobile Violated WA Breach Notification Law&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;432 Linux Kernel CVEs Published in 24 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16804" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium CVE-2026-16804 and CVE-2026-16807&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dolphin-x-ai-powered-malware-car-anti-theft-device-hack-400-linux-kernel-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian APT Laundry Bear Exploiting Zimbra (CVE-2025-66376)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vatican-official-prayer-app-leaks-700k-pii" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Vatican Click to Pray App IDOR (700K+ Users Exposed)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-29827, CVE-2025-40947, CVE-2025-40948, CVE-2025-40949, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-12569, CVE-2026-16804, CVE-2026-16807, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-32191, CVE-2026-32194, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-54121&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Certighost: AD CS Exploit Lets Domain Users Impersonate Domain Controllers (CVE-2026-54121) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/certighost-exploit-lets-low-privileged.html)
- Clop Targets PTC Windchill and FlexPLM (CVE-2026-12569) (https://databrea</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-24: Russian state actors exploit a Zimbra zero-day requiring only email preview to steal credentials</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-24/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Russian Laundry Bear Exploits Zimbra Zero-Day (CVE-2025-66376) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-espionage-group-exploited.html)
- GitHub Actions Weaponized to Attack cPanel/WHM Servers (CVE-2026-41940) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/attackers-weaponize-github-actions.html)
- Redis RCE Exploits Published for Stock Deployments (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/kimi-k3-agents-found-redis-zero-days.html)
- Chaos Ransomware Routes C2 Through Headless Chrome (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chaos-ransomware-uses-msarat-to-route.html)
- Indicators: (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/ta458-roundpress-exploits)
- China-Nexus JadeProx Deploys TriBack Loader via Webshells (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/china-nexus-jadeprox-uses-new-triback.html)
- TAG-195 MaaS Evolution: TinyEgg and ChonkyChicken (https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/tag-195-evolves-maas-ecosystem)
- Microsoft Exchange Online Tampering (CVE-2026-56191) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56191)
- Microsoft Account RCE (CVE-2026-56165) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56165)
- Azure API Management RCE (CVE-2026-35425) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35425)
- Azure AI Search SSRF Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2026-56167) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56167)
- Microsoft Graph Information Disclosure (CVE-2026-49159) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49159)
- Ukraine's UAC-0099 Delivers MATCHBOIL.V2 via Fake Notepad++ Plugin (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fake-notepad-plugin-delivers.html)
- Claude Cowork VM Escape via SharedRoot (CVE-2026-46331) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/claude-cowork-flaw-could-let-ai-agent.html)
- OpenAI Models Escape Eval Sandbox, Hack Hugging Face (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/kimi-k3-agents-found-redis-zero-days.html)
- NodeBB Patches Eight AI-Found Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/nodebb-patches-eight-ai-found-flaws.html)
- ICS/OT Vulnerabilities:
- Application Vulnerabilities:

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2018-11511, CVE-2021-24139, CVE-2021-31755, CVE-2021-32305, CVE-2023-43770, CVE-2024-42009, CVE-2025-27915, CVE-2025-3929, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-11917, CVE-2026-21653, CVE-2026-21655, CVE-2026-25589, CVE-2026-28698, CVE-2026-34490, CVE-2026-34496, CVE-2026-35425, CVE-2026-40430, CVE-2026-41940, CVE-2026-42933, CVE-2026-44955, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-49035, CVE-2026-49159, CVE-2026-50032, CVE-2026-50039, CVE-2026-50044, CVE-2026-50103, CVE-2026-56165, CVE-2026-56167, CVE-2026-56191, CVE-2026-58593, CVE-2026-60134, CVE-2026-60135, CVE-2026-61886, CVE-2026-61892, CVE-2026-8496

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 157[.]68, 157[.]68., 126[.]18, 126[.]18., claude-pro[.]com

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-espionage-group-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian Laundry Bear Exploits Zimbra Zero-Day (CVE-2025-66376)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/attackers-weaponize-github-actions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GitHub Actions Weaponized to Attack cPanel/WHM Servers (CVE-2026-41940)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/kimi-k3-agents-found-redis-zero-days.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Redis RCE Exploits Published for Stock Deployments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chaos-ransomware-uses-msarat-to-route.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chaos Ransomware Routes C2 Through Headless Chrome&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/ta458-roundpress-exploits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Indicators:&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/china-nexus-jadeprox-uses-new-triback.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Nexus JadeProx Deploys TriBack Loader via Webshells&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/tag-195-evolves-maas-ecosystem" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TAG-195 MaaS Evolution: TinyEgg and ChonkyChicken&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56191" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Exchange Online Tampering (CVE-2026-56191)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56165" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Account RCE (CVE-2026-56165)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure API Management RCE (CVE-2026-35425)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56167" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure AI Search SSRF Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2026-56167)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49159" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Graph Information Disclosure (CVE-2026-49159)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/fake-notepad-plugin-delivers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ukraine&amp;#x27;s UAC-0099 Delivers MATCHBOIL.V2 via Fake Notepad++ Plugin&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/claude-cowork-flaw-could-let-ai-agent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Claude Cowork VM Escape via SharedRoot (CVE-2026-46331)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/kimi-k3-agents-found-redis-zero-days.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI Models Escape Eval Sandbox, Hack Hugging Face&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/nodebb-patches-eight-ai-found-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NodeBB Patches Eight AI-Found Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ICS/OT Vulnerabilities: &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Application Vulnerabilities: &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2018-11511, CVE-2021-24139, CVE-2021-31755, CVE-2021-32305, CVE-2023-43770, CVE-2024-42009, CVE-2025-27915, CVE-2025-3929, CVE-2025-66376, CVE-2026-11917, CVE-2026-21653, CVE-2026-21655, CVE-2026-25589, CVE-2026-28698, CVE-2026-34490, CVE-2026-34496, CVE-2026-35425, CVE-2026-40430, CVE-2026-41940, CVE-2026-42933, CVE-2026-44955, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-49035, CVE-2026-49159, CVE-2026-50032, CVE-2026-50039, CVE-2026-50044, CVE-2026-50103, CVE-2026-56165, CVE-2026-56167, CVE-2026-56191, CVE-2026-58593, CVE-2026-60134, CVE-2026-60135, CVE-2026-61886, CVE-2026-61892, CVE-2026-8496&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;157[.]68&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;157[.]68.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;126[.]18&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;126[.]18.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;claude-pro[.]com&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-24

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Russian Laundry Bear Exploits Zimbra Zero-Day (CVE-2025-66376) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/russian-espionage-group-exploited.html)
- GitHub Actions Weaponized to Attack cPanel/WHM Servers (CVE-2026-41940) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-23: Check Point patches critical zero-day CVE-2026-16232 exploited for full admin access via</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-23

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- New Check Point Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-16232) (https://www.securityweek.com/new-check-point-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- Fourth SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited: CVE-2026-50522 (https://www.securityweek.com/fourth-sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-in-past-months-wave-of-attacks/)
- Windmill Path Traversal Exploited (CVE-2026-29059) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html)
- WordPress WP2Shell Exploitation (CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-63030) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html)
- Langflow RCE Exploited (CVE-2026-0770) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html)
- DD-WRT Buffer Overflow Exploited (CVE-2021-27137) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html)
- Chaos Ransomware Deploys msaRAT with Browser-Based C2 (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/chaos-msarat-living-off-the-browser-to-build-covert-c2-channel/)
- Ransomware Crews Re-Extort Over a Third of Paying Victims (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/over-a-third-of-ransomware-victims-re-extorted-after-paying/5276218)
- Nichirei Ransomware Attack Disrupts Japan Food Supply (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-attack-japanese-frozen-food-chain)
- Kootenai County Ransomware Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/22/id-kootenai-county-notifies-residents-of-data-breach/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=id-kootenai-county-notifies-residents-of-data-breach)
- SIM Swap and Account Takeover Attack Chain (https://www.securityweek.com/when-identity-verification-fails-lessons-from-a-real-world-sim-swap-and-near-account-takeover/)
- Ubuntu snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-8933) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ubuntu-snap-confine-flaw-could-give.html)
- Check Point Security Management Flaws (https://www.securityweek.com/new-check-point-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- DNS Server Vulnerabilities in Unbound and Related Software (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)
- Elasticsearch Denial of Service (CVE-2026-56145) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56145)
- QEMU Guest Agent Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-12080) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12080)
- HAProxy Community Edition Loop/Crash (CVE-2026-26080) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26080)
- GNU diffutils Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-53910) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53910)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2021-27137, CVE-2026-0770, CVE-2026-12080, CVE-2026-14586, CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-26080, CVE-2026-29059, CVE-2026-32665, CVE-2026-40691, CVE-2026-41637, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-53910, CVE-2026-55973, CVE-2026-55990, CVE-2026-55991, CVE-2026-56145, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-62144, CVE-2026-62145, CVE-2026-62994, CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-8933

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 99[.]207, 99[.]233, 198[.]182, 10[.]99, 37[.]250, 18[.]137., 126[.]18

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-check-point-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;New Check Point Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-16232)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fourth-sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-in-past-months-wave-of-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fourth SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited: CVE-2026-50522&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windmill Path Traversal Exploited (CVE-2026-29059)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress WP2Shell Exploitation (CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-63030)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Langflow RCE Exploited (CVE-2026-0770)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-exploit-windmill-flaw-to-read.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DD-WRT Buffer Overflow Exploited (CVE-2021-27137)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/chaos-msarat-living-off-the-browser-to-build-covert-c2-channel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chaos Ransomware Deploys msaRAT with Browser-Based C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/over-a-third-of-ransomware-victims-re-extorted-after-paying/5276218" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Crews Re-Extort Over a Third of Paying Victims&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-attack-japanese-frozen-food-chain" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nichirei Ransomware Attack Disrupts Japan Food Supply&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/22/id-kootenai-county-notifies-residents-of-data-breach/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=id-kootenai-county-notifies-residents-of-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kootenai County Ransomware Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/when-identity-verification-fails-lessons-from-a-real-world-sim-swap-and-near-account-takeover/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SIM Swap and Account Takeover Attack Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ubuntu-snap-confine-flaw-could-give.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ubuntu snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-8933)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/new-check-point-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Check Point Security Management Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DNS Server Vulnerabilities in Unbound and Related Software&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56145" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Elasticsearch Denial of Service (CVE-2026-56145)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12080" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;QEMU Guest Agent Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-12080)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26080" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HAProxy Community Edition Loop/Crash (CVE-2026-26080)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53910" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GNU diffutils Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-53910)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2021-27137, CVE-2026-0770, CVE-2026-12080, CVE-2026-14586, CVE-2026-16232, CVE-2026-26080, CVE-2026-29059, CVE-2026-32665, CVE-2026-40691, CVE-2026-41637, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-53910, CVE-2026-55973, CVE-2026-55990, CVE-2026-55991, CVE-2026-56145, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-62144, CVE-2026-62145, CVE-2026-62994, CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-8933&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;99[.]207&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;99[.]233&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;198[.]182&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;10[.]99&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;37[.]250&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;18[.]137.&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;126[.]18&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- New Check Point Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2026-16232) (https://www.securityweek.com/new-check-point-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/)
- Fourth SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited: CVE-2026-50522 (https://www.sec</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- OpenAI AI Models Escape Sandbox, Breach Hugging Face Production Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openai-says-its-own-ai-models-escaped.html)
- Kratos Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Dismantled (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/police-dismantle-kratos-phishing-kit.html)
- Anubis Ransomware Group Claims Coca-Cola/Fairlife Attack, Threatens 1TB Data Leak (https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-threatening-to-leak-data-stolen-from-coca-colas-fairlife/)
- Milford, New Hampshire Confirms Unauthorized Network Activity (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/21/milford-new-hampshire-confirms-unauthorized-activity-withholds-details-of-suspected-cyberattack/)
- Azure DevOps MCP Server Flaw Enables AI Agent Hijacking via Hidden PR Comments (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-azure-devops-mcp-flaw-lets.html)
- LG to Ban Residential Proxy SDKs from Smart TV Apps (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/)
- Trojanized Newtonsoft.Json NuGet Package Targets Digitain Betting Platform (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/trojanized-newtonsoftjson-fork-hides.html)
- AI-Driven Bug Discovery Accelerates Patching Across Industry (https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-linux-kernel-discloses-442-cves-as-ai-bugpocalypse-settles-in/)
- Endpoint Security Startup Glow Emerges from Stealth at $1.2B Valuation (https://www.securityweek.com/endpoint-security-firm-glow-launches-with-180m-in-funding-at-1-2b-valuation/)
- Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (CVE-2026-* series) (https://www.securityweek.com/oracle-patches-over-1400-vulnerabilities-with-quarterly-security-updates/)
- NGINX CVE-2026-42533 and CVE-2026-56434 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42533)
- syslog-ng SQL Injection (CVE-2026-39879) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39879)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-39879, CVE-2026-42533, CVE-2026-56434

