Archive for August 2026
N-central CVE-2026-18577 Auth Bypass — CISA 3-Day Deadline
N-central CVE-2026-18577 auth bypass is being actively exploited to seize administrative control of N-able N-central servers — a remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform managed service providers (MSPs) use to run client networks. CISA gave federal civilian agencies just three days to patch, with the deadline landing August 6, 2026. What Happened N-able disclosed that…
Read MoreKeyv npm Supply Chain Attack Hits 2 Billion Installs
The Keyv npm supply chain attack compromised a single GitHub maintainer account and used it to push a credential-stealing worm into hundreds of widely used caching packages. By August 5, trackers put the count at 868 packages and 1,381 versions, spanning a combined 2 billion-plus monthly installs — the largest software supply-chain incident DIESEC has…
Read MoreJuly 2026 Cybersecurity Roundup: A Rogue AI Agent, Ransomware Disruption, and Critical CVEs
This July 2026 Cybersecurity Roundup lands in a month when the peak of northern-hemisphere summer brought no letup in cyber incidents — if anything, July produced some of the year’s most unusual attacks so far. Here’s a roundup of the month’s key incidents and newly disclosed vulnerabilities, along with our take on what they mean.…
Read MoreRuflo RufRoot CVE-2026-59726: AI Agents Hijacked
Ruflo RufRoot CVE-2026-59726, a maximum-severity CVSS 10.0 flaw disclosed by Noma Security, lets an unauthenticated attacker take full control of an AI agent platform used by an estimated one million people — through a single HTTP request against a management bridge that ships exposed to the network by default. What Happened Ruflo is an open-source…
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams Vishing Ransomware Hits in 17 Hours
A Microsoft Teams vishing ransomware campaign has hit dozens of North American organizations since February 2026, using two-minute fake IT-helpdesk phone calls to gain a foothold that, in the fastest confirmed case, ended in full Chaos ransomware encryption within 17 hours of first contact. What Happened Security vendor Sophos tracked the campaign to a financially…
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