Hackers get $1,262,000 for 98 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland
2026-10-09T07:23:21Z•d5cb833f428802a50d31794992b33ce8780dff44a5a7f081a655cb2baa0d97eb
Android-malwareCisco-NX-OSDNS-compromiseFortiGateGitHub-abuseOAuth-securityPwn2OwnVPNcloud-securitycredential-theftcritical-infrastructurecybercrimedata-breachdomain-hijackingfirmware-malwareinfostealernetwork-device-securityransomwareresidential-proxysocial-engineeringstate-sponsored-threatzero-day
What happened
A BleepingComputer feed covering major cybersecurity developments, including zero-day exploitation at Pwn2Own Ireland, state-sponsored attacks on critical infrastructure, ransomware incidents, supply-chain and firmware malware, GitHub-based malware distribution, critical Cisco NX-OS flaws, OAuth abuse, credential theft, and domain/DNS hijacking. The most immediately actionable items include critical Nexus switch vulnerabilities and ongoing FortiGate/FortiBleed attacks affecting exposed VPN infrastructure.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- bleepingcomputer
- Record identifier
- d5cb833f428802a50d31794992b33ce8780dff44a5a7f081a655cb2baa0d97eb
- Enrichment time
- 2026-10-09T07:23:21Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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