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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.

Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Unprivileged Users to Gain Root Access

RedSide Security June 28, 2026 CVE 55 views

Critical Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2026-46331 allows unprivileged users to gain root access by exploiting a page-cache corruption flaw in the net/sched act_pedit subsystem. The issue affects Linux kernels 5.18 through 7.1-rc6 and has been successfully demonstrated against RHEL, Debian, and Ubuntu systems.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Fans Targeted by Massive Wave of Ticket Scams, Malware, and Phishing Attacks

RedSide Security June 05, 2026 Cybercrime 97 views

Cybercriminals are aggressively targeting FIFA World Cup 2026 fans through thousands of fake websites, phishing campaigns, malicious streaming applications, and banking malware. Security researchers warn that ticket fraud, account takeovers, identity theft, and financial scams are expected to surge as the tournament approaches.

Critical Everest Forms Pro Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Compromise WordPress Sites

RedSide Security June 05, 2026 Vulnerability 58 views

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Everest Forms Pro WordPress plugin. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code, create administrator accounts, deploy web shells, and fully compromise affected websites.

VECT 2.0 Ransomware Can Damage Files Its Own Decryptor Cannot Reliably Restore

RedSide Security June 05, 2026 Cybersecurity 65 views

Security researchers have uncovered serious design flaws in the VECT 2.0 ransomware family that can leave victim files permanently damaged, even when a ransom is paid and a decryptor is provided. Analysis reveals multiple implementation errors, race conditions, and encryption logic flaws that can result in incomplete recovery and irreversible data loss.

Microsoft Patches SharePoint RCE Flaw CVE-2026-45659 Across Server Versions

RedSide Security May 27, 2026 CVE 120 views

PoC Exploit Released for 20-Year Old PostgreSQL RCE Vulnerability

RedSide Security May 20, 2026 Vulnerability 90 views

A public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for **CVE-2026-2005**, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in PostgreSQL’s **pgcrypto extension**. The flaw stems from a long-standing heap-based buffer overflow in PGP session key parsing and can allow attackers to escalate privileges to PostgreSQL superuser and execute operating system commands under certain conditions.

GitHub Breached - Employee Device Hack Led to Exfiltration of 3,800+ Internal Repos

RedSide Security May 20, 2026 Data Leaks & Breaches 85 views

GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories following a supply chain attack linked to the threat actor **TeamPCP**, who reportedly listed GitHub source code and internal data for sale on a cybercrime forum. The incident is part of an ongoing malware campaign targeting open-source ecosystems, including a compromised Microsoft Python package and a self-replicating infostealer known as Mini Shai-Hulud.

NGINX CVE-2026-42945 Exploited in the Wild, Causing Worker Crashes and Possible RCE

RedSide Security May 17, 2026 CVE 90 views

A critical NGINX vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42945 is now being actively exploited in the wild, just days after public disclosure. The flaw allows attackers to crash NGINX worker processes and potentially achieve remote code execution under specific conditions. At the same time, threat actors have also begun weaponizing multiple critical vulnerabilities in openDCIM to deploy PHP web shells and gain remote access to exposed systems.

First Public macOS Kernel Exploit on Apple M5 Prepared Using Mythos Preview in Five Days

RedSide Security May 17, 2026 Vulnerability 201 views

Security researchers have reportedly developed the first public macOS kernel exploit targeting Apple’s new M5 silicon, successfully bypassing the company’s hardware-based Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) protections. The exploit chain achieves full root access on macOS 26.4.1 using only standard system calls from an unprivileged local account, highlighting the growing impact of AI-assisted offensive security research.