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Vulnerabilities

Cisco Patches Four Maximum-Severity Flaws in Crosswork Network Software

Fifteen vulnerabilities fixed across Cisco products, with three scoring a perfect 10 out of 10 on the standard severity scale. None are known to be exploited yet.

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Vulnerabilities

Cisco firewalls are being crashed through a VPN flaw, and the fix is a full software upgrade

A high-severity bug in Cisco's Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software lets attackers reboot devices remotely with a single crafted web request. Cisco says the attacks started in August.

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Vulnerabilities

Cisco Warns Windows Users of High-Severity ClamAV Flaws, Two With Working Attack Code Released

Seven vulnerabilities in the ClamAV antivirus engine affect Cisco's Secure Endpoint Connector software across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Patches land in August.

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Vulnerabilities

Cisco Patches a Dozen Flaws in SD-WAN and IOS XE, Three Rated Critical

An internal Cisco security review turned up 12 vulnerabilities, including three with a severity score of 9.8 out of 10, in software that runs corporate networks worldwide.

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Cisco Patches 24 Flaws, Including a Perfect-Score Bug That Hands Attackers Full Control

A flaw in Cisco's firewall management software scores a rare 10 out of 10 on the severity scale, meaning a remote criminal needs no password to take complete control of an affected system.

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Vulnerabilities

Cisco firewall manager had a hidden password. Attackers found it first.

A built-in account in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center was exploited as a zero-day in July, and Cisco is telling customers to patch and hunt for a specific log entry.

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AI Security

Cisco's Antares AI Helps Code Reviewers Find Vulnerabilities Faster

Cisco introduces the Antares AI models to streamline the process of finding potential security issues in large code repositories.

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AI Security

Cisco Builds Cheaper AI Tools to Hunt Security Flaws in Software Code

The company's new Antares models scan source code for known vulnerabilities at a fraction of what larger AI systems cost. Here is what that means for businesses that write or buy software.

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Threat Intelligence

Russian Spies Are Breaking Into the World's Routers. The Password Is Often Still 'Admin'.

A joint advisory from the US, UK, and a dozen allied nations warns that Russian FSB hackers have spent years walking into critical infrastructure networks through the digital equivalent of an unlocked front door.

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Threat Intelligence

Russia's FSB Is Quietly Hijacking Old Routers Across Critical Infrastructure, Allies Warn

A rare joint advisory from thirteen agencies details how FSB Center 16 hackers, tracked as Berserk Bear and Static Tundra, have spent over a decade pulling configs from misconfigured network gear.

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AI Security

37 Cybersecurity Deals in One Month: What June 2026's M&A Surge Tells Us

From a $4 billion Accenture mega-deal to a $70 million automated-patching pickup, June was a busy month for security industry consolidation. Here is what moved and why it matters.

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Threat Intelligence

Russian FSB hackers are quietly hijacking routers at hospitals, power firms and banks, nine countries warn

A joint advisory from the US, UK, Australia and six allies names FSB Centre 16 as the group scanning the internet for routers with weak passwords and old Cisco flaws.

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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Hacking Group Adds Three New Backdoors to Its Router Attack Kit

The group behind a long-running campaign targeting small office routers has quietly expanded its toolbox, giving it more ways to hide inside a victim's network.

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Identity & Access

Cisco Spends Around $400 Million to Plug a Growing Security Blind Spot: AI Agents

Two rapid-fire acquisitions — Astrix Security and WideField Security — are Cisco's answer to a question most companies haven't thought to ask: who's watching the bots?

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Vulnerabilities

Cisco admits hackers are breaking into its phone system software — here's what that means

A flaw in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, the software that runs office phone systems, is now being actively abused after a patch and public exploit code lit the fuse.

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