Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication

2026-09-06T19:24:00Z4af6455ed5c770fd2462f8f0f6123e0aeb3133421139923b93ec0f3973515255
CVE-2026-14894CVE-2026-20212CVE-2026-59346CVE-2026-6471CVE-2026-81578CVE-2026-82078CVE-2026-85046Adobe CommerceCISA KEVCisco Nexus 9000MagentoMikroTikPaperCutPostgreSQLTeamCityVMwareWordPressactive exploitationcloud securitycredential theftcrypto miningdata breachdeveloper securityinfostealermalwarenetwork appliancesphishingprivilege escalationremote code executionsupply-chain compromiseweb application securityzero-day

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A September 2026 cybersecurity news collection covering active exploitation, zero-days, ransomware and malware campaigns, phishing, supply-chain and third-party breaches, credential theft, and critical vulnerabilities across network appliances, cloud and developer infrastructure, browsers, databases, virtualization products, WordPress, Magento, Cisco, PaperCut, and MikroTik. Several incidents involve unauthenticated remote code execution, actively exploited flaws, credential compromise, disabling security controls, and data exposure.

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