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Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for default access credentials.

All Flock Safety customers will be required to adopt its “Audit Assistance” feature for tracking abnormal uses, and the company says it will hold license plate data for only seven days in most cases.

Attackers with Author-level user or higher permissions could exploit the flaw via malicious Postscript files.

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The first exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2026-71362 were observed shortly after Adobe released patches.

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Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Barracuda, CrowdStrike, Cyera, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, and Qualcomm.

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The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, the White House announced.

Tracked as CVE-2026–59310, the directory traversal bug allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to log in with random usernames and passwords or impersonate any FortiGate appliance.

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The Israeli company has nearly $2 billion in total assets under management since 2014.

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The trust framework underlying Belgium’s electronic ID system was fully compromised by severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension, showcasing bigger problems with extensions in general.