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A threat actor is reportedly advertised to sell a zero-day exploit for Fortinet’s FortiGate firewalls on a dark web forum. The exploit claims allow attackers to remotely execute code and access configurations on FortiOS without needing credentials, potentially taking control of vulnerable devices. Cybersecuritynews reported the forum post observed by …

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OpenAI has increased its maximum bug bounty payout to $100,000, up from $20,000, to encourage the discovery of critical vulnerabilities in its systems and products. The new bounty program is part of OpenAI’s broader security efforts, which also include funding research projects, ongoing adversarial testing, and collaboration with open-source software …

Operation Zero, a Russian zero-day broker, is offering up to $4 million for Telegram exploits. They seek $500K for one-click RCE, $1.5M for zero-click RCE, and $4M for a full-chain exploit that can fully compromise a device. The firm only sells exploits to the Russian government and local companies. We …

WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. The company addressed the attack vector late last year “without the need for a client-side fix” and decided not to assign a CVE-ID after “reviewing …

11 nation-state groups from North Korea, China, and Russia are exploiting a vulnerability in a common feature of Microsoft Windows. Researchers at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) have found several campaigns exploiting the bug in Windows shortcut (.lnk) files, dating back to 2017. Microsoft hasn’t assigned a CVE number, but …

On Sunday, Poland Minister for Digitalisation Krzysztof Gawkowski said that Polish cybersecurity services found unauthorized access to the IT infrastructure of the Polish Space Agency (POLSA). “In connection with the incident, the systems under attack were secured … Intensive operational activities are also underway to identify who is behind the …

On February 21, the Australian Department of Home Affairs issued a directive prohibiting the installation of Kaspersky Lab products and services on all Australian government systems and devices. The directive under the protective security policy framework (PSPF) mandates federal entities to eliminate “all instances” of Kaspersky’s products. Home Affairs secretary …