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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > four-spy-groups-used-same-chrome-and.html

Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (594+ words) The first in-the-wild use of BlueMoon has been attributed to the China-aligned state-sponsored group tracked as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, JungleBamboo, PerplexedGoblin, RedBravo, TA412, Tide Castle, and Violet Typhoon) on August 28, 2026. "Within days, several other espionage-motivated clusters began using BlueMoon,…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > new-cpanel-flaw-lets-hosting-account.html

New cPanel Flaw Lets a Hosting Account With Mail Privileges Run Code as Root

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (742+ words) cPanel has patched a flaw that it says lets a single hosting account take control of an entire server. An authenticated account holder with mail-related privileges can create files of their choosing on the server through EmailTrack and, from there,…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > f5-big-ip-apm-malware-injects-php-web.html

F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Injects a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Evading Disk Scans

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (887+ words) Malware linked to break-ins at F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager appliances hides a PHP web shell in memory instead of in a file on disk, Sophos said in an analysis published on September 7. When Apache loads any of the three appliances…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > n-able-n-central-pre-auth-rce-flaw.html

N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Exploited in the Wild

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (245+ words) The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting N-able N-central to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to apply the fixes by September 11, 2026. The vulnerability in…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > adobe-patches-magento-zero-day.html

Adobe Patches Magento Zero-Day Exploited to Deploy Rust Backdoor and PHP Web Shell

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (281+ words) Adobe on Monday released security patches to address a maximum-severity flaw impacting Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-75650 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been codenamed StyleSmuggler by…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > peep-turns-chrome-and-edge-into-post.html

PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (36+ words) PEEP uses Chrome and Edge as a post-compromise backdoor for credential theft and host command execution....

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > rogue-screenconnect-clients-spread-four.html

Rogue ScreenConnect Clients Spread Four-Stage VBScript Chain to Newly Connected Hosts

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (384+ words) According to Huntress, three unrelated incidents have been found to use diverse initial access methods, namely a Quick Assist tech-support scam, a phishing-delivered MSI installer, and a fake Geek Squad refund form lure, to activate a four-stage VBScript chain that…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-hijack-mikrotik-routers.html

Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (390+ words) Attackers are exploiting MikroTik routers with their Secure Shell (SSH) remote-access service, which is reachable from the internet, to gain full administrative control without authentication, according to CERT Polska's attack warning, published on September 5. Successful attacks date to at least…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > critical-vmware-workstation-and-fusion.html

Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion Flaw Lets VM Admins Execute Host Code

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) Broadcom has released security updates for two security flaws impacting VMware Workstation and Fusion, including one critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-59346 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an integer-overflow vulnerability that…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-turn-trusted-nodejs-runtime.html

Attackers Turn Trusted Node.js Runtime Into Malware Delivery Tool in Targeted Attacks

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (665+ words) Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads. According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put…...