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Fortinet Patches CVE-2026-24858 After Active FortiOS SSO Exploitation Detected [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Fortinet has begun releasing security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiOS that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-24858 (CVSS score: 9.4), has been described as an authentication bypass related to FortiOS single sign-on (SSO). The flaw also affects FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer. The company said…
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Lockdown-Style Security Mode to Protect Targeted Users From Spyware [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Meta on Tuesday announced it’s adding Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to secure certain users against advanced cyber attacks because of who they are and what they do. The feature, similar to Lockdown Mode in Apple iOS and Advanced Protection in Android, aims to protect individuals, such as journalists or public-facing figures, from sophisticated spyware…
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Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Indian government entities have been targeted in two campaigns undertaken by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan using previously undocumented tradecraft. The campaigns have been codenamed Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack by Zscaler ThreatLabz, which identified them in September 2025. “While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)Read More
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ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that combines ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHAs with a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to distribute an information stealer called Amatera. “Instead of launching PowerShell directly, the attacker uses this script to control how execution begins and to avoid more common, easily recognized execution paths,”Read More
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5 steps to ensure HIPAA compliance on mobile devices
HIPAA compliance on mobile devices depends on governing access to PHI across both managed and personal endpoints. Here are five steps to achieving compliance in clinical settings.Read More
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CTEM in Practice: Prioritization, Validation, and Outcomes That Matter [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity teams increasingly want to move beyond looking at threats and vulnerabilities in isolation. It’s not only about what could go wrong (vulnerabilities) or who might attack (threats), but where they intersect in your actual environment to create real, exploitable exposure. Which exposures truly matter? Can attackers exploit them? Are our defenses effective? Continuous Threat…
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Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-database, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24002 (CVSS score: 9.1), has been codenamed Cellbreak by Cyera Research Labs. “One malicious formula can turn a spreadsheet into a Remote Code Execution (RCE) beachhead,”Read…
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5 steps to approach BYOD compliance policies
BYOD endpoints are difficult to secure because IT does not own or preconfigure the device. Learn about policies and controls that help organizations stay compliant.Read More
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China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023 [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use by China-aligned APT actors since 2023 to target multiple environments. The flexible framework has been put to use against Chinese gambling industries and malicious activities targeting Asian government entities and private organizations, according to Trend MicroRead More
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Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) – Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.0. It has been described as a security feature bypass in Microsoft Office. “Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office allows…
