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U.S. CISA adds TrueConf Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

CISA added two exploited TrueConf Server flaws (CVE-2026-72529, CVE-2026-72530) to its KEV catalog with federal patch deadlines.

CISA added two TrueConf Server vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2026-72529 (CVSS 9.3), a missing-authentication remote code execution flaw reachable on TCP port 4307, and CVE-2026-72530 (CVSS 9.5), a sandbox escape allowing code execution on the underlying host. Both flaws affect TrueConf Server versions 5.3.x through 5.5.5 and earlier, and were discovered by Vyacheslav Kopeytsev of Kaspersky ICS CERT. Under BOD 22-01, federal civilian agencies must patch CVE-2026-72529 by August 23, 2026, and CVE-2026-72530 by September 2, 2026.

Security Affairs · 26d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-72529CVE-2026-72530

Hacked Voice Remote Becomes

Hackers compromised a voice-controlled remote control and repurposed it, highlighting security gaps in connected consumer devices.

Infosecurity Magazine's headline indicates a voice-controlled remote was hacked and turned to another purpose. The full article text was unavailable, so technical details, victim, and actor remain unconfirmed. The item underscores risks around consumer IoT and smart-home peripherals.

Infosecurity Magazine · 29d agoThreat actor in the wild

Safe word: What is it and why do you need one?

ESET recommends pre-agreed family safe words to counter AI voice-clone scams such as virtual kidnapping, as one-in-four Americans report receiving deepfake calls.

ESET outlines how scammers use just seconds of audio scraped from social media or work content to create convincing voice clones, with a Hiya report finding one-in-four Americans received a deepfake voice call in the past 12 months. Common schemes include virtual kidnapping calls mixing cloned voices with sobbing and background noise. A pre-agreed, non-OSINT-discoverable safe word, plus callback verification via known numbers and 2FA, reduces success rates of these frauds.

ESET WeLiveSecurity · 7d agoPhishing & fraud in the wild