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A Stock Exchange Espionage Campaign Shows Why Executive Mailboxes Are Prime Targets

A Symantec/Broadcom threat-intelligence report details a five-month espionage campaign against a senior executive at a major global stock exchange. Attackers maintained access from October 2025 to March 2026, exfiltrating mailbox data in small batches through personal cloud services while hiding malware inside legitimate-looking Adobe, OneDrive, and Lenovo software components.

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DriveSurge and the Rise of Fake Verification Attacks Against macOS Users

Security researchers at Silent Push published research on DriveSurge, a malware delivery operation using compromised legitimate websites to push fake browser updates and ClickFix-style attacks. The campaign uses clipboard hijacking to trick macOS users into pasting and running malicious commands in Terminal, bypassing browser security entirely by exploiting user trust and habit.

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Cisco's New Vulnerability Disclosure Rhythm: Progress, Pressure, or a Warning Sign?

Starting July 2026, Cisco will move from monthly vulnerability disclosures to twice-monthly releases on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, citing AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery. The change raises practical questions for security teams and harder ones for the industry: is faster disclosure the answer, or does the real problem sit upstream in how software is built?

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