Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Microsoft confirmed the RoguePlanet Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-50656), a privilege escalation flaw, and is developing a security patch. Microsoft has acknowledged the RoguePlanet zero-day affecting Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7.8). The vulnerability allows privilege escalation through the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. The company stated it is aware of the issue and is […]

Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet

Monday again. The weekend was meant to be quiet. It wasn't. Last week had poisoned packages, a broken AI helper, and a worm tearing through repos. The ugly part: basic tricks still worked

Threat actors are exploiting a critical FortiClient EMS flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35616, to deploy malware on unpatched systems. Threat actors are exploiting a critical FortiClient EMS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS score of 9.1), that allows remote code execution without authentication. Fortinet released fixes in April after confirming zero-day attacks in the wild and urged […]

Monday opens with a trust problem. A mail server flaw is under active use. A network control system was targeted. Trusted packages were poisoned. A fake model page pushed a stealer. Then came the familiar ransom claim: the data was returned and deleted

Not every cloud breach starts with malware or a zero-day. In this incident, attackers discovered an exposed Spring Boot Actuator endpoint, harvested credentials from leaked configuration data, then used the OAuth2 Resource Owner Password Credentials (ROPC) flow to authenticate without MFA.

Another week in cybersecurity. Another week of "you've got to be kidding me." Attackers were busy. Defenders were busy. And somewhere in the middle, a whole lot of people had a very bad Monday morning. That's kind of just how it goes now

Who Knew APT Hackers Liked Emojis So Much?All the nation-state hackers are vibe coding. Vibeware won't win any coding awards. It's not pretty. It doesn't target any zero-day vulnerabilities or known flaws in innovative new ways - but it does allow polyglot malware to be generated at scale.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new details about RESURGE, a malicious implant used in zero-day attacks exploiting CVE-2025-0282 to breach Ivanti Connect Secure devices. [...]

This week’s recap shows how small gaps are turning into big entry points. Not always through new exploits, often through tools, add-ons, cloud setups, or workflows that people already trust and rarely question

Also: China-Linked APT Hijack Updates, Condé Nast Data Leaked, La Poste HitThis week, a Clop-linked vendor breach hit Korean Air, a China-linked APT hijacked software updates, a critical zero-day flaw remained unpatched, Condé Nast faced a data leak, La Poste was disrupted and Korean police extradited a malware operation suspect.

Exploit hasn't been picked up by any malware detection engines, CEO tells The Reg A Microsoft zero-day vulnerability that allows an unprivileged user to crash the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) service now has a free, unofficial patch - with no word as to when Redmond plans to release an official one - along with a working exploit circulating online.…

Unpatched Flaw in Open-Source Gogs Service Facilitates Remote Code ExecutionAn attacker has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Gogs, an open-source and popular Git service that allows for self-hosting, warned researchers. At least 700 internet-exposed servers running Gogs shows signs of being infected with command-and-control malware; no patch is yet available.

This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates

Vendors (still) keep mum An "advanced" attacker exploited CitrixBleed 2 and a max-severity Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) bug as zero-days to deploy custom malware, according to Amazon Chief Information Security Officer CJ Moses.…

Amazon's threat intelligence team on Wednesday disclosed that it observed an advanced threat actor exploiting two then-zero-day security flaws in Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix NetScaler ADC products as part of attacks designed to deliver custom malware

An advanced threat actor exploited the critical vulnerabilities "Citrix Bleed 2" (CVE-2025-5777) in NetScaler ADC and Gateway, and CVE-2025-20337 affecting Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) as zero-days to deploy custom malware. [...]

China-linked cyber-espionage actors tracked as 'Bronze Butler' (Tick) exploited a Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager vulnerability as a zero-day to deploy an updated version of their Gokcpdoor malware. [...]

A zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome exploited in Operation ForumTroll earlier this year delivered malware linked to Italian spyware vendor Memento Labs, born after IntheCyber ​​Group acquired the infamous Hacking Team. [...]

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed that threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws impacting Cisco firewalls as part of zero-day attacks to deliver previously undocumented malware families like RayInitiator and LINE VIPER