Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka , of Kitchener, Ontario, also...

CVE-2026-9203

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-08-06 16:15:59+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/progress-security-advisory-av26-781...

CVE-2026-59686

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-07-28 20:15:02+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/progress-software-security-advisory-av26-755 2026-07-28 20:45:05+00:00| seen| https://www.acn.gov.it/portale/w/progress-software-aggiornamenti-di-sicurezza-7 2026-08-13...

PT-2026-43572

The HBook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'hb country iso', 'hb usa state iso', and 'hb canada province iso' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for...

CVE-2026-3593

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-05-20 07:42:48+00:00| seen| https://www.acn.gov.it/portale/w/aggiornamenti-per-isc-bind-5 2026-05-20 10:23:00+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/isc-bind-security-advisory-av26-490 2026-05-20 14:15:08+00:00| seen|...

CVE-2026-5946

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-05-20 07:42:48+00:00| seen| https://www.acn.gov.it/portale/w/aggiornamenti-per-isc-bind-5 2026-05-20 10:23:00+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/isc-bind-security-advisory-av26-490 2026-05-20 14:24:10+00:00| seen|...

CVE-2026-40967

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-04-27 11:57:47+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/spring-security-advisory-av26-397 2026-04-28 05:17:59+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/infosec.skyfleet.blue/post/3mkjthfhfzr2u 2026-04-28 12:15:14+00:00| seen|...

CVE-2025-3756

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-04-13 12:44:04+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/control-systems-abb-security-advisory-av26-346 2026-04-30 05:00:00+00:00| seen| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-120-01...

Investigating Storm-2755: “Payroll pirate” attacks targeting Canadian employees

In this article 1. Storm-2755’s attack chain 2. Defending against Storm-2755 and AiTM campaigns 3. Microsoft Defender detection and hunting guidance 4. Indicators of compromise Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team DART researchers observed an emerging, financially motivated...

CVE-2026-22742

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-03-26 20:05:49+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/spring-security-advisory-av26-288 2026-03-27 07:00:49+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/postac001.bsky.social/post/3mhzkbsrncs2v 2026-03-27 07:18:31+00:00| seen|...

GHSA-HPFX-H48Q-GVWG

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-03-26 18:14:49+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/squid-security-advisory-av26-284...

CVE-2025-13777

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-03-13 16:47:37+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/control-systems-abb-security-advisory-av26-236 2026-04-30 05:00:00+00:00| seen| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-120-05...

Who is the Kimwolf Botmaster “Dort”?

In early January 2026, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how a security researcher disclosed a vulnerability that was used to build Kimwolf , the world's largest and most disruptive botnet. Since then, the person in control of Kimwolf -- who goes by the handle "Dort " -- has coordinated a barrage of...

Hackers Abuse ScreenConnect to Hijack PCs via Fake Social Security Emails

Forcepoint X-labs reveals how hackers use fake SSA emails and hijacked ScreenConnect tools to bypass Windows security to target UK, US, and Canadian organisations...

GHSA-M82Q-59GV-MCR9

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-02-05 15:56:30+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/n8n-security-advisory-av26-091...

CVE-2025-11043

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-01-19 19:26:52+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/control-systems-abb-security-advisory-av26-039 2026-05-05 10:00:00+00:00| seen| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-125-04...

CVE-2025-11044

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2026-01-19 19:26:52+00:00| seen| https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/control-systems-abb-security-advisory-av26-039 2026-05-05 10:00:00+00:00| seen| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-125-03...

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, on January 27, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET. I’m speaking at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on January 29, 2026, at 4:00...

Iranian Infy APT Resurfaces with New Malware Activity After Years of Silence

Threat hunters have discerned new activity associated with an Iranian threat actor known as Infy aka Prince of Persia, nearly five years after the hacking group was observed targeting victims in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Turkey. "The scale of Prince of Persia's activity is more significant tha...

Iranian APT ‘Prince of Persia’ Resurfaces With New Tools and Targets

SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia Infy. Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada...