Cisco Moves to Acquire Astrix Security to Tackle Non-Human Identity Risks
2026-05-04T19:24:10Z•7f9d6baa17be6a1aaffe97e48f927be4e73035388a0f060056c9f0ba6d4ed9ea
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What happened
Multiple high-impact cybersecurity developments: Cisco announced intent to acquire Astrix Security to protect non-human identities. Trellix confirmed a breach of its source code repository with no detected impact on releases. DigiCert revoked certificates after attackers delivered malware via a customer chat channel and accessed its internal support portal. Exploitation began for the Linux “Copy Fail” vulnerability (added to CISA KEV) with limited observed exploitation. Over 40,000 servers were compromised in active cPanel exploitation likely targeting CVE-2026-41940 (a recently patched zero‑0
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