20 Oct, 2026

Critical RCE flaw in Windows IKE Extension now actively exploited

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are exploiting a critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions component. Also known as MS-IKEE, this is a set of additional capabilities Microsoft added to the IKE Protocol, including authentication via cryptographically generated addresses (CGAs), denial-of-service protection, […]

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CISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 500 critical infrastructure orgs

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Tuesday that the Medusa ransomware gang has breached more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations in the United States since June 2021. This was revealed in a joint advisory in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “As of April […]

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CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a high-severity Windows Task Host vulnerability that was flagged as actively exploited in April. Task Host is a core Windows system component that allows DLL-based processes to run in the background and prevents data corruption by ensuring they close […]

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CISA: Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

CISA confirmed today that ransomware gangs have begun abusing a high-severity Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution vulnerability, which has been flagged as actively exploited since early July. Tracked as CVE-2026-45659, this security flaw stems from a deserialization of untrusted data weakness and allows attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on unpatched SharePoint servers. It […]

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US and South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware targeting govt agencies

U.S. federal agencies and South Korea’s National Policy Agency warned government and critical infrastructure organizations worldwide to secure their systems against Gunra ransomware attacks. In a Monday joint advisory, they said the ransomware group uses a malware variant based on the Conti ransomware source code leaked in February 2022, in attacks targeting a wide range of industry sectors, from […]

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CISA: SonicWall SMA1000 flaws now exploited by ransomware gangs

CISA has confirmed that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting two recently patched SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerabilities, including a maximum-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw. ​SMA1000 is an enterprise-grade secure remote access gateway used by large corporations, government agencies, and Managed Service Providers (MSSPs) to provide VPN access to internal applications and corporate networks. SonicWall released patches for the two […]

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Critical Progress LoadMaster flaw now actively exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are exploiting a critical-severity Progress Kemp LoadMaster command injection vulnerability. Kemp LoadMaster is a very popular Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and server load balancer used by tech companies and government entities worldwide (e.g., Amazon, U.S. Air Force) to distribute incoming web traffic across multiple […]

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CISA warns of hackers exploiting Langflow, N-central, Apache Tomcat flaws

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is giving federal agencies three days to mitigate vulnerabilities in IBM Langflow, N-central, and Apache Tomcat, all actively exploited. ​Tracked as CVE-2026-9198, the security issue in IBM’s Langflow visual framework for building AI agents is the most severe, with a critical rating of 9.8 out of 10. It […]

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CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a significant increase in attacks targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the water and wastewater systems sector. The agency’s urgent alert comes after hackers disrupted more than 30 community water systems in Minnesota in attacks that started last Sunday and continued through Monday. CISA’s alert […]

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Cisco warns of FMC static credential flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Cisco is warning that a high-severity Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) static credential vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20316, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable devices. The vulnerability is caused by static credentials for a low-privilege account built into Cisco Secure FMC Software. Cisco says an unauthenticated, remote attacker can use […]

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