{"id":"thehackernews-ea6b3d531b32","seq":2918,"kind":"breach","title":"Qilin and INC Ransomware Groups Exploit Palo Alto Networks Flaw to Bypass MFA","url":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/qilin-and-inc-ransomware-groups-exploit.html","permalink":"https://vulnpulse.app/items/thehackernews-ea6b3d531b32","summary":"Palo Alto Networks has disclosed that it's continuing to observe exploitation of a now-patched security flaw impacting PAN-OS and Prisma Access by ransomware actors. The activity relates to CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), an authentication bypass flaw that could be exploited by bad actors to set up unauthorized VPN connections. It was patched by Palo Alto Networks in May 2026 and was","severity":null,"techs":[],"cves":["CVE-2026-0257"],"tags":["security"],"source":{"id":"thehackernews","name":"The Hacker News"},"published_at":"2026-10-20T15:32:27.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-21T16:17:48.024Z"}