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Banana RAT Hijacks Brazil Pix QR Codes via NF-e Lures
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
SHADOW-WATER-063 deploys Banana RAT via fraudulent Brazilian NF-e invoice lures, hijacking Pix QR codes to redirect instant payments to attacker-held accounts.
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UNG0002 Hides Cobalt Strike in macOS Folder Structures
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
Seqrite Labs exposed UNG0002 hiding Cobalt Strike inside macOS-style nested folder structures to evade Windows scanners while targeting Changzhou University.
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INJ3CTOR3 Deploys JOMANGY Webshell in FreePBX Campaign
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
CRIL documented INJ3CTOR3 deploying new JOMANGY webshell alongside a six-layer self-healing persistence mechanism against FreePBX VoIP systems for toll fraud.
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Operation Dragon Whistle Uses VS Code Tunnels as C2
Mitchell Langley
May 22, 2026
Operation Dragon Whistle abuses Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels as a C2 channel, targeting Pakistani surveillance infrastructure and a Chinese university.
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Cisco Secure Workload CVE-2026-20223 Earns CVSS 10.0
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
CVE-2026-20223 lets unauthenticated remote attackers gain full Site Admin access to Cisco Secure Workload; no credentials or user interaction are required.
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NGINX 1.31.0 Zero-Day nginx-poolslip Bypasses ASLR
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
Researcher Vega publicly disclosed nginx-poolslip, an unpatched RCE zero-day in NGINX 1.31.0 that bypasses ASLR and threatens tens of millions of servers.
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WantToCry Ransomware Hits SMB Ports, Evades EDR Tools
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
Sophos CTU analysis reveals WantToCry ransomware encrypts files off-device via brute-forced SMB sessions, leaving no local binary for EDR tools to detect.
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DOJ Secures Guilty Pleas From Tech-Support Fraud Executives
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
Two U.S. telecom executives pleaded guilty to concealing a six-year tech-support fraud scheme that cost Americans an estimated $2.1 billion annually.
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BadIIS Malware-as-a-Service Hijacks IIS Servers for SEO Fraud
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
Cisco Talos exposed BadIIS, a Chinese-speaking MaaS platform hijacking IIS servers to redirect traffic and manipulate search rankings since 2021.
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GhostTree Exploit Hangs Windows Defender With NTFS Junctions
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
Varonis Threat Labs disclosed GhostTree, an NTFS junction loop technique that causes Windows Defender to hang and fail to detect hidden malware files.
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SilverFox APT Spreads ValleyRAT via Fake Microsoft Teams Sites
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
K7 Security Labs found SilverFox APT serving ValleyRAT via trojanized Teams installers on teams-securecall.com, targeting credentials and crypto wallets.
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TamperedChef Hides Malware Inside Signed Apps
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
Palo Alto's Unit 42 documented TamperedChef, a signed-app malware campaign with 12,000 global infections using digitally signed certificates to evade detection.
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Chrome 148 Patches Critical WebRTC Use-After-Free
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
Google patched 16 Chrome vulnerabilities including critical CVE-2026-9111, a WebRTC use-after-free enabling drive-by exploitation without user interaction.
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P2PInfect Botnet Infiltrates Kubernetes Clusters via Redis
Andrew Doyle
May 22, 2026
FortiGuard found P2PInfect enrolled enterprise GKE Kubernetes clusters for six months undetected via exposed Redis instances and a 2022 CVSS 10.0 flaw.
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Group-IB Exposes Five Brokers Fabricating Breach Alerts From Old Leaks
Gabby Lee
May 22, 2026
Group-IB identified five dark web brokers posting 500–1,000 fake corporate breach ads monthly using recycled Facebook 2021, Eatigo, and Truecaller leak data.
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NYC Health + Hospitals Breach Exposes 1.8M Patients’ Fingerprints
Gabby Lee
May 21, 2026
Hackers spent 77 days inside NYC Health + Hospitals via a vendor breach, stealing fingerprints, medical records, and SSNs from 1.8 million patients.
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Poland Drops Signal After Russian APTs Compromise Officials’ Accounts
Andrew Doyle
May 21, 2026
Poland abandoned Signal after Russian APTs compromised officials' accounts via fake support calls and malicious QR codes that bypassed its encryption.
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EvilTokens Service Breaches 340 Microsoft 365 Orgs via OAuth Tokens
Gabby Lee
May 21, 2026
EvilTokens, a phishing service launched in February 2026, bypassed MFA in 340 Microsoft 365 organizations by stealing OAuth tokens instead of passwords.
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Webworm APT Uses Discord and OneDrive as C2 in Government Espionage
Gabby Lee
May 21, 2026
Webworm, a China-aligned APT, deployed EchoCreep and GraphWorm backdoors that abuse Discord and Microsoft OneDrive as C2 channels against government targets.
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PinTheft PoC Goes Public, Narrowing Arch Linux Exploit Window
Gabby Lee
May 21, 2026
V12 security team released a working PinTheft exploit for an Arch Linux kernel double-free, enabling local root escalation on unpatched systems with RDS loaded.
