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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/10/2026 > browser-based-phishing-blob-urls-microsoft-oauth

Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims' browsers

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (352+ words) A phishing campaign routes victims through genuine Microsoft OAuth and Teams infrastructure before showing them a fake login page built entirely inside their own browser, according to researchers at Barracuda. “Instead of delivering a phishing page from a web server,…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > f5-big-ip-apm-rootkit-hides-web-shell-in-memory

Hackers deploy Linux rootkit on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, hiding web shell in memory

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (508+ words) A rootkit found on hacked F5 BIG-IP APM devices skips the usual step of writing a web shell to disk, hiding it in memory instead, according to Sophos. F5 BIG-IP APM provides access policy enforcement to secure access to apps, APIs, and…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > mathspace-data-breach-metabase-vulnerability

Mathspace breach exposes data on over a million students and parents

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (415+ words) Mathspace has confirmed that attackers broke into its internal reporting system through an unpatched Metabase vulnerability and stole data belonging to more than a million students, parents, and school staff. The Sydney-based maths education company wrote in a blog post…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/07/2026 > connectwise-screenconnect-file-transfer-flaw

Attackers spread malware through ScreenConnect file transfers

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (324+ words) A file transfer flaw in ScreenConnect Remote Access Support and Access sessions affects both Cloud and On-Premise deployments, ConnectWise confirmed. “A CVE identifier and an official fix will be issued within the week,” the company wrote in its September 3 advisory....

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/04/2026 > synology-activeprotect-manager-2-0-data-protection

Synology ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 improves AI-driven security

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (18+ words) Synology ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 extends protection to Amazon EC2, Azure VM, Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, and Google Workspace....

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/03/2026 > windows-memory-integrity-update

Windows memory integrity switches on automatically for eligible devices in October 2026

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (251+ words) Beginning in October 2026, Windows quality updates start enabling memory integrity protection on eligible devices with little or no additional configuration. On machines where Virtualization-based Security is not already running, those same updates enable VBS too. Memory integrity is the layer…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/01/2026 > revstealer-malware-claude-opus-5-github

Fake Claude Opus 5 app delivers malware and wipes its own tracks

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (572+ words) A malicious GitHub repository impersonating Anthropic and claiming to offer free access to “Claude Opus 5” is delivering RevStealer, Windows information-stealing malware that targets passwords, cryptocurrency wallet data and login credentials, according to Morphisec. Repository README using Claude Opus 5 branding and…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/25/2026 > citrix-uniconos-dual-boot-endpoint-resiliency-capability

Citrix UniconOS dual boot turns Windows endpoints into their own recovery device

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (510+ words) Citrix announced Citrix UniconOS dual boot, a new endpoint resiliency capability designed to help organizations recover access to work in minutes — without spare hardware, central reimaging or prolonged business downtime. Available now as part of Citrix UniconOS Release 7 2607, dual boot…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/24/2026 > android-malware-car-head-unit-badbox

Android car head units infected with proxy botnet malware through built-in software updaters

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) A newly discovered Android malware, distributed through the built-in updaters in affected Android-based car head units, turns infected devices into ad-fraud tools and nodes in a proxy botnet, Kaspersky has found. According to the researchers, it’s the first documented case…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/17/2026 > windows-11-security-bypass-research

Windows 11???s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a screwdriver

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (597+ words) Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham University have found a way to knock down some of the toughest protections in Windows 11 without physically opening or modifying the target machine. The attack assumes the attacker has already gained privileged…...