Microsoft Bug Bounty Program: $20 Million Paid to 500 Researchers
2026-08-04T07:23:58Z•ea24c7576d9fa55153a3f6ec58b07c5bc5a25dd05960c76d8f9c41f16eec9a75
CVE-2026-18577N-centralSonicWall-SMA1000account-takeoverbug-bountycritical-infrastructurecyberattackcybersecurity-industrydata-breachdigital-fraudfinancial-sectorransomwarevulnerability-exploitationwater-and-wastewater
What happened
SecurityWeek RSS items cover bug bounty activity, cybersecurity funding and acquisitions, attacks on critical infrastructure and financial organizations, ransomware-related breaches, and actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting N-central and SonicWall SMA1000 appliances. The most urgent items involve confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-18577 and SonicWall vulnerabilities used for root access, lateral movement, and ransomware operations.
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