Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

CERT/CC warns an unpatched backdoor in several Tenda routers lets attackers bypass login and gain full admin access with a hidden password. CERT/CC published an alert documenting an undocumented authentication backdoor in multiple Tenda firmware versions, tracked as CVE-2026-11405. The flaw gives anyone who knows the right password full administrative access to the device’s web […]

Acer is working to address two maximum-severity zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Wave 7 mesh routers. [...]

Monday recap. Same mess, new week

TP-Link has patched several vulnerabilities in its Archer NX router series, including a critical-severity flaw that may allow attackers to bypass authentication and upload new firmware. [...]

Also, More ClickFix Attacks and Teen Booters Arrested in PolandThis week, Russian hackers targeted Signal and WhatsApp users, permit-fee phishing hit U.S. applicants, ClickFix on WordPress sites, Microsoft patched 80 bugs, a 14K-router botnet, Polish teens held over DDoS tools and Finland warned of Russian, Chinese espionage. North Korean IT workers for hire.

ASUS has released new firmware to patch nine security vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw in routers with AiCloud enabled. [...]

ASUS has released new firmware to patch a critical authentication bypass security flaw impacting several DSL series router models. [...]

Persistent Attack Grants Remote SSH Access via ExploitSomeone - possibly nation-state hackers - appears to be constructing a botnet from thousands of Asus routers in hacking that survives a firmware patch and reboots. Nearly 9,000 routers have been compromised and the number is growing, say researchers.

The vulnerability is only found in the vendor's router series and can be triggered by an attacker using a crafted request — all of which helps make it a highly critical vulnerability with a 9.2 CVSS score.

Also: FamousSparrow Is Back, Snowflake Hacker Agrees to ExtraditionThis week, Signal update, FamousSparrow is back, suspected Snowflake hacker agreed to U.S. extradition, train tickets sales hack in Ukraine, a patched Chrome zero-day, phishing targets SEO pros, DrayTek router outage, South African chicken producer attacked, and bad npm packages.

Cisco has patched a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that lets attackers crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers with a single BGP update message. [...]

​Juniper Networks has released emergency security updates to patch a Junos OS vulnerability exploited by Chinese hackers to backdoor routers for stealthy access. [...]

​Juniper Networks has patched a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication and take over Session Smart Router (SSR) devices. [...]

Also: Researchers Bypass GitHub Copilot's Protections, Deloitte Pays $5M for BreachThis week: A hacker claims to have 20 million OpenAI logins, Sweden clears ship in Baltic cable damage, researchers find ways to bypass GitHub Copilot's protections, Netgear patches router flaws, undetectable Mac backdoor raises alarms, Spain nabs hacker, and Deloitte pays $5M for RIBridges breach.

Also: Researchers Bypass GitHub Copilot's Protections, Deloitte Pays $5M for BreachThis week: Sweden clears ship in Baltic cable damage, researchers find ways to bypass GitHub Copilot's protections, Netgear patches router flaws, undetectable Mac backdoor raises alarms, cyberattacks target aviation, Spain nabs international hacker, and Deloitte pays $5M for RIBridges breach.

International security squads all focus on stopping baddies busting in through routers, IoT kit etc Netgear is advising customers to upgrade their firmware after it patched two critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple routers.…

Zyxel has issued a security advisory about actively exploited flaws in CPE Series devices, warning that it has no plans to issue fixing patches and urging users to move to actively supported models. [...]

Netgear has fixed two critical remote code execution and authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting multiple WiFi routers and warned customers to update their devices to the latest firmware as soon as possible. [...]

Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.…

Exploits Could Allow Remote Command Execution and AccessThe Taiwanese NAS maker QNAP Systems on Saturday patched multiple flaws in its operating system and applications that could allow attackers to compromise network storage devices. The patch also included multiple flaws in QNAP's router operating system QuRouter OS.