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Node2Shell: Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Node.js Brotli decoder (Node2Shell) allows remote code execution when processing malformed compressed data.

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Tim Peck@timpeck1 day ago

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Researchers at Forever Security demonstrated 'BragJack', a technique using malicious browser extensions to hijack AI assistants in Chrome, Edge, Comet, Opera Neon, and Claude by manipulating trusted domains and network traffic.

Unauthenticated attackers are actively exploiting a maximum-severity path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-85706) in GitLab to read arbitrary files and sensitive configuration data.

A suspected Russian-speaking threat actor is using AI-powered agents to exploit a critical PaperCut NG/MF vulnerability chain (CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078) to target the education sector globally.

The threat actor 'General Boss' operates BigBear 2.0, an Evilginx2-based Phishing-as-a-Service framework targeting Microsoft 365 accounts globally using AiTM techniques to bypass MFA.

REVSTEALER is a comprehensive Windows infostealer using Polygon smart contracts for resilient C2 infrastructure and delivering specialized modules for crypto-mining and reverse proxying.

BlackSuit ransomware operators conducted a 9-day intrusion starting with VPN brute-force attacks on non-MFA accounts, followed by lateral movement via RDP and data staging before enterprise-wide encryption.

DPRK-linked actors (Kimsuky, APT37, Lazarus) are using the Ted backdoor and CurlRAT framework to target South Korean media and automotive sectors for long-term espionage and watering-hole attacks.

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