Think before you download OpenClaw, the AI agent that can manage just about anything, is risky all by itself, but now fake installers for it are wreaking havoc. Users who searched Bing's AI results for OpenClaw Windows were directed to a malicious
Published: 2026-03-04T20:50:49
Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safe Google will halve the time between releases of its Chrome browser to two weeks, across versions of the software for desktop operating systems, A
Published: 2026-03-04T02:01:55
AI browsing agent left local files open for the taking If you wanted to steal local files from someone using Perplexity's Comet browser, until last month you could just schedule the theft by sending your victim a calendar event.
Published: 2026-03-03T14:01:09
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense in an attempt to salvage the company's relationship with the US military and prevent it from being iced out of defense work for being a "supply chain risk." Talks between the two parties imploded on Friday after weeks of […] 
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense in an attempt to salvage the company's relationship with the US military and prevent it from being iced out of defense work for being a "supply ch...
Published: 2026-03-05T06:46:46
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as deputy director and acting director in May 2025. CISA's executive assistant director for cybersecurity, Nick […] 
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as deput...
Published: 2026-02-27T14:06:25
The iPhone and iPad have been approved to hold NATO-restricted information, according to an announcement on Thursday. That means off-the-shelf devices running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can handle classified information "without requiring special software or settings," Apple says. The NATO-restricted designation is the lowest level of classified information, and it applies to information that […] 
The iPhone and iPad have been approved to hold NATO-restricted information, according to an announcement on Thursday. That means off-the-shelf devices running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can handle classified information "without requiring special softwar...
Published: 2026-02-26T14:08:03
A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what to come as more and more people let autonomous software use their computers on their behalf. The hacker took advantage of […] 
A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what to come as more and more people let autonomous s...
Published: 2026-02-19T13:58:56
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TP-Link over claims that the router-maker is misleading customers about its ties to China. In a lawsuit filed this week, Paxton claims TP-Link is "masking its Chinese connections," while serving as "an open window for Chinese-sponsored threat actors and Chinese intelligence agencies." TP-Link was founded in China, but […] 
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TP-Link over claims that the router-maker is misleading customers about its ties to China. In a lawsuit filed this week, Paxton claims TP-Link is "masking its Chinese connections," while serving as "an ope...
Published: 2026-02-19T13:20:25
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the User Registration & Membership plugin, which is installed on more than 60,000 WordPress sites. [...]
Published: 2026-03-05T13:44:58
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025, almost half of them in enterprise software and appliances. [...]
Published: 2026-03-05T10:03:43
The browser is becoming the operating system for modern work, yet many enterprises still treat it as an extension of network or endpoint security. Keep Aware's 2026 State of Browser Security Report shows 41% of employees used AI web tools while brow
Published: 2026-03-05T10:01:11
Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited war-displaced Ukrainian women to run an online gambling scheme that laundered nearly 4.75 million in illicit proceeds. [...]
Published: 2026-03-05T07:39:20
Cisco has flagged two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager security flaws as actively exploited in the wild, urging administrators to upgrade vulnerable devices. [...]
Published: 2026-03-05T05:32:19
A Russian national pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge related to his role in administering the Phobos ransomware operation, which breached hundreds of victims worldwide. [...]
Published: 2026-03-05T03:34:42
Bitwarden announced support for logging into Windows 11 devices using passkeys stored in the manager's vault, enabling phishing-resistant authentication. [...]
Published: 2026-03-04T17:34:58
A maximum severity vulnerability in the FreeScout helpdesk platform allows hackers to achieve remote code execution without any user interaction or authentication. [...]
Published: 2026-03-04T16:51:32
A previously undocumented set of 23 iOS exploits named "Coruna" has been deployed by multiple threat actors in targeted espionage campaigns and financially motivated attacks. [...]
Published: 2026-03-04T14:06:13
Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform say they received emails from a threat actor attempting to extort the company, warning that restaurant and customer data could be exposed if HungerRush fails to respond. [...
Published: 2026-03-04T13:44:14
Written by: Casey Charrier, James Sadowski, Zander Work, Clement Lecigne, Beno t Sevens, Fred Plan Executive Summary Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in-the-wild in 2025. Although that volume of
Published: 2026-03-05T14:00:00
Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). The exploit kit
Published: 2026-03-03T14:00:00
Introduction Last week, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and partners took action to disrupt a global espionage campaign targeting telecommunications and government organizations in dozens of nations across four continents. The thr
Published: 2026-02-25T14:00:00
Most phishing websites are little more than static copies of login pages for popular online destinations, and they are often quickly taken down by anti-abuse activists and security firms. But a stealthy new phishing-as-a-service offering lets custome... 
