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September 2026

U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks

U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks

Ravie LakshmananSep 17, 2026Cybercrime / DDoS-for-Hire The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the court-authorized seizure of internet domains associated with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire service known as NightmareStresser. The domains in question… 

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Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattack

Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattack

The International Meteor Organization, the nonprofit that coordinates and publishes amateur and professional observations of meteor phenomena, said its infrastructure has suffered a “critical blow” from a cyberattack. “We recently suffered a cyberattack that dealt… 

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Attackers Exploit Issabel Framework Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated OS Command Execution

Attackers Exploit Issabel Framework Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated OS Command Execution

Ravie LakshmananSep 16, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security A critical security flaw in Issabel Framework, a web-based framework for the open-source unified communications PBX software, has come under active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-89026… 

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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers

Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky. The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks… 

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