For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 17th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Colombia’s Ministry of Justice has experienced a ransomware attack that affected part of its technology infrastructure and disrupted public services related to illicit-drug monitoring and legal processes. Officials confirmed that some files were encrypted but stated that no data theft was detected during the incident. MyDr, Poland’s primary…
Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has been tracking a cluster of agentic AI threat activity since late July 2026. The Taiwan autonomous AI cyber attack confirmed what the cluster data already showed: near-autonomous offensive AI has crossed from theoretical risk to operational reality.Key TakeawaysTaiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed a near-autonomous AI cyber attack in July 2026 in which autonomous agents mapped 21 connected government systems, compromised 85 accounts,…
View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of Dirty Frag vulnerabilities that affect APM Edge product versions listed in this document. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the product. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation. The following versions of Hitachi Energy APM Edge Product are affected: APM Edge vers:APM_Edge/<=6.10 (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. The following versions of Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway are affected: Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway 3.40.1.12 (CVE-2026-19188) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 10 Haiwell Haiwell IoT Cloud HMI Gateway Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors:…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to tamper with serialized data, potentially resulting in code execution during deserialization. The following versions of AVEVA Enterprise SCADA are affected: Enterprise SCADA 2025 (CVE-2025-7639) Enterprise SCADA >=2024|<=2024_SP1_P01 (CVE-2025-7639) Enterprise SCADA >=2023|<=2023_SP1 (CVE-2025-7639) Enterprise SCADA >=2022|<=2022_SP2_P2 (CVE-2025-7639) Enterprise SCADA <=2021_SP2_P5 (CVE-2025-7639)…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to read data from the device or gain access to affected workstations. The following versions of ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 and 250 SCALA are affected: HIPASE-250 <=7.20 (CVE-2026-65309, CVE-2026-65310, CVE-2026-65311, CVE-2026-65313) 250 SCALA <=7.20 (CVE-2026-65309, CVE-2026-65310, CVE-2026-65311, CVE-2026-65313) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 ANDRITZ ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 and 250 SCALA Storing…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a low-privilege user or attacker to inject a persistent malicious payload via a crafted URL that executes in the context of other users' sessions, including administrators, potentially leading to session hijacking and unauthorized access. The following versions of Johnson Controls Metasys are affected: Metasys 12 vers:all/* (CVE-2026-34491) Metasys 13 vers:all/* (CVE-2026-34491) Metasys 14 Metasys 15 CVSS Vendor…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive data, bypass authentication controls, gaining unauthorized access to read arbitrary files on the system, or gain unauthorized access to protected system resources. The following versions of Johnson Controls Inc. Airwall are affected: Airwall <=4.0.4 (CVE-2026-64887, CVE-2026-34492) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 6.8 Johnson Controls Inc. Johnson Controls Inc. Airwall Use of…
View CSAF Summary A vulnerability in Desigo DXR and PXC controllers has been identified that could allow an attacker to cause denial of service conditions by sending malformed BACnet packets. Recovery requires a device reset or reboot to restore normal functionality. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. The following versions of Siemens Desigo DXR and PXC Controllers are affected: Desigo DXR2 vers:intdot/<01.21.233.16-7862 …
View CSAF Summary Fortinet has published information on vulnerabilities in FortiOS. This advisory lists the related Siemens Industrial products. Siemens recommends to contact customer support for additional information, and follow Fortinet advisory for workarounds and mitigation measures. The following versions of Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 are affected: RUGGEDCOM APE1808 vers:all/* (CVE-2026-23573, CVE-2026-59839) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 6.1 Siemens Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808…
Overview of the attack In July 2026, Kaspersky experts detected a new attack by the Head Mare group. Previously, we classified them as hacktivists, but now we define them as an APT group due to the sophistication of their TTPs and the absence of destructive activity (encryption, wiping) in the targeted infrastructures. In this latest campaign, the attackers exploited a chain of vulnerabilities in the TrueConf video conferencing server and replaced the original TrueConf client installers with…
In this article Pre-encryptionEncryptionPost-encryptionDefending against DeadLock ransomwareIndicators of compromise Microsoft Threat Intelligence tracks DeadLock ransomware as an emerging financially motivated operation distinguished by its use of decentralized infrastructure to support victim communications and data leak operations. Its recovery ecosystem combines the Session messaging network with blockchain-backed services that store and deliver resources used throughout the extortion…
Advisory at a Glance Title #StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware Original Publication August 10, 2026 Executive Summary Gunra is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) used by affiliates to target government, critical infrastructure, and other organizations. The Gunra ransomware variant first appeared in 2025 and expanded to RaaS operations in 2026. The actors leverage a double-extortion model, both encrypting data and threatening to publish exfiltrated data to a dedicated leak site (DLS) if the ransom…
During the attacks against Poland's energy sector in late 2025, a second combined heat and power plant was also affected. We are publishing a report detailing an investigation that lasted more than three months and led to the discovery of a previously unobserved attack vector involving a private APN.
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information on the device. The following versions of Johnson Controls Inc. TL280 are affected: TL280 <5.63 (CVE-2026-27871) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 4.1 Johnson Controls Inc. Johnson Controls Inc. TL280 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing, Commercial Facilities, Government Services and…
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass security, crash systems, execute unauthorized actions, or compromise data. The following versions of ABB Ability Zenon are affected: IIoT services with MongoDB (4.2) installed on ABB Ability Zenon vers:all/* CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.8 ABB ABB Ability Zenon Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency, Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character, Collapse of Data…
Společnost Siemens vydala bezpečnostní aktualizace pro systém Desigo CC. Opravy řeší kritickou zranitelnost (CVSS 9.8), jejíž zneužití může umožnit vzdálené spuštění kódu nebo způsobit nedostupnost systému. Zranitelnost se týká organizací využívajících systém Siemens Desigo CC pro řízení budov (Building Management System - BMS). Provozovatelům se doporučuje co nejdříve nainstalovat dostupné bezpečnostní aktualizace a zajistit, aby systémy nebyly přímo dostupné z internetu, ale byly chráněny…
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass firewall rules on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 5.0. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44092.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 5.3. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44105.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44096.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to modify configuration on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 5.0. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44101.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass firmware validation on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44104.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 6.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44107.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to upload arbitrary files on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 2.4. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44097.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44094.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to modify configuration on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 4.2. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44100.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 6.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44090.
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 devices. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 6.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-44098.
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Nichirei, a Japan-based frozen-food supplier and logistics company, has experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted shipping operations and affected approximately 5,000 customers. KFC Japan warned of possible shortages. Nichirei confirmed personal data theft, while the RansomHouse group claimed responsibility and published a subset of the stolen…
TrendAI™ Research breaks down what changed in CISA’s updated advisory on an ongoing PLC exploitation, why this activity might be more dangerous than a similar campaign in 2023, and how organizations can take action now to protect themselves.
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly SD-WAN vManage, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Validator, formerly SD-WAN vBond, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root by supplying a crafted file to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the…
A technical analysis of three chained zero-day vulnerabilities in Siemens ROX II OT switches that allow privilege escalation and persistent root access. The post Three Steps to the Terminal: A Siemens ROX II Zero-Day Trilogy appeared first on Unit 42.