Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
2026-08-07T08:51:37Z•65f59733ce63f81e91715cb3f21eff7dc0f65f8cfdf16ef1f7ea562b7b13bfaa
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What happened
Security news feed covering critical vulnerabilities and active exploitation, including backdooring of server motherboard management controllers, an actively exploited Microsoft Exchange flaw enabling persistent access, Windows and Secure Boot zero-days, router targeting by Russian state hackers, ransomware, supply-chain risks, and emerging threats from autonomous AI agents conducting real-world attacks.
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