25 Sep, 2026

Rogue external MFA providers can steal passwords during logins

Security researchers developed an attack that lets hackers with privileged access register a rogue external MFA provider that steals users’ passwords during legitimate login attempts. The technique, dubbed TrustSink by Varonis Threat Labs, can work with any provider that relies on this external authentication model, though the researchers demonstrated the attack using Microsoft Entra. Microsoft […]

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Sweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over breach affecting 2.2 million

Sweden’s data privacy regulator, IMY, has imposed a $183,000 (SEK 1.8 million) fine on IT systems provider Miljödata for inadequate security measures leading to a breach in August 2025 affecting 2.2 million people. Miljödata is a Swedish software company that develops and provides work environment and HR management systems used by 80% of Sweden’s municipal […]

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Chinese hackers exploit WordPress, Zyxel flaws to steal govt data

A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been exploiting vulnerabilities in ZyXEL GS1900 Smart Managed Switches and WordPress to steal sensitive data from 996 devices and more than 18,500 records stored in backend databases. The adversary targeted multiple technologies, including PAN-OS Global Protect, FlowiseAI, Nuclio, Proxmox, Ubiquity, with exploits for known security issues. Scans and attacks attributed […]

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ShinyHunters claims FBI hack, data theft in PeopleSoft zero-day breach

The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it breached FBI systems using a new Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability, gaining access to internal services and stealing sensitive data on employees and job applicants. The threat actors told GeekFeed the vulnerability allows remote code execution and that they used it Monday night to access FBI systems before moving laterally […]

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New ClosedQuorum Windows malware uses AI for attack decisions

A new Windows malware named ClosedQuorum uses Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, and Mistral AI models to autonomously determine the actions to take during post-compromise stages of an attack. The Go-based malware acts with no commands from a human operator, using reconnaissance information and a voting system to decide its next step on infected hosts. When […]

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Check Point warns of Management Server zero-day exploited in attacks

Check Point Software released emergency hotfixes to address a critical Security Management Server vulnerability that could let attackers run arbitrary scripts. The Security Management Server is a central repository that stores and manages security policies, processes administrator changes, and collects system logs across enterprise networks. Tracked as CVE-2026-93616, this path traversal flaw lets unauthenticated threat […]

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EvilTokens PhaaS disrupted after compromising 12,000 Microsoft accounts

The EvilTokens platform that compromised more than 12,000 Microsoft accounts at over 10,000 organizations has been disrupted in an effort led by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU). The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation emerged in February and was the first to support device code authentication at scale and offer cybercriminals AI-powered features for customizing lures and sifting […]

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D-Link warns of max severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

D-Link warned customers of a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-86296) with public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code and no patch, affecting legacy DIR-822A dual-band Wi-Fi routers. This security flaw stems from a stack-based buffer overflow and improper data handling in the DHCP server component and can be exploited without authentication or user interaction. Attackers without valid credentials on […]

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New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates. Naceri named it BigDiskBuster and said it is similar to another Defender zero-day known as UnDefend, which he released in April and that allowed standard users to block definition updates. The security researcher added […]

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CISA orders feds to patch Zyxel flaw exploited for data theft

​Attackers are now actively exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Zyxel GS1900 series switches, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-7273) stems from a stack-based buffer overflow in the CGI program that lets threat actors without privileges on the local area network (LAN) execute OS commands via maliciously […]

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