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Steve ZurierApril 9, 2026

Google says UNC6783 leverages social engineering and phishing campaigns to gain entry to the BPOs.

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Claude Mythos Preview identifies 27-year-old bug, finds ‘thousands’ of zero-days in weeks

Laura FrenchApril 9, 2026

Anthropic launched “Project Glasswing” to restrict the availability of the new model to selected organizations.

Critical Infrastructure Security

US: Iran-linked actors are actively exploiting our critical infrastructure

Steve ZurierApril 8, 2026

Joint advisory says likely targets include the energy, water, and transportation sectors, as well as the defense industrial base.

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Vulnerability Management

Docker fixes AuthZ bypass bug that created containers with excessive privileges

Laura FrenchApril 8, 2026

A crafted HTTP request can make restricted containers invisible to AuthZ plugins.

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ID Dataweb outlines the need for continuous identity threat detection

Steve ZurierApril 7, 2026

The industry needs tools that can verify users throughout the entire identity lifecycle without disrupting daily business processes.

Threat Intelligence

North Korea recruits Iranian workers for IT job fraud

Laura FrenchApril 7, 2026

Internal records reveal how North Korean facilitators scout and coach workers.

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Vulnerability Management

Fortinet issues Easter weekend hotfix for FortiClient EMS

Steve ZurierApril 6, 2026

Experts warn to apply hotfix right away for critical bug exploited in the wild.

Axios maintainer’s post mortem confirms social engineering by UNC1069

Laura FrenchApril 3, 2026

Jason Saayman says he installed a remote access trojan disguised as a Teams update.

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Chaos malware now targeting 64-bit Linux servers

Steve ZurierApril 3, 2026

Analysis of China-nexus groups also discovers double-pronged strategy, one on immediacy, the other around long dwell times.

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