Cybersecurity Update: AI-Powered Attack on Fortinet Firewalls and Other Breaches In a recent development in the cybersecurity landscape, a financially motivated threat actor, reportedly Russian-speaking, has leveraged commercial AI toolkits to compromise over 600 Fortinet firewalls. This operation was first identified by the AWS security team, indicating that the activity…
Cisco Issues Warning Over Severe Vulnerabilities in EoL Routers Cisco has disclosed two critical security vulnerabilities affecting its end-of-life (EoL) Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers. Despite acknowledging the availability of proof-of-concept exploits, the company has confirmed that it will not issue any updates to address these security…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Router Manufacturer Accused of Engaging in a Smear Campaign David Perera (@daveperera) • February 18, 2026 Image: Skrypnykov Dmytro/Shutterstock The Texas attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Wi-Fi router manufacturer TP-Link Systems, alleging violations of state consumer protection laws.…
Cybersecurity Alert: CCleaner Hack Targets Major Tech Firms A group of unidentified hackers recently compromised the download server of CCleaner, a widely used system optimization application, to distribute a harmful version of the software. This malicious version affected at least 20 significant technology companies, functioning as a conduit for a…
New Cryptographic Vulnerability: DUHK A recent cryptographic vulnerability known as DUHK, which stands for “Don’t Use Hard-coded Keys,” has emerged as a significant concern for VPN and web browsing security. This non-trivial flaw could enable attackers to extract encryption keys, potentially compromising sensitive data. The DUHK vulnerability follows closely on…
Cisco Releases Critical Security Updates for Harmed IP Phone Models On Wednesday, Cisco announced significant security patches intended to address a critical vulnerability affecting its IP Phone series, including the 6800, 7800, 7900, and 8800 models. This announcement comes in response to the discovery of a severe flaw, identified as…
In its March 2023 Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft disclosed fixes for 80 security vulnerabilities, two of which have been actively exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities target critical components within the Microsoft ecosystem, with eight categorized as Critical, 71 as Important, and one as Moderate in severity. This update continues…
Recently, Cisco and VMware disclosed critical security vulnerabilities in their software that could potentially be exploited by adversaries, leading to unauthorized code execution on targeted systems. At the forefront of these vulnerabilities is a critical command injection flaw identified in Cisco Industrial Network Director, tracked as CVE-2023-20036, which has an…
Critical Security Flaw Discovered in Cisco SPA112 Phone Adapters Cisco has issued a significant warning regarding a critical security vulnerability affecting the SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters. This flaw, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on compromised devices, poses a substantial risk to users worldwide. The vulnerability, designated…
