Russian man indicted for spreading malware to 80,000 freelancers

A Russian national, Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, has been indicted in California for allegedly using hundreds of fake freelance-platform accounts to send malicious Excel files that infected about 80,000 users. The campaign deployed TVRAT and DarkVNC to steal data from victims, including many in the US, and used the stolen information for fraud and other crimes. #SearzhudinTamirlanovichAktulaev #TVRAT #DarkVNC #TeamViewer #VNCViewer

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Microsoft Teams, Outlook fail to launch on ARM-based Windows PCs

Microsoft is working on a fix for a known issue that causes Microsoft Teams and new Outlook to crash or fail to launch on ARM-based Windows 11 24H2 devices after August 2026 updates. A temporary workaround is to update the Auto Super Resolution Package from the Microsoft Store until a permanent Windows fix is released. #MicrosoftTeams #Outlook #SurfaceLaptop7 #SurfacePro11 #AutoSuperResolutionPackage

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Plex warns users to patch security vulnerabilities immediately

Plex urged users to update Plex Media Server and Plex Desktop immediately after discovering multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Plex Media Server v1.43.2 and earlier. The company has released patches and emailed affected users, warning that attackers could reverse-engineer the fixes before CVEs are published. #Plex #PlexMediaServer #PlexDesktop

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Over 3 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Migration Plugin Vulnerability

A high-severity flaw in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup WordPress plugin, tracked as CVE-2026-19949, can let attackers trigger remote code execution by abusing a second-order SQL injection during archive restore operations. The issue affects versions up to 7.109, and with only 35% of installations updated to 7.110, about 3.2 million…

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[Guest post] From IP Address to Vulnerability Finding: How Network Scanning Actually Works

This article follows a single IP address through a vulnerability scan to show how a scanner moves from host discovery and port detection to service identification, vulnerability checks, and evidence collection before creating a finding. It also explains why networking knowledge and authenticated access matter when interpreting scan results and deciding what to remediate. #DrawnToCyber #DecodedSecurity

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Ransom! ligacancerguate.org (SEP-2026)

Incransom ransomware allegedly targeted Metales Panamericanos (previously known as ACERO PANAMA), a leading construction and steel supplier in Panama, demanding data or ransom following an attack on their systems. Metales Panamericanos, based in Panama, provides steel materials and expanded construction solutions including electrical solutions, equipment & devices, zing ceilings, strollers, metal wires, window structures, gypsum, and more. #Panama

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New pro-Ukraine hacker group targets Russian companies with custom ransomware

VantaCore is a ransomware group believed to be a rebrand of Thor, targeting Russian organizations with custom-built malware and multimillion-dollar ransom demands. F6 says the group has attacked at least seven victims, uses a ransomware-as-a-service model, and reflects a broader shift among pro-Ukrainian hackers toward in-house tooling instead of LockBit 3…

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CISA Adds Seven Exploited Flaws as Attackers Deploy Reverse Shells and Crypto Miners

CISA has added seven actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, affecting SonicWall SMA 1000, Sangoma Switchvox, JFrog Artifactory, Kludex Starlette, Kestra OSS, and Berri LiteLLM. Threat actors are abusing these flaws to gain admin access, execute commands, deploy reverse shells and miners, steal credentials, and target AI infrastructure for follow-on…

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