Cristian Luțic
Cristian Luțic is a cybersecurity professional and Editor-in-Chief of iSec.News, with experience in security enablement, risk analysis, and vulnerability reporting. As Editor-in-Chief, he is responsible for editorial standards, source verification, and publication oversight at iSec News.
From professional sports to cybersecurity, his career path may have been unconventional, but it has been driven by the same core values: discipline, perseverance, and a passion for doing meaningful, impactful work.
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Authorities disrupt command servers for IoT botnets behind record DDoS attacks
U.S. authorities disrupted command servers for multiple IoT botnets on Thursday, targeting networks that infected at least 3 million devices and launched DDoS attacks peaking near 30 terabits per second.
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Apple warns older iPhones vulnerable to web-based exploit kits
Apple warned in a support document that exploit kits Coruna and DarkSword can steal data from outdated iPhones via malicious websites. Users should install listed security updates or enable Lockdown Mode if updates are not possible.
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Navia discloses data breach affecting nearly 2.7 million people
A U.S. benefits administrator reported a breach exposing personal data for nearly 2.7 million people after systems were accessed between December 22, 2025 and January 15, 2026. Affected people are being offered free identity monitoring.
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Speagle malware hijacks Cobra DocGuard to hide data exfiltration
A technical analysis reported a new infostealer named Speagle that hijacks Cobra DocGuard servers to hide data exfiltration. The 32-bit .NET malware targets only systems with Cobra DocGuard installed and remains unattributed.
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PolyShell flaw enables unauthenticated RCE and account takeover in Magento 2 stores
PolyShell affects Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce version 2 installations, enabling unauthenticated code execution and stored XSS. Adobe published a fix only in a 2.4.9 alpha release while production versions remain vulnerable.
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Critical Telnet flaw allows pre-auth remote code execution as root
A Dream Security advisory disclosed CVE-2026-32746, a CVSS 9.8 buffer overflow in GNU inetutils telnetd that allows unauthenticated remote code execution as root. Maintainers were notified on March 11 and a patch was prepared the next day.
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Perseus Android banking malware enables device takeover and note theft
Perseus is a new Android banking trojan delivered through sideloaded IPTV apps that enables Accessibility based device takeover overlay attacks and extraction of notes and credentials, primarily targeting Turkey and Italy.
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DarkSword iOS exploit kit used since November 2025 to steal data from iPhones running iOS 18.4 to 18.7
DarkSword is a full chain iOS exploit kit used since November 2025 to exfiltrate emails, messages and crypto wallet data from iPhones running iOS 18.4 through 18.7 according to a technical analysis.
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CISA urges agencies to patch actively exploited Zimbra and SharePoint flaws
CISA issued an advisory on March 18, 2026 urging agencies to patch two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Synacor Zimbra and Microsoft SharePoint. Deadlines and technical details are provided for federal agencies.
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Aura confirms breach exposed nearly 900,000 marketing contacts
Aura confirmed a breach that exposed nearly 900,000 marketing contacts, including names and emails. The company says 35,000 were customers and that SSNs and financial data were not compromised.
