Iran ’s Internet near-totally blacked out amid US, Israeli strikes
2026-03-04T21:43:08Z•19b0a079c2b4ce7d670658fb0f04d801e43ea9afbd172436add0d2a61d99fe19
CVE-2026-21902.env exposuresApex OneDefender evasionDohdoor backdoorJuniperJunos OS EvolvedLOLBinsManoManoNATO device approvalPTX routersPolygonPowerShellRATTrend MicroUAT-10027blockchain C2botnetcredentials leakagedata breacheducation sectorhealthcare sectorinternet outagenation-state conflicttrojanized gaming utilities
What happened
Multiple high-impact security developments: Iran experienced a near-total national internet blackout amid US/Israeli strikes. Microsoft warned of a campaign delivering a stealthy RAT via trojanized gaming utilities using PowerShell, LOLBins and Defender-evasion techniques. Qrator Labs uncovered the Aeternum botnet using Polygon smart contracts for decentralized C2, complicating takedowns. Juniper issued an out-of-band patch for a critical Junos OS Evolved RCE (CVE-2026-21902, CVSS 9.3) affecting PTX routers, and Trend Micro released fixes for two critical Apex One RCEs. Additional notable news
Why it matters
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- securityaffairs
- Record identifier
- 19b0a079c2b4ce7d670658fb0f04d801e43ea9afbd172436add0d2a61d99fe19
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-04T21:43:08Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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