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WatchGuard FireWare OS Buffer Overflow Turns Firewall Into a Backdoor
A vulnerability in the networkd process of WatchGuard FireWare OS allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code wi…

CSIS Secures First Threat-Reduction Warrant to Disinfect Domestic Botnet
Canada's spy agency obtains the first judicial warrant for active cyber threat-reduction operations on infected routers and IoT device…

Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day: 'Ghost Peers' Infiltrated Controllers Since 2023
CVE-2026-20127 in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN controllers allowed a sophisticated threat actor to impersonate trusted peers for over three y…

DDoS Botnet and DNS Amplification: The Case of Brazilian ISPs
A threat actor compromised Huge Networks' infrastructure to build a DDoS botnet against Brazilian ISPs, exploiting CVE-2023-1389 and D…

Submarine Cable Security: Europe Bolsters Defenses with €347 Million
The EU releases its submarine cable security report with a €347M allocation, while US hyperscalers control 90% of transatlantic capaci…

Chinese Hacker Extradited to the US: The Xu Zewei Case
Xu Zewei, an alleged Hafnium member arrested in Milan, was extradited to the US. Accused of stealing COVID research, the case sparks a…

IRSF Fraud via Fake CAPTCHAs: Analysis of the Campaign Active Since 2020
Over 120 campaigns use Keitaro TDS to distribute IRSF scams via fake CAPTCHAs. 17 countries hit, costs up to $30 per victim. Here are…