Multiple Zero-Days Under Active Attack: Google, Citrix, and TrueConf Race to Patch Critical Flaws as CISA Issues Urgent Alerts

Publication Date: April 3, 2026

Summary

This week in cybersecurity is marked by a surge in actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, with Google patching a critical Chrome flaw (CVE-2026-5281), CISA mandating fixes for vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler (CVE-2026-3055) and TrueConf (CVE-2026-3502), and a new unpatched Windows LPE exploit 'BlueHammer' being leaked online. Major data breaches also hit the headlines, with the European Commission attributing a significant compromise to the TeamPCP hacking group and medical giant Stryker recovering from a destructive wiper attack by the Iran-linked Handala group. Extortion tactics continue as ShinyHunters threatens to leak alleged Cisco data.

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