A heap of overflow in August’s Patch Tuesday haul
2026-08-19T08:51:32Z•53afb6d97e6b2a6dd4903c17e906fe70a4609f1c14987b6bf9be65c5927f94e5
CVE-2026-18577AI-securityClickFixDenoGOLD-EMBRACEInterlock-ransomwareLOLBinsN-able-N-centralNetNTLMv1Patch-TuesdayPythonRMMSophoscredential-attacksdouble-extortionfileless-executioninfostealernetwork-tunnelingpersistent-accessvulnerability-management
What happened
Sophos security research and news covering August 2026 Patch Tuesday, NetNTLMv1 cracking, ClickFix-driven infostealer delivery via Deno and Python, abuse of alternative runtimes and LOLBins, Interlock ransomware activity, and exploitation of N-able N-central via CVE-2026-18577 for persistent RMM-based access. The feed also includes AI partnership and DNS-filtering announcements.
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- 2026-08-19T08:51:32Z
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- Yes
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