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CISA confirms active exploitation of four enterprise software bugs
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. warned of active exploitation of four vulnerabilities impacting enterprise software from Versa and Zimbra, the Vite frontend tooling framework, and the Prettier code formatter. The security issues have been added to CISA’s KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) catalog, indicating that the agency has evidence that hackers are exploiting them in the […]
US to deport Venezuelans who emptied bank ATMs using malware
South Carolina federal prosecutors announced that two Venezuelan nationals convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from U.S. banks in an ATM jackpotting scheme will be deported after serving their sentences. 34-year-old Luz Granados and 40-year-old Johan Gonzalez-Jimenez have previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy and computer crimes for emptying older ATM models throughout the […]
Hackers exploit critical telnetd auth bypass flaw to get root
A coordinated campaign has been observed targeting a recently disclosed critical-severity vulnerability that has been present in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server for 11 years. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2026-24061 and was reported on January 20. It is trivial to leverage and multiple exploit examples are publicly available. Bug persisted since 2015 Open-source contributor Simon Josefsson explains that the […]
Microsoft: Outlook for iOS crashes, freezes due to coding error
Microsoft confirmed today that Outlook mobile may crash or freeze when launched on iPad devices due to a coding error. While this known issue may affect all users of Outlook for iOS version 5.2602.0 on an iPad, Microsoft says that they can work around it by launching Outlook after enabling Airplane Mode. “The latest Outlook […]
Hackers get $1,047,000 for 76 zero-days at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026
Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 has ended with security researchers earning $1,047,000 after exploiting 76 zero-day vulnerabilities between January 21 and January 23. The Pwn2Own Automotive hacking competition focuses on automotive technologies and took place this week in Tokyo, Japan, during the Automotive World auto conference. Throughout the contest, the hackers targeted fully patched in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems, electric […]
Fortinet confirms critical FortiCloud auth bypass not fully patched
Days after admins began reporting that their fully patched firewalls are being hacked, Fortinet confirmed it’s working to fully address a critical FortiCloud SSO authentication bypass vulnerability that should have already been patched since early December. This comes after a wave of reports from Fortinet customers about threat actors exploiting a patch bypass for the CVE-2025-59718 vulnerability to […]
Okta SSO accounts targeted in vishing-based data theft attacks
Okta is warning about custom phishing kits built specifically for voice-based social engineering (vishing) attacks. GeekFeed has learned that these kits are being used in active attacks to steal Okta SSO credentials for data theft. In a new report released today by Okta, researchers explain that the phishing kits are sold as part of an […]
Curl ending bug bounty program after flood of AI slop reports
The developer of the popular curl command-line utility and library announced that the project will end its HackerOne security bug bounty program at the end of this month, after being overwhelmed by low-quality AI-generated vulnerability reports. The change was first discovered in a pending commit to curl’s BUG-BOUNTY.md documentation, which removes all references to the HackerOne program. […]
SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited to hijack admin accounts
Hackers began exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email server and collaboration tool that allows resetting admin passwords. An authentication bypass vulnerability in SmarterTools SmarterMail, which allows unauthenticated attackers to reset the system administrator password and obtain full privileges, is now actively exploited in the wild. The issue resides in the force-reset-password API […]
Microsoft Teams to add brand impersonation warnings to calls
Microsoft will soon add new fraud protection features to Teams calls, warning users about external callers who attempt to impersonate trusted organizations in social engineering attacks. Named “Brand Impersonation Protection,” the new Teams security feature will start rolling out to the targeted release ring in mid-February and will be enabled by default. According to Microsoft, […]