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ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact
Several vulnerabilities have been patched and mitigated across the industrial giants’ products. The post ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Addressed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
Windows Remote Access Connection Manager Zero-Day Enables DoS Attacks
Microsoft has released urgent security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan). Assigned the identifier CVE-2026-21525, this flaw is currently being exploited in the wild, meaning attackers were using it to target systems before…
Hackers Exploit ChatGPT, Grok and Google Ads to Spread macOS AMOS Stealer
Threat actors are abusing shareable ChatGPT and Grok conversations and pushing them with Google Search ads to trick macOS users into running Terminal commands that install the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS). This campaign shows how attackers now blend social engineering…
Windows Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Bypass Authentication
Microsoft has issued an urgent security warning following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Shell, now tracked as CVE-2026-21510. This critical flaw, which carries a high severity score of 8.8, is currently being exploited in the wild, forcing a…
North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. “The intrusion relied on a social engineering scheme…
Legacy IRC Botnet Leverages Automated SSH Exploit Pipeline to Mass-Enroll Linux Hosts
Identified through data captured by our SSH honeypots over two months, this campaign represents a sophisticated blend of eras. It merges “old-school” Internet Relay Chat (IRC) botnet tactics from the late 2000s with modern, automated mass-compromise techniques. While the infrastructure…
GitLab Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities That Enables DoS and Cross-site Scripting Attacks
A critical security update has been released for both the Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) to address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities. The patches, available in versions 18.8.4, 18.7.4, and 18.6.6, fix flaws that could allow attackers to crash servers,…
Cisco enhances security for enterprise AI adoption
Cisco announced a suite of capabilities to help enterprises adopt agentic AI with confidence, combining agent protection, interaction governance, and resilient connectivity for AI-driven workflows. As organizations move from AI assistants to autonomous agents that use tools and data across…
Cephalus Ransomware Emerges as Go-Based Double-Extortion Threat Exploiting Exposed RDP Access
A sophisticated ransomware operation known as Cephalus has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat since mid-2025, exploiting exposed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services to breach organizations worldwide. Developed in the Go programming language, this malware represents a growing trend of…
FortiOS Vulnerability Enables LDAP Authentication Bypass
Fortinet has issued a high-severity security advisory regarding a vulnerability in specific versions of its FortiOS operating system. The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-22153, could allow unauthorized attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially granting them access to critical network resources. The vulnerability…
Trellix SecondSight identifies subtle indicators of an active breach
Trellix announced Trellix SecondSight, a threat hunting service designed to proactively identify low-noise advanced threats often undetected, reducing organizational risk for Trellix customers. “Threat actors’ use of AI has significantly increased alert fatigue for security analysts,” said John Fokker, VP…
Groupe Rocher CISO on strengthening a modern retail cybersecurity strategy
Global retail and beauty brands manage a unique cybersecurity balancing act. They depend on consumer trust, massive volumes of personal data, and a sprawling network of vendors, while also managing thousands of physical locations and dynamic digital growth. In this…
AI-Generated Text and the Detection Arms Race
In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial intelligence. Near as the editors could tell, many submitters pasted the magazine’s detailed story guidelines into an AI and sent in…
Windows Notepad Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Code Remotely
Microsoft has patched a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Windows Notepad app, tracked as CVE-2026-20841, which could let attackers run malicious code on victims’ machines. Disclosed on February 10, 2026, Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates, the vulnerability stems…
Zen-AI-Pentest: Open-source AI-powered penetration testing framework
Zen-AI-Pentest provides an open-source framework for scanning and exercising systems using a combination of autonomous agents and standard security utilities. The project aims to let users run an orchestrated sequence of reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning, exploitation, and reporting using AI guidance…
GitLab Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities Enabling DoS and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
GitLab has released critical security updates for its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) to address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities. These patches, detailed in the release notes for versions 18.8.4, 18.7.4, and 18.6.6, resolve flaws that could allow attackers to…
UK Construction Company’s Windows Server Infiltrated by Prometei Botnet
In January 2026, a construction company in the United Kingdom found an unwelcome presence inside one of its Windows servers. Cybersecurity analysts from eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) determined that the intruder was a long-running malware network known as…
Product showcase: PCAPdroid analyzes Android app network activity
PCAPdroid is a free, open-source Android app that allows inspection of network traffic. Installation is straightforward and does not require creating an account. To begin capturing traffic, a VPN request must be accepted, which allows the app to monitor network…
Unsupported Edge Devices Present Global Threat, OpenClaw Threats Continue – Cybersecurity Today
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses the increasing risks posed by unsupported edge devices in global infrastructure. Highlighted by a recent cyber incident in Poland’s energy sector, edge devices are becoming critical vulnerabilities due to their…