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CISA Adds Critical Linux Kernel IPv6 Privilege Escalation Flaw to KEV Catalog

CISA added CVE-2026-53362 to its KEV catalog, warning of active privilege escalation exploits targeting the Linux Kernel IPv6 networking subsystem across major enterprise distros.

14 Sept 20268 min read

Daniel Okafor

IndustryGovernment & DefenceHigh
CISA Finalizes CIRCIA Mandate: 72-Hour Incident and 24-Hour Ransomware Reporting Enforced
CISA issued its landmark final rule under CIRCIA, legally mandating critical infrastructure operators report major cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours.
Tom Verhoeven14 Sept 20268 min read
ResearchTechnology, Cloud & SaaSHigh
CISA, NSA, and FBI Warn Critical Infrastructure of Advanced AI Model Extraction Campaigns
A joint cybersecurity advisory from CISA, NSA, and FBI alerts defense contractors and cloud vendors to sophisticated state-sponsored AI model extraction campaigns.
Daniel Okafor14 Sept 20269 min read
NewsBanking & FintechHigh
CERT-In Warns of Massive Android Smishing Campaign Masquerading as Traffic E-Challans
CERT-In issued advisory CIAD-2026-0038 warning against an aggressive smishing blitz delivering trojanized APKs disguised as official Parivahan traffic e-challan notices.
Mei-Lin Chen14 Sept 20267 min read
ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSBreaking
Ivanti Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw in Neurons for ITSM Infrastructure
Ivanti released emergency security patches addressing CVE-2026-12650, an unauthenticated deserialization RCE vulnerability in Neurons for ITSM on-premise deployments.
Priya Raman14 Sept 20268 min read
NewsGovernment & DefenceHigh
Florida DMV confirms DAVID driver database breach after officer credentials compromised on personal device
Florida’s motor vehicle department confirmed an intrusion into its DAVID database after an officer’s credentials were stolen by infostealers; ShinyHunters claims 200,000+ driver records.
Priya Raman14 Sept 20265 min read
ThreatsTelecom & MediaCritical
Chinese state-aligned group UNC3569 exploited zero-day flaw in Sogou Input Method to drop GRAYRABBIT backdoor
A zero-day flaw in Sogou Input Method—used by 455M people monthly—allowed Chinese threat actor UNC3569 to execute arbitrary code and install the GRAYRABBIT backdoor.
Mei-Lin Chen12 Sept 20266 min read
InsightsBanking & FintechBreaking
RBI drafts a time-bound debit-hold SOP for suspected money-mule accounts
RBI’s draft KYC amendment proposes a time-bound process for temporary debit holds on suspected money-mule accounts linked to cyber-enabled fraud.
Tom Verhoeven12 Sept 20266 min read
InsightsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSBreaking
OpenAI positions Daybreak as a governed loop for AI-assisted cyber defense
OpenAI says Daybreak combines models, Codex Security and human oversight into a governed loop for inventory, validation, remediation and proof.
Priya Raman12 Sept 20266 min read
ResearchGovernment & DefenceHigh
Anthropic says AI is moving from assistant to orchestrator in cyber operations
Anthropic’s September threat report describes how actors used Claude for reconnaissance, intrusion support, tool rebuilding and parallelized cyber operations.
Mei-Lin Chen12 Sept 20267 min read
ThreatsGovernment & DefenceCritical
North Korean actors deploy trojanized HAProxy 'TED' backdoor inside South Korean enterprise networks
Rapid7 Labs uncovers TED, an elusive Linux implant compiled directly into HAProxy load balancers at automotive and media firms, hiding C2 and manipulating live traffic.
Daniel Okafor12 Sept 20266 min read
InsightsGovernment & Defence
CISA BOD 26-04 ends CVSS-ordered patching: the four questions that replace it
CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-04 drops CVSS from federal patch prioritisation, replacing it with four yes/no questions and a sixteen-row deadline table.
Priya Raman11 Sept 20267 min read
GuidesGovernment & DefenceMedium
CERT-In's six-hour clock meets DPDP: one intake process, two notification deadlines