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 185.126.237.64

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openai-says-its-own-ai-models-escaped.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI AI Models Escape Sandbox, Breach Hugging Face Production Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/police-dismantle-kratos-phishing-kit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kratos Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Dismantled&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-threatening-to-leak-data-stolen-from-coca-colas-fairlife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Anubis Ransomware Group Claims Coca-Cola/Fairlife Attack, Threatens 1TB Data Leak&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/21/milford-new-hampshire-confirms-unauthorized-activity-withholds-details-of-suspected-cyberattack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Milford, New Hampshire Confirms Unauthorized Network Activity&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-azure-devops-mcp-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Azure DevOps MCP Server Flaw Enables AI Agent Hijacking via Hidden PR Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lg-to-ban-residential-proxies-from-smart-tv-apps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LG to Ban Residential Proxy SDKs from Smart TV Apps&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/trojanized-newtonsoftjson-fork-hides.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trojanized Newtonsoft.Json NuGet Package Targets Digitain Betting Platform&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-linux-kernel-discloses-442-cves-as-ai-bugpocalypse-settles-in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Driven Bug Discovery Accelerates Patching Across Industry&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/endpoint-security-firm-glow-launches-with-180m-in-funding-at-1-2b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Endpoint Security Startup Glow Emerges from Stealth at $1.2B Valuation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/oracle-patches-over-1400-vulnerabilities-with-quarterly-security-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (CVE-2026-* series)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42533" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NGINX CVE-2026-42533 and CVE-2026-56434&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-39879" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;syslog-ng SQL Injection (CVE-2026-39879)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-39879, CVE-2026-42533, CVE-2026-56434&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;185.126.237.64&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- OpenAI AI Models Escape Sandbox, Breach Hugging Face Production Infrastructure (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openai-says-its-own-ai-models-escaped.html)
- Kratos Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Dismantled (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/pol</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- SharePoint Server Machine Key Theft Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-50522) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-sharepoint-rce-cve-2026-50522.html)
- WordPress Core wp2shell Chain Now in Mass Exploitation (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/wordpress-wp2shell-exploitation-grows.html)
- SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Days Exploited for Weeks Before Patch (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-zero-days-exploited-to-deliver-custom-malware-for-weeks-before-patch/)
- Qilin Ransomware Chains PAN-OS Authentication Bypass for Initial Access (CVE-2026-0257) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/qilin-ransomware-attackers-exploit-pan.html)
- ENCFORGE Ransomware Targets AI Infrastructure via Langflow RCE (CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2026-0770) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-encforge-ransomware-targets-ai.html)
- Ransomware Volume Up 25 Percent, Driven by Ecosystem Fragmentation, Not AI (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-is-accelerating-not-ai)
- Ransom Payment Rates Rising as Some Jurisdictions Move to Ban Payments (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/pay-up-or-not-ransomware-surge-has-victims-facing-tough-choices/)
- Estée Lauder Confirms Cl0p Oracle EBS Breach Exposed HR Data (https://www.securityweek.com/estee-lauder-discloses-impact-from-oracle-ebs-zero-day-hack/)
- Printer Ransom Notes: BitLocker Abuse in Low-Dollar Extortion (https://securelist.com/new-extortion-scheme-printers-bitlocker/120718/)
- HollowGraph / Cavern Manticore: Microsoft 365 Calendar Used as C2 Dead-Drop (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hollowgraph-malware-hides-c2-and-stolen.html)
- TFF Trap: Font-File-Disguised Loaders Deliver Commodity RATs via BEC (https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/attackers-combo-evasion-tactics-bec-phishing)
- SANDWORM_MODE: npm Supply Chain Worm Targets AI CI/CD Pipelines (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/denying-the-worm-sandworm-mode-and-ai-toolchain-supply-chain-attacks/)
- ServiceNow Sandbox Escape Exploited Days After Patch (CVE-2026-6875) (https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-servicenow-vulnerability-seen-days-after-disclosure/)
- AWS Kiro IDE: Hidden Web Text Could Rewrite Config and Execute Code (CVE-2026-10591) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/aws-kiro-flaw-let-poisoned-web-page.html)
- Zimbra Patches Critical SNMP Command Injection Plus Four XSS Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/zimbra-patches-critical-snmp-command.html)
- Executive Order Requires Defense Contractors to Map Software Supply Chains (https://www.securityweek.com/trump-orders-defense-contractors-to-map-software-suppliers-across-critical-supply-chains/)
- N-Day Exploitation Is Compressing to N-Hour (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/n-day-is-becoming-n-hour-patching.html)
- LLM-Based Vulnerability Triage Still Produces High False-Positive Rates (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/finding-and-prioritizing-vulnerabilities-no-easy-task)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2025-61882, CVE-2026-0257, CVE-2026-0770, CVE-2026-10520, CVE-2026-10591, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50055, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-6875, CVE-2026-9108, CVE-2026-9140

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: cloudlanecdn[.]com.

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-sharepoint-rce-cve-2026-50522.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint Server Machine Key Theft Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-50522)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/wordpress-wp2shell-exploitation-grows.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress Core wp2shell Chain Now in Mass Exploitation (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-zero-days-exploited-to-deliver-custom-malware-for-weeks-before-patch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Days Exploited for Weeks Before Patch (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/qilin-ransomware-attackers-exploit-pan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Qilin Ransomware Chains PAN-OS Authentication Bypass for Initial Access (CVE-2026-0257)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-encforge-ransomware-targets-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ENCFORGE Ransomware Targets AI Infrastructure via Langflow RCE (CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2026-0770)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-is-accelerating-not-ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Volume Up 25 Percent, Driven by Ecosystem Fragmentation, Not AI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/pay-up-or-not-ransomware-surge-has-victims-facing-tough-choices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransom Payment Rates Rising as Some Jurisdictions Move to Ban Payments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/estee-lauder-discloses-impact-from-oracle-ebs-zero-day-hack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Estée Lauder Confirms Cl0p Oracle EBS Breach Exposed HR Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://securelist.com/new-extortion-scheme-printers-bitlocker/120718/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Printer Ransom Notes: BitLocker Abuse in Low-Dollar Extortion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hollowgraph-malware-hides-c2-and-stolen.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HollowGraph / Cavern Manticore: Microsoft 365 Calendar Used as C2 Dead-Drop&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/attackers-combo-evasion-tactics-bec-phishing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TFF Trap: Font-File-Disguised Loaders Deliver Commodity RATs via BEC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/denying-the-worm-sandworm-mode-and-ai-toolchain-supply-chain-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SANDWORM_MODE: npm Supply Chain Worm Targets AI CI/CD Pipelines&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-servicenow-vulnerability-seen-days-after-disclosure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ServiceNow Sandbox Escape Exploited Days After Patch (CVE-2026-6875)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/aws-kiro-flaw-let-poisoned-web-page.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AWS Kiro IDE: Hidden Web Text Could Rewrite Config and Execute Code (CVE-2026-10591)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/zimbra-patches-critical-snmp-command.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Zimbra Patches Critical SNMP Command Injection Plus Four XSS Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/trump-orders-defense-contractors-to-map-software-suppliers-across-critical-supply-chains/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Executive Order Requires Defense Contractors to Map Software Supply Chains&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/n-day-is-becoming-n-hour-patching.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;N-Day Exploitation Is Compressing to N-Hour&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/finding-and-prioritizing-vulnerabilities-no-easy-task" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LLM-Based Vulnerability Triage Still Produces High False-Positive Rates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2025-61882, CVE-2026-0257, CVE-2026-0770, CVE-2026-10520, CVE-2026-10591, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-50055, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-6875, CVE-2026-9108, CVE-2026-9140&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;cloudlanecdn[.]com.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-21

Stories Covered:
- SharePoint Server Machine Key Theft Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-50522) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-sharepoint-rce-cve-2026-50522.html)
- WordPress Core wp2shell Chain Now in Mass Exploitation (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137) (https:</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-20: SonicWall SMA zero-days exploited in the wild with CISA KEV deadlines passed</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-20/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-20

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/sonicwall-sma-zero-days-exploited.html)
- NGINX Heap Overflow in Script Engine (CVE-2026-42533) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-nginx-vulnerability-can-crash.html)
- 7-Zip XZ Archive Handling Flaw (CVE-2026-14266) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-7-zip-vulnerability-could-let.html)
- Linux Kernel CVEs (Multiple) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53390)
- Rust OpenSSL Binding Out-of-Bounds Write (CVE-2026-45784) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45784)
- Node.js ws Library Memory Exhaustion (CVE-2026-62389) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62389)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-14266, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-42533, CVE-2026-45784, CVE-2026-48095, CVE-2026-53374, CVE-2026-53375, CVE-2026-53376, CVE-2026-53381, CVE-2026-53382, CVE-2026-53383, CVE-2026-53386, CVE-2026-53390, CVE-2026-53391, CVE-2026-53392, CVE-2026-53393, CVE-2026-53397, CVE-2026-53402, CVE-2026-62389, CVE-2026-63795, CVE-2026-63796, CVE-2026-63801, CVE-2026-63803, CVE-2026-63805, CVE-2026-63806, CVE-2026-63808, CVE-2026-63809, CVE-2026-63810, CVE-2026-63812, CVE-2026-63815, CVE-2026-63816, CVE-2026-63819, CVE-2026-63822, CVE-2026-63825, CVE-2026-63826, CVE-2026-63828, CVE-2026-63829, CVE-2026-63833, CVE-2026-63834, CVE-2026-63836, CVE-2026-63853

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 37.0.3.1

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/sonicwall-sma-zero-days-exploited.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-nginx-vulnerability-can-crash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NGINX Heap Overflow in Script Engine (CVE-2026-42533)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-7-zip-vulnerability-could-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;7-Zip XZ Archive Handling Flaw (CVE-2026-14266)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53390" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel CVEs (Multiple)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45784" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rust OpenSSL Binding Out-of-Bounds Write (CVE-2026-45784)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62389" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Node.js ws Library Memory Exhaustion (CVE-2026-62389)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-14266, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-42533, CVE-2026-45784, CVE-2026-48095, CVE-2026-53374, CVE-2026-53375, CVE-2026-53376, CVE-2026-53381, CVE-2026-53382, CVE-2026-53383, CVE-2026-53386, CVE-2026-53390, CVE-2026-53391, CVE-2026-53392, CVE-2026-53393, CVE-2026-53397, CVE-2026-53402, CVE-2026-62389, CVE-2026-63795, CVE-2026-63796, CVE-2026-63801, CVE-2026-63803, CVE-2026-63805, CVE-2026-63806, CVE-2026-63808, CVE-2026-63809, CVE-2026-63810, CVE-2026-63812, CVE-2026-63815, CVE-2026-63816, CVE-2026-63819, CVE-2026-63822, CVE-2026-63825, CVE-2026-63826, CVE-2026-63828, CVE-2026-63829, CVE-2026-63833, CVE-2026-63834, CVE-2026-63836, CVE-2026-63853&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;37.0.3.1&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/sonicwall-sma-zero-days-exploited.html)
- NGINX Heap Overflow in Script Engine (CVE-2026-42533) (https://thehackernews.com/2026</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-19: Russians are using fake Signal support accounts for phishing campaigns</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-19/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-19

