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Cisco Secure Email Gateway Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Unauthenticated attackers can write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges on Cisco Secure Email Gateway systems.
Next.js releases critical security patches for RCE flaws in caching and SVG processing
Next.js released critical security updates on October 14 fixing two remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.5 each) and one high-severity denial-of-service flaw. The RCE flaws affect caching in React Server Components and SVG rendering via the sharp library, with fixes available in versions 16
Russia intensifies bombing campaign to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure before winter
Since late August 2026, Russia has dramatically escalated bombing and drone campaigns against Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter, launching over 2,800 jet-powered drones in August alone—up from 350 in June. Ukraine intercepts around 57% of these drones, leaving significant gaps as Russi
Study reveals 93% of Australia's Indigenous population lost within 73 years of colonization
A Flinders University study estimates Australia's pre-colonial Indigenous population at approximately 2.22 million—potentially seven times higher than 1930s estimates of 250,000. The research found that 93% of this population was lost within 73 years of European arrival in 1788, representing a demog
Palo Alto Networks patches critical PAN-OS RCE vulnerability under active exploitation
Palo Alto Networks released security updates for CVE-2026-0322, a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability in PAN-OS management interface currently under active exploitation.
NGINX releases patches for five vulnerabilities including critical RCE and TLS bug
NGINX released patches on October 14 in versions 1.30.6 and 1.31.7 addressing five vulnerabilities, including three critical memory bugs rated 9.2 on CVSS v4.0 that could crash worker processes or enable remote code execution, plus a TLS client-certificate verification flaw rated 8.3.
Hackers deploy PEERSTITCH malware on FortiGate firewalls via Fortinet vulnerabilities
Attackers exploited Fortinet vulnerabilities to install PEERSTITCH, a stealthy ARM64 malware on FortiGate firewalls in a telecom organization breach. The memory-resident malware leaves no disk artifacts, opens no ports, and communicates through legitimate process traffic, enabling long-term access t
Drupal patches critical Field UI vulnerability allowing unauthenticated RCE
Drupal released critical security patches on October 14 fixing a Field UI vulnerability (CVE-2026-108097) rated 19 out of 25 on Drupal's risk scale that enables unauthenticated remote code execution through contributed modules. Unpatched Drupal versions 11.2.x and below, 10.5.x and below, and versio
Israeli ad tech firm used spyware distribution through online advertisements
Security researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant uncovered an Israeli ad tech firm collaborating with spyware companies to infect devices, including Al Jazeera networks, through malicious online advertisements without user interaction.
Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as tensions with Trump rise
Ukraine resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries on October 15 after a three-day pause, following President Zelenskyy's announcement ending the block on attacking infrastructure. Zelenskyy cited the president of the United States's withdrawal of defense support, ceasefire violations by Russia, inte
Two ships sink near Hormuz after being hit by projectiles amid surge in attacks
Two commercial vessels sank near the Strait of Hormuz on October 14 after projectile strikes amid escalating maritime attacks. At least five incidents including drone strikes occurred in 48 hours targeting tankers and cargo ships around the region. Iran's IRGC blamed the GFS Pride sinking on an unau
Chinese homegrown LLM solves world-class mathematics problem
Chinese researchers using domestically developed large language model Intern-S2 proved the three-dimensional Ghys conjecture, a world-class mathematics problem unsolved for over 30 years. The human-machine collaboration involved the AI performing recursive reasoning, literature review, and logical v
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