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Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key ActivityThis week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged government agencies to apply patches for two security flaws impacting Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint, stating they have been actively exploited in the wild

Interlock's post-exploit toolkit exposed Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, according to Amazon security boss CJ Moses.…

Patches Issued for MongoBleed as Ransomware Groups Target Flaw to Steal DataTens of thousands of internet-exposed MongoDB databases are at risk as attackers actively target a critical vulnerability in the software to steal sensitive data, with ransomware groups having joined the fray, researchers warn. MongoDB has issued patches and mitigation advice.

Deploy Emergency Patch for Zero-Day Flaw, Hunt for Signs of Intrusion, Warn ExpertsOracle patched a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite and urged customers to immediately install the fix. The flaw has been exploited since August by the Clop ransomware group, and with exploit code now having leaked, experts expect to see many more attackers join the fray.

Ransomware Group Among Attackers Focused on Exploiting Citrix Netscaler FlawSecurity experts warn that attackers have ramped up their collective attempts to find and exploit Citrix NetScaler devices that remain unpatched. Cloud Security Group patched CVE-2025-5777, a flaw also known as "Citrix Bleed 2," nearly four weeks ago with a software update.

Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure Groups linked with the Play ransomware have exploited more than 900 organizations, the FBI said Wednesday, and have developed a number of new techniques in their double-extortion campaigns - including exploiting a security flaw in remote-access tool SimpleHelp if orgs haven't patched it.…

Microsoft has revealed that a now-patched security flaw impacting the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) was exploited as a zero-day in ransomware attacks aimed at a small number of targets

A previously unknown threat activity cluster targeted European organizations, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to deploy PlugX and its successor, ShadowPad, with the intrusions ultimately leading to deployment of a ransomware called NailaoLocker in some cases

Attackers Target Managed File Transfer Software VulnerabilitiesFile transfer software made by Cleo Communications is under active attack and a patch meant to stymie hackers doesn't fix the flaw, say security researchers from Huntress. Hackers exploit an arbitrary file-write vulnerability along with a feature that automatically executes files.

Attackers Target Managed File Transfer Software VulnerabilitiesFile transfer software made by Cleo Communications is under active attack and a patch meant to stymie hackers doesn't fix the flaw, say security researchers from Huntress. Hackers exploit an arbitrary file-write vulnerability along with a feature that automatically executes files.

Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira and Fog ransomware

Expect Ransomware Groups to Abuse Critical-Severity Bug to Steal Data, Experts WarnSecurity experts are urging all Veeam Backup & Replication users to immediately update their software to patch a flaw that attackers can remotely exploit to take full control of a system. Experts say ransomware groups likely will target the critical-severity vulnerability for double extortion.

The threat actors behind the BlackByte ransomware group have been observed likely exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors, while also leveraging various vulnerable drivers to disarm security protections

Also: Ukraine Arrests Alleged Ransomware Developer; Patches Galore; and BurnoutThis week, feds counted cyber incidents; Ukraine made arrest; BlackBasta seemed to exploit flaw; 51 flaws in Patch Tuesday; SolarWinds, JetBrains patched flaws; Alan Turning Institute debunked paper on AI; Santander wants password changes; Christie's spoke of data breach and cyber pros face burnout.

Flaw Allows Unauthenticated Attackers to Execute Arbitrary CodeA ransomware operation with a history of exploiting widespread internet vulnerabilities lost little time in making use of a critical severity vulnerability in scripting language PHP. The TellYouThePass ransomware group sees opportunity whenever system administrators must scramble to patch systems.

The TellYouThePass ransomware gang has been exploiting the recently patched CVE-2024-4577 remote code execution vulnerability in PHP to deliver webshells and execute the encryptor payload on target systems. [...]

It's the second Tuesday of the month, and Microsoft has released another set of security updates to fix a total of 97 flaws impacting its software, one of which has been actively exploited in ransomware attacks in the wild

The operators behind the Lornenz ransomware operation have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical security flaw in Mitel MiVoice Connect to obtain a foothold into target environments for follow-on malicious activities

Don't leave those firmware patches to last The notorious Conti ransomware gang has working proof-of-concept code to exploit low-level Intel firmware vulnerabilities, according to Eclypsium researchers.…