Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware

2026-10-01T07:23:21Z•79a7a68320eac1e411675ab31332c82a1ea05916a5fa65e8bc2bd2851c1224e9
CVE-2026-76504CVE-2026-88772Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCitrix NetScalerClickFixCosmicPulseGitHub secretsMikroTik RouterOSRAT malwareRedFlickRussian threat actorStar BlizzardTeamViewerZammadactive exploitationauthentication bypassbusiness email compromisecredential exposurecritical vulnerabilitiescryptocurrency theftmalware deploymentphishingprivilege escalationremote code executionstate-sponsored hackingweb shellszero-day

What happened

BleepingComputer security feed covering active exploitation of critical and zero-day vulnerabilities, state-sponsored malware deployment, credential exposure, phishing and ClickFix malware delivery, ransomware/extortion activity, and security advisories across Cisco SD-WAN, Citrix NetScaler, MikroTik RouterOS, TeamViewer, Zammad, and third-party security products. Multiple reports describe real-world compromise, privilege escalation, remote code execution, web-shell deployment, credential theft, and major financial loss.

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79a7a68320eac1e411675ab31332c82a1ea05916a5fa65e8bc2bd2851c1224e9
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2026-10-01T07:23:21Z
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