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Attackers hit Check Point Management Servers and Spark firewalls, F5 BIG-IP APM instances

Check Point Software has released emergency fixes for a critical Check Point Management Server vulnerability (CVE-2026-93616) that has been exploited as far back as July 23, …

Zyxel
Attacker compromised nearly 1000 Zyxel switches since August (CVE-2026-7273)

A Chinese-speaking threat actor has exploited a vulnerability (CVE-2026-7273) in unpatched ZyXEL GS1900 Smart Managed Switches and has exfiltrated sensitive data from 996 …

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CISA wants critical infrastructure orgs and smaller security teams to start using cyber decoys

Cyber deception has long been the domain of well-resourced security teams, but CISA’s latest guidance, titled “Using Cyber Decoys to Strengthen Detection and …

Cisco
Cisco patches actively exploited email gateway zero-day (CVE-2026-76461)

Attackers have leveraged a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-76461) to compromise Cisco Secure Email Gateway appliances, Cisco confirmed on Monday. The …

PaperCut
Attackers plant remote access tools on compromised PaperCut servers

The threat actor targeting internet-facing PaperCut Application Servers is covertly installing legitimate remote access software on them, PaperCut Software shared in the most …

Dr. Joye Purser
What vulnerability prioritization looks like when KEV, EPSS, and CVSS disagree

In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Joye Purser, Global Field CISO at Cohesity, explains how to rank vulnerabilities when KEV, EPSS, and CVSS point in different …

Papercut
PaperCut NG/MF vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks

Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-81578) affecting print management solutions PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF are being exploited by attackers, PaperCut Software has …

Omada TP-Link
15 TP-Link Omada vulnerabilities let attackers hijack routers and intercept camera traffic

TP-Link prints the serial number of an Omada router on its packaging and on a label attached to the device. Those numbers run in sequence, and feeding a guessed one to the …

Synology
Synology issues critical fix for MailPlus Server vulnerabilities

Synology has has fixed critical vulnerabilities in MailPlus Server, a software package used to run private email infrastructure on Synology NAS devices. The security update …

SimpleHelp
SimpleHelp RMM flaw could give attackers full access to managed endpoints (CVE-2026-48558)

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-48558) in SimpleHelp, a popular remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to …

Avani Desai
Data discovery gaps that catch enterprises off guard

In this interview with Help Net Security, Avani Desai, CEO at Schellman, talks about the gap between what organizations think they know about their data and what discovery …

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Cyber threats push SMBs to spend more on security

Cybersecurity has become a key priority for small and medium-sized businesses due to growing threats and wider AI adoption. An IDC survey of 2,200 SMBs in eight markets …

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