CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them

2026-09-16T20:51:35Z•f661e2092aca69e16394328e025394ba7ac7bb362fa228acd1720572e2008dc7
AI agentsCISACisco Secure Email GatewayGitLabRubyGemsactive exploitationcritical infrastructurecyber decoyshoneypotsinternet-wide scanningmalicious packagesmaritime cybersecuritypath traversalunauthenticated accesszero-day

What happened

CyberScoop reports active cybersecurity developments including CISA guidance on cyber decoys, suspected compromises of foreign vessels, an actively exploited Cisco Secure Email Gateway zero-day, malicious AI-agent activity targeting RubyGems, and internet-wide probing of a critical GitLab path-traversal flaw. The most urgent items are the exploited Cisco vulnerability and exposed self-managed GitLab installations.

Why it matters

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cyberscoop
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f661e2092aca69e16394328e025394ba7ac7bb362fa228acd1720572e2008dc7
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2026-09-16T20:51:35Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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