Cyber Security Week in Review: August 21, 2026
In brief: Threat actors are actively exploiting flaws in Apple, Microsoft, Zimbra, and other software; Russian hackers target defense and aerospace sectors in Europe and the US; and more.
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Request DemoIn brief: Threat actors are actively exploiting flaws in Apple, Microsoft, Zimbra, and other software; Russian hackers target defense and aerospace sectors in Europe and the US; and more.
15 min readThe malware appears to have been developed mainly by human operators, but shows signs of AI-assisted development.
2 min readThe indictment expands on a 2018 case and adds new defendants.
2 min readIn the Dahua case, attacks involved a persistent backdoor account named p2pwn, paired with the password p2password.
4 min readTWINLOOT is a modular Python implant that keeps its C&C infrastructure inside trusted Microsoft services like SharePoint Online, Microsoft Graph API and Microsoft Teams TURN servers.
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