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PAN-OS GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-0257) Under Active Exploitation

Palo Alto Networks has warned that a recently disclosed medium-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS and Prisma Access has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), refers to a case of authentication bypass that could be exploited by bad actors to set up VPN connections. “Authentication bypass vulnerabilities…

AI Chatbot Recommendations Redirect Users to Cryptojacking Malware Sites

Microsoft has warned of an active cryptojacking campaign that makes use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot interactions as a mechanism for surfacing malicious download sites. “This emerging delivery technique extends social engineering beyond conventional search results and increases the visibility of malicious software recommendations,” Microsoft Defender Experts and the Microsoft

CVE-2026-42897: Microsoft confirms active exploitation of Exchange Server zero-day

Microsoft warned that attackers are exploiting a new Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42897, in the wild. Microsoft warned that threat actors are actively exploiting a new Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42897 (CVSS score 8.1). The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation (‘cross-site scripting’) in Microsoft Exchange…

A dozen allied agencies say China is building covert hacker networks out of everyday routers

U.S. and international government agencies warned Thursday about a “widespread shift” in Chinese hacker methods toward the use of large-scale covert networks that compromise common devices to carry out a variety of attacks. The advisory details how those networks work, and defensive steps organizations should take. “Over the past few years there has been a…

Malicious pgserve, automagik developer tools found in npm registry

Application developers are being warned that malicious versions of pgserve, an embedded PostgreSQL server for application development, and automagik, an AI coding tool, have been dropped into the npm JavaScript registry, where they could poison developers’ computers. Downloading and using these versions will lead to the theft of data, tokens, SSH keys, credentials, including those…

Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official “checkmarx/kics” Docker Hub repository. In an alert published today, software supply chain security company Socket revealed that unknown threat actors managed to have overwritten existing tags, including v2.1.20 and alpine, while also introducing a new v2.1.21 tag that does not correspond to an official…

Newly Discovered PowMix Botnet Hits Czech Workers Using Randomized C2 Traffic

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an active malicious campaign that’s targeting the workforce in the Czech Republic with a previously undocumented botnet dubbed PowMix since at least December 2025. “PowMix employs randomized command-and-control (C2) beaconing intervals, rather than persistent connection to the C2 server, to evade the network signature detections,” Cisco Talos

Iran‑linked PLC attacks cause real‑world disruption at critical US infra sites

As the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on Tuesday, six US federal agencies have warned that Iran-affiliated threat actors have compromised internet-exposed programmable logic controllers at critical infrastructure facilities in the US. The attacks, which the agencies linked to escalating hostilities between Iran and the US and Israel, targeted Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley…

Iranian cyber activity hits US energy, water, and government networks

U.S. government agencies on Tuesday warned American organizations about ongoing cyber activity targeting OT and PLC devices, including those manufactured by Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley, across multiple critical infrastructure sectors. The activity has been attributed to Iranian-affiliated APT actors seeking to disrupt operations in the United States. Disruptions across critical sectors The advisory, issued by…

Microsoft says Medusa-linked Storm-1175 is speeding ransomware attacks

Microsoft has warned that Storm-1175, a cybercrime group linked to Medusa ransomware, is exploiting vulnerable web-facing systems in fast-moving attacks, at times moving from initial access to data theft and ransomware deployment within 24 hours. The company said the group has heavily targeted organizations in healthcare, education, professional services, and finance across Australia, the UK,…

Wyden warns Social Security chief: Trump’s voter database is ‘blatant voter suppression’

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., warned Social Security Administration chief Frank Bisignano that any follow-through on President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a new database of U.S. voters using agency data would be viewed by Democrats as a conscious choice on the part of SSA officials to participate in “blatant voter suppression.” “Facilitating Donald Trump’s directive…

Storm-2561 targets enterprise VPN users with SEO poisoning, fake clients

Microsoft has warned enterprises that cybercriminal group Storm-2561 is hijacking search engine results to serve trojanized VPN clients, stealing corporate credentials, and then covering its tracks before victims suspect anything is wrong. The group pushes spoofed websites to the top of results for queries such as “Pulse VPN download” or “Pulse Secure client,” redirecting users…

CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPM and Cisco SD-WAN flaws

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that an authentication bypass vulnerability patched in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) last month is now being exploited in the wild. The agency has also updated its directive related to two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN flaws that were also fixed last month after being used in zero-day…

Threat Actors Mass-Scan Salesforce Experience Cloud via Modified AuraInspector Tool

Salesforce has warned of an increase in threat actor activity that’s aimed at exploiting misconfigurations in publicly accessible Experience Cloud sites by making use of a customized version of an open-source tool called AuraInspector. The activity, per the company, involves the exploitation of customers’ overly permissive Experience Cloud guest user configurations to obtain access to…

149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. “The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly lopsided, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, driving nearly 70% of all attack activity between February 28 and March 2,” Radware…

OAuth phishers make ‘check where the link points’ advice ineffective

Microsoft has warned that phishers are exploiting a built-in behavior of the OAuth authentication protocol to redirect victims to malware, using links that point to legitimate identity provider domains such as Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace. The links look safe but ultimately lead somewhere that isn’t. “OAuth includes a legitimate feature that allows identity…

OAuth phishers make ‘check where the link points’ advice ineffective

Microsoft has warned that phishers are exploiting a built-in behavior of the OAuth authentication protocol to redirect victims to malware, using links that point to legitimate identity provider domains such as Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace. The links look safe but ultimately lead somewhere that isn’t. “OAuth includes a legitimate feature that allows identity…

Microsoft Warns OAuth Redirect Abuse Delivers Malware to Government Targets

Microsoft on Monday warned of phishing campaigns that employ phishing emails and OAuth URL redirection mechanisms to bypass conventional phishing defenses implemented in email and browsers. The activity, the company said, targets government and public-sector organizations with the end goal of redirecting victims to attacker-controlled infrastructure without stealing their tokens. It described

Apple discloses first actively exploited zero-day of 2026

Apple disclosed a zero-day vulnerability Wednesday that the vendor warned was previously “exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals,” the company said in a security update. The memory-corruption vulnerability — CVE-2026-20700 — affects iPhones and iPads and was exploited on devices running versions of iOS before iOS 26. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…