Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth
2026-10-28T20:51:38Z•a5db26c146a6af83bdd976afe69dc100247668ea75ee2a79815ccd6330484b70
AI agent securityEDK2IoT securityMCPPHPPKIPlexSSH interceptionTLSTorUEFIZimbraactive exploitationcertificate compromisecommand injectioncounterfeit certificatesemail theftfirmware securitygovernment breachesmercenary spywarephishingprivacy breachremote code executionvulnerabilityzero-click exploit
What happened
Ars Technica security feed covering critical vulnerabilities, active exploitation, certificate-authority and TLS compromises, firmware and server security, phishing, privacy exposure, spyware, IoT and AI-agent risks, and major government breaches. The most severe reports involve UEFI code execution affecting broad server deployments, pre-disclosure exploitation of PHP2Shell, hijacked Tor exits, fraudulent TLS certificates, exploited Plex flaws, zero-click mercenary spyware delivery, and active exploitation of a critical Zimbra command-injection flaw.
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- 2026-10-28T20:51:38Z
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