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Several ransomware groups are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS GlobalProtect patched in May, to break into organizations in sectors ranging from healthcare and education to government and energy. CVE-2026-0257 stems from the firewalls relying on cookies without performing detailed validation and integrity checking, which allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to bypass…
Help Net Security+4 sources
Commission opens DSA probe into fake listings and phishing on the platform, says its fraud defenses ‘absolutely substandard’
The Register
You cannot fully block the two critical PHP flaws called PHP2Shell before today’s fix, and the one setting being passed around as a workaround is not enough on its own, the security firm that suggested it now says. PHP will release the fix at 14:00 UTC on October 21 for two flaws it rates 9.2…
The Hacker News
PHP will release emergency fixes for two critical RCE flaws rated 9.2, as researchers warn of potential risks to exposed and unsupported systems. PHP is preparing an emergency security release for two critical vulnerabilities that could let attackers execute code remotely on affected servers. The update is scheduled for today, October 21 at 14:00 UTC,…
Security Affairs+1 source
Adversaries are turning the tools businesses trust into delivery mechanisms for malicious activity. Cisco Talos observed abuse of more than 25 legitimate platforms over the past year, exploiting the built-in trust of collaboration, file-sharing, payment and other services to reach their targets.
Cisco Talos
A Belarus-aligned hacktivist group spent nearly two years within the network of a Russian healthcare organization. According to a report published by Russian cybersecurity firm Solar, the activity has been attributed to a threat cluster dubbed Partisan Zmiy, which is also known as the Cyber Partisans. Known to be active since at least 2020, the…
The Hacker News
OVHcloud, the French cloud computing and web hosting company, alerted customers that a hacker tampered with its open-source command-line interface (CLI) tool to spread information-stealing malware. OVHcloud CEO Octave Klaba disclosed the incident on X, warning users who downloaded the latest CLI release that day to update the tool or delete it. According to Klaba,…
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This strategy establishes the framework through which Ofqual will prevent, detect, investigate and respond to fraud, bribery, corruption and related misconduct…
GOV.UK
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added four vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including four vulnerabilities impacting Plex Media Server that’s collectively called Plex2Shell. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-96652 (CVSS score: 5.3) – Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
The Hacker News
Tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, the bugs could potentially lead to unauthenticated remote code execution.
SecurityWeek+11 sources
Researchers say the developer’s account was compromised in March with a GlassWorm-linked loader.
SecurityWeek
Citizen Lab confirmed Pegasus on a Serbian rector’s iPhone 6 days before elections, raising the known civil society spyware target count to 16. The Citizen Lab published a research note confirming that the iPhone of Vladan Đokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware sometime in 2026. The infection…
Security Affairs+2 sources