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Nation-State Hackers Target Water Utilities Across the U.S. and Europe

RedSide Security June 28, 2026 Data Leaks & Breaches 48 views

Nation-state actors linked to Iran, Russia, and China are increasingly targeting water and wastewater infrastructure across the U.S. and Europe. By exploiting exposed PLCs, weak credentials, and poor network segmentation, attackers are gaining access to critical systems that support millions of people and positioning themselves for future disruptive operations.

New BitUnlocker Downgrade Attack on Windows 11 Allows Access to Encrypted Disks in 5 Minutes

RedSide Security May 13, 2026 Vulnerability 153 views

Researchers have unveiled BitUnlocker, a new downgrade attack capable of bypassing Microsoft BitLocker encryption on patched Windows 11 systems in under five minutes. The attack abuses a flaw in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) and a trusted legacy Secure Boot certificate to boot vulnerable components, allowing attackers with physical access to decrypt protected drives without triggering security alerts.

Windows SMB Client Vulnerability Enables Attacker to Own Active Directory

RedSide Security January 20, 2026 Vulnerability 245 views