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Today's threat-intel · 23 articles
The Q3 Vulnerability Pulse: Discovery ≠ Exploitation
threat_intelligenceWelcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. I've been following a lot of (sometimes heated) threads and discussions lately about the current vulnerability landscape. I learned new words/phrases such a…
‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads
threat_intelligenceOn Thursday, researchers from The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto revealed a worst-case scenario found in the wild: spyware silently infecting targets as they browse past ads in their daily digital lives. Dubbin…
Introducing Chainguard Checks
threat_intelligenceIntroducing Chainguard Checks - View all articles Tyler Paxton Principal Product Manager Chainguard - View all articles Elsie Phillips Staff Product Marketing Manager Chainguard Tyler Paxton Principal Product Manager + 1…
Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws
threat_intelligenceMicrosoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today’s epic patch batch dwarfs September’s record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was alre…
Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All
threat_intelligenceProofpoint has agreed to acquire data and AI security firm Varonis in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $6.3 billion, the two companies announced on Thursday. The deal is the largest cybersecurity acquisition announced …
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach: More Than 1 Million Texans Affected
threat_intelligenceCenterPoint Energy is a regulated utility company used to deliver natural gas and electricity infrastructure, maintain power grids and pipelines, and restore service across parts of Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota. T…
Stolen AI API keys are paying for hackers’ autonomous scans
threat_intelligenceStolen AI API keys are paying for hackers’ autonomous scans A seller on a restricted criminal forum is marketing an autonomous hacking tool that runs on stolen OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys, so the key’s owner pa…
Your MSSP Added 10 New Clients. What Breaks First?
threat_intelligenceAdding 10 new clients sounds like exactly the kind of problem an MSSP wants to have. More revenue, more accounts, more room to grow. But growth also brings more alerts, suspicious files and URLs, investigations, escalati…
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
threat_intelligenceResearchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future published a detailed paper on a threat actor they call Silent Lynx (aka UAT-6275, TAG-193), a Kazakhstan nexus group conducting espionage across Central Asia. The targets …
ARMORY CASTLE Exploits BeyondTrust
threat_intelligenceARMORY CASTLE Exploits BeyondTrust Google Threat Intelligence Group Mandiant Written by: Jayson Frost, Bryce Greathouse, Brian Meyer, John Palmisano, Rajesh Rajeshirke, Steve Rasch, John Wolfram Introduction On October 1…
CISA Urges Patching Newly Exploited Vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure
threat_intelligenceCISA Urges Patching Newly Exploited Vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure CISA is aware of Ivanti’s disclosure of a newly exploited vulnerability, CVE-2026-104935, affecting Ivanti Connect Secure versions 25.1.1.1 and p…
RHSA-2026:83657: Moderate: wireshark security update
threat_intelligenceSynopsis Moderate: wireshark security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for…
APT group HoneyMyte upgrades CoolClient: the backdoor gets a kernel
threat_intelligenceIntroduction CoolClient is a backdoor family attributed to the HoneyMyte APT group (also known as Mustang Panda) that has been used in their cyber-espionage campaigns targeting organizations across Asia and Russia. It su…
CVE-2026-76519: Critical Cisco Secure Email Gateway Zero
threat_intelligenceCisco has patched CVE-2026-76519, a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Cisco Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that is already being exploited in real-world attacks. The flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and enables an un…
What Is Software Supply Chain Security? The Complete Guide
threat_intelligenceSoftware supply chain security is the practices, tools and controls protecting every component of building, testing, and deploying software. This includes open-source dependencies and build pipelines to container images …
USN-8922
threat_intelligenceUSN-8922-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities Publication date 15 October 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Releases Packages - linux-azure - Linux kernel for Microsoft Azure Cloud …
RHSA-2026:83520: Important: Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.33.4 release and security update
threat_intelligence- Issued: - 2026-10-15 - Updated: - 2026-10-15 RHSA-2026:83520 - Security Advisory Synopsis Important: Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.33.4 release and security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An updat…
AI-Powered Espionage Campaign Targets Government Linux Infrastructure
threat_intelligenceExecutive Summary Unit 42 identified a campaign targeting government entities and state-affiliated infrastructure, with observed activity spanning from October 2025–April 2026. We track this activity as CL-UNK-1211. In t…
Container Scanning + SCA = Better Together
threat_intelligenceWe’re excited to announce that Endor Labs now extends our software supply chain platform to include container scanning. To really understand our approach, we suggest starting with a quick dive into the strategies and cha…
RHSA-2026:77611: Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.73 packages and security update
threat_intelligence- Issued: - 2026-10-15 - Updated: - 2026-10-15 RHSA-2026:77611 - Security Advisory Synopsis Important: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.73 packages and security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat …
KGB RAT trojan packs webcam spying, password theft and a “fun” menu to terrorize victims
threat_intelligenceKGB RAT trojan packs webcam spying, password theft and a “fun” menu to terrorize victims A Windows trojan advertised on hacking forums for as little as $150 a month promises buyers access to a victim’s webcam, microphone…
AI Security Scoping: Define What To Test In Your Deployment
threat_intelligenceIntegrating artificial intelligence into enterprise workflows demands a system view: models are only one component in a chain that includes APIs, orchestration layers, data pipelines, identity, storage, and observability…
Usn
threat_intelligencePackages - rabbitmq-server - AMQP server written in Erlang Details It was discovered that RabbitMQ Server incorrectly handled CORS wildcard origin configuration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a cross…