Fortinet Patches 7 Security Flaws Affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSASE, and FortiSandbox

Fortinet has released security updates for seven vulnerabilities affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSASE, and FortiSandbox, including a high-severity flaw that could expose Virtual Network Computing (VNC) access across all network interfaces. The advisories, published by the Fortinet Product Security Incident…

China-Linked Hackers Weaponize Claude Code and DeepSeek in Government Intrusion Campaign

A suspected China-linked threat actor has integrated Anthropic’s Claude Code and DeepSeek-v4-pro into an active intrusion campaign targeting government entities, Taiwanese industry, and financial-services organizations. TencShell was first documented by Cato CTRL in May and assessed as linked to suspected…

Notepad++ v8.9.7 Security Update Fixes 5 Vulnerabilities, Including Stack Buffer Overflow and Zip Slip Flaws

Notepad++ has released version 8.9.7, codenamed “Slava Ukraini.” This update addresses five security vulnerabilities related to session-file handling, environment-variable expansion, ZIP extraction, macro validation, and the Windows installation process. The release date was July 14, 2026, and includes three CVE-tracked…

Artlist ClickFix Campaign Uses Infostealer-Stolen WordPress Credentials to Deploy RAT Malware

A threat campaign discovered in mid-July 2026 abused the compromised Artlist subdomain new-blog. artlist[.]io to distribute a Remote Access Trojan through a fake CAPTCHA prompt. The operation combined stolen WordPress credentials, blockchain-based EtherHiding infrastructure, ClickFix social engineering, DLL side-loading, and…