MFA makes account takeover harder, but attackers are increasingly targeting the recovery processes used to reset passwords and authentication methods. Specops explains why stronger identity verification at the service desk is critical to preventing social engineering attacks from turning account recovery into account takeover. […]
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Over 36,000 exposed Plex servers vulnerable to recent flaws
Over 36,000 Plex Media servers exposed online remain unpatched against multiple security vulnerabilities and are vulnerable to attacks. […]
Man gets 15 years for extorting women with AI-generated porn videos
An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple cybercrimes, including sextortion and cyberstalking of numerous victims using AI-generated sexually explicit content. […]
New Microsoft Defender ‘ShieldCrash’ zero-day grants SYSTEM access
An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named “ShieldCrash” right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. […]
Google warns of new Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks
Google has patched 230 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, including another actively exploited Chrome zero-day bug, the seventh such vulnerability patched since the start of the year. […]
Microsoft adds age-awareness APIs that can tell if users are children, teens, or adults
Microsoft is adding new age-awareness APIs to Windows 11 that will allow apps to determine whether someone is a child, teenager, or adult without exposing their exact date of birth. […]
DoppelCart fraud network uses 119,000 fake shops to steal credit cards
A massive operation dubbed “DoppelCart” uses more than 119,000 domains to run a network of fake e-shops that steal payment card details. […]
The EU CRA’s Real Question: What Shipped, and When Did You Know?
The EU Cyber Resilience Act’s vulnerability reporting requirements take effect September 11, giving software vendors as little as 24 hours to report actively exploited flaws. ActiveState explains why knowing exactly what shipped and when vulnerabilities were discovered will be critical to meeting the new requirements. […]
Hackers breach F5 BIG-IP APM devices to deploy Linux rootkit
A Linux rootkit targeting devices in F5 BIG-IP APM environments can intercept PHP file loading and inject a fileless web shell directly into memory, avoiding the need to write malicious code to disk. […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5122878 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5122878 extended security update, which includes this month’s record-breaking September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes, along with a few bug fixes. […]