Microsoft disrupts EvilTokens phishing service that gave criminals access to 12,000 inboxes

Microsoft-led disruption efforts have taken down the EvilTokens phishing service, which compromised more than 12,000 inboxes across over 10,000 organizations by combining account theft with AI-assisted mailbox analysis. The operation used stolen access to identify financial conversations, impersonate trusted contacts, and prepare fraud at scale, while authorities also arrested two suspects in connection with the service. #EvilTokens #Microsoft #OpenAI #Cloudflare #Coinbase #HealthISAC

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WordPress 7.1.2 fixes critical unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-87902)

WordPress released version 7.1.2 to fix CVE-2026-87902, a critical path traversal flaw in get_page_template() that could let an unauthenticated attacker load an arbitrary PHP file from outside the active theme directory. Under certain server and theme conditions, this could lead to remote code execution, so WordPress recommends updating immediately. #WordPress #CVE-2026-87902

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Beyond ISO 27001: Building a Risk Program That Can Keep Up With AI

ISO 27001 should be treated as the foundation for an evolving risk program, not the finish line or proof that controls will always keep working. As AI adoption accelerates, organizations need continuous control monitoring, clear ownership, and AI governance layered on top of established risk methods to make sound decisions at business speed. #ISO27001 #ISO42001 #NISTAIRMF #OneTrust

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Cybersecurity News | Daily Recap [22 Sep 2026]

Daily Recap, phishing and malware activity stayed active, including EvilTokens compromising 12,000 Microsoft accounts, Contagious Interview infecting 30,000 devices and stealing $10.71M in crypto, and TASK#STOMP exfiltrating Wi‑Fi passwords, screenshots, and business files. Attackers also used fake LastPass and Google sign-in lures to deploy the Rapuncel stealer and other components, while defenders tracked newly patched and actively exploited flaws like D-Link DIR-822A (CVE-2026-86296, CVE-2026-86510) and a CISA-flagged Zyxel issue plus three Linux kernel vulnerabilities. #EvilTokens #ContagiousInterview #TASKSTOMP #Rapuncel #LastPass #DIR-822A #CVE-2026-86296 #CVE-2026-86510 #Zyxel

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F5 patches BIG-IP APM zero-day flaw exploited in RCE attacks

F5 has issued security updates for a critical zero-day in BIG-IP APM, which is being actively exploited in remote code execution attacks when specific OAuth authorization server settings are enabled. CISA has added CVE-2026-94127 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and ordered federal agencies to patch the flaw promptly. #F5 #BIG-IPAPM #CVE202694127 #CISA

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Ryuk ransomware member sentenced to 24 months in prison

Karen Serobovich Vardanyan was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for helping carry out Ryuk ransomware attacks against multiple U.S. organizations. He and his co-conspirators breached victims including a Michigan company, a Texas school, and a technology company in Oregon, generating millions in ransom payments. #KarenSerobovichVardanyan #Ryuk #WizardSpider #Michigan #Texas #Oregon

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Arista Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited VCO Zero-Day

Arista has issued urgent fixes for CVE-2026-93952, a critical zero-day in on-premises VeloCloud Orchestrator deployments that could let remote attackers reach privileged internal functions. The flaw affects VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem and has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, with admins urged to patch and review logs immediately. #Arista #VeloCloudOrchestrator…

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Nearly two-thirds of tested websites fail every bot test – Help Net Security

Malicious bot activity surged 124% from July 2025 to June 2026, far outpacing human traffic growth, while AI agent and LLM crawler traffic also rose sharply as attackers expanded scraping, credential stuffing, spam, and DDoS activity. DataDome’s report found that many websites still fail to detect simulated bots, and that AI assistants and malicious automation are increasingly targeting login pages, shopping carts, payment pages, and online forms. #DataDome #LLM #AIagents #CredentialStuffing #WebScraping

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Product showcase: Scamwise checks the red flags before you take the bait – Help Net Security

Scamwise from Savi is a free browser-based service that checks suspicious messages, websites, phone numbers, images, and situations for signs of fraud without requiring an account. It gives a verdict with explanations and sources, and in testing it flagged a phishing email, verified a legitimate company site, and returned an indeterminate result for a phone number. #Savi #Scamwise #CroatianGovernmentAgency #SpanishUniversity

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