Autonomous Offensive Security Firm XBOW Raises $35 Million
2026-05-06T19:24:14Z•b128003eae8fb6a4b4e8dcf123d47e4a751432c27df36a6cb7619c71b5aebe72
APTAitMCISACVE-2026-0300Daemon ToolsLinux RATMicrosoftMuddyWaterOT-resilienceOraclePAN-OSPalo AltoQuasar RATbackdoorcritical-infrastructurefirewallfundingphishingransomware-masquesecurity-patchessoftware developerssupply-chain-attackzero-day
What happened
Feed highlights multiple high-impact security developments: Palo Alto Networks is patching an actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2026-0300) in the PAN-OS Captive Portal affecting PA and VM firewalls; a trojanized Daemon Tools supply-chain installer dropped a sophisticated backdoor on a small set of government and scientific systems; a new Quasar Linux RAT is targeting software developers with persistent remote access, surveillance and credential exfiltration capabilities; an Iranian APT (likely MuddyWater) conducted an intrusion that masqueraded as a Chaos ransomware attack, combining social‑eng
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