Executive Summary

This week’s recap covers a Chrome zero‑day, router hijacking incidents, a supply‑chain attack that delivered credential‑stealing code, and a QR‑code phishing technique that bypasses image‑blocking. It also highlights a flaw in a secure network‑management protocol.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: The Hacker News - Published Date: 2026-09-07T14:36:07+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Turning off email images should at least stop the pictures. This week, attackers had a workaround: a scannable QR code built out of text. It still appears, even with images blocked. A small detail, but an annoying one if that was a precaution you were counting on. Elsewhere, a trusted software source delivered code that stole credentials, and a protocol designed for secure network management

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