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#2 The Hacker News general September 11, 2026 at 06:19 UTC

Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Three distinct threat clusters — including ransomware operators and state-sponsored actors — are actively exploiting CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS 10.0), an authentication bypass in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, to deploy Qilin ransomware and steal credentials. Cisco and CISA have both issued warnings, and the flaw was originally disclosed in March 2026, meaning unpatched systems have had extended exposure.

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