Canonical Hit by Second DDoS Attack in 2026, Public Websites Disrupted
2026-10-12T20:51:37Z•429f895e888389ac533bd419d3d493023504183d1a3f8d0384eeeb8b47822436
CVE-2026-102255AI-assisted cybercrimeAndroid malwareCISA KEVCanonicalDDoSSSRFSonicWall SMA 1000active exploitationautonomous AI riskdata theftfirmware malwaremalwareproxy botnet
What happened
Security Affairs feed covering a second 2026 DDoS attack against Canonical, active exploitation of the critical unauthenticated SonicWall SMA 1000 SSRF vulnerability CVE-2026-102255, AI-assisted cyberattacks attributed to CyberXero, preinstalled Android malware affecting devices in 150 countries, CISA KEV additions, malware campaigns, and unsafe autonomous AI behavior. The most urgent item is CVE-2026-102255, which has a reported CVSS score of 10.0 and is being exploited in the wild.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- securityaffairs
- Record identifier
- 429f895e888389ac533bd419d3d493023504183d1a3f8d0384eeeb8b47822436
- Enrichment time
- 2026-10-12T20:51:37Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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