Angola's Largest Telco Breached Hours Before IPO
2026-08-05T08:51:31Z•a36b89db29621a8937e24359fcf599246cf01099b7177a1a2d834c8d9e831a9d
CVE-2026-18577AI securityActive DirectoryLockBitN-ableRMMScreenConnectactive exploitationadministrator accessagentic AIauthentication bypasscertificate abusecloud securitycritical infrastructurecybersecurity newsdata breachdevice-code phishingidentity and access managementphishingransomwareremote access trojantelecommunicationsvishingvulnerabilitieswater utilities
What happened
Dark Reading cybersecurity news covering active attacks, vulnerabilities, phishing and vishing campaigns, ransomware and cybercrime, critical infrastructure targeting, cloud and identity risks, AI-agent security incidents, and defensive guidance. Notable items include exploitation of N-able CVE-2026-18577 for administrator access, a high-severity Active Directory certificate privilege-escalation flaw, exposed data-center management controllers, Firebase access-control misconfiguration affecting an AI meeting platform, and attacks involving autonomous AI agents.
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