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Open The cPanel Crisis: One Bug, Millions Exposed as Mirai and ‘Sorry’ Ransomware Deploy in 24 Hours

The cPanel Crisis: One Bug, Millions Exposed as Mirai and ‘Sorry’ Ransomware Deploy in 24 Hours

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The cPanel Crisis: One Bug, Millions Exposed as Mirai and ‘Sorry’ Ransomware Deploy in 24 Hours

Researchers have uncovered active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in cPanel & WHM (CVE-2026-41940), an authentication bypass flaw that has been abused as a zero-day following public disclosure. The vulnerability was rapidly weaponized within 24 hours, with multiple third parties leveraging

Sep 17, 2026 • 4 min read

Open ShadowPad Rising: SHADOW-EARTH-053 Hits Exchange Servers

ShadowPad Rising: SHADOW-EARTH-053 Hits Exchange Servers

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ShadowPad Rising: SHADOW-EARTH-053 Hits Exchange Servers

Executive Summary A cyber espionage campaign attributed to the China-linked threat cluster SHADOW-EARTH-053 has been observed targeting government, defense, telecommunications, and transportation organizations across South, East, and Southeast Asia, as well as a European NATO member state. The attac

Sep 17, 2026 • 7 min read

Open Structure, Event Types Recorded, UI Operations, and Security & Compliance Benefits

Structure, Event Types Recorded, UI Operations, and Security & Compliance Benefits

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Structure, Event Types Recorded, UI Operations, and Security & Compliance Benefits

Audit logs capture and record administrative activities within your organization’s cloud infrastructure. They offer a detailed record of user activities, system events, and resource changes across an organization’s cloud infrastructure. This article helps understand the structure of the log, the typ

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

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Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

The second Tuesday of the month has arrived, bringing another significant wave of Microsoft security updates. In February 2026, Microsoft issued patches for 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws and five rated Critical. As part of this month’s release, Microsoft has als

Sep 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Open Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

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Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

A new ransomware has risen. Known as Jigsaw Ransomware, it is named after the iconic character that appears in the ransomware note. Jigsaw ransomware will encrypt the files and ask victims to pay a ransom of 150 USD worth of Bitcoins or .4 BTC. If the victim takes a long time to pay the ransom, […]

Sep 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Open In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

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In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

Threat actors are actively targeting enterprise Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN infrastructure, exploiting authentication bypass and chained vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized administrative access. Recent threat intelligence from Cisco Talos highlights ongoing in-the-wild exploitation campaigns leveraging

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

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Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

Researchers have attributed an active exploitation campaign against a critical cPanel authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, to a long-running threat actor dubbedMr_Rot13. The campaign deploys a cross-platform backdoor named Filemanager, which steals credentials and establis

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

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Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

The Apache Software Foundation has issued a security update to fix a critical flaw in the HTTP/2 module of Apache HTTP Server, identified as CVE-2026-23918. This vulnerability could be abused to cause a denial-of-service condition and, in certain scenarios, may even allow remote code execution. Alth

Sep 17, 2026 • 2 min read

Open DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The discovery of DirtyDecrypt (linked to CVE-2026-31635) reveals a critical vulnerability that highlights a serious weakness in modern Linux kernel memory handling mechanisms. This flaw can be leveraged by attackers to achieve privilege escalation to root level, posing a significant risk to enterpri

Sep 17, 2026 • 4 min read