Daily Security Briefing #213
- DjediTech
- Security , Newsletter
- April 3, 2026
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April 3, 2026 | Read Online
Critical vulnerabilities exposed in Progress ShareFile, F5 BIG-IP APM instances compromised, and LinkedIn’s data collection practices scrutinized…
Executive Summary
Cybersecurity threats continue to escalate with multiple high-profile incidents reported over the past day. Critical vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Progress ShareFile, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). Meanwhile, thousands of F5 BIG-IP APM instances remain exposed online following a recent RCE vulnerability disclosure. Additionally, LinkedIn’s data collection practices have come under scrutiny with reports of hidden JavaScript scripts scanning visitors’ browsers for installed extensions and collecting device data.
Top Articles
Progress ShareFile Flaws Exposed Security researchers at watchTowr Labs disclosed critical exploit chains in the Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve RCE. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-2699 and CVE-2026-2701, affect roughly 30,000 instances exposed to the public internet. GBHackers
F5 BIG-IP APM Instances Compromised Over 17,100 F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) devices remain exposed online following a critical severity upgrade to a recently disclosed RCE vulnerability. Enterprise networks are vulnerable to full system takeovers. GBHackers
LinkedIn’s Data Collection Practices Scrutinized A new report, “BrowserGate,” warns that Microsoft’s LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors’ browsers for installed extensions and collect device data. This raises concerns about user privacy. BleepingComputer
TA416 Targets European Governments A China-aligned threat actor, TA416, has been targeting European government and diplomatic organizations since mid-2025, using PlugX and OAuth-based phishing tactics. The Hacker News
Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Threat actors are increasingly using HTTP cookies as a control channel for PHP-based web shells on Linux servers, allowing remote code execution. The Hacker News
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