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Vulnerabilities & Exploits

CVEs, zero-days, patching and exploited weaknesses.

active vulnerability exploitation3 weeks ago5 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats in 2026: CISA Confirms a Critical ScreenConnect Flaw Is Being Exploited Right Now

CISA says attackers are actively exploiting a critical ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaw, CVE-2026-84869. Here's what the bug does, why it keeps happening, and the defenses that actually cut risk for MSPs and security teams.

vulnerabilities threats3 weeks ago3 min

Decoding Modern Cyber Threats and the Threats Vulnerabilities Assets TVA Worksheet

An in-depth analysis of active zero-day exploits, threat actor disruptions, credential leakage, and risk prioritization frameworks like the TVA worksheet and CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

patch management vulnerability remediation3 weeks ago5 min

What a Security & Compliance Analyst Does When Chrome Goes Zero-Day Again

Chrome's emergency zero-day patches force security and compliance teams into a scramble. Here's what the pattern tells you about building a patch management posture that survives the next one.

security compliance analyst3 weeks ago4 min

Unpacking the FBI CJIS v6.1 Security Policy: Essential Encryption and Vulnerability Scanning Updates for the Security & Compliance Analyst

An in-depth analysis of FBI CJIS Security Policy v6.1 for security & compliance analysts, covering 256-bit encryption mandates, monthly vulnerability scanning, and identity controls.

cloud security incidents3 weeks ago3 min

INC Ransomware: How Operational Discipline Beat Flashy Exploits

INC ransomware emerges as a top-tier RaaS operation by mastering fundamentals—targeting pressured sectors, leveraging timing from competitor shutdowns, and rewriting its malware in Rust—claiming 800+ victims since 2023.

erp vulnerabilities zero day exploits3 weeks ago4 min

When ERP Software Security Ignores the Percent Sign: ShinyHunters' WAF Bypass Against PeopleSoft

ShinyHunters encoded a single letter in their exploit URL to sidestep WAF rules protecting Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273, resuming a global data-theft campaign that already hit the FBI's own infrastructure.

ai cybersecurity threats nation state actors3 weeks ago6 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Inside UNC2970's Kernel-Level LinkedIn Malware Arsenal

North Korean-linked UNC2970 deployed custom malware families and a zero-day BYOVD driver against security researchers recruited through fake LinkedIn job offers. Mandiant's technical teardown reveals the full attack chain from social engineering to EDR-kernel patching.

cms web application vulnerabilities3 weeks ago5 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: The Hack That Turned Clop Into a Victim

ShinyHunters breached Clop's Tor leak site through an unpatched Grav CMS path traversal flaw. The incident exposes how AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery is turning every web-facing asset into a target — even criminal ones.

active vulnerability exploitation3 weeks ago4 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats: Lessons from the Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day Breach in Norway

Comprehensive expanded analysis of the Ivanti EPMM zero-day exploit against Norwegian ministries, contextualized within AI cybersecurity threats, agentic security, and CISA best practices.

prompt injection as identity attack3 weeks ago3 min

From Self-Replicating Code to Self-Replicating Prompts: AI Cybersecurity Governance Lessons from the Morris Worm

The 1988 Morris worm taught the internet its first lesson in propagation defense. Thirty-five years later, AI cybersecurity governance faces the same problem in new clothing: self-replicating threats that exploit trust rather than bugs.

phishing smishing campaigns3 weeks ago3 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Storm-2372 Exploits Microsoft 365 Device Code Workflows

An analysis of the Storm-2372 campaign targeting Microsoft 365 accounts via device code phishing, examining ai cybersecurity threats in 2026 and defensive mitigations.

ai prompt injection threats3 weeks ago5 min

Poisoned Answers and AI Cybersecurity Threats in 2026: How Attackers Manipulate Chatbots and Search Overviews

An in-depth look at how cybercriminals exploit SEO poisoning, generative engine optimization, and malicious web seeding to manipulate responses in ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI search tools to deliver malware and disinformation, with a 2026 cryptojacking case study and AWS Bedrock agents security analysis.