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Password manager Dashlane has disclosed that "fewer than" 20 users on the personal subscription plan had their encrypted vaults downloaded following a brute-force attack launched by an unknown party. On May 31, 2026, the company said an "external" threat actor launched a brute-force attack against certain Dashlane user accounts with the aim of breaking two-factor authentication (2FA)

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Multiple Dashlane users have been locked out of their accounts following brute-force attacks that attempted logins from distant locations and unknown devices. [...]

New article: “ Responsible Disclosure in the Age of AI: A Call for Urgent Action ,” by Melissa Hathaway. Abstract: Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the balance between vulnerability discovery and remediation. Frontier AI models are now capable of autonomously identifying exploitable software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed and scale. This development exposes decades of accumulated technical debt created by a software industry that prioritized rapid deployment over secure-by-design engineering practices. Drawing on the evolution of software assurance, vulnerability disclosure frameworks, and U.S. cyber policy, this perspective argues that the current moment represents a strategic inflection point for governments, industry, and critical infrastructure operators. The author examines the growing tension between offensive and defensive equities in cyberspace, the emergence of AI-enabled vulnerability discovery capabilities in both the U.S. and China, and the increasing risks posed by unsupported legacy systems and AI-assisted code generation practices. Responsible disclosure can no longer remain a reactive or fragmented process, but must become a coordinated national and international resilience effort involving governments, software vendors, infrastructure operators, and emergency response organizations. The article concludes with an urgent call for accelerated remediation, large-scale patch management coordination, and sustained investment in automated vulnerability repair capabilities before adversaries exploit this rapidly narrowing window of opportunity.

Microsoft says an ongoing incident is preventing users of its Teams collaboration platform and Office for the web cloud-based productivity suite from opening files. [...]

Attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities faster than many organizations can identify and patch them. SecAlerts explains why faster vulnerability alerts can help reduce exposure and improve response times. [...]

Obsidian publishes PoC for a 1-click Flowise RCE that can fully compromise self-hosted servers

Monday hit like a cron job with anger issues. A busted auth path here, a repo-side faceplant there, some "patched-ish" thing already getting chewed on in the wild, and then the usual bonus round: poisoned dev tools, sketchy forum chatter, phishing kits pretending to be productivity, and AI lowering the bar for people who already thought 'curl | sh' had a personality. The vibe is simple: old

One of the more persistent myths in security is that old bug classes become old problems. They don’t. They just show up in different places, under different conditions, and usually at the exact moment we’ve convinced ourselves not to pay attention to them. That’s part of what makes enterprise voice infrastructure so interesting. Earlier this year, we wrote about a critical vulnerability in Grandstream VoIP phones that showed how easily a trusted communications device could become something very different. It wasn't especially flashy, but it reinforced the broader issue that phones are still part of the attack surface, even if many organizations don’t model them that way. Today, we'll again discuss the same uncomfortable reality. VoIP technology may sit quietly on a desk and look like a utility, but the security implications are anything but quiet. And when familiar vulnerability classes continue to surface in devices designed to sit at the center of sensitive conversations, it’s worth asking whether we’ve been underestimating this part of the environment for far too long. Rapid7 Senior Principal Security Researcher Stephen Fewer discovered CVE-2026-0826 , a critical unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting multiple HP Poly VoIP devices. If you’ve been around vulnerability research long enough, the bug class here is going to feel very familiar. And interestingly enough, that’s exactly why it deserves attention. These older exploitation primitives never really went away; they just found new places to cause problems. CVE-2026-0826 CVE-2026-0826 is a critical unauthenticated vulnerability affecting multiple HP Poly VoIP devices, including models in the VVX and Trio product lines. At a high level, this is a classic memory corruption bug. If the right conditions are present, a remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain control of an affected device without authentication. For most organizations, the technical root cause will matter to the teams responsible for remediation, validation, and long-term hardening. But from a risk perspective, the takeaway is much simpler in that a trusted business phone can potentially be turned into an attacker-controlled asset. That matters because these devices often live in places we inherently trust such as executive offices, conference rooms, help desks, trading floors, hospital stations, and other environments where sensitive conversations happen every day. A compromise in that context is not just about device access. It’s about what that access enables. Why this is still exploitable in 2026 One of the questions I get all the time when I teach SANS SEC660 is whether basic buffer overflows are still relevant. Students will usually ask some version of, “Are we really still dealing with this?” and right behind that, the follow-up of “Don’t modern mitigations make these bugs much harder to exploit?” They're fair questions. The reality is that modern mitigations absolutely matter, and

