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- Microsoft February 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes 58 Flaws, Six Actively Exploited Zero-Days
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Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday includes security updates for 114 vulnerabilities, including three zero-days. One of these flaws was actively exploited in the wild, while two had been publicly disclosed prior to patching. Eight vulnerabilities are classified as critical, consisting of six remote code execution flaws and two elevation of privilege issues. Breakdown of Vulnerabilities…
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Today’s Topics: Kimwolf Android Botnet Spreads Through Exposed ADB and Residential Proxy Networks A large Android botnet known as Kimwolf has quietly compromised more than two million devices by abusing exposed Android Debug Bridge (ADB) services and tunneling through residential proxy networks, based on recent findings from Synthient. The campaign illustrates how misconfigured Android-based devices,…
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Most security programs still quantify exposure through infrastructure signals. Hosts are scanned. Software is scored. CVEs are triaged. Patch cadence becomes the performance indicator. That system continues to function as designed, yet breach investigations keep showing a disconnect between what vulnerability tools measure and what attackers exploit after authentication occurs. Once valid access is established,…
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By early 2026, enterprise security feels very different from just a few years ago. AI agents are now embedded across core workflows, critical vulnerabilities have emerged across widely deployed frameworks with the highest possible severity ratings, and federal standards such as the Cybersecurity Performance Goals 2.0 have reset baseline expectations for security maturity. Risk now…
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Today’s Topics: Chrome Extensions Found Stealing Credentials from Users Across 170+ Websites Security researchers have uncovered two malicious Google Chrome extensions masquerading as a legitimate network speed-testing tool while secretly intercepting traffic and harvesting user credentials. Both extensions, named Phantom Shuttle and published by the same developer, continue to remain available for download in the…
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IBM has disclosed a critical security flaw affecting its API Connect platform that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls and gain unauthorized access. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-13915 and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, placing it in the highest severity tier. The weakness falls under CWE-305, which refers to authentication…
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Overview: Phish Tale of the Week Ofteften times phishing campaigns, created by malicious actors, target users by utilizing social engineering. For example, in this text message, the actors are appearing as an unnamed organization. The message politely explains that they’re about to invest in a stock “projected to deliver a 60 percent return this week.”…
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Today’s Topics: Fake PoCs and AI Noise Are Slowing Real Vulnerability Response The React2Shell vulnerability exposed a growing problem that many security teams are now facing: a flood of “proof-of-concept” (PoC) exploits that either do not work or only apply in narrow edge cases. Some of the most visible examples appear to have been generated…
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In October 2025, Netizen’s Security Operations Center identified five critical vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-59287 in Microsoft WSUS and CVE-2025-61882 in Oracle E-Business Suite, posing severe threats. Urgent patching is advised to prevent exploitation, with attackers gaining unauthorized access, control, or deploying malware across networks, affecting data integrity and operational security.
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Fortinet has issued a new advisory warning customers that CVE-2020-12812, an improper authentication flaw first disclosed in 2020, is once again being used in real-world attacks. The weakness affects FortiOS SSL VPN under specific configurations and allows users to authenticate without being prompted for a second factor simply by changing the letter case of the…
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