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Attack Surface

The complete set of points where an unauthorized user could attempt to enter or extract data from a system, including software, hardware, network interfaces, and human users. Reducing the attack surface — by disabling unused services, closing unnecessary ports, and limiting exposed endpoints — is a core defensive strategy.

Recent coverage mentioning Attack Surface

CRITICAL
Vulnerabilities

MikroTik RouterOS Critical Flaws Chained to Hack Routers

Critical vulnerabilities in MikroTik RouterOS, including CVE-2026-67276 and CVE-2026-86060, are actively exploited to gain full control of routers. Patch immediately.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read · Sep 8, 2026
HIGH
Threat Intel

BigBear PhaaS Bypasses Microsoft 365 MFA at 258 Orgs

BigBear 2.0 PhaaS uses Evilginx2 AiTM to bypass Microsoft 365 MFA, stealing credentials and session cookies from 258 organizations.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read · Sep 8, 2026
METR Suffers API Key Credential Theft, $600,000 Loss
MEDIUM
Identity & Access

METR Suffers API Key Credential Theft, $600,000 Loss

AI model evaluator METR experienced credential theft, leading to an API key compromise and $600,000 in public AI model credit consumption.

Runtime Rebel Intel
5 min read · Sep 6, 2026
HIGH
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-59346: VMware Workstation & Fusion RCE Patch

Broadcom patches critical arbitrary code execution flaws (CVE-2026-59346, CVE-2026-59347) in VMware Workstation and Fusion, impacting host systems from compromised VMs.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read · Sep 6, 2026
MEDIUM
Identity & Access

39 Methods Compromise Passkey Authentication: Threat Analysis

Discover 39 published methods compromising passkey authentication, focusing on ecosystem flaws, UI manipulation, and enrollment abuse.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read · Sep 6, 2026
CRITICAL
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-19490: Citrix NetScaler Auth Bypass Under Attack

Critical Citrix NetScaler authentication bypass (CVE-2026-19490) is actively exploited in the wild, allowing remote unprivileged access.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read · Sep 5, 2026

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