Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online issue that has been mistakenly quarantining customers’ mailboxes since Sunday. […]
New Check Point Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-16232 has been exploited against customers with certain configurations.
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Check Point warns of SmartConsole zero-day exploited in attacks
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has addressed an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the company’s SmartConsole graphical user interface (GUI) admin panel. […]
Nine-Year-Old RefluXFS Linux Flaw Gives Local Users Root on Default RHEL Installs
RefluXFS, a new Linux kernel flaw disclosed on July 22 and tracked as CVE-2026-64600, lets an unprivileged local user overwrite root-owned files on an XFS filesystem and gain persistent root access.
Qualys said default installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its derivatives, Fedora Server, and Amazon Linux can meet the conditions for exploitation.
The company demonstrated the race
Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access
Check Point has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities impacting Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM) products, including a critical flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an authentication bypass affecting the Check Point SmartConsole login process that allows an
US Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting Siemens, Schneider, and Rockwell ICS Devices
An updated advisory from federal agencies provides information on the techniques used to hack programmable logic controllers.
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Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases
The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. […]
South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide
South Korea disclosed that hackers breached the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system for ten months and stole personal information belonging to current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including overseas diplomats. […]
GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier
Beginning July 27, 2026, GitHub will cut public bug bounty payouts by at least half at every severity level. Critical findings will drop from $20,000-$30,000+ to a fixed $10,000, while its permanent invite-only VIP tier will pay $30,000 or more.
Reports filed before that date, including those already in GitHub’s growing triage queue, will retain the previous payout terms.
GitHub said the
Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment.
The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8933 (CVSS score: 7.8), impacts default installations of Ubuntu Desktop 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04. The disclosure comes as