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)
- Joomla Sites Under Active Exploitation via Extension Vulnerabilities (CVSS 10.0) (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)
- 23andMe Settles for $18 Million After Failing to Protect Genetic Data (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/18/ny-attorney-general-james-secures-18-million-from-23andme-for-failing-to-protect-customers-genetic-data/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=ny-attorney-general-james-secures-18-million-from-23andme-for-failing-to-protect-customers-genetic-data)
- Blackout Ransomware Group Claims bluebellgroup.com (https://www.ransomlook.io/group/blackout)
- Microsoft SharePoint On-Premises Under Active Zero-Day Attack (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)
- EQT Acquires Majority Stake in Acronis (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)
- DEF CON Franklin Project Expands to Harden Critical Infrastructure (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Sites Under Active Exploitation via Extension Vulnerabilities (CVSS 10.0)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/18/ny-attorney-general-james-secures-18-million-from-23andme-for-failing-to-protect-customers-genetic-data/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=ny-attorney-general-james-secures-18-million-from-23andme-for-failing-to-protect-customers-genetic-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;23andMe Settles for $18 Million After Failing to Protect Genetic Data&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ransomlook.io/group/blackout" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Blackout Ransomware Group Claims bluebellgroup.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint On-Premises Under Active Zero-Day Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;EQT Acquires Majority Stake in Acronis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DEF CON Franklin Project Expands to Harden Critical Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-19

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Russians Posing as Signal Support to Launch Phishing Attacks (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567)
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      <title>2026-07-18: Inc ransomware exploits two SonicWall zero-days in active attacks with a CISA deadline today</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-18

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days)
- WordPress wp2shell RCE Chain (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-wp2shell-wordpress-core-flaw-lets.html)
- Siemens ROX II Zero-Day Trilogy (CVE-2025-40949, CVE-2025-40947, CVE-2025-40948) (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/siemens-rox-ii-zero-day-vulnerabilities/)
- FortiSandbox Critical Flaws Under Active Attack (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/17/attackers-target-critical-fortisandbox-flaws-as-cisa-issues-patch-order/5274287)
- ACR Stealer Uses ClickFix Lures to Steal Browser Tokens and Microsoft 365 Files (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/acr-stealer-uses-clickfix-lures-to.html)
- NadMesh Botnet Hunts Exposed AI Services for Cloud Keys and Kubernetes Tokens (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-nadmesh-botnet-hunts-exposed-ai.html)
- OpenSSL HollowByte Flaw Freezes Server Memory (CVE-2025-66199, CVE-2026-34183) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openssl-hollowbyte-flaw-could-freeze.html)
- Starland RAT Delivered via Trojanized Remote Desktop Tools (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-29-8/)
- GoldenEyeDog Subgroup Linked to DigiCert Breach and Code-Signing Certificate Theft (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/goldeneyedog-subgroup-linked-to.html)
- Russians Sanctioned for Bulletproof Hosting Enabling Ransomware (https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-29-8/)
- Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/armenia-detains-russian-tourist-on-us.html)
- OtterCookie Malware Hidden in SVG Flag Images Targets Developers (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/north-korea-linked-hackers-hide.html)
- Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2026: Supply Chain Attack Focus (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/17/microsoft-at-black-hat-usa-2026-defending-trust-in-the-age-of-ai-and-supply-chain-attacks/)
- White House Launches Gold Eagle Vulnerability Clearinghouse (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/gold-eagle-clearinghouse-targets-security-gap)
- Google Bets 'Agentic Defense' Strategy Can Outpace Attackers (https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-bets-agentic-defense-strategy-outpace-attackers)
- European Commission Orders Google to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/eu-orders-google-to-open-android-mic.html)
- Seven Malicious Vite npm Packages Use Blockchain C2 (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/seven-malicious-vite-npm-packages-use.html)
- GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-goserpent-malware-targets-southeast.html)
- Spirals Ransomware Targets IT Firm (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-iran-tracks-us-military-phones-crashstealer-macos-malware-cvd-blueprint/)
- CrashStealer macOS Malware Masquerades as Crash Reporter (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-iran-tracks-us-military-phones-crashstealer-macos-malware-cvd-blueprint/)
- Steam Games Used to Drain Crypto Wallets (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/17/fbi-arrests-man-accused-of-using-steam-games-to-drain-victims-crypto-wallets/)
- CoreDNS Remote DoS Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62309)
- Squid Proxy Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47729)
- Chromium Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15904)
- Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/18/nextbsd-returns-to-dollop-apple-source-on-freebsd/5273788)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025
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      <content:encoded>&lt;h3&gt;Show Notes - 2026-07-18&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-wp2shell-wordpress-core-flaw-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WordPress wp2shell RCE Chain (CVE-2026-63030, CVE-2026-60137)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/siemens-rox-ii-zero-day-vulnerabilities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens ROX II Zero-Day Trilogy (CVE-2025-40949, CVE-2025-40947, CVE-2025-40948)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/17/attackers-target-critical-fortisandbox-flaws-as-cisa-issues-patch-order/5274287" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FortiSandbox Critical Flaws Under Active Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/acr-stealer-uses-clickfix-lures-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ACR Stealer Uses ClickFix Lures to Steal Browser Tokens and Microsoft 365 Files&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-nadmesh-botnet-hunts-exposed-ai.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NadMesh Botnet Hunts Exposed AI Services for Cloud Keys and Kubernetes Tokens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openssl-hollowbyte-flaw-could-freeze.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenSSL HollowByte Flaw Freezes Server Memory (CVE-2025-66199, CVE-2026-34183)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-29-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Starland RAT Delivered via Trojanized Remote Desktop Tools&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/goldeneyedog-subgroup-linked-to.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GoldenEyeDog Subgroup Linked to DigiCert Breach and Code-Signing Certificate Theft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-cybersecurity-week-29-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russians Sanctioned for Bulletproof Hosting Enabling Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/armenia-detains-russian-tourist-on-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/north-korea-linked-hackers-hide.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OtterCookie Malware Hidden in SVG Flag Images Targets Developers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/17/microsoft-at-black-hat-usa-2026-defending-trust-in-the-age-of-ai-and-supply-chain-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft at Black Hat USA 2026: Supply Chain Attack Focus&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/gold-eagle-clearinghouse-targets-security-gap" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;White House Launches Gold Eagle Vulnerability Clearinghouse&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-bets-agentic-defense-strategy-outpace-attackers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Bets &amp;#x27;Agentic Defense&amp;#x27; Strategy Can Outpace Attackers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/eu-orders-google-to-open-android-mic.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;European Commission Orders Google to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/seven-malicious-vite-npm-packages-use.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Seven Malicious Vite npm Packages Use Blockchain C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-goserpent-malware-targets-southeast.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-iran-tracks-us-military-phones-crashstealer-macos-malware-cvd-blueprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spirals Ransomware Targets IT Firm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-iran-tracks-us-military-phones-crashstealer-macos-malware-cvd-blueprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrashStealer macOS Malware Masquerades as Crash Reporter&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/17/fbi-arrests-man-accused-of-using-steam-games-to-drain-victims-crypto-wallets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Steam Games Used to Drain Crypto Wallets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62309" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CoreDNS Remote DoS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47729" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Squid Proxy Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15904" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Chromium Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/18/nextbsd-returns-to-dollop-apple-source-on-freebsd/5273788" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extension Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-40947, CVE-2025-40948, CVE-2025-40949, CVE-2025-66199, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15903, CVE-2026-15904, CVE-2026-34183, CVE-2026-47729, CVE-2026-50012, CVE-2026-60137, CVE-2026-62299, CVE-2026-62309, CVE-2026-63030&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days (CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15409) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/inc-ransomware-exploits-sonicwall-sma-zero-days)
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Stories Covered:
- July 17, 2026
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint RCE Zero-Day CVE-2026-58644 Added to KEV (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-exploited-sharepoint-rce-zero.html)
- Fortinet FortiSandbox Command Injection Flaws Under Active Exploitation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-exploited-sharepoint-rce-zero.html)
- Coca-Cola Suspends Fairlife US Production After Ransomware Attack (https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-suspends-us-fairlife-production-due-to-ransomware-attack/)
- Spirals Ransomware Encrypts IT Services Network Within 24 Hours (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html)
- ACR Stealer Using ClickFix Lures to Steal Browser Credentials and Tokens (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/16/acr-stealer-two-observed-intrusion-chains-amid-increased-threat-activity/)
- ClickLock macOS Stealer Kills Apps Until Victims Enter Password (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-clicklock-macos-stealer-kills-apps.html)
- 20+ Brazilian Government Websites Hijacked for Malware Delivery (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/20-hijacked-government-websites.html)
- Fake Installers Deliver Starland RAT and WLDR Memory Implant (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html)
- Malicious NuGet Packages Drop Spyware Through Game Cheats (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html)
- Windows Terminal RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-59117 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59117)
- Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege CVE-2026-58598 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58598)
- Windows Admin Center XSS Spoofing Vulnerability CVE-2026-58643 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58643)
- Windows RDP Information Disclosure CVE-2026-56171 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56171)
- AI Vulnerability Management Requires Operational Guardrails (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ai-assisted-vulnerability-management/)
- AI-Generated Bug Reports Creating Triage Burden (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ai-can-find-bugs-but-human-knowledge.html)
- Microsoft Guidance on Least Privilege for AI Agents (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/16/least-privilege-for-ai-agents-identity-access-and-tool-binding/)
- AutomationDirect Productivity Suite Kernel Memory Corruption (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-04)
- Siemens SICAM 8 Firmware Update Bypass and Insecure Defaults (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-05)
- Rockwell Automation Arena Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-01)
- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk DataMosaix Stored XSS (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-09)
- Rockwell Automation Communication Module DoS Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-02)
- SALTO ProAccess Space Privilege Escalation (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-07)
- Linux and Open Source Library Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-11698, CVE-2025-12011, CVE-2025-12012, CVE-2026-11889, CVE-2026-12659, CVE-2026-15043, CVE-2026-15392, CVE-2026-15709, CVE-2026-15711, CVE-2026-15712, CVE-2026-15713, CVE-2026-15714, CVE-2026-25089, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-39808, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-48863, CVE-2026-53366, CVE-2026-54798, CVE-2026-54799, CVE-2026-54800, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56171, CVE-2026-57433, CVE-2026-58598, CVE-2026-58643, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-59117, CVE-2026-59884, CVE-2026-59885, CVE-2026-59886, CVE-2026-60063, CVE-2026-60081, CVE-2026-60082, CVE-2026-61389, CVE-2026-8085, CVE-2026-8312, CVE-2026-8313, CVE-2026-83
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&lt;li&gt;July 17, 2026&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-exploited-sharepoint-rce-zero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint RCE Zero-Day CVE-2026-58644 Added to KEV&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-exploited-sharepoint-rce-zero.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fortinet FortiSandbox Command Injection Flaws Under Active Exploitation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/coca-cola-suspends-us-fairlife-production-due-to-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Coca-Cola Suspends Fairlife US Production After Ransomware Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spirals Ransomware Encrypts IT Services Network Within 24 Hours&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/16/acr-stealer-two-observed-intrusion-chains-amid-increased-threat-activity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ACR Stealer Using ClickFix Lures to Steal Browser Credentials and Tokens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-clicklock-macos-stealer-kills-apps.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ClickLock macOS Stealer Kills Apps Until Victims Enter Password&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/20-hijacked-government-websites.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;20+ Brazilian Government Websites Hijacked for Malware Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake Installers Deliver Starland RAT and WLDR Memory Implant&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-game-cheat-spyware-24-hour.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Malicious NuGet Packages Drop Spyware Through Game Cheats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59117" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Terminal RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-59117&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58598" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege CVE-2026-58598&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58643" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows Admin Center XSS Spoofing Vulnerability CVE-2026-58643&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56171" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows RDP Information Disclosure CVE-2026-56171&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ai-assisted-vulnerability-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Vulnerability Management Requires Operational Guardrails&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ai-can-find-bugs-but-human-knowledge.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Generated Bug Reports Creating Triage Burden&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/16/least-privilege-for-ai-agents-identity-access-and-tool-binding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Guidance on Least Privilege for AI Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AutomationDirect Productivity Suite Kernel Memory Corruption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-05" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens SICAM 8 Firmware Update Bypass and Insecure Defaults&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation Arena Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-09" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk DataMosaix Stored XSS&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation Communication Module DoS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-197-07" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SALTO ProAccess Space Privilege Escalation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux and Open Source Library Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-11698, CVE-2025-12011, CVE-2025-12012, CVE-2026-11889, CVE-2026-12659, CVE-2026-15043, CVE-2026-15392, CVE-2026-15709, CVE-2026-15711, CVE-2026-15712, CVE-2026-15713, CVE-2026-15714, CVE-2026-25089, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-39808, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-48863, CVE-2026-53366, CVE-2026-54798, CVE-2026-54799, CVE-2026-54800, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56171, CVE-2026-57433, CVE-2026-58598, CVE-2026-58643, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-59117, CVE-2026-59884, CVE-2026-59885, CVE-2026-59886, CVE-2026-60063, CVE-2026-60081, CVE-2026-60082, CVE-2026-61389, CVE-2026-8085, CVE-2026-8312, CVE-2026-8313, CVE-2026-8314, CVE-2026-9292, CVE-2026-9653&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-17