Published: 2026-02-20T20:00:30
A diabolical farewell approaches when the series finale of 'The Boys' lands on Prime Video this April. A diabolical farewell approaches when the series finale of 'The Boys' lands on Prime Video this April.
Published: 2026-03-05T17:01:58
MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implant An Iranian cyber crew believed to be part of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been embedded in multiple US companies' networks - including a bank, software firm, and airport, among others - since the beginning of February, with more activity in the days following the US and Israeli military strikes, according to security researchers.
Published: 2026-03-05T18:53:46
Contractors tasked with improving AI reportedly had access to intimate footage captured through wearables Britain's privacy watchdog is asking questions about Meta's AI-powered smart glasses after reports that human contractors reviewing recordings from the devices were exposed to extremely private moments captured by unsuspecting users.
Published: 2026-03-05T12:18:03
Attack infrastructure attributed to 'several Iran-nexus threat actors' Multiple Iranian hacking crews have been targeting internet-connected surveillance cameras across Israel and other Middle Eastern countries since the war started on February 28, according to Check Point security researchers.
Published: 2026-03-04T23:59:54
Think before you download OpenClaw, the AI agent that can manage just about anything, is risky all by itself, but now fake installers for it are wreaking havoc. Users who searched Bing's AI results for OpenClaw Windows were directed to a malicious GitHub repository that delivered information stealers and GhostSocks onto their machines.
Published: 2026-03-04T20:50:49
Crooks claim 2 GB haul from AWS instance via React2Shell exploit Data analytics giant LexisNexis has confirmed its Legal & Professional division suffered a data breach days after the Fulcrumsec cybercrime crew claimed responsibility for the hack.
Published: 2026-03-04T16:04:30
Follows suggestions iPhone-pwning toolset bears hallmarks of zero-days that targeted Russian diplomats Russian cybersecurity outfit Kaspersky is waving away claims that an iPhone exploit kit recently uncovered by Google was developed by the same people who were behind a group of zero-days that allegedly compromised thousands of Russian diplomats in a 2023 campaign.
Published: 2026-03-04T14:18:57
Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safe Google will halve the time between releases of its Chrome browser to two weeks, across versions of the software for desktop operating systems, Android, and iOS.
Published: 2026-03-04T02:01:55
Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposed A developer says their company is on the hook for more than $82,000 in unauthorized charges after a stolen Google Gemini API key racked massive usage costs up in just 48 hours.
Published: 2026-03-03T23:19:03
AI conversations for sale include sensitive health and legal details Your latest chat transcript could be bought and sold. Data brokers are selling access to sensitive personal data captured during chatbot conversations, despite claims that the data is anonymized and obtained with consent.
Published: 2026-03-03T20:59:17
No more hiding in the server closet: Cyber ops mentioned alongside kinetic warfare as critical to conflict In what may be the most public acknowledgment of its cyber operations capabilities to date, the Pentagon has admitted that cyber soldiers are playing a key role in its attacks on Iran.
Published: 2026-03-03T18:23:51
Law enforcement data shows profit-driven cybercrime is dominated by 35- to 44-year-olds, not script kiddies Contrary to what some believe, cybercrime is not a kids' game. Middle-aged adults, not teenagers, now make up the biggest chunk of people getting busted.
Published: 2026-03-03T15:25:18
AI browsing agent left local files open for the taking If you wanted to steal local files from someone using Perplexity's Comet browser, until last month you could just schedule the theft by sending your victim a calendar event.
Published: 2026-03-03T14:01:09
High-severity flaw let malicious add-ons access system via browser's embedded AI feature Security boffins have discovered a high-severity bug in Google Chrome that allowed malicious extensions to hijack its Gemini Live AI panel and inherit privileges they were never meant to have.
Published: 2026-03-03T11:39:09
Third-party software supplier breached leading to leak of notes Around 15.8 million administrative files were stolen after attackers breached a software supplier to France's health ministry.
Published: 2026-03-03T11:00:07
Slow disclosure and odd reassurance that exposing names and contact details won't be a problem isn't going down well Gamers are ready to unleash their mightiest virtual weapons and point them at independent games studio Cloud Imperium, after it sat on news of a data breach for weeks and then announced it without fanfare.
Published: 2026-03-03T06:24:19
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens Microsoft has warned organizations about ongoing OAuth abuse scams that use phishing emails and URL redirects to infect victims' machines with malware and take over their devices.
Published: 2026-03-03T00:33:15
'Expect elevated activity for the foreseeable future' Iranian hackers have launched spying expeditions, digital probes, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of the US and Israel launching missile strikes over the weekend, and security researchers urge organizations to expect more cyber intrusions as the war continues.
