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Key Findings China-linked hacking group UNC6201 has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-22769) in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since at least 2024. The vulnerability is a hardcoded credential flaw that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrator-level access to affected systems. Hackers have used this access to deploy a novel backdoor malware called GrimBolt, which is more advanced and harder to detect than the previously used Bricks

Key Findings Notepad++ patched a vulnerability that attackers used to hijack its update system and deliver malware to targeted users The attack involved infrastructure-level compromise that allowed malicious actors to intercept and redirect update traffic destined for notepad-plus-plus.org The compromise was linked to a likely China-linked APT group called Lotus Blossom, which has been active since 2009 and targets government, telecom, aviation, critical infrastructure, and m

Key Findings A suspected China-linked APT group, UNC6201, has been exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since mid-2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22769, has a CVSS score of 10.0 and involves hardcoded credentials that can be abused to gain unauthorized access and root-level persistence. The group has used the flaw to move laterally, maintain persistence, and deploy malware including SLAYSTYLE, BRICKSTORM, and a no

Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in four popular Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions with over 125 million collective installs. The vulnerable extensions are Live Server, Code Runner, Markdown Preview Enhanced, and Microsoft Live Preview. If successfully exploited, these vulnerabilities could allow threat actors to steal local files and execute code remotely. The researchers warn that a single malicious exte

Key Findings Chinese state-sponsored hackers, suspected to be part of the UNC6201 group, have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since mid-2024. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-22769, has a CVSS score of 10/10 and allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full system access with root-level persistence. The hackers have been using a hardcoded administrator password, pulled from Apache Tomcat, to trigger the vulnerability for at