Stories Covered:
- July 17, 2026
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint RCE Zero-Day CVE-2026-58644 Added to KEV (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-exploited-sharepoint-rce-zero.html)
- Fortinet FortiSandbox Command Injection Flaws Under Active Exploitation (https://theha</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html)
- SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Day Chain Exploited Since June 22 (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited/)
- Active Directory Federation Services Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-56155) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html)
- Oracle E-Business Suite Privilege Management Flaw (CVE-2026-46817) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/15/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- KNX Protocol Authentication Lockout Bypass (CVE-2023-4346) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/15/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Identity Attacks Overtake Exploits as Top Ransomware Cause (https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/identity-attacks-overtake-exploits-top-ransomware-cause)
- Ransomware Groups Use AI to Amplify Extortion Pressure (https://news.risky.biz/srsly-risky-biz-ransomware-uses-ai-to-amp-up-negotiations/)
- World Leaks Posts Files from India's Kudankulam Nuclear Plant (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/15/files-relating-to-indias-largest-nuclear-power-plant-kudankulam-exposed-in-data-breach/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=files-relating-to-indias-largest-nuclear-power-plant-kudankulam-exposed-in-data-breach)
- Nightmare Eclipse Drops LegacyHive Windows Zero-Day Hours After Patch Tuesday (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html)
- AsyncAPI npm Supply Chain Compromise - Import-Time Payload Delivery (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/15/unpacking-asyncapi-npm-supply-chain-compromise-import-time-payload-delivery/)
- TuxBot v3 Evolution: LLM-Assisted IoT Botnet Framework (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/tuxbot-v3-evolution-iot-botnet/)
- Cursor IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Repositories (CVE-2026-26268) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cursor-flaw-lets-malicious-cloned.html)
- Spanish Cybercrime Network Takedown: €140M Stolen, 70 Individuals (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cybercrime-stew-spain-disrupts-mules-mitm-attacks)
- Mozilla Firefox - Two Critical Flaws with Public Exploit Code (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- Google Chrome - 15 Flaws Including Two Critical Use-After-Free Bugs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- Adobe ColdFusion - Eight Critical Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- Adobe Commerce and Magento - Two Critical Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- Adobe Experience Manager - Two Critical Flaws (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- VMware Avi Load Balancer - Critical Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-47865) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html)
- Forgotten UEFI Shim Bootloaders Expose Secure Boot Blind Spot (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/forgotten-bootloaders-expose-secure-boot-blind-spot)
- Microsoft Cancels Patch Tuesday for Some Dell Users Over Shutdowns and Overheating (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/15/microsoft-cancels-patch-tuesday-for-some-dell-users-over-surprise-shutdowns-overheating-devices/5271691)
- OpenAI GPT-Red Automates Prompt Injection Testing (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openais-gpt-red-automates-prompt.html)
- Cisco Talos: The Hunter's Paradox - Is It Time to Embrace Automated Threat Hunting? (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-hunters-paradox-is-it-time-to-embrace-automated-threat
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint Server Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/sonicwall-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Day Chain Exploited Since June 22 (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Active Directory Federation Services Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-56155)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/15/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle E-Business Suite Privilege Management Flaw (CVE-2026-46817)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/15/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;KNX Protocol Authentication Lockout Bypass (CVE-2023-4346)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/identity-attacks-overtake-exploits-top-ransomware-cause" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Identity Attacks Overtake Exploits as Top Ransomware Cause&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.risky.biz/srsly-risky-biz-ransomware-uses-ai-to-amp-up-negotiations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Groups Use AI to Amplify Extortion Pressure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/15/files-relating-to-indias-largest-nuclear-power-plant-kudankulam-exposed-in-data-breach/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=files-relating-to-indias-largest-nuclear-power-plant-kudankulam-exposed-in-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;World Leaks Posts Files from India&amp;#x27;s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Nightmare Eclipse Drops LegacyHive Windows Zero-Day Hours After Patch Tuesday&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/15/unpacking-asyncapi-npm-supply-chain-compromise-import-time-payload-delivery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AsyncAPI npm Supply Chain Compromise - Import-Time Payload Delivery&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/tuxbot-v3-evolution-iot-botnet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TuxBot v3 Evolution: LLM-Assisted IoT Botnet Framework&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cursor-flaw-lets-malicious-cloned.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cursor IDE Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Repositories (CVE-2026-26268)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cybercrime-stew-spain-disrupts-mules-mitm-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Spanish Cybercrime Network Takedown: €140M Stolen, 70 Individuals&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mozilla Firefox - Two Critical Flaws with Public Exploit Code&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Google Chrome - 15 Flaws Including Two Critical Use-After-Free Bugs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe ColdFusion - Eight Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Commerce and Magento - Two Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Adobe Experience Manager - Two Critical Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/firefox-chrome-adobe-and-vmware-updates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware Avi Load Balancer - Critical Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-47865)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/forgotten-bootloaders-expose-secure-boot-blind-spot" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Forgotten UEFI Shim Bootloaders Expose Secure Boot Blind Spot&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/15/microsoft-cancels-patch-tuesday-for-some-dell-users-over-surprise-shutdowns-overheating-devices/5271691" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Cancels Patch Tuesday for Some Dell Users Over Shutdowns and Overheating&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/openais-gpt-red-automates-prompt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenAI GPT-Red Automates Prompt Injection Testing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/the-hunters-paradox-is-it-time-to-embrace-automated-threat-hunting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Talos: The Hunter&amp;#x27;s Paradox - Is It Time to Embrace Automated Threat Hunting?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/establishing-coordinated-vulnerability-disclosure-program-work-security-researchers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA and NSA Publish Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Program Guidance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/tech-xit-uk-sovereignty-push-amid-ai-strife" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK Steps Up Tech Sovereignty Push Following US AI Export Restrictions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/15/wilmerhale-sued-over-client-personal-information-data-breach/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=wilmerhale-sued-over-client-personal-information-data-breach" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Data Breach Incidents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2023-4346, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-15718, CVE-2026-15719, CVE-2026-15764, CVE-2026-15765, CVE-2026-26268, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-46817, CVE-2026-47865, CVE-2026-48259, CVE-2026-48284, CVE-2026-48318, CVE-2026-48319, CVE-2026-48321, CVE-2026-48322, CVE-2026-48324, CVE-2026-48325, CVE-2026-48327, CVE-2026-48356, CVE-2026-48358, CVE-2026-48359, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-56155, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-58644&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-16

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-45659) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-drops-new-windows-zero-day.html)
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-15

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday - Record 622 Vulnerabilities (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/)
- CISA SharePoint Hardening Alert - Active Exploitation Chain (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/14/cisa-urges-sharepoint-hardening-after-new-exploitations)
- SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Days Exploited (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) (https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-issues-urgent-sma-patch-warning-for-two-zero-day-exploits/)
- BitLocker Bypass Publicly Disclosed (CVE-2026-50661) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html)
- Progress ShareFile Zero-Day Disruption Resolved (https://www.securityweek.com/progress-confirms-zero-day-vulnerability-behind-sharefile-disruption/)
- VMware Avi Load Balancer - 7 Severe Vulnerabilities (https://www.securityweek.com/7-severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-vmware-avi-load-balancer/)
- Rockwell Automation Critical ICS Vulnerabilities (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-195-04)
- Treasury Sanctions VPN Service and Cryptor Vendors Enabling Ransomware (https://cyberscoop.com/us-sanctions-first-vpn-ransomware/)
- Kerberos RC4 Hardening Complete - Potential Login Breakage (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html)
- Active Directory Domain Services RCE (CVE-2026-49164) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49164)
- AD FS Denial of Service (CVE-2026-54983) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54983)
- WSUS Tampering Vulnerability (CVE-2026-50328) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50328)
- OAuth Client ID Spoofing in Microsoft Entra ID (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/oauth-client-id-spoofing-lets-attackers.html)
- ICS Patch Tuesday - Siemens, Schneider, ABB, Rockwell (https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-rockwell/)
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday - High Priority CVEs Beyond Zero-Days (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/)
- SharePoint JWT Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-55040) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html)
- Windows DHCP Client and Server RCE Vulnerabilities (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/)
- Windows RMCAST Driver RCE (CVE-2026-54982, CVE-2026-54995) (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33154)
- Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15028)
- Additional Critical Microsoft CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42975)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-10577, CVE-2026-13221, CVE-2026-15028, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-39822, CVE-2026-42505, CVE-2026-42975, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-47865, CVE-2026-47866, CVE-2026-47867, CVE-2026-47868, CVE-2026-47869, CVE-2026-47870, CVE-2026-47871, CVE-2026-48561, CVE-2026-48564, CVE-2026-49164, CVE-2026-49174, CVE-2026-50327, CVE-2026-50328, CVE-2026-50370, CVE-2026-50518, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-50655, CVE-2026-50661, CVE-2026-50663, CVE-2026-50694, CVE-2026-54128, CVE-2026-54982, CVE-2026-54983, CVE-2026-54992, CVE-2026-54995, CVE-2026-55008, CVE-2026-55010, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-55944, CVE-2026-56155, CVE-2026-56159, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56188, CVE-2026-57092, CVE-2026-57219, CVE-2026-57432, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-59831, CVE-2026-59875

