Network Security

Sality Botnet Disruption: How Defenders Turned a P2P Network Against Itself

Inside the 2026 Sality disruption: peer-to-peer trust failures, the limits of botnet takedowns, and practical detection and recovery for Windows defenders.

SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Day Chain: Patch It, Then Assume It Was Breached

CVE-2026-83548 and CVE-2026-83549 are being exploited against SonicWall SMA1000 appliances. Patching closes the flaws, but exposed gateways still need compromise assessment and credential recovery.

CVE-2026-20349: Attackers Are Crashing the VPN Before Users Can Log In

Cisco says attackers are exploiting a remote denial-of-service flaw in ASA and FTD VPN services. Here is how to prioritize, detect, and contain it.

Evil Twin Access Points: The Wi-Fi Network That Isn't What It Claims to Be

Evil twin access points clone trusted Wi-Fi networks to intercept traffic and steal credentials. Here's how the attack works, why WPA3 doesn't fully stop it, and how to detect and defend against it.

Initial Access Brokers: The Middlemen Selling Your Network to Ransomware Gangs

IABs breach networks and sell the keys on forums like Exploit and XSS for a few hundred to over $100,000. Here's how the market prices, verifies, and moves access.

LoadMaster CVE-2026-8037: The Load Balancer Became the Way In

An unauthenticated command-injection flaw turned a perimeter appliance into an entry point. Here is how to patch, contain, hunt, and recover.

Your UniFi Console Is a Server: What Security Bulletin 066 Actually Requires

Ubiquiti disclosed 25 vulnerabilities across UniFi applications and devices. The critical issue is not the headline CVSS score, but which management services an attacker can reach.

ICS/OT Security Basics: Why Your Office Network Rules Don't Apply to a PLC

A wiper attack bricked remote terminal units across 30 Polish energy sites. An Iranian APT tampered with US water utility PLCs using legitimate engineering software. Here's the OT security model IT teams keep getting wrong.

DNS Tunneling: The C2 Channel Hiding in the One Protocol You Can't Block

SUNBURST used it. DNSMessenger lived inside it. Decoy Dog delivered payloads through it. DNS tunneling turns routine name resolution into a covert command channel — here's how it works and how to catch it.

FortiBleed's Ransomware Pipeline: What SOCRadar's INC Ransom and Lynx Attribution Actually Proves

SOCRadar says the FortiBleed credential campaign feeds directly into INC Ransom and Lynx ransomware operations, with 430,000 FortiGate devices targeted. Here's what's confirmed, what's one vendor's assessment, and what it means for your firewall.

FBI Seizes NetNut: How a 2-Million-Device Proxy Botnet Hid Inside Smart TVs

The FBI seized hundreds of domains tied to NetNut after Google and security researchers linked the residential proxy network to Popa, a 2-million-device botnet of smart TVs and streaming boxes.

FortiBleed: Treat Exposed FortiGate Credentials as an Incident, Not a Patch Ticket

A reported FortiGate credential-harvesting campaign is a reminder that patched edge appliances can still be compromised. Here is how to verify exposure, contain access, and hunt for follow-on activity.

QUIC and HTTP/3: The Browser Traffic Your Proxy May Not Be Seeing

QUIC and HTTP/3 can change the path browser traffic takes through enterprise controls. Here is why TCP-focused inspection can miss policy violations, how to test it, and what defenders should fix.

Netherlands Seized 800 Servers: Bulletproof Hosting Is Now a Sanctions Problem

Dutch investigators seized more than 800 servers in a sanctions case tied to Stark Industries. The lesson for defenders is simple: attacker infrastructure is a business ecosystem.

Your Firewall Just Became Their Foothold

CVE-2026-20182 (CVSS 10.0) and CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS 9.3) hit simultaneously — one owns your firewall, the other poisons your entire SD-WAN fabric.

AirSnitch: How Attackers Silently Break Wi-Fi Client Isolation

AirSnitch bypasses Wi-Fi client isolation using four attack primitives — even on WPA3. Every router tested was vulnerable. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.

Why You Should Remove GAID From Your Android Phone Today

Discover why removing Google Advertising ID (GAID) from your Android device is crucial for privacy. Learn the simple steps to delete GAID and protect your data in 2026.

The EDR Dead Zone: How Attackers Pivot Through Cameras and NAS Devices

IoT devices like IP cameras and NAS boxes sit on your network but outside your EDR coverage. Here's how attackers exploit them to pivot — and how defenders can detect it.

Kimwolf Botnet: 2 Million Hijacked Devices Reshaping Threat Landscape

The Kimwolf botnet has compromised over 2 million devices worldwide by exploiting residential proxy networks and unsecured Android TV boxes. Here's what threat intelligence reveals about its infrastructure, tactics, and how to defend against it.

Your Local AI Is Listening — And So Is Everyone Else on Your Network

Ollama, LM Studio, Jupyter Notebook — you installed them for privacy, but they may be broadcasting your data to your entire network. Here's what's actually happening and how to fix it.

Network Penetration Testing: From Nmap Scan to Pivoting Deep Into the Network

A practical guide to network penetration testing — host discovery, service enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, credential attacks, and pivoting through segmented networks.

Why Changing Your DNS Is One of the Best Privacy Decisions You'll Make

Your ISP tracks every website you visit through DNS. Learn why changing to privacy-focused DNS providers like Mullvad, Quad9, or DNS4EU is essential for online privacy.

Why Enterprise VPN and Gateway Products Are Perpetually Broken

Ivanti, Fortinet, Palo Alto — the names change but the pattern doesn't. Here's the structural reason why enterprise edge devices are permanently on fire and what you can do about it.

Wireshark for Threat Detection: A Practical Guide for 2026

How to find real threats with Wireshark in 2026 — encrypted traffic analysis, JA3 fingerprinting, ransomware patterns, C2 beaconing, and DNS tunneling explained step by step.

Zero Trust vs. Real Attacks: Which Threats Does It Actually Stop?

Discover which real-world cyberattacks Zero Trust prevents—and which ones it doesn't. Analyzed through 2025-2026 breach data including ransomware campaigns, insider threats, supply chain compromises, and social engineering attacks.

Telegram as a C2 Server: How It Works and How to Detect It

Attackers use Telegram's Bot API as command-and-control infrastructure — no Telegram install needed on the victim machine. Here's the mechanics, real-world examples, and blue team detection strategies.

Salt Typhoon: How China Hacked the World's Largest Telecoms

Salt Typhoon is the worst telecom breach in history. The Chinese APT stayed hidden for years inside AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Here's the full attack chain, the tools they used, and the detection opportunities blue teams missed.

UPnP: The Hidden Door in Your Router That You Never Opened

UPnP lets apps silently open ports on your router without asking. It's enabled by default on almost every home router — and it has been exploited by botnets, malware, and remote attackers for decades. Here's what it is and how to turn it off.

What 218 Million Honeypot Events Reveal About January 2026

Global honeypot sensors logged over 218 million malicious events in January 2026. MSSQL attacks doubled, botnet infrastructure expanded 50%, and attackers pivoted away from RDP toward database targeting.

Lock the Front Door: Mandatory Security Actions Every Home User Must Take

A practical, no-nonsense guide to the essential security actions every home user should take to protect their computer, network, and personal data from everyday cyber threats.