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ClickFix has become the most common way attackers get into enterprise networks, and it does it without an exploit, an attachment, or a file on disk. Our new global threat report traces the technique from a novelty in late 2023 to a subscription product with on-chain infrastructure and a state-sponsored user base, and explains why…
This week, the dangerous stuff keeps arriving dressed as something boring. An update. A login box. A search answer. A coding tool. A link you have clicked a hundred times before. That is the thread running through the pile. Trusted paths get poisoned. Old bugs find new jobs. AI tools leak more than expected. Fake…
Tracked as CVE-2026-87902, the path traversal flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Critical WordPress Vulnerability Exploited Immediately After Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
New federal programs take years to launch and fund. State and local governments need cybersecurity software now. The One Big Beautiful Bill already enables tax incentives. Congress should clarify and deploy them. The post How tax policy can stop threat actors from breaching US water systems appeared first on CyberScoop.
The white paper is the latest step in trying to create a “Quality Era” for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program as the number of CVEs surges. The post CISA outlines improvement plan for CVE program appeared first on CyberScoop.
Have I Been Pwned now tracks 1,038 breaches and roughly 17.8 billion pwned accounts, and the site added two new incidents in the week before this article was written: a 17.8 million-record LimeLeads leak on September 22, 2026, and a 4.7 million-record Chess.com breach dated August 2026. Most people find out their credentials are circulating…
Ban numbers get thrown around like trophies these days. Riot boasts millions of Vanguard actions, Activision touts six-minute bans, and BattlEye trackers spit out daily counters. But what do these figures actually tell you about whether cheats work in 2026? For background, see our recent coverage. Anti-cheat detection rates are climbing across almost every major…
Microsoft has confirmed a fix for a bug that broke the built-in File History backup feature on millions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, closing out a nearly two-week saga that started with the September 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout. The company’s support documentation, updated on September 22, 2026, says the problem is resolved in…
Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a critical security flaw in WordPress within hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS score: 9.2), which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain remote code execution (RCE). “An unauthenticated attacker can make get_page_template() page-template resolution include a chosen readable local .php file
The nine critical security defects could be exploited for arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. The post Adobe Patches Critical Flaws in Connect, AEM Forms appeared first on SecurityWeek.