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Operation Dragon Whistle Uses VS Code Tunnels as C2
May 22, 2026
Operation Dragon Whistle abuses Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels as a C2 channel, targeting Pakistani surveillance infrastructure and a Chinese university.
Cisco Secure Workload CVE-2026-20223 Earns CVSS 10.0
May 22, 2026
CVE-2026-20223 lets unauthenticated remote attackers gain full Site Admin access to Cisco Secure Workload; no credentials or user interaction are required.
NGINX 1.31.0 Zero-Day nginx-poolslip Bypasses ASLR
May 22, 2026
Researcher Vega publicly disclosed nginx-poolslip, an unpatched RCE zero-day in NGINX 1.31.0 that bypasses ASLR and threatens tens of millions of servers.
WantToCry Ransomware Hits SMB Ports, Evades EDR Tools
May 22, 2026
Sophos CTU analysis reveals WantToCry ransomware encrypts files off-device via brute-forced SMB sessions, leaving no local binary for EDR tools to detect.
DOJ Secures Guilty Pleas From Tech-Support Fraud Executives
May 22, 2026
Two U.S. telecom executives pleaded guilty to concealing a six-year tech-support fraud scheme that cost Americans an estimated $2.1 billion annually.
BadIIS Malware-as-a-Service Hijacks IIS Servers for SEO Fraud
May 22, 2026
Cisco Talos exposed BadIIS, a Chinese-speaking MaaS platform hijacking IIS servers to redirect traffic and manipulate search rankings since 2021.
GhostTree Exploit Hangs Windows Defender With NTFS Junctions
May 22, 2026
Varonis Threat Labs disclosed GhostTree, an NTFS junction loop technique that causes Windows Defender to hang and fail to detect hidden malware files.
SilverFox APT Spreads ValleyRAT via Fake Microsoft Teams Sites
May 22, 2026
K7 Security Labs found SilverFox APT serving ValleyRAT via trojanized Teams installers on teams-securecall.com, targeting credentials and crypto wallets.
TamperedChef Hides Malware Inside Signed Apps
May 22, 2026
Palo Alto's Unit 42 documented TamperedChef, a signed-app malware campaign with 12,000 global infections using digitally signed certificates to evade detection.
Chrome 148 Patches Critical WebRTC Use-After-Free
May 22, 2026
Google patched 16 Chrome vulnerabilities including critical CVE-2026-9111, a WebRTC use-after-free enabling drive-by exploitation without user interaction.
P2PInfect Botnet Infiltrates Kubernetes Clusters via Redis
May 22, 2026
FortiGuard found P2PInfect enrolled enterprise GKE Kubernetes clusters for six months undetected via exposed Redis instances and a 2022 CVSS 10.0 flaw.
Group-IB Exposes Five Brokers Fabricating Breach Alerts From Old Leaks
May 22, 2026
Group-IB identified five dark web brokers posting 500–1,000 fake corporate breach ads monthly using recycled Facebook 2021, Eatigo, and Truecaller leak data.
NYC Health + Hospitals Breach Exposes 1.8M Patients’ Fingerprints
May 21, 2026
Hackers spent 77 days inside NYC Health + Hospitals via a vendor breach, stealing fingerprints, medical records, and SSNs from 1.8 million patients.
Poland Drops Signal After Russian APTs Compromise Officials’ Accounts
May 21, 2026
Poland abandoned Signal after Russian APTs compromised officials' accounts via fake support calls and malicious QR codes that bypassed its encryption.
EvilTokens Service Breaches 340 Microsoft 365 Orgs via OAuth Tokens
May 21, 2026
EvilTokens, a phishing service launched in February 2026, bypassed MFA in 340 Microsoft 365 organizations by stealing OAuth tokens instead of passwords.
Webworm APT Uses Discord and OneDrive as C2 in Government Espionage
May 21, 2026
Webworm, a China-aligned APT, deployed EchoCreep and GraphWorm backdoors that abuse Discord and Microsoft OneDrive as C2 channels against government targets.
PinTheft PoC Goes Public, Narrowing Arch Linux Exploit Window
May 21, 2026
V12 security team released a working PinTheft exploit for an Arch Linux kernel double-free, enabling local root escalation on unpatched systems with RDS loaded.
Anthropic Silently Fixed Claude Code Null-Byte Sandbox Escape
May 21, 2026
A null-byte sandbox bypass in Claude Code allowed credential exfiltration via prompt injection, present from October 2025 until Anthropic's silent March patch.
Huawei Zero-Day Caused Luxembourg’s 3-Hour National Telecom Blackout
May 21, 2026
A zero-day in Huawei routers crashed Luxembourg's national telecom in July 2025 for three hours, cutting emergency services, with no CVE and no confirmed patch.
CVE-2026-3102: ExifTool Image Injection Runs Shell Commands on macOS
May 21, 2026
CVE-2026-3102 in ExifTool's SetMacOSTags lets a crafted image execute shell commands on macOS; the flaw is patched in ExifTool 13.50 after Kaspersky disclosure.




































