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Ransomware
Qilin ransomware crew is breaking into Palo Alto VPNs through an unpatched flaw
Arctic Wolf says multiple Qilin affiliates are exploiting CVE-2026-0257 in Palo Alto Networks firewalls to encrypt whole networks. Over 167,000 VPN instances remain exposed online.
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Vulnerabilities
Palo Alto Confirms In-the-Wild Abuse of GlobalProtect Auth Bypass (CVE-2026-0257)
An unknown actor is exploiting a 7.8-rated authentication bypass in PAN-OS portals and gateways to slip past GlobalProtect logins.
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Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-0257: Palo Alto GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass Hit in the Wild Within Days of Disclosure
A credential-less VPN session forgery flaw in PAN-OS moved from 'medium severity, no known exploitation' to CISA's KEV catalog in sixteen days. Federal agencies had 72 hours to patch.
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Vulnerabilities
Palo Alto GlobalProtect Auth Bypass Hits Live Exploitation
CVE-2026-0257 lets attackers stand up unauthorized VPN sessions against PAN-OS and Prisma Access. Patches are out. So are the exploits.
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