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csoonline.com > article > 4225812 > check-point-hacked-the-security-software-protecting-your-network-has-become-a-prime-attack-target.html

Check Point hacked: The security software protecting your network has become a prime attack target

13+ min ago   (1021+ words) A firewall is supposed to be the barrier between attackers and the enterprise network, but that barrier can itself become a threat actors’ tool. Check Point has revealed that attackers are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in its Security Gateway and…...


windowslatest.com > 09/24/2026 > microsoft-tried-to-ban-microslop-and-six-months-later-it-has-given-up

Microsoft tried to ban "Microslop," and six months later it has given up

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (845+ words) In March, Windows Latest was the first to notice that Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server was blocking messages containing “Microslop.” Anyone who tried to post it got a moderation warning, and people quickly started testing variations like “Microsl0p” to slip past…...


esecurityplanet.com > news > news-teamfiltration-microsoft-365-service-accounts

TeamFiltration Targets Microsoft 365 Service Accounts

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (618+ words) Attackers used TeamFiltration to target thousands of Microsoft 365 accounts, with forgotten service accounts among the successful compromises. Source: Ed Hardie on Unsplash Proofpoint found TeamFiltration hackers exploiting forgotten Microsoft 365 service accounts with weak passwords and no MFA to gain cloud…...


tech-insider.org

BigDiskBuster Defender Zero-Day: 0 CVE, 0 Patch [2026]

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (587+ words) Based on the mechanism described by The Hacker News and corroborated by BleepingComputer, the attack chain is short: The table below lays out how the two techniques, plus one earlier Defender-adjacent flaw that Microsoft did patch, compare on mechanism, CVE…...


recordedfuture.com > blog > your-logo-is-the-lure

The Lure Isn't The Malware. It's Your Logo.

7+ hour, 9+ min ago   (519+ words) ClickFix works by mimicking the visual language people already trust, a CAPTCHA prompt, a familiar logo, a "verify you're human" screen, and using that trust to get someone to run a command on their own machine. There's no code being…...


rescana.com > post > arista-velocloud-cve-2026-93952-kev

Active Exploitation Alert: Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator Unauthenticated Privileged Access (CVE-2026-93952) Added to CISA KEV — CVSS 10.0 Control-Plane Risk to Managed Edges

18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (372+ words) Exploitation does not require VCO tenant/operator credentials. Exposure applies only when certificate-based Edge→VCO authentication is configured, and the attacker needs network access to the VCO web UI plus the public portion of a VeloCloud Edge authentication certificate. Fixed…...


spiceworks.com > it-networking > emergency-patching-for-small-it-teams

Emergency patching for small IT teams - Spiceworks

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (595+ words) On June 10, CISA issued Binding Operational Directive 26-04 and scrapped the flat deadlines agencies had followed since 2021. Remediation timelines now scale with riskOpens a new window, and the worst cases get three days plus a forensic check for signs the system…...


4sysops.com > archives > check-point-confirms-active-exploitation-of-security-gateway-vpn-rce

Check Point confirms active exploitation of Security Gateway VPN RCE – 4sysops

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (19+ words) Check Point has confirmed that attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-85102, a pre-authentication remote-code-execution flaw in Security Gateway VPN certificate hand...


trendhunter.com > trends > proton-vpn-trend

Future-Ready VPN Protocols: Proton Rebuilds Its VPN Core for Emerging Security Needs

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (70+ words) Proton Rebuilds Its VPN Core for Emerging Security Needs The Aries x Proton VPN Blanket Activates a Month of Free Service Proton’s Lumo AI Adds an Encrypted Projects Space for Organizing Work Surfshark’s Dausos Delivers Faster Speeds and Dedicated User…...


i-hls.com

Hackers Turned a Browser Patch Into a Roadmap for Attack

20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (426+ words) Software companies regularly publish security fixes, but a patch becoming public does not necessarily mean users are protected immediately. The time between revealing a code change and distributing the corresponding software update can give attackers an unusual advantage: they can…...