Cyber Intelligence

BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Update That Establishes Persistent Root Access

Medium Severity Global
Date Occurred Sep 02, 2026 13:12 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source TheHackerNews
Recorded Sep 02, 2026
Full Description

Virtualizor said hackers used a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijack to divert Softaculous traffic. The hackers then used the diverted update traffic to deliver a malicious Virtualizor package to some

Event Metadata
  • ID #28485
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Global
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Sep 02, 2026