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Webinar tomorrow: Inside real-world Google Workspace breaches

Google Workspace breaches don’t always begin with sophisticated exploits or stolen passwords. Sometimes attackers simply convince users to grant them the access they need. Tomorrow, September 23, BleepingComputer will host a live webinar titled “Breach autopsy: How fast-growing companies are breached through Google Workspace” with Material Security. The webinar will feature Rajan Kapoor, Vice President

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D-Link warns of max severity zero-day bug in DIR-822A routers

D-Link warned customers of a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-86296) with public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code and no patch, affecting legacy DIR-822A dual-band Wi-Fi routers. This security flaw stems from a stack-based buffer overflow and improper data handling in the DHCP server component and can be exploited without authentication or user interaction. Attackers without valid credentials on

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FBI’s CJIS v6.1: What Security Teams Need to Know.

The FBI’s CJIS Security Policy has been through a significant period of change. Version 6.0, released on December 27, 2024, completed the policy modernization effort and moved CJIS toward a control-based structure closely aligned with NIST SP 800-53. Version 6.1, published on June 25, 2026, further refines the modernized policy by addressing omissions, corrections and

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Google fined €403 million over location data privacy violations

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users’ location data. The agency launched an investigation in February 2020 after receiving multiple complaints from consumer rights organizations. It examined three Google features that were active during the GDPR application period from May 25, 2018, through

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WordPress Click2Shell flaw lets hackers execute PHP on the server

Technical details and a proof-of-concept exploit have been published for a new WordPress cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability dubbed ‘Click2Shell’ that affects the platform’s Core component. The security problem does not have an official identifier but was addressed last week with the release of WordPress version 7.1.1. It is a pre-authenticated remote code execution chain

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CISA alerts of active exploitation of three Linux kernel flaws

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting three Linux kernel vulnerabilities, one of them rated critical. The three security issues were added separately last week and have severity ratings ranging from medium to critical. One of them, tracked as CVE-2025-39964, existed in the Linux kernel for 14 years.

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BigCommerce alerts merchants of data breach linked to Ribon apps

Ecommerce platform BigCommerce has alerted multiple merchants to data breaches after attackers compromised credentials for third-party Ribon applications and used them to inject malicious scripts into online stores. The cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ecommerce platform confirmed the credential compromise on September 17 and immediately removed the apps to protect its customers. UK-based online spirits vendor Master

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CISA orders feds to patch Zyxel flaw exploited for data theft

​Attackers are now actively exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Zyxel GS1900 series switches, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-7273) stems from a stack-based buffer overflow in the CGI program that lets threat actors without privileges on the local area network (LAN) execute OS commands via maliciously

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New Windows Defender zero-day blocks Microsoft antivirus updates

Over the weekend, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri (also known as Nightmare Eclipse) released another Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit that blocks antivirus updates. Naceri named it BigDiskBuster and said it is similar to another Defender zero-day known as UnDefend, which he released in April and that allowed standard users to block definition updates. The security researcher

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Microsoft reminds admins to migrate Entra ID users to passkeys

Microsoft has reminded administrators to migrate Entra ID users to phishing-resistant methods, such as passkeys, to avoid sign-in disruptions after it retires SMS first-factor sign-in starting in February 2027. Admins also have alternatives, including QR code authentication, FIDO2 security keys, and other Entra ID-supported authentication methods. Before this date, organizations should ensure all users use

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