EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 28 MIN
2026-05-05: cPanel exploitation reaches thousands of servers with Mirai and ransomware payloads
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Show Notes - 2026-05-05 Stories Covered: - May 5, 2026 - Today: - cPanel Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-41940) Exploited at Scale (https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/critical-cpanel-vulnerability.html) - Copy Fail Linux Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-31431) Under Active Exploitation (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-copy-fail-flaw-now-exploited-to-root-linux-systems/) - Karakurt Member Sentenced to 102 Months (https://databreaches.net/2026/05/04/latvian-national-involved-with-karakurt-and-other-ransomware-gangs-sentenced-for-his-role-in-ransomware-organization/) - RMM Tools Abused in VENOMOUS#HELPER Phishing Campaign (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/rmm-tools-stealthy-phishing-campaign) - Vishing Groups Operate Within SaaS Environments (https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/weekly-recap-ai-powered-phishing.html) - TeamPCP Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Campaign (Week of April 27-May 3) (https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32950) - DigiCert Revokes 60 Certificates After Support Portal Compromise (https://www.securityweek.com/digicert-revokes-certificates-after-support-portal-hack/) - Amazon SES Abused for Phishing at Scale (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ses-increasingly-abused-in-phishing-to-evade-detection/) - Trellix Discloses Source Code Repository Breach (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trellix-discloses-data-breach-after-source-code-repository-hack/) - Code of Conduct Phishing Campaign Targets 35,000 Users with AiTM Token Theft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/04/breaking-the-code-multi-stage-code-of-conduct-phishing-campaign-leads-to-aitm-token-compromise/) - April Windows Updates Cause Backup Failures (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-backup-failures-caused-by-vulnerable-driver-block/) - Weaver E-cology RCE (CVE-2026-22679) Exploited Since March (https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/weaver-e-cology-rce-flaw-cve-2026-22679.html) - ScarCruft Deploys BirdCall Android Malware via Supply Chain Attack (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scarcruft-hackers-push-birdcall-android-malware-via-game-platform/) - Cisco Acquires Astrix Security for Non-Human Identity Management (https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-moves-to-acquire-astrix-security-to-tackle-non-human-identity-risks/) - MOVEit Automation Critical Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-4670) (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moveit-automation-customers-warned-to-patch-critical-auth-bypass-flaw/) - Microsoft CVEs Published with Minimal Details (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42798) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2023-43896, CVE-2024-1708, CVE-2026-22679, CVE-2026-31431, CVE-2026-32202, CVE-2026-37457, CVE-2026-40170, CVE-2026-41940, CVE-2026-42798, CVE-2026-4670, CVE-2026-5174 Indicators of Compromise: IPs: 95.111.250.175 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-05-05/
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Show Notes - 2026-05-05 Stories Covered: - May 5, 2026 - Today: - cPanel Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-41940) Exploited at Scale (https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/critical-cpanel-vulnerability.html) - Copy Fail Linux Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-31431) Under Active Exploitation (https://www.bl
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