Attackers use hidden SMS and signalling systems to track targets’ location

Security researchers have just unveiled details of two covert surveillance campaigns that exploit weaknesses in the global telecom infrastructure. In a report published on Thursday, Citizen Lab explains that attackers abuse the signalling systems mobile operators use to support roaming, Read More …

PhantomRPC: A new privilege escalation technique in Windows Remote Procedure Call

Windows Interprocess Communication (IPC) is one of the most complex technologies within the Windows operating system. At the core of this ecosystem is the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism, which can function as a standalone communication channel or as the Read More …

Apple fixes iOS bug that kept deleted notifications, including chat previews

Apple has released a software update that deals with an issue that could allow deleted notifications to be retrieved. Something that, in at least one reported case, was used by law enforcement during forensic analysis. Apple fixed the issue in Read More …

Iran claims US used backdoors to knock out networking equipment during war

Iranian media is claiming that the US used backdoors and/or botnets to disable networking equipment during the current war, and Chinese state media is dining out on the allegations. Reports from Iran claim hardware made by Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Read More …

Microsoft releases Windows Server update fix to fix its April update fixes

Microsoft has pushed out an out-of-band update to address the restart loop that hit some Windows Server devices after its April update. The fix will spare administrators the headache of forced server restarts after installing the April 2026 update. (A Read More …

NIST changes enrichment process for National Vulnerability Database due to surge in CVE submissions

The number of reported vulnerabilities has surged so sharply that it forced the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to change how it ‘enriches’ each entry. Until now, NIST would take a basic CVE record and add structured analysis, Read More …

Tracking Mirai Variant Nexcorium: A Vulnerability-Driven IoT Botnet Campaign

IoT devices are increasingly prime targets for large-scale attacks due to their widespread use, lack of patching, and often weak security settings. Threat actors continue exploiting known vulnerabilities to gain initial access and deploy malware that can persist, spread, and Read More …

Cisco tells Webex users to patch critical security flaws immediately

Cisco has pushed a new patch to address four critical-severity vulnerabilities plaguing its cloud-based Webex Services platform – and has also warned Wi-Fi access points users of a bug in certain versions of IOS XE that could result in a Read More …

Disgruntled researcher releases second major Windows zero-day

The same disgruntled researcher who recently disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in Windows has now done it again, this time targeting Microsoft Defender, the operating system’s native antivirus solution. A researcher with the alias “Chaotic Eclipse” has posted a proof-of-concept (PoC) Read More …

Patch these critical Fortinet sandbox bugs that let attackers bypass login, run commands over HTTP

Watch out for more Fortinet vulns! Two critical bugs in Fortinet’s sandbox could allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication or execute unauthorized code on vulnerable systems. Luckily, the security vendor has issued fixes – so patch now – and so Read More …