Episode 48
Security Brief Daily | 06 May 2026
In This Episode
Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw Under Active Exploitation Enables Remote Code Execution — The Hacker News
Palo Alto Networks has released an advisory warning that a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in its PAN-OS software has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0300, has been described as a case of unauthenticated remote code execution. It...Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes — Bleeping Computer
A 23-year-old university student in Taiwan was arrested for interfering with the TETRA communication system used by the country's high-speed railway network (THSR). According to local media reports , the student halted four trains for 48 minutes on April 5 by using...CloudZ malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs — Bleeping Computer
A new version of the CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) is deploying a previously unseen malicious plugin called Pheno that hijacks the Microsoft Phone Link connection to steal sensitive codes from mobile devices. The malware was discovered in an intrusion that was active since...Researchers report Amazon SES abused in phishing to evade detection — Bleeping Computer
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reports that the Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is being increasingly abused to send convincing phishing emails that can bypass standard security filters and render reputation-based blocks ineffective. Although the resource has been leveraged...New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers — Bleeping Computer
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities. The malware kit is deployed in development and DevOps environments in npm, PyPI, GitHub, AWS, Docker, and...China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions — The Hacker News
A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under...Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries — The Hacker News
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens. The multi-stage campaign,...Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia — The Hacker News
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox (aka Monarch, SwimSnake, The Great Thief of Valley, UTG-Q-1000, and Void Arachne) has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor. The activity involved using...Security Brief Daily is an AI-generated cybersecurity news podcast. Always verify critical information with primary sources.