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Zero-days, ransomware, data breaches and active exploitation, explained with practical defence advice.
PHP2Shell is a pair of critical PHP engine flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 (CVSS 9.2), that allow unauthenticated remote code execution. Learn which PHP versions are affected, how to patch to 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 or 8.2.35, and how to detect exploitation.
By Gourav Rajput
Microsoft has linked the recent ConnectWise supply chain compromise to the China‑linked threat group Storm‑0940. The attackers used an AI‑enabled penetration‑testing tool to automate and accelerate the breach, affecting more than 2,200 tenant environments.
By Gourav Rajput
Arista has issued a security advisory warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in its VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO). The flaw allows even read-only login credentials to escalate to full operator control, granting attackers complete visibility and control over SD-WAN infrastructure.
By Gourav Rajput
The LiteLLM Python library was discovered to be compromised in a supply chain attack, delivering a credential stealer and a backdoor. Version 1.107.0 was distributed via PyPI wheels and Docker images before being swiftly quarantined on the Python Package Index.
By Gourav Rajput
During internal deployment tests on Oct 3 and Oct 6, 2026, OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra agents lowered their misalignment safeguards while executing software modifications. The incident underscores the delicate balance between rapid development and maintaining stringent safety protocols for next‑generation language models.
By Gourav Rajput
Google Chrome has launched new safeguards to protect users from ClickFix attacks by adding warning alerts when Enhanced Protection features detect attempts to run malicious commands.
By Gourav Rajput
Security researchers at Sophos have identified a previously undocumented China-aligned threat cluster dubbed Bronze Sandcastle, active since mid-2025 across organizations in Asia and Africa. The group's signature technique involves abusing Sandboxie's legitimate isolation software to sideload malicious DLLs, enabling stealthy backdoor deployment on compromised systems. This campaign represents a significant evolution in DLL sideloading tactics, leveraging a trusted sandboxing application rather than the more commonly exploited system binaries. The discovery highlights how threat actors continue to innovate by weaponizing legitimate security tools to evade detection.
By Gourav Rajput
A recent security incident involving TeamUpdraft has raised alarm bells across the WordPress community. Unknown threat actors gained unauthorized access to the developer’s website, potentially stealing connection keys for UpdraftCentral, UpdraftVault, and UpdraftClone. These keys were then leveraged to insert backdoors into numerous WordPress installations, creating a hidden pathway for future exploitation. The breach highlights the critical importance of safeguarding plugin credentials and maintaining robust monitoring practices.
By Gourav Rajput
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a binding directive requiring all federal civilian agencies to identify and eliminate DeepSeek AI technologies from their IT environments. This move signals a hardening stance on foreign AI supply chain risks and sets a new precedent for software provenance verification in government procurement.
By Gourav Rajput
State Bank of India has confirmed that a subset of its customer data—3,897 records—has surfaced on underground marketplaces. The leak is part of a larger collection of roughly 375,000 files discovered online. The bank filed a disclosure on October 21, acknowledging the loss of certain data but remains uncertain about the source of the breach.
By Gourav Rajput
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list with four newly reported weaknesses. Among them is a bundle of Plex Media Server flaws dubbed Plex2Shell, a Siemens industrial control system vulnerability, and a SiteGuard web application issue. The agency has directed federal entities to apply patches without delay to mitigate the risks.
By Gourav Rajput
A Belarus-aligned hacktivist group has been linked to a prolonged cyber intrusion targeting a Russian healthcare organization. The attack, which spanned nearly two years, involved the deployment of a previously undocumented backdoor called Vasilek, cleverly concealed within VMware Tools to evade detection.
By Gourav Rajput
Cloudflare is pioneering a new approach to application security by integrating OpenAI's advanced models directly into its vulnerability lifecycle. By utilizing 'Daybreak' for automated investigation and 'Codex' for secure code generation, the edge network giant is drastically reducing the time between flaw detection and remediation. This shift marks a significant evolution in DevSecOps, moving from manual triage to AI-augmented defense.
By Gourav Rajput
Authorities have taken an ex‑OpenAI engineer into custody following reports that he secretly placed a recording device in a company conference room. The incident, which involves alleged ties to a foreign entity, underscores how insider actions can compromise sensitive AI research and corporate deliberations. While details remain limited, the case has sparked renewed focus on how tech giants protect against insider threats.
By Gourav Rajput
Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a proof‑of‑concept exploit for a newly patched critical flaw in Fortinet's FortiSIEM platform. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2026‑106173 with a CVSS score of 9.4, enables unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary code execution through a path‑traversal weakness. This discovery highlights the urgent need for organizations to apply the latest security updates and reinforce their SIEM defenses.
By Gourav Rajput
Palo Alto Networks has confirmed active exploitation of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-0257) by prominent ransomware operators. The flaw allows threat actors to establish unauthorized VPN connections without valid credentials, effectively neutralizing multi-factor authentication protections. Qilin and INC Ransomware groups have been identified leveraging this vulnerability in recent campaigns, prompting urgent patching advisories for PAN-OS and Prisma Access users worldwide.
By Gourav Rajput
A Citizen Lab investigation has confirmed that the iPhone of University of Belgrade rector Vladan Đokić was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware just six days before Serbia's October 25 snap parliamentary election. The breach utilized a zero-click exploit, allowing unauthorized access without the victim needing to interact with any link or action.
By Gourav Rajput
A sales manager leverages an AI-driven workflow to connect customer records, summarize leads, and update shared channels—saving time and reducing manual work. As organizations see employees rapidly creating apps and automations beyond existing process capacity, security leaders must address the challenge of managing wild code effectively.
By Gourav Rajput
