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Weaver E-cology RCE Flaw CVE-2026-22679 Actively Exploited via Debug API

5 Květen, 2026 - 09:37
A critical security vulnerability in Weaver (Fanwei) E-cology, an enterprise office automation (OA) and collaboration platform, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability (CVE-2026-22679, CVSS score: 9.8) relates to a case of unauthenticated remote code execution affecting Weaver E-cology 10.0 versions prior to 20260312. The issue resides in the "/papi/esearch/data/devops/Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries

5 Květen, 2026 - 08:35
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens. The multi-stage campaign, observed between April 14 and 16, 2026, targeted more than 35,000 users across over 13,000 organizations in 26 countries,
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries

5 Květen, 2026 - 08:35
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens. The multi-stage campaign, observed between April 14 and 16, 2026, targeted more than 35,000 users across over 13,000 organizations in 26 countries, Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Phishing Campaign Hits 80+ Orgs Using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect RMM Tools

4 Květen, 2026 - 20:06
An active phishing campaign has been observed targeting multiple vectors since at least April 2025 with legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a way to establish persistent remote access to compromised hosts. The activity, codenamed VENOMOUS#HELPER, has impacted over 80 organizations, most of which are in the U.S., according to Securonix. It shares overlaps with clusters
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Phishing Campaign Hits 80+ Orgs Using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect RMM Tools

4 Květen, 2026 - 20:06
An active phishing campaign has been observed targeting multiple vectors since at least April 2025 with legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a way to establish persistent remote access to compromised hosts. The activity, codenamed VENOMOUS#HELPER, has impacted over 80 organizations, most of which are in the U.S., according to Securonix. It shares overlaps with clusters Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Progress Patches Critical MOVEit Automation Bug Enabling Authentication Bypass

4 Květen, 2026 - 18:34
Progress Software has released updates to address two security flaws in MOVEit Automation, including a critical bug that could result in an authentication bypass. MOVEit Automation (formerly Central) is a secure, server-based managed file transfer (MFT) solution used to schedule and automate file movement workflows in enterprise environments without requiring any custom scripts.  The
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Progress Patches Critical MOVEit Automation Bug Enabling Authentication Bypass

4 Květen, 2026 - 18:34
Progress Software has released updates to address two security flaws in MOVEit Automation, including a critical bug that could result in an authentication bypass. MOVEit Automation (formerly Central) is a secure, server-based managed file transfer (MFT) solution used to schedule and automate file movement workflows in enterprise environments without requiring any custom scripts.  The Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More

4 Květen, 2026 - 16:23
This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control panels into kill switches, kernels into open doors, and open-source pipelines into silent delivery systems. The game has shifted from breach to occupation. They’re living inside SaaS sessions, pushing code with trusted commits, and scaling
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More

4 Květen, 2026 - 16:23
This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control panels into kill switches, kernels into open doors, and open-source pipelines into silent delivery systems. The game has shifted from breach to occupation. They’re living inside SaaS sessions, pushing code with trusted commits, and scaling Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks

4 Květen, 2026 - 13:58
On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of Kaikatsu Club, Japan's largest internet cafe chain. When asked, the young man shared his motivation for the hack: he wanted to buy Pokémon cards. In a sense, this is a fairly conventional story.
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks

4 Květen, 2026 - 13:58
On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of Kaikatsu Club, Japan's largest internet cafe chain. When asked, the young man shared his motivation for the hack: he wanted to buy Pokémon cards. In a sense, this is a fairly conventional story. [email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia

4 Květen, 2026 - 13:57
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox (aka Monarch, SwimSnake, The Great Thief of Valley, UTG-Q-1000, and Void Arachne) has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor. The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia

4 Květen, 2026 - 13:57
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox (aka Monarch, SwimSnake, The Great Thief of Valley, UTG-Q-1000, and Void Arachne) has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor. The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks

4 Květen, 2026 - 11:27
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs) and hosting providers in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S., by exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability in cPanel. The activity, detected by Ctrl-Alt-Intel on May 2, 2026, involves the
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks

4 Květen, 2026 - 11:27
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs) and hosting providers in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S., by exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability in cPanel. The activity, detected by Ctrl-Alt-Intel on May 2, 2026, involves the Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M

4 Květen, 2026 - 07:59
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership with the U.S. Federal
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M

4 Květen, 2026 - 07:59
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership with the U.S. Federal Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV

3 Květen, 2026 - 08:26
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV

3 Květen, 2026 - 08:26
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Trellix Confirms Source Code Breach With Unauthorized Repository Access

2 Květen, 2026 - 08:41
Cybersecurity company Trellix has announced that it suffered a breach that enabled unauthorized access to a "portion" of its source code. It said it "recently identified" the compromise of its source code repository and that it began working with "leading forensic experts" to resolve the matter immediately. It also said it has notified law enforcement of the matter. Trellix did not disclose the
Kategorie: Hacking & Security