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5 Nations Alert: Critical Cisco Bug Used in Global Espionage Campaign

Hackers exploited a critical Cisco SD-WAN flaw, prompting a rare joint warning from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

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Microsoft: Critical Windows Admin Center Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation

A high-severity Windows Admin Center vulnerability (CVE-2026-26119) could allow privilege escalation in enterprise environments. Here’s what to know and how to mitigate risk.

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Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday Fixes 6 Zero-Days Under Attack

Microsoft patches 58 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited zero-days across Windows, Office, and RDP, as CISA sets a March 3 deadline.

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Windows Users at Risk as Critical Zoom Vulnerability Exploited

A critical Zoom vulnerability put Windows users at risk of data theft and system compromise. Zoom has patched the flaw. Users should update immediately.

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New Splunk Windows Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation Attacks

Splunk for Windows has a high-severity flaw that lets local users escalate privileges through misconfigured file permissions. Learn how to fix it.

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