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PHP2Shell exploitation confirmed, but mass attacks remain elusive

Steve ZurierOctober 26, 2026

PHP2Shell exploits are emerging, but widespread attacks remain unconfirmed as scanning surges.

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Building a parallel Internet, security buzzwords that should be retired, and the news – Barrett Lyon – ESW #482

October 26, 2026

Interview with Barrett Lyon. Why do we need a Parallel Internet? Barrett details his journey to build truly private access to the Internet. My first thought was, "why not VPN? Why not TOR?" He has good answers to both. To get there, he had to ship his own hardware all over the world. He had to stand up a CDN. DNS. BGP. Anti-DDoS. This is more than ...

Patch/Configuration Management

PHP2Shell attacks surge worldwide as governments rush to patch

Steve ZurierOctober 22, 2026

PHP2Shell attacks spread worldwide as governments rush to patch and legacy systems remain exposed.

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Four US states allege TP-Link defrauded customers, seek damages

Steve ZurierOctober 8, 2026

Four states sue TP-Link over alleged security misrepresentations and ties to China.

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New Citrix Netscaler zero-day exploited just days after recent attacks

Steve ZurierOctober 5, 2026

Third exploited NetScaler flaw in a week signals attackers are moving faster than patch cycles.

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Flaws in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin enable unauthenticated RCE

Laura FrenchSeptember 17, 2026

Both flaws can be exploited by leaving an anonymous comment on an event page.

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F5 BIG-IP malware hides web shells in memory to evade detection

Steve ZurierSeptember 9, 2026

Memory-resident malware targeting F5 BIG-IP appliances can evade file-based security defenses.

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HPE patches ArubaOS-CX switches vulnerable to remote code execution

Steve ZurierSeptember 4, 2026

HPE patched 35 ArubaOS-CX flaws, including a critical bug that could enable remote code execution.

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Phishing

Phishing campaign targets widely used RMM platforms in 46 countries

Steve ZurierSeptember 3, 2026

Phishing attacks trick victims into installing legitimate RMM tools for remote access.

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Critical Infrastructure Security

China-linked campaign targets high-value networks, critical infrastructure

Steve ZurierAugust 31, 2026

Fire Ant targets routers and authentication systems to spy, steal credentials and evade detection.

Vulnerability Management

Mythos Writes the Exploit. Atlas Writes the Response. – Harman Kaur – SWN #611

August 28, 2026

Most enterprise AI today is a conversation — it summarizes, suggests, recommends. Harman unpacks what changes when AI actually executes across endpoints, and the governance problem that creates. Where does the human stay in the loop, and where do they get out of the way? This segment is sponsored by Tanium. Visit https://securityweekly.com/tanium t...

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PHP2Shell exploitation confirmed, but mass attacks remain elusive

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Building a parallel Internet, security buzzwords that should be retired, and the news – Barrett Lyon – ESW #482

PHP2Shell attacks surge worldwide as governments rush to patch

Four US states allege TP-Link defrauded customers, seek damages

New Citrix Netscaler zero-day exploited just days after recent attacks

Flaws in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin enable unauthenticated RCE

F5 BIG-IP malware hides web shells in memory to evade detection

HPE patches ArubaOS-CX switches vulnerable to remote code execution

Phishing campaign targets widely used RMM platforms in 46 countries

China-linked campaign targets high-value networks, critical infrastructure

Mythos Writes the Exploit. Atlas Writes the Response. – Harman Kaur – SWN #611

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