NCSC Backs Passkeys, Hailing a New Era of Sign-in

2026-04-23T08:52:16Z23f4903627385a59c71cc7a8d09a772ab8144bff006b4f2aa3365a3b0a059c67
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What happened

Infosecurity Magazine roundup highlights widespread shifts and active threats: the UK NCSC endorses passkeys (FIDO) and unveils SilentGlass hardware while the UK commits £90m to boost cyber resilience. Multiple active attacks and toolings are reported — critical nginx-ui MCP auth bypass (CVE-2026-33032) is being exploited, Mirai-style campaigns exploit TBK DVR command-injection (CVE-2024-3721) to build botnets, and ZionSiphon targets water OT/ICS. macOS living‑off‑the‑land (LOTL) techniques, mailbox‑rule abuse, Formbook with DLL side‑loading, a surge in silent-subject phishing (QR/RMM abuse),

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2026-04-23T08:52:16Z
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