The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), the country's national authority for cybersecurity, warned on Friday that threat actors are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in attacks. [...]

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p CISA has added one new vulnerability to its nbsp; a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog /a , based on evidence of active exploitation. /p ul type="disc" li a href="https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21182" target="_blank" CVE-2024-21182 /a Oracle WebLogic Server Unspecified Vulnerability /li /ul p This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. nbsp; /p p a href="https://www.cisa.gov/binding-operational-directive-22-01" Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities /a nbsp;established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the nbsp; a href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Reducing_the_Significant_Risk_of_Known_Exploited_Vulnerabilities_211103.pdf" BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet /a for more information. /p p Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of nbsp; a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" KEV Catalog vulnerabilities /a as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the nbsp; a href="https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities" specified criteria /a . /p

A new cyber espionage campaign codenamed Operation Dragon Weave has been observed targeting officials and citizens in the Czech Republic and Taiwan to deliver an AdaptixC2 agent. According to Seqrite Labs, targets of the campaign include government, research, academic, technology, and financial services sectors. The activity entails distributing spear-phishing emails containing ZIP attachments

Three years ago, the practical question for an MSP building a cybersecurity practice was which "vCISO platform" to buy. The term was good shorthand for the work at the time: assessments, advisory, reporting, maybe a compliance module bolted on the side. The work has since outgrown the descriptor. A Security Growth Platform is the more precise name for what MSPs and MSSPs need from the software

Threat actors are attempting to actively exploit a critical security flaw impacting WP Maps Pro, a WordPress plugin that has had over 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, to create malicious administrator accounts on susceptible sites. WP Maps Pro allows site owners to embed customizable Google Maps and OpenStreetMap with markers, listings, and advanced location features on WordPress sites. It is

A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software is being exploited in attacks

Building stronger cybersecurity outcomes together The cybersecurity landscape across the Nordics is evolving rapidly. Organizations are facing increasing pressure to modernize security operations, reduce complexity, and respond faster to threats, all while navigating growing regulatory demands and persistent skills shortages. At the same time, partners are being asked to do more than ever before. Customers no longer want isolated technologies or transactional relationships. They want trusted advisors, integrated solutions, and measurable security outcomes. That’s why Rapid7 is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Exclusive Networks across the Nordic region. Expanding beyond a traditional distributor agreement, this collaborative growth framework is designed to help partners scale faster, deepen cybersecurity expertise, and deliver greater value to customers across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and the Baltics. A shared vision for growth The modern channel ecosystem is built on collaboration. That means success today depends on bringing together the right technology, expertise, and enablement model to support customers at every stage of their cybersecurity journey. Rapid7 and Exclusive Networks share that philosophy. Exclusive Networks has built a strong reputation as a cybersecurity-focused specialist with extensive regional reach, deep local expertise, and a partner-first approach. Together, Rapid7 and Exclusive Networks are creating a framework that prioritizes long-term ecosystem growth over short-term transactions. “This partnership is about creating long-term value for partners and customers alike,” said Mike Ryan, Head of Distribution, EMEA at Rapid7. “The Nordic market is a highly advanced, partner-driven region and increasingly focused on outcome-based cybersecurity. Exclusive Networks’ cybersecurity specialization and regional expertise make them an ideal strategic partner as we continue investing in growth across the region.” Supporting the next generation of security operations Cybersecurity teams are increasingly seeking platforms and services that unify visibility, simplify operations, and enhance response capabilities without adding complexity. Rapid7’s AI-powered cybersecurity operations platform helps organizations strengthen cyber resilience through integrated exposure management, threat detection, and managed services capabilities. Combined with Exclusive Networks’ regional enablement and go-to-market scale, the partnership is designed to accelerate adoption of modern security operations across the Nordics. Local expertise meets global scale One of the defining strengths of the Nordics market is its combination of innovation maturity and local market nuance – customers expect both global capability and localized expertise. ThIS balance is central to the Rapid7 and Exclusive Networks approach. Exclusive Networks operates a global-local model that combines international scale with in-country support, l

