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Russian Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-26633 via MSC EvilTwin to Deploy SilentPrism and DarkWisp

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-26633
Local Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Windows Management Console (MMC)
7.030%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV

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3 min read at thehackernews.com

The threat actors behind the zero-day exploitation of a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows have been found to deliver two new backdoors called SilentPrism and DarkWisp . The activity has been attributed to a suspected Russian hacking group called Water Gamayun , which is also known as EncryptHub and LARVA-208.

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