• Researchers warn of unpatched, critical Telnetd flaw affecting all versions

    CVE-2026-32746 is a critical flaw in GNU InetUtils telnetd that allows remote attackers to execute code with elevated privileges Cybersecurity company Dream disclosed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-32746 (CVSS score of 9.8), in GNU InetUtils telnetd that lets unauthenticated remote attackers execute code with elevated privileges. The issue stems from an out-of-bounds write in

  • CVE-2026-3888: Ubuntu Desktop 24.04+ vulnerable to Root exploit

    Ubuntu flaw CVE-2026-3888 lets attackers gain root via a systemd timing exploit, affecting Desktop 24.04+ with high severity. Qualys researchers found a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3888 (CVSS score of 7.8), in Ubuntu Desktop 24.04+, which allows attackers to exploit a systemd cleanup timing issue to escalate privileges to root and potentially take full control

  • Robotic surgery firm Intuitive reports data breach after targeted phishing attack

    Intuitive suffered a phishing attack leading to a data breach exposing customer, employee, and corporate information. Intuitive is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery. Its most well-known products include the da Vinci Surgical System for general surgery and the Ion endoluminal system for precise procedures inside the

  • Tracking the Iran War: A Month of Escalation and Regional Impact

    Iran war likely prolonged, increasing cyber threats, energy disruption, and instability, with companies in the Middle East facing higher risk. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran)

  • EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian actors over cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

    EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian firms and individuals for cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and over 65,000 devices across member states. The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on three companies and two individuals linked to cyberattacks against EU countries and partners. “The Council adopted today restrictive measures against three entities and two individuals responsible for cyber-attacks carried

  • RondoDox botnet expands arsenal targeting 174 flaws, and hits 15,000 daily exploit attempts

    RondoDox botnet targets 174 flaws, reaching 15,000 daily exploit attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign. RondoDox botnet is ramping up attacks, targeting 174 vulnerabilities with up to 15,000 daily exploitation attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign, Bitsight reported. “We gathered all these exploit attempts (identifiable by indicators like the User-Agent and

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