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Open Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

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Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days, 58 flaws Patched Amid Growing Exploit Activity

The second Tuesday of the month has arrived, bringing another significant wave of Microsoft security updates. In February 2026, Microsoft issued patches for 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-day flaws and five rated Critical. As part of this month’s release, Microsoft has als

Sep 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Open Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

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Jigsaw Ransomware: Pay or Say Goodbye to Files Hourly

A new ransomware has risen. Known as Jigsaw Ransomware, it is named after the iconic character that appears in the ransomware note. Jigsaw ransomware will encrypt the files and ask victims to pay a ransom of 150 USD worth of Bitcoins or .4 BTC. If the victim takes a long time to pay the ransom, […]

Sep 17, 2026 • 6 min read

Open In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

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In-the-Wild Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN Flaws Leading to Unauthorized Administrative Access

Threat actors are actively targeting enterprise Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN infrastructure, exploiting authentication bypass and chained vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized administrative access. Recent threat intelligence from Cisco Talos highlights ongoing in-the-wild exploitation campaigns leveraging

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

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Filemanager Fever: MrRot_13’s cPanel Exploitation Campaign Is Spreading Fast

Researchers have attributed an active exploitation campaign against a critical cPanel authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, to a long-running threat actor dubbedMr_Rot13. The campaign deploys a cross-platform backdoor named Filemanager, which steals credentials and establis

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

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Double Trouble: Apache’s Double-Free Flaw Gives Attackers a Shot at Your Server

The Apache Software Foundation has issued a security update to fix a critical flaw in the HTTP/2 module of Apache HTTP Server, identified as CVE-2026-23918. This vulnerability could be abused to cause a denial-of-service condition and, in certain scenarios, may even allow remote code execution. Alth

Sep 17, 2026 • 2 min read

Open DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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DirtyDecrypt: Technical Analysis of a Critical Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The discovery of DirtyDecrypt (linked to CVE-2026-31635) reveals a critical vulnerability that highlights a serious weakness in modern Linux kernel memory handling mechanisms. This flaw can be leveraged by attackers to achieve privilege escalation to root level, posing a significant risk to enterpri

Sep 17, 2026 • 4 min read

Open Critical Chrome Vulnerabilities Patched: WebGPU and V8 Flaws Fixed in Latest Release

Critical Chrome Vulnerabilities Patched: WebGPU and V8 Flaws Fixed in Latest Release

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Critical Chrome Vulnerabilities Patched: WebGPU and V8 Flaws Fixed in Latest Release

Google has urgently released a security update for Chrome, addressing multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code remotely on affected systems. The update, version 142.0.7444.134 and 142.0.7444.135, is rolling out across Windows, Mac, and Linux, while Android users will recei

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Critical Chrome Security Update Patches Remote Code Execution Flaws

Critical Chrome Security Update Patches Remote Code Execution Flaws

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Critical Chrome Security Update Patches Remote Code Execution Flaws

Google has released an urgent security update for the Chrome browser across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms to address critical vulnerabilities that could enable remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Chrome users are strongly encouraged to update their browsers immediately to safeguard again

Sep 17, 2026 • 3 min read

Open Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sep 17, 2026 • 1 min read