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday - Record 622 Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/14/cisa-urges-sharepoint-hardening-after-new-exploitations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA SharePoint Hardening Alert - Active Exploitation Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-issues-urgent-sma-patch-warning-for-two-zero-day-exploits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Days Exploited (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BitLocker Bypass Publicly Disclosed (CVE-2026-50661)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/progress-confirms-zero-day-vulnerability-behind-sharefile-disruption/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress ShareFile Zero-Day Disruption Resolved&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/7-severe-vulnerabilities-patched-in-vmware-avi-load-balancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;VMware Avi Load Balancer - 7 Severe Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-195-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rockwell Automation Critical ICS Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/us-sanctions-first-vpn-ransomware/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Treasury Sanctions VPN Service and Cryptor Vendors Enabling Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kerberos RC4 Hardening Complete - Potential Login Breakage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49164" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Active Directory Domain Services RCE (CVE-2026-49164)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54983" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AD FS Denial of Service (CVE-2026-54983)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50328" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WSUS Tampering Vulnerability (CVE-2026-50328)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/oauth-client-id-spoofing-lets-attackers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OAuth Client ID Spoofing in Microsoft Entra ID&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-rockwell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ICS Patch Tuesday - Siemens, Schneider, ABB, Rockwell&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patch Tuesday - High Priority CVEs Beyond Zero-Days&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/microsoft-patches-record-622-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SharePoint JWT Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-55040)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows DHCP Client and Server RCE Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33154" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Windows RMCAST Driver RCE (CVE-2026-54982, CVE-2026-54995)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15028" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42975" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Additional Critical Microsoft CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-10577, CVE-2026-13221, CVE-2026-15028, CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410, CVE-2026-32201, CVE-2026-39822, CVE-2026-42505, CVE-2026-42975, CVE-2026-45659, CVE-2026-47865, CVE-2026-47866, CVE-2026-47867, CVE-2026-47868, CVE-2026-47869, CVE-2026-47870, CVE-2026-47871, CVE-2026-48561, CVE-2026-48564, CVE-2026-49164, CVE-2026-49174, CVE-2026-50327, CVE-2026-50328, CVE-2026-50370, CVE-2026-50518, CVE-2026-50522, CVE-2026-50655, CVE-2026-50661, CVE-2026-50663, CVE-2026-50694, CVE-2026-54128, CVE-2026-54982, CVE-2026-54983, CVE-2026-54992, CVE-2026-54995, CVE-2026-55008, CVE-2026-55010, CVE-2026-55040, CVE-2026-55944, CVE-2026-56155, CVE-2026-56159, CVE-2026-56164, CVE-2026-56188, CVE-2026-57092, CVE-2026-57219, CVE-2026-57432, CVE-2026-58644, CVE-2026-59831, CVE-2026-59875&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday - Record 622 Vulnerabilities (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-july-2026/)
- CISA SharePoint Hardening Alert - Active Exploitation Chain (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/1</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-14

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds CVE-2008-4128 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/13/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Threat (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html)
- U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service for Ransomware Support (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-sanctions-first-vpn-service-and.html)
- UK and EU Jointly Sanction Russian Cyber Networks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-sanctions-first-vpn-service-and.html)
- Russian FSB Center 16 Continues Targeting Network Devices (https://cyberscoop.com/russian-fsb-cisco-joint-cybersecurity-advisory/)
- Jscrambler npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html)
- 148 npm Packages Turned Student Browsers Into DDoS Botnet (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/148-npm-packages-disguised-as-student.html)
- ModHeader Extension With 1.6M Installs Pulled for Dormant Collector (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/google-and-microsoft-pull-modheader.html)
- Grok Build Uploaded Entire Git Repositories to xAI Storage (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/grok-build-uploads-entire-git.html)
- CISA GitHub Leak Postmortem: Key Management and Reporting Gaps (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lessons-learned-from-cisas-recent-github-leak/)
- Microsoft Entra ID Makes Passkeys Default Authentication Method (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/13/microsoft-entra-id-security-updates-passkeys-are-the-default-authentication-method-in-entra-id/)
- Attacker Uses Suspected AI-Generated PowerShell Script for AD Enumeration (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/attacker-uses-suspected-ai-generated.html)
- Forg365 PhaaS Targets Microsoft 365 With Device Code and AitM (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/forg365-phaas-targets-microsoft-365.html)
- ShinyHunters Abused OAuth to Target Salesforce for a Year (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/13/defending-saas-based-applications-against-shinyhunters-oauth-abuse/)
- CVE-2026-40467 and CVE-2026-40468 in gawk (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/)
- Critical Zimbra XSS Flaw Patched (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html)
- Microsoft Discloses GigaWiper Backdoor (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html)
- SHELLSTORM Web Shell Campaign Hits 1.4 Million Domains (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html)
- CrashStealer macOS Malware Uses Notarized Dropper (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/crashstealer-macos-malware-uses.html)
- MemGhost Attack Plants False Memories in AI Agents (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-memghost-attack-plants-persistent.html)
- Context Bombing: Defensive Prompt Injection (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/now-defenders-are-embracing-the-prompt-injection-too/)
- SQL Injection Leads to BadIIS Persistence (https://www.huntress.com/blog/sql-injection-attacker-persistence)
- Federal Election Defense Networks Eroding (https://cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-eac-firings-doj-election-officials-threat/)
- Microsoft Windows 10 Extended Support (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/13/microsoft-emails-windows-10-holdouts-fine-keep-your-old-pc-another-year/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2008-4128, CVE-2018-0171, CVE-2026-40467, CVE-2026-40468

Indicators of Compromise:
  IPs: 179.43.166.242

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/13/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds CVE-2008-4128 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Threat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-sanctions-first-vpn-service-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service for Ransomware Support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/us-sanctions-first-vpn-service-and.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UK and EU Jointly Sanction Russian Cyber Networks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/russian-fsb-cisco-joint-cybersecurity-advisory/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Russian FSB Center 16 Continues Targeting Network Devices&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Jscrambler npm Package Compromised in Supply Chain Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/148-npm-packages-disguised-as-student.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;148 npm Packages Turned Student Browsers Into DDoS Botnet&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/google-and-microsoft-pull-modheader.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ModHeader Extension With 1.6M Installs Pulled for Dormant Collector&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/grok-build-uploads-entire-git.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Grok Build Uploaded Entire Git Repositories to xAI Storage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/lessons-learned-from-cisas-recent-github-leak/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA GitHub Leak Postmortem: Key Management and Reporting Gaps&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/13/microsoft-entra-id-security-updates-passkeys-are-the-default-authentication-method-in-entra-id/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Entra ID Makes Passkeys Default Authentication Method&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/attacker-uses-suspected-ai-generated.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Attacker Uses Suspected AI-Generated PowerShell Script for AD Enumeration&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/forg365-phaas-targets-microsoft-365.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Forg365 PhaaS Targets Microsoft 365 With Device Code and AitM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/13/defending-saas-based-applications-against-shinyhunters-oauth-abuse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ShinyHunters Abused OAuth to Target Salesforce for a Year&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-40467 and CVE-2026-40468 in gawk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Zimbra XSS Flaw Patched&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Discloses GigaWiper Backdoor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/weekly-recap-sharefile-threat-citrix.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SHELLSTORM Web Shell Campaign Hits 1.4 Million Domains&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/crashstealer-macos-malware-uses.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrashStealer macOS Malware Uses Notarized Dropper&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-memghost-attack-plants-persistent.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;MemGhost Attack Plants False Memories in AI Agents&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/now-defenders-are-embracing-the-prompt-injection-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Context Bombing: Defensive Prompt Injection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/sql-injection-attacker-persistence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;SQL Injection Leads to BadIIS Persistence&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-eac-firings-doj-election-officials-threat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Federal Election Defense Networks Eroding&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/13/microsoft-emails-windows-10-holdouts-fine-keep-your-old-pc-another-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Windows 10 Extended Support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2008-4128, CVE-2018-0171, CVE-2026-40467, CVE-2026-40468&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;179.43.166.242&lt;/code&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA Adds CVE-2008-4128 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/13/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
- Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Threat (https://thehackernews.</itunes:summary>
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      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-13/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-13

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Joomla Extension Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56291, CVE-2026-48939) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html)
- Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Shutdown (https://www.securityweek.com/progress-prompts-sharefile-storage-zone-controller-shutdown-amid-security-concerns/)
- AI Assistant Credential Scanning Campaign (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33150)
- Microsoft 365 Phishing Operations Using Evilginx (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/misconfigured-server-reveals-three.html)
- Global CMS Vulnerability Exploitation Campaign (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html)
- OAuth Client ID Spoofing for Stealthy Enumeration (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/oauth-client-id-spoofing-why-fake-client-ids-are-gaining-traction-stealthy)
- Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 (https://www.securityweek.com/centers-laboratory-data-breach-affects-540000-individuals/)
- South Korea Military Faces Record Cyberattack Attempts (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/12/kr-military-targeted-in-nearly-19000-cyberattack-attempts-in-2025-lawmaker/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=kr-military-targeted-in-nearly-19000-cyberattack-attempts-in-2025-lawmaker)
- AI-Generated Code Creates Security Governance Problem (https://cyberscoop.com/governing-ai-code-security-risks-op-ed/)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-12057, CVE-2025-12352, CVE-2025-32432, CVE-2025-6389, CVE-2025-7852, CVE-2026-0740, CVE-2026-2699, CVE-2026-2701, CVE-2026-3395, CVE-2026-3844, CVE-2026-48939, CVE-2026-56291

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today: &lt;small&gt;[July 13, 2026]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Joomla Extension Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56291, CVE-2026-48939)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/progress-prompts-sharefile-storage-zone-controller-shutdown-amid-security-concerns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Shutdown&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33150" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Assistant Credential Scanning Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/misconfigured-server-reveals-three.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft 365 Phishing Operations Using Evilginx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Global CMS Vulnerability Exploitation Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/oauth-client-id-spoofing-why-fake-client-ids-are-gaining-traction-stealthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OAuth Client ID Spoofing for Stealthy Enumeration&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/centers-laboratory-data-breach-affects-540000-individuals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/12/kr-military-targeted-in-nearly-19000-cyberattack-attempts-in-2025-lawmaker/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=kr-military-targeted-in-nearly-19000-cyberattack-attempts-in-2025-lawmaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;South Korea Military Faces Record Cyberattack Attempts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/governing-ai-code-security-risks-op-ed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Generated Code Creates Security Governance Problem&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-12057, CVE-2025-12352, CVE-2025-32432, CVE-2025-6389, CVE-2025-7852, CVE-2026-0740, CVE-2026-2699, CVE-2026-2701, CVE-2026-3395, CVE-2026-3844, CVE-2026-48939, CVE-2026-56291&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-13

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Joomla Extension Zero-Days (CVE-2026-56291, CVE-2026-48939) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/icagenda-and-balbooa-forms-joomla-flaws.html)
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      <title>2026-07-12: Compromised npm package jscrambler 8.14.0 drops Rust infostealer targeting dev environments and CI</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-12/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-12

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Under Active Attack (https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/12/its-an-ai-web-and-were-just-rats-in-the-walls/5269760)
- Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Package Drops Infostealer (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html)
- Armenian National Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Extortion (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/armenian-national-extradited-to-the-united-states-pleads-guilty-to-ransomware-extortion-conspiracy/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=armenian-national-extradited-to-the-united-states-pleads-guilty-to-ransomware-extortion-conspiracy)
- Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced for Colluding with BlackCat (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/ransomware-negotiator-who-conspired-with-blackcat-threat-actors-sentenced-to-70-months-in-prison/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=ransomware-negotiator-who-conspired-with-blackcat-threat-actors-sentenced-to-70-months-in-prison)
- Ghost Accounts Abuse GitHub API in Mass Reconnaissance (https://www.securityweek.com/ghost-accounts-abuse-github-api-in-mass-recon-campaign/)
- Pakistani Law Enforcement Targeted in Multi-Group Espionage Campaign (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-weaponize-balochistan-police.html)
- Signal Phishing Campaign by Russian Actors (https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/12/its-an-ai-web-and-were-just-rats-in-the-walls/5269760)
- TikTok Class Action Alleges 2.4 Billion User Data Breach (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/tiktok-class-action-alleges-data-breach-affected-2-4b-users/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=tiktok-class-action-alleges-data-breach-affected-2-4b-users)
- Dutch Police Trace Odido Telco Cyberattack to Local Accomplice (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/dutch-police-trace-odido-telco-cyberattack-to-suspected-local-accomplice-may-leak-voice-recording/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=dutch-police-trace-odido-telco-cyberattack-to-suspected-local-accomplice-may-leak-voice-recording)
- CVE-2026-58281: Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58281)
- Multiple Chromium CVEs in Microsoft Edge (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14428)
- node-tar CVEs (CVE-2026-59874, CVE-2026-59871, CVE-2026-59873) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59874)
- CVE-2026-15308: Python HTMLParser DoS (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15308)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-13778, CVE-2026-13795, CVE-2026-13809, CVE-2026-13842, CVE-2026-14096, CVE-2026-14396, CVE-2026-14399, CVE-2026-14404, CVE-2026-14423, CVE-2026-14428, CVE-2026-15308, CVE-2026-58281, CVE-2026-59871, CVE-2026-59873, CVE-2026-59874

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: 183[.]8, 183[.]8.

