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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Anyone who spoke with me in the last several weeks has had to deal with me loudly waiting in anticipation for the long-awaited “Project Hail Mary” movie adaptation. I read (and cried over) the book by Andy Weir, who’s also the author of “The Martian,” about a year ago and, shortly after, found out it was being made into a movie. (I know what you’re thinking: Two movie-themed editions in two weeks? It’s every cinephile’s dream!) Anyway, the story...

Security researchers from Georgia Tech have observed a surge in reported CVEs for which the flaw was introduced by AI-generated code - Read more

Banks, governments and tech providers urged to upgrade security because current systems will soon be obsolete Banks, governments and technology providers need to be prepared for quantum computer hackers capable of breaking most existing encryption systems by 2029, Google has warned.The tech company said in a blogpost that quantum computers would pose a “significant threat to current cryptographic standards”...

Executive overviewThe strategic positioning of covert access within the world’s telecommunication networksA months-long investigation by Rapid7 Labs has uncovered evidence of an advanced China-nexus threat actor, Red Menshen, placing some of the stealthiest digital sleeper cells the team has ever seen in telecommunications networks. The goal of these campaigns is to carry out high-level espionage, including against government networks.Telecommunications...

View CSAF Summary An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a hidden function in the CLI prompt to escape the restricted interface, leading to full compromise of the device. The following versions of WAGO GmbH & Co. KG Industrial Managed Switches are affected: WAGO Firmware versions prior to V1.2.1.S0 WAGO_Hardware_852-1812 (CVE-2026-3587) WAGO Firmware versions prior to V1.2.1.S0 WAGO_Hardware_852-1813 (CVE-2026-3587) WAGO Firmware versions prior to V1.2.3.S0 WAGO_Hardware_852-1813/000-001...

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution. The following versions of PTC Windchill Product Lifecycle Management are affected: Windchill PDMLink 11.0_M030 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 11.1_M020 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 11.2.1.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 12.0.2.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 12.1.2.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 13.0.2.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 13.1.0.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 13.1.1.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 13.1.2.0 (CVE-2026-4681) Windchill PDMLink 13.1.3.0 (CVE-2026-4681) FlexPLM 11.0_M030 (CVE-2026-4681) FlexPLM 11.1_M020 (CVE-2026-4681) FlexPLM...

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated low-privileged user to gain access to SMS messages outside of their authorized tenant scope via a crafted company or tenant identifier parameter. The following versions of OpenCode Systems OC Messaging and USSD Gateway are affected: OC Messaging 6.32.2 (CVE-2025-70614) USSD Gateway 6.32.2 (CVE-2025-70614) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 OpenCode Systems OpenCode Systems OC Messaging and USSD Gateway Improper Access...

A significant proportion of cyberincidents are linked to supply chain attacks, and this proportion is constantly growing. Over the past year, we have seen a wide variety of methods used in such attacks, ranging from creation of malicious but seemingly legitimate open-source libraries or delayed attacks in such seemingly legitimate libraries, to the simplest yet most effective method: compromising...

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Introduction On March 4, 2026, Google and iVerify published reports about a highly sophisticated exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone devices. According to Google, the exploit kit was first discovered in targeted attacks conducted by a customer of an unnamed surveillance vendor. It was later used by other attackers in watering-hole attacks in Ukraine and in financially motivated attacks in China....