India's six-hour CERT-In reporting clock has run since June 2022. From May 2027 a second DPDP clock starts on the same incident. Build one intake process now.
Tom Verhoeven11 Sept 20266 min read
NewsGovernment & DefenceHigh
A CVSS 10.0 ERP Flaw Your Scanner Will Never Report: The CERT-In Blind Spot
CERT-In scored an unauthenticated RCE in Manacle ERP at CVSS 10.0. The CVE is in NVD, but with no CPE data your scanner cannot match it. Here is how to fix that.
CST Newsroom11 Sept 20266 min read
ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSCritical
FortiClient EMS CVE-2026-35616: the hotfix window was not the dangerous part
Fortinet's emergency hotfix for CVE-2026-35616 blocked the attack path without fixing the flaw, and the complete patch that followed needed its own re-release.
Priya Raman10 Sept 20266 min read
ThreatsGovernment & DefenceCritical
CISA adds 12 exploited CVEs to KEV in a single week, spanning Citrix, Cisco and Fortinet
Twelve fresh entries hit the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, covering Citrix NetScaler, Cisco FMC, Fortinet FortiOS, Adobe Commerce, N-able N-central and Chrome.
Daniel Okafor10 Sept 20266 min read
ThreatsGovernment & DefenceHigh
APT28 Ran Its C2 Through Filen Cloud Storage. Reputation Filtering Never Stood a Chance
Trellix says APT28 routed command-and-control through filen.io during a three-day European phishing burst. Here is the behavioural detection logic that catches it when reputation cannot.
Mei-Lin Chen10 Sept 20266 min read
InsightsEnergy & UtilitiesLow
The EU AI Act's High-Risk Rules Slipped to December 2027. Your Logging Problem Did Not Move
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 pushed Annex III high-risk obligations to December 2027, but Article 12 logging, Article 14 oversight and Article 15 hardening are engineering work you cannot start late.
Tom Verhoeven9 Sept 20266 min read
ResearchTechnology, Cloud & SaaSCritical
BlueMoon Exploit Kit: Chrome V8 Zero-Day Chained with Windows Kernel Escalation
Proofpoint disclosed the BlueMoon exploit kit weaponizing Google Chrome V8 flaws (CVE-2026-87491) alongside Windows kernel privilege escalation in state-aligned espionage attacks.
Mei-Lin Chen9 Sept 20266 min read
ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSCritical
N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-86218)
CISA issued an emergency KEV addition for CVE-2026-86218, an unauthenticated static code injection flaw in N-able N-central RMM servers actively exploited against MSP networks.
Daniel Okafor8 Sept 20265 min read
ThreatsGovernment & DefenceHigh
Gunra ransomware: what AA26-222A actually gives your detection engineers
Six agencies detailed Gunra's Fortinet entry, its forticloud-sync backdoor and an MFA bypass planted in a VDI server. Here is how to turn that into detection coverage.
Daniel Okafor8 Sept 20266 min read
ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSCritical
FreeIPA LDAP ACI Vulnerability Chain Grants Anonymous Clients Domain Admin Rights
Red Hat patched CVE-2026-76578 (CVSS 9.8) in FreeIPA and 389 Directory Server, where an LDAP Access Control Instruction flaw allowed unauthenticated clients to create permanent domain admins.
Tom Verhoeven8 Sept 20265 min read
InsightsEnergy & Utilities
NIS2 simplification and CSA2: what the January 2026 cybersecurity package actually changes
The European Commission’s cybersecurity package proposes amendments to NIS2 and a revised Cybersecurity Act. Here is what compliance teams need to track.
Tom Verhoeven8 Sept 20267 min read
ResearchTelecom & MediaCritical
Salt Typhoon has compromised networks in more than 80 countries, researchers say
The Chinese state-aligned group has moved well beyond telecoms into transportation and government, in what is now one of the broadest espionage campaigns on record.
Daniel Okafor7 Sept 20268 min read
NewsGovernment & DefenceHigh
Rhysida ransomware hits Berlin Senate network as public sector attacks accelerate
The Rhysida group claimed an attack on Berlin’s Senate network, part of a run of incidents that also struck a national tax authority and a justice ministry within two weeks.
Daniel Okafor1 Sept 20265 min read