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CVE-2026-68820 WinSock Zero-Day: Lazarus Deploys Rootkit

By Editorial Team | August 13, 2026

The CVE-2026-68820 WinSock zero-day was already being used by North Korea’s Lazarus Group to plant a kernel-mode rootkit weeks before Microsoft shipped a fix in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday. Any Windows endpoint that processes network sockets — which is to say, essentially every Windows machine on your network — was exposed until this month’s…

Metabase CVSS 10 SQL Injection Zero-Day Hits Admin Access

By Editorial Team | August 11, 2026

The Metabase CVSS 10 SQL injection zero-day gives attackers admin access and every connected database credential. Framework and Tally already hit.

The Metabase CVSS 10 SQL injection zero-day lets an unauthenticated attacker turn a self-hosted analytics dashboard into a master key for every database it touches. Active exploitation began August 3, 2026, and two named victims — Framework and Tally — have already confirmed customer data theft. If your organization runs Metabase for internal reporting, this…

Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday Zero-Day Hits SharePoint

By Editorial Team | July 16, 2026

The Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday zero-day count is the largest disclosure on record — trackers put the total at 570 to 622 CVEs depending on methodology — and two of the fixed flaws were already being exploited before the patch shipped: one in Active Directory Federation Services, one in SharePoint Server. A separate, publicly…

Top 5 Cybersecurity News Stories April 3, 2026

By Editorial Team | April 3, 2026

This week’s Top 5 Cybersecurity News Stories April 3, are not a recap, they’re a strategic read of where risk is concentrating. From exploited zero-days and identity chokepoints to collaboration platforms, executive messaging, and ransomware pressure tactics, these signals show how attackers are gaining leverage faster than patch and governance cycles can keep up. Unifying…