> TODAY'S SUMMARY (44 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights several critical threats and trends impacting security. A cyber incident at BAE Systems has disrupted U.S. federal bankruptcy court operations, indicating vulnerabilities in defense contractor systems. The FBI has issued a warning about scammers cloning candidate voices to steal personal and financial data ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Additionally, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical BeyondTrust flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, exploited by a suspected Chinese espionage group. Moreover, a data breach at CenterPoint Energy has compromised the personal information of over one million Texans. On the malware front, PEERSTITCH has been identified exploiting Fortinet vulnerabilities, demonstrating an ongoing trend of sophisticated attacks leveraging zero-day flaws.
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