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Google Patches Android Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation 

Google has patched a high-severity Android zero-day vulnerability that attackers have already exploited in the wild.  The issue affects multiple Android releases and serves as a reminder that mobile operating systems remain a valuable target for threat actors seeking access to sensitive enterprise and personal data.  “There are indications that CVE-2025-48595 may be under limited,…

Cisco refines its risk-based vulnerability disclosure for the AI era

Security teams already struggle with long lists of vulnerabilities and limited time to patch them. Cisco believes AI could increase that pressure by accelerating vulnerability discovery and increasing the number of findings security teams need to review. The company said it is moving further toward a risk-based disclosure approach, placing greater attention on issues under…

Shai-Hulud worm copycats emerge after source code leak

Shai-Hulud worm copycats are already attacking NPM developers after its source code leaked, enabling fast supply chain exploitation. The first copycats of the Shai-Hulud worm have already started showing up online, only a few days after the malware’s source code was dumped on GitHub. Researchers had warned this would happen almost immediately, and they were…

CVE-2026-42897: Exchange Server OWA Spoofing Flaw Exploited via Crafted Email

Microsoft has disclosed a vulnerability impacting on-premise versions of Exchange Server that is already seeing active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-42897, the issue carries a CVSS score of 8.1 and affects Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, and Exchange Server Subscription Edition, while Exchange Online is not impacted. Microsoft describes it as a…

What 45 Days of Watching Your Own Tools Will Tell You About Your Real Attack Surface

In Your Biggest Security Risk Isn’t Malware — It’s What You Already Trust, we made a simple argument: the most dangerous activity inside most organizations no longer looks like an attack. It looks like administration. PowerShell, WMIC, netsh, Certutil, MSBuild — the same trusted utilities your IT team uses every day are also the preferred…

Palo Alto Networks Firewall Zero-Day Exploited in Active Attacks 

Palo Alto Networks recently disclosed a firewall vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw affects the PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal and could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code with root privileges on vulnerable devices. This vulnerability “… allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the…

Marimo RCE Flaw Exploited Within Hours of Disclosure

A vulnerability in the open-source Marimo Python notebook platform is already being actively exploited, underscoring how quickly attackers can turn newly disclosed flaws into real-world attacks.  Less than 10 hours after public disclosure, threat actors developed a working exploit and began targeting exposed systems. “Within 9 hours and 41 minutes of the vulnerability advisory’s publication,…

CVE-2026-35616: FortiClient EMS Flaw Under Active Exploitation

Fortinet disclosed a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild.  The flaw could allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass API protections and execute unauthorized code or commands on exposed systems.  “This is a zero-day. While there is no full patch, we have to give credit where credit is due: Fortinet has…

Claude Code is still vulnerable to an attack Anthropic has already fixed

The leak of Claude Code’s source is already having consequences for the tool’s security. Researchers have spotted a vulnerability documented in the code. The vulnerability, revealed by AI security company Adversa, is that if Claude Code is presented with a command composed of more than 50 subcommands, then for subcommands after the 50th it will…

AI regulations are already out of date — IT leaders need to think ahead

Most AI regulations passed in the last few years are already irrelevant, but enterprises should think ahead with rudimentary governance plans for quicker compliance, said legal experts in two panel discussions at Nvidia’s GTC trade show last week. Current AI regulations target frontier models, high-risk models, and transparency. They typically focus on LLMs and the…

Runtime: The new frontier of AI agent security

AI agents are already operating inside enterprise networks, quietly doing some of the work employees once handled themselves — writing code, drafting emails, retrieving files, and connecting to internal systems. Sometimes they also make costly mistakes. At Meta, an employee asked an AI assistant to help manage her inbox. It deleted it instead. At Amazon,…

OpenAI says Codex Security found 11,000 high-impact bugs in a month

OpenAI’s new AppSec agent, Codex Security, has already flagged over 11,000 high-severity and critical flaws in real-world codebases during its first 30 days of research testing. The tool, designed to automatically find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities in software repositories, reportedly identified about 800 critical issues in more than a million scanned commits. According to an…

Preparing for the Quantum Era: Post-Quantum Cryptography Webinar for Security Leaders

Most organizations assume encrypted data is safe. But many attackers are already preparing for a future where today’s encryption can be broken. Instead of trying to decrypt information now, they are collecting encrypted data and storing it so it can be decrypted later using quantum computers. This tactic—known as “harvest now, decrypt later”—means sensitive data…

Cricut launches new cutting machines – Cricut Joy 2 and Cricut Explore 5 plus Design Space enhancements

Cricut (pronounced “cricket”) has already been bringing creative ideas to reality with its rich ecosystem of cutting machines, heat presses, materials, and more, and today has announced the next generation of its Cricut Explore and Cricut Joy series. The machines bring a sleeker, modern design as well as a simplified, guided software experience to help…

Shocking 12 Recent Major Cyber Attacks 2026 That Are Reshaping Global Security

The year 2026 has already witnessed an alarming rise in cybercrime activity worldwide. From large-scale ransomware incidents to sophisticated nation-state espionage campaigns, the recent major cyber attacks 2026 highlight a rapidly evolving digital threat landscape. Businesses, governments, healthcare systems, and even critical infrastructure have become prime targets. For a domain like CyberCrimesWatch.com, reporting on verified…

The new paradigm for raising up secure software engineers

CISOs were already struggling to help developers keep up with secure code principles at the speed of DevOps. Now, with AI-assisted development reshaping how code gets written and shipped, the challenge is rapidly intensifying. Whereas only about 14% of enterprise software engineers regularly used AI coding assistants two years ago, that number is on its…

Picking an AI red teaming vendor is getting harder

Vendor noise is already a problem in traditional security testing. AI red teaming has added another layer of confusion, with providers offering everything from consulting engagements to automated testing platforms. Many buyers still struggle to tell whether a vendor can test real-world AI system behavior or only run a packaged set of jailbreak prompts. This…

Java security work is becoming a daily operational burden

Security teams in large enterprises already spend significant time tracking vulnerabilities across software supply chains, third-party libraries, and internal codebases. Java environments add another layer of exposure because so many mission-critical systems still run on the JVM. A 2026 Azul survey of more than 2,000 Java professionals found that 64% said more than half of…

Emerging Ransomware BQTLock & GREENBLOOD Disrupt Businesses in Minutes 

How long would it take your team to realize ransomware is already running?  The newly identified ransomware families are already causing real business disruption. These threats can disrupt operations fast while also reducing visibility through stealth or cleanup activity, shrinking the time teams have to detect and contain the attack.  Here’s what you should know about BQTLock and GREENBLOOD, and how your team can detect and contain them before…