Plex2Shell Attacks Turn Exposed Media Servers Into Cryptomining Nodes
Attackers are using the public Plex2Shell exploit chain against internet-facing Plex Media Server instances to install an XMRig miner and proxy software. Administrators should update immediately and inspect...
October Windows Server Updates Disrupt Exchange Mail Flow and Web Access
Microsoft says October 2026 Windows Server security updates can interrupt Exchange webmail, message delivery, and database availability. A registry-based mitigation is available, and administrators are advised to keep...
Researcher Details Critical Prompt-Injection Risk in ChatGPT GitHub Workflows
A researcher says hostile instructions hidden in a public repository could redirect an AI-assisted GitHub workflow toward a private repository and expose secrets. The reported 9.3-severity scenario highlights...
Burger King Japan App Breach Exposes 11.18 Million Member Records
Burger King Japan says an intruder accessed the system behind its official app, exposing roughly 11.18 million member records. Payment card data was not held in the affected...
ClickFix Campaign Deploys Stealthy Python Tunnels Ahead of Ransomware Attacks
A investigated Windows intrusion used ClickFix social engineering, DLL sideloading and encrypted Python tunnels to establish durable remote access. Researchers stopped the attack before encryption, but its tooling...
AdFection Campaign Used Online Ads to Deliver Zero-Click Spyware
Citizen Lab researchers have documented AdFection, a zero-click delivery method that used advertising infrastructure to target devices with Candiru-linked spyware. At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were targeted,...
PwnEscape: Linux Kernel Bug Lets Rogue VMs Reach Into the Host
A Linux kernel flaw dubbed PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999) lets an attacker-controlled virtual machine leak host memory through a checksum-handling bug in the networking stack, with researchers demonstrating a path...
GitLab Patches Maximum-Severity RCE Flaw as Exploit Code Goes Public
A public proof-of-concept now exists for CVE-2026-97229, a maximum-severity (CVSS 10.0) GitLab vulnerability that chains a CI/CD regex integer overflow into remote command execution. Self-managed GitLab instances on...