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- China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE. Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026. "The
The Hacker NewsGoogle, Microsoft, Windows - Root RCE Zero-Day in Cisco Secure Email Gateway Under Active Exploitation
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2026-76461 to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
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Mon, 14 Sept 2026
- 'Sandworm' Chains Cisco Vulnerabilities to Deploy Cyclops Blink
The notorious Russian threat group is spreading an upgraded version of the botnet malware, which the FBI disrupted in 2022.
Dark ReadingCisco - Microsoft releases emergency Windows updates to fix RDS failures
Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band Windows updates to fix Remote Desktop Services failures caused by this month's security updates, along with Hyper-V and USB audio problems on some Windows versions.
BleepingComputerMicrosoft, Windows - Japan's Digital Agency says VPN flaw exposed 246,000 personnel records
Japan's Digital Agency has discovered a data breach that may have exposed around 246,000 record rows containing personal information of government employees.
BleepingComputer - Maximum Severity GitLab Flaw Puts Supply Chains at Risk
CVE-2026-85706 is a path traversal vulnerability with a 10 out of 10 CVSS score, affecting both GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition instances.
CriticalUsed in attacksDark ReadingGitLab - Homebrew 7.0.0 gets built-in GUI, better security controls
Homebrew package manager version 7.0.0 has been released with a built-in vulnerability scanner, stronger security controls, and the full release of its native BrewUI graphical interface.
BleepingComputer - Cisco security advisory (AV26-921)
Serial Number: AV26-921 Date: September 14, 2026 As of September 14, 2026, Cisco is affected by vulnerabilities in the following products: Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Email Gateway Prior to 15.5.5-014 Prior to 16.0.4-302 Prior to 16.5.0-780 Cisco Secure Email Gateway Prior to 15.5.5-014 Prior to 16.5.0-780 Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Prior to 15.5.5-006 Prior to 16.5.0-429 On September 14, 2026, Cisco stated that CVE-2026-76461 is being actively exploited. On September 14, 2026, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2026-76461 to their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Database. The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links and apply any necessary updates as they become available. Cisco Secure Email Gateway SQL Injection Vulnerability Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager Security Hardening Release: September 2026 Cisco Security Advisories CISA KEV: CVE-2026-76461
CriticalUsed in attacksCanadian Centre for Cyber SecurityCisco - Apple Updates Everything, (Mon, Sep 14th)
Today, Apple released its annual update across all its operating systems. With that, Apple not only released new features but also patched 261 different vulnerabilities. This is the most vulnerabilities Apple has ever patched, but the increase is not as significant as other vendors' "post-AI" patch releases.
SANS Internet Storm CenterApple - Telegram Desktop Flaw Lets Hidden JavaScript Exfiltrate Messages From HTML Exports
A flaw in Telegram Desktop let a bot's message plant hidden JavaScript inside chats that users exported to HTML files, security researchers at ExPatch said in a writeup published on September 12. In Telegram, the message looked ordinary, with a link button, and the script ran only when someone opened the export file in a web browser. It could then copy every message in that file to
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