SimpleHelp RMM flaw could give attackers full access to managed endpoints (CVE-2026-48558) 2026-06-16 at 16:33 By Zeljka Zorz A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-48558) in SimpleHelp, a popular remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to create a new “Technician” account and use it to remote into managed endpoints, execute scripts, […]
Data discovery gaps that catch enterprises off guard 2026-06-01 at 11:46 By Mirko Zorz In this interview with Help Net Security, Avani Desai, CEO at Schellman, talks about the gap between what organizations think they know about their data and what discovery scans turn up. She shares stories of shadow data in abandoned cloud storage,
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Cyber threats push SMBs to spend more on security 2026-05-21 at 07:16 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cybersecurity has become a key priority for small and medium-sized businesses due to growing threats and wider AI adoption. An IDC survey of 2,200 SMBs in eight markets examined how organizations manage cyber risks, prepare for AI-related threats, and handle
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New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns 2026-04-22 at 16:42 By Zeljka Zorz Hidden inside newly discovered botnet malware is an unusual message from its creator: “AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE”. Dubbed “tuxnokill” by researchers at Akamai, the malware is one of two fresh Mirai botnet variants documented this month by major cybersecurity firms and, judging
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Testing reveals Claude Mythos’s offensive capabilities and limits 2026-04-14 at 18:15 By Zeljka Zorz Could Claude Mythos Preview, Anthropic’s latest large language model, be leveraged for fully automated cyber attacks? The UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI) tested its capability to successfully engage in capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges and multi-step attack scenarios, and found that that
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Poisoned “Office 365” search results lead to stolen paychecks 2026-04-10 at 14:45 By Zeljka Zorz A financially motivated hacking group is targeting Canadian employees with a sophisticated campaign designed to covertly redirect their salary payments into attacker-controlled bank accounts, Microsoft researchers discovered. SEO poisoning and malvertising + phishing + AiTM The group, which Microsoft tracks
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Over 1,200 IceWarp servers still vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE flaw (CVE-2025-14500) 2026-03-04 at 15:57 By Zeljka Zorz A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-14500) in IceWarp, an EU-made business communication and collaboration platform, may be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to exposed unpatched servers. According to the Shadowserver Foundation, there are currently over 1,200 internet-facing
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Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) 2026-02-06 at 13:12 By Zeljka Zorz For the third time in two weeks, CISA added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) affecting SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email and collaboration server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and this one is being exploited in ransomware attacks. A glut of SmarterMail vulnerabilities On January
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SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP! 2026-01-29 at 11:34 By Zeljka Zorz SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers to upgrade to v2026.1 as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities The WHD vulnerabilities fixed
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Microsoft releases urgent fix for actively exploited WSUS vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) 2025-10-24 at 15:38 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update that “comprehensively” addresses CVE-2025-59287, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that is reportedly being exploited in the wild. About CVE-2025-59287 WSUS is a tool that helps
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Attackers are exploiting Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox vulnerability with no patch (CVE-2025-11371) 2025-10-10 at 13:40 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-11371, a unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing and remote access platforms, is being exploited by attackers in the wild. While Gladinet is aware of the vulnerability and of its active exploitation, a
From theory to training: Lessons in making NICE usable 2025-10-10 at 09:02 By Mirko Zorz SMBs may not have big budgets, but they are on the receiving end of many cyberattacks. A new study from Cleveland State University looked at how these companies could train staff without getting lost in the thousands of skills and
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Attackers compromised ALL SonicWall firewall configuration backup files 2025-10-09 at 15:41 By Zeljka Zorz The attackers who brute-forced their way into SonicWall’s firewall cloud backup service accessed configuration backup files of all customers who have used the service, SonicWall stated on Wednesday, following the conclusion of a Mandiant-supported investigation into the incident. Early reports suggested
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Western Digital My Cloud NAS devices vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2025-30247) 2025-09-30 at 14:11 By Zeljka Zorz Western Digital has fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-30247) in the firmware powering its My Cloud network-attached storage (NAS) devices, and has urged users to upgrade as soon as possible. About CVE-2025-30247 Western Digital’s My Cloud
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Akira ransomware: From SonicWall VPN login to encryption in under four hours 2025-09-29 at 18:47 By Zeljka Zorz Four hours or less: that’s how long it takes for Akira affiliates to break into organizations and deploy the ransomware on their systems, Arctic Wolf researchers have warned. Armed with SonicWall SSL VPN credentials stolen in earlier
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Cisco fixes IOS/IOS XE zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-20352) 2025-09-25 at 15:33 By Zeljka Zorz Cisco has fixed 14 vulnerabilities in IOS and IOS XE software, among them CVE-2025-20352, a high-severity vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks. About CVE-2025-20352 Cisco IOS software can be found on older models of Cisco Catalyst switches, Integrated
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Unpatched Fortra GoAnywhere instances at risk of full takeover (CVE-2025-10035) 2025-09-22 at 14:20 By Zeljka Zorz If you’re running Fortra’s GoAnywhere managed file transfer solution and you haven’t updated to the latest available version for a while, do so now or risk getting your instance compromised via CVE-2025-10035. About CVE-2025-10035 CVE-2025-10035 is a critical deserialization
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Many networking devices are still vulnerable to pixie dust attack 2025-09-17 at 18:22 By Zeljka Zorz Despite having been discovered and reported in 2014, the vulnerability that allows pixie dust attacks still impacts consumer and SOHO networking equipment around the world, Netrise researchers have confirmed. WPS and the pixie dust attack Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
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Ransomware attackers used incorrectly stored recovery codes to disable EDR agents 2025-09-16 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz All target organizations are different, but ransomware attackers are highly adaptive and appreciate – and will exploit – any mistake you make. The latest Akira ransomware attacks Managed security service providers and external incident responders have had a
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Ongoing malvertising campaign targets European IT workers with fake GitHub Desktop installers 2025-09-09 at 09:46 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have spotted a malvertising (and clever malware delivery) campaign targeting IT workers in the European Union with fake GitHub Desktop installers. “We believe the goal of this campaign was to gain initial access to organizations for