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DII-2026-00342
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

Qilin and INC Ransomware Groups Exploit Palo Alto Networks Flaw to Bypass MFA

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...

20 October 2026 · Ransomware and extortion
20 October 2026
DII-2026-003424 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Ransomware and extortion
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
20 October 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Ransomware and extortion

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
Qilin and INC Ransomware Groups Exploit Palo Alto Networks Flaw to Bypass MFA
20 October 2026
unit42.paloaltonetworks.com
disclosed
thehackernews.com
CVE-2026-0257
thehackernews.com
The Hacker News