Microsoft Defender False Positive Quarantines DigiCert Root Certificates, Risks Breaking SSL Across Enterprise Networks
A faulty Microsoft Defender antimalware definition update incorrectly flagged two legitimate DigiCert root certificates as malware, automatically quarantining them from the Windows trust store on enterprise endpoints. The...
Email Bombing and Fake IT Support on Microsoft Teams: How Attackers Are Stealing Remote Access
Attackers are combining inbox-flooding email bombing with fake IT support personas on Microsoft Teams to trick employees into granting remote access, leading to confirmed data exfiltration. Groups including...
FreeBSD DHCP Client Flaw CVE-2026-42511 Allows Root Code Execution via Rogue DHCP Server
A critical vulnerability in the FreeBSD DHCP client, CVE-2026-42511, allows attackers on the same local network to execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting malicious directives through a...
KidsProtect: New Rebrandable Android Stalkerware Platform Lets Anyone Resell Covert Surveillance Malware
A new Android spyware tool called KidsProtect is being sold on hacking forums with a white-label reseller model that lets buyers rebrand and resell it under their own...
Exim 4.99.2 Patches Four Vulnerabilities Including Heap Corruption, DNS Crash, and Memory Leaks
The Exim development team has released version 4.99.2 to fix four security vulnerabilities — including a DNS-triggered crash on musl systems (CVE-2026-40684), heap corruption via malformed JSON (CVE-2026-40685),...
Trellix Source Code Breach: Hackers Gain Unauthorized Access to Internal Repository of Major XDR Vendor
Cybersecurity vendor Trellix has confirmed unauthorized access to part of its internal source code repository. The company says no evidence of product tampering or active exploitation has been...
APT Campaign Exploits cPanel CVE-2026-41940 to Breach Government and Military Servers Across South-East Asia
A sophisticated threat actor has exploited the critical cPanel authentication bypass CVE-2026-41940 to compromise government and military servers across South-East Asia, while also deploying a custom zero-day SQL-to-OS...
DEEP#DOOR: New Python Backdoor Silently Harvests Browser Passwords, Cloud Tokens, SSH Keys, and Wi-Fi Credentials
Securonix researchers have documented DEEP#DOOR, a self-contained Python backdoor delivered via obfuscated batch files that systematically disables Windows defenses before establishing persistent remote access. Its credential-harvesting engine simultaneously...