TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor

2026-08-31T07:23:59Zc73e4b750c1cbbba39c3234a9fe709437f52f4a24da677de3e022e7b7f1e6c88
CVE-2023-49105CVE-2026-65643CVE-2026-74232CVE-2026-74233CVE-2026-75604CVE-2026-76581CVE-2026-76639CVE-2026-76640actively-exploitedapt28backdoorclickfixcosmos-evmcpanelespionageinitial-accessiotmalwarenextjsowncloudpapercutpowershellratrcereverse-tunnelroboticsroutersservicenowsocial-engineeringsupply-chain-securityvulnerabilitywordpresszero-day

What happened

The feed reports a broad set of August 2026 cybersecurity developments, including actively exploited and critical vulnerabilities enabling unauthenticated remote code execution, authentication bypass, root access, data theft, and cryptocurrency theft. Major items include TerminalFix ClickFix social engineering deploying a reverse-tunnel backdoor; critical flaws in WordPress, PaperCut, ServiceNow, Next.js, cPanel, ownCloud, Cosmos EVM, Unitree robots, and ZBT routers; APT28-linked targeting of European government organizations; malicious browser extensions draining crypto wallets; malware and R

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2026-08-31T07:23:59Z
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