The SystemBC botnet malware has become a critical component in the modern threat landscape, often preceding a full-scale ransomware deployment.
The proto hacker whose innate ability, curiosity, and absolute joy in the act of discovery is conveyed so artfully in the new documentary Joybubbles.
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The series of incidents detailed by Mandiant researchers started in early to mid-January, and included a previously disclosed campaign involving Okta customers.
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The vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340) could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution if successfully exploited.
Google researchers observed more than 550 individual threat groups using IPIDEA exit nodes during a one-week period earlier this month.
Fortinet is rolling out updates for CVE-2026-24858, with fixes for some versions available as of Tuesday, and others in releases that are upcoming at an unspecified date.
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Exploitation of CVE-2025-8088 in the wild began before disclosure, with attacks confirmed as early as July 18, 2025.
