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Drupal admins rushing to patch maximum severity SQL injection vulnerability

Administrators of the Drupal open source content management platform are rushing to install an emergency patch issued today to fix a “highly critical” SQL injection vulnerability in the application’s core. While the vulnerability only affects websites that use the PostgreSQL database, there may be upstream issues with Symfony, a set of PHP packages and web…

Attackers exploit cPanel CVE-2026-41940 to deploy Filemanager Backdoor

Attackers are exploiting cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940 to install the Filemanager backdoor and gain unauthorized admin access. Cybercriminals are actively exploiting the critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3) to deploy a backdoor called Filemanager on compromised servers. cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that lets users manage websites and servers through a…

Why 24/7 Threat Monitoring Has Become Essential for Modern Businesses

GUEST OPINION – Cybersecurity used to be treated like a perimeter problem. Put up a firewall, install antivirus, enforce a few password rules, and hope that was enough. That approach no longer works. Today’s attacks do not wait for business hours. They move quietly through cloud platforms, endpoints, email, collaboration tools, and third-party applications. In…

Hidden instructions in README files can make AI agents leak data

Developers rely on AI coding agents to set up projects, install dependencies, and run commands by following instructions in repository README files, which provide setup guidance for software projects. New research identifies a security risk when attackers hide malicious instructions in those documents. A semantic injection attack, where injections are embedded in an installation file,…

ENISA advisory examines package manager security risks

Developers install external libraries with a single command, and that step can introduce more code than expected into a project environment. Dependency resolution inside package managers extends software supply chains across large collections of external components. ENISA’s Technical Advisory for Secure Use of Package Managers, released in March 2026, examines how this development practice expands…

Don’t trust TrustConnect: This fake remote support tool only helps hackers

After breaking into a system, crooks often install legitimate remote admin tools to keep a foothold on the network — with the risk that the tool’s vendor spots them and locks them out. Now they have a new option: a fake remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, complete with serious-looking online storefront, built just for…