Microsoft Outlook Zero-Day Exploitation Prompts Urgent Patching
Attackers are exploiting an Outlook flaw to steal authentication hashes, prompting Microsoft to release urgent fixes in its November update.
Five things to know, in about a minute.
Updates address two critical validation defects allowing unauthenticated attackers to seize higher system privileges without needing an account.
Russia-linked group uses .NET toolset to intercept government emails in Kazakhstan and Romania without external command infrastructure.
Remote work removes physical security layers, allowing crypto-stealers to bypass corporate defences by targeting the unmonitored home environment where financial apps reside.
Banking trojans hide in plain sight by manipulating what you see on screen, making visual verification the only reliable defence against financial fraud.
Most mobile security tools fail not because they lack features, but because they cannot distinguish between legitimate administrative actions and stealthy malware behaviour on rooted devices.
Attackers are exploiting an Outlook flaw to steal authentication hashes, prompting Microsoft to release urgent fixes in its November update.
A critical flaw in the Sipay WooCommerce Virtual POS Module enables attackers to bypass authentication and manipulate API messages via man-in-the-middle attacks.
A critical vulnerability in Checkmk monitoring software allows attackers controlling remote sites to execute code on central servers by writing arbitrary files.
A critical vulnerability in MongoDB's macOS client allows attackers to intercept encrypted traffic by bypassing certificate trust checks for IPv6 connections.
CISA added a high-severity Cisco BroadWorks vulnerability to its exploited list, urging immediate patching of cloud communications platforms.
A critical flaw in AsiaInfo Business Support System lets attackers forge tokens to execute privileged actions without valid credentials.
An authorised attacker can execute code on vulnerable SQL Server instances via a remote network connection, according to the published report
Mozilla fixed a severe use-after-free flaw allowing attackers to break out of browser sandboxes in Firefox versions prior to 160.
Google has released a fix for an eighth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026, a high-severity memory flaw in the XML component.
Attackers exploit an interaction between OpenSSH and musl libc to bypass authentication on disabled accounts using oversized password inputs.
Research shows 69% of Brits doubt their banks can spot AI impersonation, highlighting a tension between security needs and convenience expectations.
A flaw in Web3Auth infrastructure allowed attackers to steal crypto from Keplr wallets using Google or Apple sign-in, prompting emergency fund transfers.
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