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โ€ŠMicrosoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 966 flaws, 2 zero-days

Today is Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates released for a record-breaking 966 flaws, including two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-september-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-966-flaws-2-zero-days/
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โ€ŠHackers breach F5 BIG-IP APM devices to deploy Linux rootkit

A Linux rootkit targeting devices in F5 BIG-IP APM environments can intercept PHP file loading and inject a fileless web shell directly into memory, avoiding the need to write malicious code to disk. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-f5-big-ip-apm-devices-to-deploy-linux-rootkit/
โ€ŠThe EU CRA's Real Question: What Shipped, and When Did You Know?

The EU Cyber Resilience Act's vulnerability reporting requirements take effect September 11, giving software vendors as little as 24 hours to report actively exploited flaws. ActiveState explains why knowing exactly what shipped and when vulnerabilities were discovered will be critical to meeting the new requirements. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-eu-cras-real-question-what-shipped-and-when-did-you-know/
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โ€ŠNew Microsoft Defender 'ShieldCrash' zero-day grants SYSTEM access

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named "ShieldCrash" right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-microsoft-defender-shieldcrash-zero-day-grants-system-access/
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โ€ŠMan gets 15 years for extorting women with AI-generated porn videos

An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple cybercrimes, including sextortion and cyberstalking of numerous victims using AI-generated sexually explicit content. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-gets-15-years-in-prison-for-cyberstalking-and-sextortion/
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โ€ŠMFA's Weakest Link: Account Recovery Is the New Attack Path

MFA makes account takeover harder, but attackers are increasingly targeting the recovery processes used to reset passwords and authentication methods. Specops explains why stronger identity verification at the service desk is critical to preventing social engineering attacks from turning account recovery into account takeover. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfas-weakest-link-account-recovery-is-the-new-attack-path/
โ€ŠSkullcandy Dime 3 earbuds expose users to Bluetooth hijacking

The Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is warning that Skullcandy Dime 3 wireless earbuds accept Bluetooth pairing requests from nearby unpaired devices without requiring user interaction. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/skullcandy-dime-3-earbuds-expose-users-to-bluetooth-hijacking/
โ€ŠCisco confirms CVE-2026-20079 Secure FMC flaw exploited in attacks

Cisco has confirmed that a maximum-severity authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20079 in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software is being actively exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-confirms-cve-2026-20079-secure-fmc-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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โ€ŠCISA: WatchGuard RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall vulnerability, which it flagged as actively exploited in December. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-watchguard-rce-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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โ€ŠMicrosoft says September updates fix mouse settings reset issues

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-resolves-mouse-settings-reset-bug-windows-11-update/
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