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/12/its-an-ai-web-and-were-just-rats-in-the-walls/5269760" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Under Active Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Package Drops Infostealer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/armenian-national-extradited-to-the-united-states-pleads-guilty-to-ransomware-extortion-conspiracy/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=armenian-national-extradited-to-the-united-states-pleads-guilty-to-ransomware-extortion-conspiracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Armenian National Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Extortion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/ransomware-negotiator-who-conspired-with-blackcat-threat-actors-sentenced-to-70-months-in-prison/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=ransomware-negotiator-who-conspired-with-blackcat-threat-actors-sentenced-to-70-months-in-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced for Colluding with BlackCat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/ghost-accounts-abuse-github-api-in-mass-recon-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ghost Accounts Abuse GitHub API in Mass Reconnaissance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-weaponize-balochistan-police.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Pakistani Law Enforcement Targeted in Multi-Group Espionage Campaign&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/12/its-an-ai-web-and-were-just-rats-in-the-walls/5269760" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Signal Phishing Campaign by Russian Actors&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/tiktok-class-action-alleges-data-breach-affected-2-4b-users/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=tiktok-class-action-alleges-data-breach-affected-2-4b-users" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;TikTok Class Action Alleges 2.4 Billion User Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/11/dutch-police-trace-odido-telco-cyberattack-to-suspected-local-accomplice-may-leak-voice-recording/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=dutch-police-trace-odido-telco-cyberattack-to-suspected-local-accomplice-may-leak-voice-recording" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Dutch Police Trace Odido Telco Cyberattack to Local Accomplice&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58281" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-58281: Microsoft Edge Remote Code Execution&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14428" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Multiple Chromium CVEs in Microsoft Edge&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59874" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;node-tar CVEs (CVE-2026-59874, CVE-2026-59871, CVE-2026-59873)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15308" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-15308: Python HTMLParser DoS&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-13778, CVE-2026-13795, CVE-2026-13809, CVE-2026-13842, CVE-2026-14096, CVE-2026-14396, CVE-2026-14399, CVE-2026-14404, CVE-2026-14423, CVE-2026-14428, CVE-2026-15308, CVE-2026-58281, CVE-2026-59871, CVE-2026-59873, CVE-2026-59874&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;183[.]8&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;183[.]8.&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-12

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day Under Active Attack (https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/07/12/its-an-ai-web-and-were-just-rats-in-the-walls/5269760)
- Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Package Drops Infostealer (https://thehackernews.com/20</itunes:summary>
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      <title>2026-07-11: Progress Software ordered ShareFile customers to shut down Storage Zone Controllers over an</title>
      <link>https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-07-11/</link>
      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-11

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Immediate Shutdown Order (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/urgent-progress-tells-sharefile.html)
- CISA Adds Two Joomla File Upload Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/10/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- The Gentlemen Ransomware Claims 580 Victims Across 77 Countries (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/the-gentlemen-ransomware/)
- Three US Security Experts Sentenced for Helping BlackCat Ransomware (https://www.securityweek.com/third-us-security-expert-sentenced-to-prison-for-helping-ransomware-gang/)
- Armenian National Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Attacks (https://cyberscoop.com/karen-vardanyan-armenian-ryuk-ransomware-guilty/)
- Fake Microsoft Entra Passkey Enrollment Used in Vishing Attacks (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-use-fake-microsoft-entra.html)
- Injective Labs GitHub Compromise Pushes Wallet-Key-Stealing npm Packages (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/injective-labs-github-compromise-pushes.html)
- Microsoft Secure Future Initiative July 2026 Progress Report (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/10/securing-our-future-july-2026-progress-report-on-microsofts-secure-future-initiative/)
- CVE-2026-59998: OpenSSH GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck Ineffective in Windows Active Directory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59998)
- Critical Zimbra Stored XSS in Classic Web Client (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-zimbra-flaw-could-let-crafted_0483473395.html)
- XRING: Unpatched Remote Crash in Alibaba XQUIC Library (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/unpatched-xring-flaw-in-xquic-lets.html)
- Three OpenClaw Flaws Enable WhatsApp-to-Host Attack Chain (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-details-whatsapp-to-host.html)
- Wireshark 4.6.7 Released (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33146)
- Multiple MSRC Security Updates (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59856)
- DHS Database Hacked, Adobe Boosts Patch Cadence, Canada Disrupts Ransomware Ops (https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dhs-database-hacked-adobe-boosts-patch-cadence-canada-disrupts-ransomware-ops/)
- Ledger Researchers Demonstrate Laser Attack on Tangem Crypto Wallets (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/laser-attack-resets-tangem-wallet.html)
- Countries Expand Social Media Age Restrictions (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/more-countries-jump-on-the-social-media-ban-wagon)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2023-24489, CVE-2023-37580, CVE-2024-27443, CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-27915, CVE-2025-32433, CVE-2025-33073, CVE-2025-55182, CVE-2025-7771, CVE-2026-14380, CVE-2026-14461, CVE-2026-14739, CVE-2026-14740, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20216, CVE-2026-20244, CVE-2026-42530, CVE-2026-48939, CVE-2026-56291, CVE-2026-58207, CVE-2026-58208, CVE-2026-58209, CVE-2026-58250, CVE-2026-58251, CVE-2026-59856, CVE-2026-59869, CVE-2026-59890, CVE-2026-59922, CVE-2026-59925, CVE-2026-59926, CVE-2026-59928, CVE-2026-59930, CVE-2026-59998

Indicators of Compromise:
  Domains: injective[.]network.

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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/urgent-progress-tells-sharefile.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Immediate Shutdown Order&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/07/10/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Two Joomla File Upload Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/the-gentlemen-ransomware/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Gentlemen Ransomware Claims 580 Victims Across 77 Countries&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/third-us-security-expert-sentenced-to-prison-for-helping-ransomware-gang/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Three US Security Experts Sentenced for Helping BlackCat Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/karen-vardanyan-armenian-ryuk-ransomware-guilty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Armenian National Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/hackers-use-fake-microsoft-entra.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake Microsoft Entra Passkey Enrollment Used in Vishing Attacks&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/injective-labs-github-compromise-pushes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Injective Labs GitHub Compromise Pushes Wallet-Key-Stealing npm Packages&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/10/securing-our-future-july-2026-progress-report-on-microsofts-secure-future-initiative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Secure Future Initiative July 2026 Progress Report&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59998" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CVE-2026-59998: OpenSSH GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck Ineffective in Windows Active Directory&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/critical-zimbra-flaw-could-let-crafted_0483473395.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Zimbra Stored XSS in Classic Web Client&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/unpatched-xring-flaw-in-xquic-lets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;XRING: Unpatched Remote Crash in Alibaba XQUIC Library&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/researcher-details-whatsapp-to-host.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Three OpenClaw Flaws Enable WhatsApp-to-Host Attack Chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33146" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wireshark 4.6.7 Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59856" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Multiple MSRC Security Updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-dhs-database-hacked-adobe-boosts-patch-cadence-canada-disrupts-ransomware-ops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DHS Database Hacked, Adobe Boosts Patch Cadence, Canada Disrupts Ransomware Ops&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/laser-attack-resets-tangem-wallet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ledger Researchers Demonstrate Laser Attack on Tangem Crypto Wallets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/more-countries-jump-on-the-social-media-ban-wagon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Countries Expand Social Media Age Restrictions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2023-24489, CVE-2023-37580, CVE-2024-27443, CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2025-27915, CVE-2025-32433, CVE-2025-33073, CVE-2025-55182, CVE-2025-7771, CVE-2026-14380, CVE-2026-14461, CVE-2026-14739, CVE-2026-14740, CVE-2026-20214, CVE-2026-20216, CVE-2026-20244, CVE-2026-42530, CVE-2026-48939, CVE-2026-56291, CVE-2026-58207, CVE-2026-58208, CVE-2026-58209, CVE-2026-58250, CVE-2026-58251, CVE-2026-59856, CVE-2026-59869, CVE-2026-59890, CVE-2026-59922, CVE-2026-59925, CVE-2026-59926, CVE-2026-59928, CVE-2026-59930, CVE-2026-59998&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Domains:&lt;/strong&gt; 
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-11

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller Immediate Shutdown Order (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/urgent-progress-tells-sharefile.html)
- CISA Adds Two Joomla File Upload Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts</itunes:summary>
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CitrixBleed 2 Exploited by Initial Access Broker Leading to Dragonforce Ransomware (CVE-2025-5777) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/citrixbleed-2-dragonforce-ransomware)
- Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day But Introduces Disk Exhaustion Risk (CVE-2026-50656) (https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-rogueplanet-zero-day-threat)
- AI-Generated Active Directory Enumeration Tool Observed in the Wild (https://www.huntress.com/blog/ai-coded-malware-vibe-coding-active-directory)
- Conditional Access Bypass Campaigns Exploiting Device Code Phishing and ROPC (55 Orgs with MFA Bypassed) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/conditional-access-misconfigurations)
- GodDamn Ransomware Leverages Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver to Kill EDR (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/goddamn-ransomware-uses-poisonx-driver.html)
- GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Combines Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gigawiper-windows-backdoor-bundles.html)
- Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in CMD Ransomware Attack (https://www.securityweek.com/mount-royal-university-confirms-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/)
- Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months for Colluding with BlackCat (https://cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-angelo-martino-sentenced/)
- Network of 200 GitHub Repositories Used for Malware Distribution (Operation Muck and Load) (https://www.securityweek.com/network-of-200-github-repositories-used-for-malware-infection/)
- 12 Million Affected by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI via Zero-Day (https://www.securityweek.com/12-million-impacted-by-data-breach-at-japanese-telco-kddi/)
- 17 Malicious npm and PyPI Packages Typosquat Payment SDKs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html)
- AI Gateways Becoming High-Value Targets for Attackers (https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-gateways-keys-kingdom)
- Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown Multiple Vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-02)
- Schneider Electric Easergy MiCOM Px40 Series SNMP Hardcoded Credentials (CVE-2026-4832) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-03)
- OpenPLC v3 Authenticated Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2026-14480) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-01)
- Esri ArcGIS Server Unauthenticated File Access (CVE-2026-9181) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html)
- Microsoft Azure etcd gRPC Client CRL Bypass (CVE-2026-59818) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59818)
- GNU patch Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-56288, CVE-2026-56289) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56288)
- npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/npm-12-disables-install-scripts-by.html)
- INTERPOL Operation First Light 2026 Arrests 5,811 in Global Fraud Bust (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html)
- Cisco Talos Documents UAT-7810 ORB Network Expansion with New Malware (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/winning-54-of-the-time/)
- HTML Phishing Attachment Uses Comment Stuffing to Evade AI-Based Detection (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33144)
- Interlock Ransomware Operation Linked to TAG-124 via Tooling Overlap (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2025-5777, CVE-2026-14480, CVE-2026-2399, CVE-2026-2400, CVE-2026-2401, CVE-2026-2403, CVE-2026-2404, CVE-2026-2405, CVE-2026-33825, CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498, CVE-2026-4832, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-56288, CVE-2026-56289, CVE-2026-59818, CVE-2026-9181