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Introduction This diary provides indicators from an unidentified RAT infection on Wednesday 2026-05-27 that was followed by a malicious NetSupport Manager RAT package. This originated from the SmartApeSG ClickFix campaign. I still don't know the name of the initial RAT, but it has consistently been generating encoded (not HTTPS/SSL/TLS) traffic to a command and control (C2) server at 89.110.110[.]119 over TCP port 443 since I first noticed it sometime in April 2026. Images from the infection Shown above: Fake verification page with ClickFix instructions from the SmartApeSG campaign. Shown above: Initial RAT malware on an infected Windows host. Shown above: Follow-up files for NetSupport RAT sent through the initial RAT C2 traffic. Shown above: NetSupport RAT C2 traffic. Indicators of Compromise Example of SmartApeSG URLs seen on Wednesday 2026-05-27: hxxps[:]//hiddenplanetlab[.]top/signin/secure-util.js hxxps[:]//hiddenplanetlab[.]top/signin/private-template?c66kjD5i hxxps[:]//hiddenplanetlab[.]top/signin/legacy-worker.js?18b3825af007e53d Example of traffic generated by running the associated ClickFix script: hxxp[:]//178.156.165[.]82/ hxxp[:]//178.156.173[.]194/ hxxps[:]//silverharvestnetwork[.]com/check Initial RAT C2 traffic: tcp[:]//89.110.110[.]119:443/ IP address for NetSupport RAT C2 server: hxxp[:]//185.163.47[.]217:443 Files from the infection: SHA256 hash: 1514b1268e9dc6d2f37137aa38c756cb4bf8186ac9235d6863b78e7f8bbbe976 File size: 26,555,757 bytes File type: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract File location: hxxps[:]//silverharvestnetwork[.]com/check File description: Zip archive containing software package for the initial RAT. SHA256 hash: 469bac8e10f50263e8ff0806e6ba126bb4cc660799129a8653eab3f8ec7201e5 File size: 109 bytes File type: ASCII text File location: C:\ProgramData\processor.vbs File description: Initial script that runs token.bat SHA256 hash: 9c7eda2c4d3aaa8746495741bef57a07de180f0409409faf0f91658e88ba33f5 File size: 8,262 bytes File type: DOS batch file text, ASCII text, with very long lines File location: C:\ProgramData\token.bat File description: Batch scrip that extracts, runs, and makes persistent NetSupport RAT from setub.cab SHA256 hash: 7ba5481c873bb3081442561f749f590badd72ef249fddfe993e30b28dc0c2112 File size: 17,275,805 bytes File type: Microsoft Cabinet archive data File location: C:\ProgramData\setup.cab File description: CAB file containing malicious NetSupport RAT package Contents of this CAB file extracted to: C:\ProgramData\UpdateInstaller\ Note 1: The files processor.vbs , token.bat , and setup.cab are all deleted by the token.bat script after it installs the malicious NetSupport RAT package and makes it persistent on the infected Windows host. Note 2: The indicators for this activity (domains, file hashes, etc.) change on a daily basis. For more up-to-date indicators on SmartApeSG and similar campaigns, see the @monitorsg feed on Mastodon. --- Bradley Duncan brad [at] malware-traffic-analysis.net

Hackers are targeting WordPress websites running a vulnerable version of the WP Maps Pro plugin, which allows creating rogue administrator accounts without authentication. [...]