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    Qilin Ransomware Attackers Exploit PAN-OS Authentication Bypass for Initial Access

    Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched high-severity Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability as an entry point to deploy Qilin (aka Agenda) ransomware on victim environments. Arctic Wolf Labs said it investigated multiple intrusions in June 2026 that began with the exploitation of CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), an authentication bypass flaw affecting the portal and gateway

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    Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/qilin-ransomware-attackers-exploit-pan.html

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