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/citrixbleed-2-dragonforce-ransomware" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CitrixBleed 2 Exploited by Initial Access Broker Leading to Dragonforce Ransomware (CVE-2025-5777)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-rogueplanet-zero-day-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day But Introduces Disk Exhaustion Risk (CVE-2026-50656)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/ai-coded-malware-vibe-coding-active-directory" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI-Generated Active Directory Enumeration Tool Observed in the Wild&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.huntress.com/blog/conditional-access-misconfigurations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Conditional Access Bypass Campaigns Exploiting Device Code Phishing and ROPC (55 Orgs with MFA Bypassed)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/goddamn-ransomware-uses-poisonx-driver.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GodDamn Ransomware Leverages Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver to Kill EDR&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-gigawiper-windows-backdoor-bundles.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Combines Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/mount-royal-university-confirms-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Mount Royal University Confirms Data Stolen in CMD Ransomware Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cyberscoop.com/digitalmint-ransomware-negotiator-angelo-martino-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months for Colluding with BlackCat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/network-of-200-github-repositories-used-for-malware-infection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Network of 200 GitHub Repositories Used for Malware Distribution (Operation Muck and Load)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/12-million-impacted-by-data-breach-at-japanese-telco-kddi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;12 Million Affected by Data Breach at Japanese Telco KDDI via Zero-Day&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;17 Malicious npm and PyPI Packages Typosquat Payment SDKs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-gateways-keys-kingdom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Gateways Becoming High-Value Targets for Attackers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown Multiple Vulnerabilities (6 CVEs)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Schneider Electric Easergy MiCOM Px40 Series SNMP Hardcoded Credentials (CVE-2026-4832)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-190-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenPLC v3 Authenticated Arbitrary File Write (CVE-2026-14480)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Esri ArcGIS Server Unauthenticated File Access (CVE-2026-9181)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59818" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Azure etcd gRPC Client CRL Bypass (CVE-2026-59818)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56288" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GNU patch Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-56288, CVE-2026-56289)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/npm-12-disables-install-scripts-by.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;INTERPOL Operation First Light 2026 Arrests 5,811 in Global Fraud Bust&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/winning-54-of-the-time/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cisco Talos Documents UAT-7810 ORB Network Expansion with New Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33144" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HTML Phishing Attachment Uses Comment Stuffing to Evade AI-Based Detection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Interlock Ransomware Operation Linked to TAG-124 via Tooling Overlap&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2025-5777, CVE-2026-14480, CVE-2026-2399, CVE-2026-2400, CVE-2026-2401, CVE-2026-2403, CVE-2026-2404, CVE-2026-2405, CVE-2026-33825, CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498, CVE-2026-4832, CVE-2026-50656, CVE-2026-56288, CVE-2026-56289, CVE-2026-59818, CVE-2026-9181&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CitrixBleed 2 Exploited by Initial Access Broker Leading to Dragonforce Ransomware (CVE-2025-5777) (https://www.huntress.com/blog/citrixbleed-2-dragonforce-ransomware)
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      <title>2026-07-09: CISA adds five exploited vulnerabilities to KEV catalog with a July 10 deadline</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-09

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA KEV: Five Exploited Vulnerabilities with July 10 Deadline (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-coldfusion-langflow-joomla-flaws/)
- GodDamn Ransomware Uses Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver to Kill Security Tools (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/goddamn-ransomware-byovd-smite-companies)
- Healthcare Corporations Face Class Action Lawsuits Over Data Breaches and PII Sharing (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/08/patients-sue-healthcare-corporations-over-data-breaches-sharing-of-personal-information/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=patients-sue-healthcare-corporations-over-data-breaches-sharing-of-personal-information)
- Ubiquiti Patches 10 Critical Flaws Across UniFi Product Line (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ubiquiti-patches-critical-unifi-flaws.html)
- HalluSquatting: AI Coding Assistants Can Be Tricked Into Installing Botnet Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-hallusquatting-attack-could-trick.html)
- Felons and Fraudsters Operate Offensive Cybersecurity Startup IRIS C2 (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felons-fraudsters-flog-offensive-cybersecurity-startup/)
- Microsoft Deploys AI System to Proactively Harden Cloud Infrastructure (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/08/protecting-microsoft-at-ai-speed-how-sfi-proactively-hardens-our-cloud/)
- Account Takeover Attacks Shift to Verification and Recovery Layers as Passkeys Block Primary Login (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/the-verification-step-is-new-ato.html)
- OpenSSH 10.4 Patches Seven Flaws Affecting sshd, sftp, scp, and ssh Client (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-60000)
- WinRAR RAR5 Recovery Volume Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-14191) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14191)
- X.Org Server and libXfont2 Memory Corruption Flaws (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56000)
- PHP AES-WRAP-PAD Memory Corruption (CVE-2026-14355) (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14355)
- Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53359)
- Miscellaneous CVEs (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54908)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2026-11856, CVE-2026-12064, CVE-2026-14191, CVE-2026-14355, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, CVE-2026-34910, CVE-2026-38968, CVE-2026-38969, CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-48908, CVE-2026-50746, CVE-2026-50747, CVE-2026-50748, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53327, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53354, CVE-2026-53359, CVE-2026-54400, CVE-2026-54402, CVE-2026-54908, CVE-2026-55115, CVE-2026-55116, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-55999, CVE-2026-56000, CVE-2026-56001, CVE-2026-56002, CVE-2026-56290, CVE-2026-59995, CVE-2026-59996, CVE-2026-59997, CVE-2026-59999, CVE-2026-60000, CVE-2026-60001, CVE-2026-60002, CVE-2026-8925, CVE-2026-9079, CVE-2026-9547

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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-coldfusion-langflow-joomla-flaws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA KEV: Five Exploited Vulnerabilities with July 10 Deadline&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/goddamn-ransomware-byovd-smite-companies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GodDamn Ransomware Uses Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver to Kill Security Tools&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/08/patients-sue-healthcare-corporations-over-data-breaches-sharing-of-personal-information/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=patients-sue-healthcare-corporations-over-data-breaches-sharing-of-personal-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Healthcare Corporations Face Class Action Lawsuits Over Data Breaches and PII Sharing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ubiquiti-patches-critical-unifi-flaws.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ubiquiti Patches 10 Critical Flaws Across UniFi Product Line&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-hallusquatting-attack-could-trick.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;HalluSquatting: AI Coding Assistants Can Be Tricked Into Installing Botnet Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felons-fraudsters-flog-offensive-cybersecurity-startup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Felons and Fraudsters Operate Offensive Cybersecurity Startup IRIS C2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/08/protecting-microsoft-at-ai-speed-how-sfi-proactively-hardens-our-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Deploys AI System to Proactively Harden Cloud Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/the-verification-step-is-new-ato.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Account Takeover Attacks Shift to Verification and Recovery Layers as Passkeys Block Primary Login&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-60000" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenSSH 10.4 Patches Seven Flaws Affecting sshd, sftp, scp, and ssh Client&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14191" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WinRAR RAR5 Recovery Volume Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-14191)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56000" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;X.Org Server and libXfont2 Memory Corruption Flaws&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14355" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;PHP AES-WRAP-PAD Memory Corruption (CVE-2026-14355)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53359" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54908" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Miscellaneous CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2026-11856, CVE-2026-12064, CVE-2026-14191, CVE-2026-14355, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, CVE-2026-34910, CVE-2026-38968, CVE-2026-38969, CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-48908, CVE-2026-50746, CVE-2026-50747, CVE-2026-50748, CVE-2026-53269, CVE-2026-53327, CVE-2026-53332, CVE-2026-53336, CVE-2026-53339, CVE-2026-53345, CVE-2026-53354, CVE-2026-53359, CVE-2026-54400, CVE-2026-54402, CVE-2026-54908, CVE-2026-55115, CVE-2026-55116, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-55999, CVE-2026-56000, CVE-2026-56001, CVE-2026-56002, CVE-2026-56290, CVE-2026-59995, CVE-2026-59996, CVE-2026-59997, CVE-2026-59999, CVE-2026-60000, CVE-2026-60001, CVE-2026-60002, CVE-2026-8925, CVE-2026-9079, CVE-2026-9547&lt;/p&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-09

Stories Covered:
- Today:
- CISA KEV: Five Exploited Vulnerabilities with July 10 Deadline (https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-urges-immediate-patching-of-exploited-coldfusion-langflow-joomla-flaws/)
- GodDamn Ransomware Uses Microsoft-Signed Malicious Driver to Kill Security</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-08

Stories Covered:
- July 8, 2026
- Today:
- CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV (CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-56290, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-48908) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-4-actively-exploited-adobe.html)
- Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-20896) (https://www.securityweek.com/critical-gitea-flaw-under-active-exploitation-researchers-warn/)
- GhostLock: 15-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape (CVE-2026-43499) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/15-year-old-ghostlock-flaw-enables-root.html)
- DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/debull-tooling-abuses-microsoft-device.html)
- China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/china-linked-uat-7810-expands-orb.html)
- Vidar Stealer Campaign Uses Code Signing Abuse, Go Loaders, and File Inflation (https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/vidar-stealer-xmrig-miner-campaign-analysis/)
- RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/redwing-maas-packages-android-bank.html)
- Big Brand Jobs Scam Targets Marketing Pros' Google Accounts (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/big-brand-jobs-scam-marketing-pros-google-accounts)
- Fake IT Support on Microsoft Teams Coaxes Workers Into Installing Malware (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/07/fake-it-bods-on-microsoft-teams-coax-workers-into-installing-malware/5267610)
- The Ghost in the Database: Recovering Active ADFS Signing Keys via Machine DPAPI (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/recovering-active-adfs-signing-keys-machine-dpapi/)
- Microsoft Flips Windows Backup to On by Default Unless You're in the EU (https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/07/microsoft-flips-windows-backup-to-on-by-default-unless-youre-in-the-eu/5267664)
- Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/rogue-agent-flaw-could-have-let.html)
- Public GitHub Issue Could Trick GitHub Agentic Workflows Into Leaking Private Repo Data (GitLost) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/public-github-issue-could-trick-github.html)
- What Changes When Your Software Supply Chain Includes AI Writing Your Code? (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/what-changes-when-your-software-supply.html)
- Writer AI Flaw Could Let Agent Previews Leak Session Tokens Across Tenants (WriteOut) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/writer-ai-flaw-could-let-agent-previews.html)
- CrowdStrike Uncovers New Prompt Injection Techniques (https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-uncovers-new-prompt-injection-techniques/)
- Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Electrique Charging Station Backend (CVE-2026-20744, CVE-2026-42952, CVE-2026-44383) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-01)
- Hitachi Energy e-mesh EMS (CVE-2026-42945) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-03)
- Siemens SINEC OS (CVE-2025-6052, CVE-2025-7039, CVE-2025-1376, CVE-2025-1352, CVE-2025-6170, CVE-2025-6141) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-05)
- Hitachi Energy PROMOD V (CVE-2026-10763) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-02)
- Siemens Mendix Studio Pro (CVE-2026-48192) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-04)
- Labcenter Proteus 9 (CVE-2026-49033, CVE-2026-42953, CVE-2026-42958) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-06)
- Digi International PortServer TS, Digi One SP IA (CVE-2026-12948, CVE-2026-12352) (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-07)

