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Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust Strategies Summit
SecurtyWeek’s 2026 Zero Trust Strategies Summit kicks off today at 11AM ET as a fully immersive virtual conference and expo. This summit is laser-focused on the next generation of Zero Trust and Identity security, moving beyond theory to deliver actionable strategies for a world where every us
Ledger asks sellers across Asia to halt sales after supply-chain attack
Ledger has asked resellers and distributors of its wallets in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong to suspend device sales and remove products from shelves while it investigates device tampering.
Cisco patches new Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks
Cisco has patched another actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that lets remote unauthenticated attackers execute commands with root privileges.
AI-Found Linux Kernel Flaw Gives Local Users Root, and Can Break a Guest Out to the Host
A flaw in Linux's vhost subsystem lets a local user read and write kernel memory at will and become root across nearly a decade of kernel versions. In one virtualization setup, it lets an untrusted virtual machine write to the host's memory and hijack the program that runs the virtual machine. The
Microsoft Disrupts Chinese-Language Phishing Market Behind 1B+ Messages
Backed by a federal court order, Microsoft and Health-ISAC seized domains powering YAM Store, CoGUI, and Iron Man.
OpenAI engineer charged after boardroom bug found wrapped in toilet paper
The Department of Justice has charged an OpenAI engineer with attempting to intercept oral communications after allegedly planting a recording device in an exec conference room. Investigators claim company security staff found a second device in his bag. Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, is de
Four-Byte Write and Timing Bug Let Researchers Run Code in Windows SmartScreen Enclave
Security researchers ran their own code inside a protected part of Windows that is meant to stay sealed off even when the rest of the computer is taken over. The protected area is a VBS enclave, an isolated slice of memory the operating system uses to guard secrets, and the one they broke into hand
US Arrests Two in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Laptop Farms
Investigators stormed 40 locations in Texas and seized 187 laptops used by North Korean IT workers to hide their location.
Microsoft fixes VPN issues caused by September Windows updates
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Always On VPN connection issues after installing the September 2026 Windows 11 security updates.
Microsoft Patches Record 1,413 Flaws, Including Exploited Windows Shell Bug
Microsoft on Tuesday shattered its own Patch Tuesday record by shipping patches for a whopping 1,413 vulnerabilities, including one that it said has come under active exploitation. These include 1,102 flaws in Windows, 134 in Office, 61 in Developer Tools, 36 in SharePoint Server, and 22 in SQL Ser
The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them
AI-powered penetration testing can uncover complex attack paths, but safety restrictions and network limitations leave many assets and vulnerabilities untested. Picus Security explains how combining agentic pentesting with exposure validation and breach simulation can help close these gaps.
Global takedown hits network behind 1 billion phishing messages
A massive cybercriminal ecosystem facilitating more than a billion malicious messages targeting over 75,000 organizations across 150 countries has been disrupted by law enforcement agencies and partners worldwide.