CVEs Referenced:
CVE-2020-22653, CVE-2020-22658, CVE-2023-25717, CVE-2025-1352, CVE-2025-1376, CVE-2025-2492, CVE-2025-6052, CVE-2025-614
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&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;July 8, 2026&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-4-actively-exploited-adobe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV (CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-56290, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-48908)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-gitea-flaw-under-active-exploitation-researchers-warn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-20896)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/15-year-old-ghostlock-flaw-enables-root.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;GhostLock: 15-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape (CVE-2026-43499)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/debull-tooling-abuses-microsoft-device.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/china-linked-uat-7810-expands-orb.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/vidar-stealer-xmrig-miner-campaign-analysis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Vidar Stealer Campaign Uses Code Signing Abuse, Go Loaders, and File Inflation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/redwing-maas-packages-android-bank.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/big-brand-jobs-scam-marketing-pros-google-accounts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Big Brand Jobs Scam Targets Marketing Pros&amp;#x27; Google Accounts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/07/fake-it-bods-on-microsoft-teams-coax-workers-into-installing-malware/5267610" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Fake IT Support on Microsoft Teams Coaxes Workers Into Installing Malware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/recovering-active-adfs-signing-keys-machine-dpapi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Ghost in the Database: Recovering Active ADFS Signing Keys via Machine DPAPI&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/07/microsoft-flips-windows-backup-to-on-by-default-unless-youre-in-the-eu/5267664" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Flips Windows Backup to On by Default Unless You&amp;#x27;re in the EU&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/rogue-agent-flaw-could-have-let.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/public-github-issue-could-trick-github.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Public GitHub Issue Could Trick GitHub Agentic Workflows Into Leaking Private Repo Data (GitLost)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/what-changes-when-your-software-supply.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;What Changes When Your Software Supply Chain Includes AI Writing Your Code?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/writer-ai-flaw-could-let-agent-previews.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Writer AI Flaw Could Let Agent Previews Leak Session Tokens Across Tenants (WriteOut)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/crowdstrike-uncovers-new-prompt-injection-techniques/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;CrowdStrike Uncovers New Prompt Injection Techniques&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-01" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Electrique Charging Station Backend (CVE-2026-20744, CVE-2026-42952, CVE-2026-44383)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-03" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hitachi Energy e-mesh EMS (CVE-2026-42945)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-05" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens SINEC OS (CVE-2025-6052, CVE-2025-7039, CVE-2025-1376, CVE-2025-1352, CVE-2025-6170, CVE-2025-6141)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hitachi Energy PROMOD V (CVE-2026-10763)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-04" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Siemens Mendix Studio Pro (CVE-2026-48192)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-06" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Labcenter Proteus 9 (CVE-2026-49033, CVE-2026-42953, CVE-2026-42958)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-07" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Digi International PortServer TS, Digi One SP IA (CVE-2026-12948, CVE-2026-12352)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2020-22653, CVE-2020-22658, CVE-2023-25717, CVE-2025-1352, CVE-2025-1376, CVE-2025-2492, CVE-2025-6052, CVE-2025-6141, CVE-2025-6170, CVE-2025-7039, CVE-2026-10702, CVE-2026-10763, CVE-2026-12352, CVE-2026-12948, CVE-2026-20744, CVE-2026-20896, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-33017, CVE-2026-42945, CVE-2026-42952, CVE-2026-42953, CVE-2026-42958, CVE-2026-43499, CVE-2026-44383, CVE-2026-46242, CVE-2026-48192, CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-48908, CVE-2026-49033, CVE-2026-53166, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-56290&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;103.207.14.220&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;45.207.216.55&lt;/code&gt;
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      <itunes:summary>Show Notes - 2026-07-08

Stories Covered:
- July 8, 2026
- Today:
- CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV (CVE-2026-48282, CVE-2026-56290, CVE-2026-55255, CVE-2026-48908) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/cisa-adds-4-actively-exploited-adobe.html)
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      <title>2026-07-07: Oracle E-Business Suite faces active exploitation via CVE-2026-46817 affecting 950 instances</title>
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      <description>Show Notes - 2026-07-07

Stories Covered:
- July 7, 2026
- Today:
- Oracle E-Business Suite Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-46817) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Linux Kernel KVM Guest-to-Host Escape (CVE-2026-53359) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/16-year-old-linux-kvm-flaw-lets-guest.html)
- Citrix NetScaler Memory Disclosure Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-8451) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-8037) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Linux Bad Epoll Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-46242) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Langflow Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2025-3248) (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/jadepuffer-first-complete-llm-driven-ransomware-attack)
- JadePuffer: First Fully Autonomous LLM-Driven Ransomware (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/jadepuffer-first-complete-llm-driven-ransomware-attack)
- Ransomware Incidents This Week (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Aflac Japan Data Breach (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- BeyondTrust Remote Support and PRA Critical Auth Bypass Flaws (CVE-2026-40138, CVE-2026-40139) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/beyondtrust-patches-critical-auth.html)
- Gitea Docker Authentication Bypass Under Probing (CVE-2026-20896) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threat-actors-probe-gitea-docker-flaw.html)
- NetNut/Popa Residential Proxy Botnet Disrupted (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html)
- Navigate360 Anonymous Tip System Breach - Three Months Without Notification (https://databreaches.net/2026/07/06/the-anonymous-tip-system-that-wasnt-three-months-later-why-hasnt-navigate360-notified-anyone/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;pk_kwd=the-anonymous-tip-system-that-wasnt-three-months-later-why-hasnt-navigate360-notified-anyone)
- China-Nexus Threat Actors Target Universities via Roundcube Exploits (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/suspected-china-aligned-hackers-exploit.html)
- China-Nexus Hackers Target Indian Taxpayers with DcRAT (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/suspected-china-nexus-hackers-use-fake.html)
- North Korean PolinRider Supply Chain Campaign Targets Developers (https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-target-open-source-developers-in-supply-chain-attacks/)
- Veil#Drop Framework Delivers PureLog Stealer via Blogspot (https://www.securityweek.com/blogspot-hosted-payloads-delivered-in-veildrop-attacks/)
- ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake GitHub PoCs (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html)
- UAT-7810 ORB Network Infrastructure (https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-7810/)
- Cavern Manticore: Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework Targets Israel (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/iran-linked-hackers-use-new-cavern-c2.html)
- Browser-Native Ransomware Technique Using Chrome File System Access API (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- AI Coding Agents Fail Shell Command Injection Tests (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- LLM Phantom Squatting Exploited for Phishing (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- WhatsApp Usernames Raise Impersonation Concerns (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html)
- 19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to U.S. (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html)
- Tenda Router Hidden Admin Backdoor (CVE-2026-11405) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/certcc-warns-of-hidden-admin-backdoor.html)
- Alberta Centur
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      <content:encoded>&lt;h3&gt;Show Notes - 2026-07-07&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Stories Covered&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;July 7, 2026&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Today:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Oracle E-Business Suite Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-46817)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/16-year-old-linux-kvm-flaw-lets-guest.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel KVM Guest-to-Host Escape (CVE-2026-53359)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Citrix NetScaler Memory Disclosure Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-8451)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection (CVE-2026-8037)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Bad Epoll Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-46242)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/jadepuffer-first-complete-llm-driven-ransomware-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Langflow Unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2025-3248)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Critical Alerts]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/jadepuffer-first-complete-llm-driven-ransomware-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;JadePuffer: First Fully Autonomous LLM-Driven Ransomware&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Ransomware Incidents This Week&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Aflac Japan Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Ransomware &amp;amp; Extortion]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/beyondtrust-patches-critical-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BeyondTrust Remote Support and PRA Critical Auth Bypass Flaws (CVE-2026-40138, CVE-2026-40139)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/threat-actors-probe-gitea-docker-flaw.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gitea Docker Authentication Bypass Under Probing (CVE-2026-20896)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;NetNut/Popa Residential Proxy Botnet Disrupted&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/06/the-anonymous-tip-system-that-wasnt-three-months-later-why-hasnt-navigate360-notified-anyone/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=the-anonymous-tip-system-that-wasnt-three-months-later-why-hasnt-navigate360-notified-anyone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Navigate360 Anonymous Tip System Breach - Three Months Without Notification&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/suspected-china-aligned-hackers-exploit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Nexus Threat Actors Target Universities via Roundcube Exploits&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/suspected-china-nexus-hackers-use-fake.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;China-Nexus Hackers Target Indian Taxpayers with DcRAT&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-target-open-source-developers-in-supply-chain-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;North Korean PolinRider Supply Chain Campaign Targets Developers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.securityweek.com/blogspot-hosted-payloads-delivered-in-veildrop-attacks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Veil#Drop Framework Delivers PureLog Stealer via Blogspot&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake GitHub PoCs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Business &amp;amp; Infrastructure Threats]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-7810/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;UAT-7810 ORB Network Infrastructure&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[IOCs &amp;amp; Detection]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/iran-linked-hackers-use-new-cavern-c2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Cavern Manticore: Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework Targets Israel&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Windows / AD Security]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Browser-Native Ransomware Technique Using Chrome File System Access API&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;AI Coding Agents Fail Shell Command Injection Tests&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;LLM Phantom Squatting Exploited for Phishing&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;WhatsApp Usernames Raise Impersonation Concerns&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/monday-recap-proxy-botnets-browser.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to U.S.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/certcc-warns-of-hidden-admin-backdoor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Tenda Router Hidden Admin Backdoor (CVE-2026-11405)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://databreaches.net/2026/07/06/alberta-centurion-project-sued-over-alleged-data-breach-that-affected-millions-of-voters/?pk_campaign=feed&amp;amp;pk_kwd=alberta-centurion-project-sued-over-alleged-data-breach-that-affected-millions-of-voters" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Alberta Centurion Project Sued Over Alleged Data Breach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[General Security News]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/16-year-old-linux-kvm-flaw-lets-guest.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Linux Kernel CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/suspected-china-aligned-hackers-exploit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Roundcube CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Microsoft Security Update Guide CVEs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/beyondtrust-patches-critical-auth.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;BeyondTrust Additional Vulnerabilities&lt;/a&gt; &lt;small&gt;[Vulnerability Disclosures]&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;CVEs Referenced&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CVE-2024-12356, CVE-2024-42009, CVE-2025-2492, CVE-2025-3248, CVE-2025-49113, CVE-2026-10536, CVE-2026-11405, CVE-2026-12480, CVE-2026-14647, CVE-2026-1731, CVE-2026-20896, CVE-2026-40138, CVE-2026-40139, CVE-2026-40140, CVE-2026-40141, CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500, CVE-2026-46242, CVE-2026-46316, CVE-2026-46817, CVE-2026-53359, CVE-2026-54886, CVE-2026-54891, CVE-2026-55952, CVE-2026-8037, CVE-2026-8286, CVE-2026-8451, CVE-2026-8458, CVE-2026-8924, CVE-2026-8926, CVE-2026-8932, CVE-2026-9080, CVE-2026-9545&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Indicators of Compromise&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hashes:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;c2ab9adaba93ff094b8f3fc37d906014d870582039d276b7bd03e6fd583d8a15&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IP Addresses:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;code&gt;127.0.0.0&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;159.26.98.241&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;223.26.63.40&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;204.194.48.250&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;194.233.92.26&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;217.15.160.247&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;217.15.164.147&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;95.182.100.231&lt;/code&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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Stories Covered:
- July 7, 2026
- Today:
- Oracle E-Business Suite Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-46817) (https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/6th-july-threat-intelligence-report-2/)
- Linux Kernel KVM Guest-to-Host Escape (CVE-2026-53359) (https://thehackernews.com/2026/07</itunes:summary>
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