Published: 2026-03-02T20:52:18
NCSC urges all to review posture as escalating tensions increase risk of indirect digital spillover The UK's cybersecurity agency is warning British organizations to brace for potential digital blowback as the Middle East conflict spills further into the online world.
Published: 2026-03-02T18:44:26
We can remember it for you wholesale, and sell it back to you for big bucks Web scraping bots are increasing the pressure on the tech supply chain by scouring sites for DRAM, so their minders can snap up increasingly scarce inventory and resell it for a quick profit.
Published: 2026-03-02T14:00:06
Vulnerable citizens targeted by criminals purporting to represent fake police crisis department Scammers targeted Dubai citizens mere hours after missiles struck the city, attempting to gain access to their bank accounts, police have warned.
Published: 2026-03-02T13:42:52
PLUS: Firefox adds XSS protection; Leadership turnover at CISA; FTC exempts some data collection Infosec In Brief DNS vulnerabilities are being addressed 84 percent faster in the UK public sector thanks to an automated vulnerability scanning system established as part of a program kicked off early last year.
Published: 2026-03-02T03:27:41
Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea's National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash.
Published: 2026-03-02T00:51:38
Jake Braun thinks hackers need to create a 'Digital arsenal of democracy' to defend us all Interview Hackers especially Jake Braun are "fed up with government."
Published: 2026-02-28T11:11:10
Credential and cryptocurrency theft, live surveillance, ransomware - an attacker's Swiss Army knife A new remote access trojan (RAT) being sold on cybercrime networks enables double extortion attacks on Windows machines by bundling ransomware and data theft, along with credential and cryptocurrency stealers, live surveillance, and a whole host of other illicit capabilities, all controllable from a centralized dashboard.
Published: 2026-02-27T22:59:15
Who is knocking at the Dohdoor? Digital intruders with possible links to North Korea have been infecting US education and healthcare sectors with a never-before-seen backdoor since at least December, according to security researchers.
Published: 2026-02-27T19:59:20
Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but it seems like the cybercrooks launching the attacks didn't get the memo.
Published: 2026-02-27T16:15:08
Crooks claim they helped themselves to over 37M accounts during January hit on subcontractor Updated French online marketplace ManoMano is warning customers their personal data was siphoned off after a cyberattack hit one of its customer support subcontractors and criminals are already claiming the haul is far larger than the company's carefully worded notice suggests.
Published: 2026-02-27T15:15:07
Company refuses to pay ransom as attackers threaten larger daily dumps The Netherlands' national police is backing Odido's refusal to pay a ransom after ShinyHunters leaked a second round of records belonging to the telco.
Published: 2026-02-27T13:54:12
Report claims more vulnerabilities created than fixed as remediation gap widens Veracode has posted its annual State of Software Security report, based on data from 1.6 million applications tested on its cloud platform, finding that more vulnerabilities are being created than are being fixed, and that high-velocity development with AI is making comprehensive security unattainable.
Published: 2026-02-26T15:26:07
Telegram posts promise up to $1,000 per call as gang refines IT helpdesk ruse Prolific cybercrime crew Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) is reportedly recruiting women in the hope of improving its social engineering success.
Published: 2026-02-26T12:35:21
A rare joint alert from all five spy agencies means serious business The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is urgently warning defenders to patch two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities used in attacks.
Published: 2026-02-26T11:39:55
Anthropic fixed the flaws but the AI-enabled attack surfaces remain Security vulnerabilities in Claude Code could have allowed attackers to remotely execute code on users' machines and steal API keys by injecting malicious configurations into repositories, and then waiting for a developer to clone and open an untrustworthy project.
Published: 2026-02-26T00:33:20
UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnamed industry partners, disrupted the gang, which used the Chocolate Factory's own spreadsheet tools as part of its exploits.
Published: 2026-02-25T20:41:03
Come for the coding test, stay for the C2 traffic Next.js developers are once again in the crosshairs as hackers seed malicious repositories disguised as legitimate projects, according to Microsoft, which said a limited set of those repos were directly tied to observed compromises.
Published: 2026-02-25T16:51:54
Former Trenchant manager profited millions from cyber tools reserved for the US The former general manager of L3Harris's cyber arm will spend the next seven years behind bars for selling trade secrets to Russia.
Published: 2026-02-25T13:44:56
Security pros question assurances as company offers staff credit monitoring Wynn Resorts has confirmed that employee data was stolen from its servers, and is taking the hackers' word that they've since deleted it.
Published: 2026-02-25T12:39:06
Note to secret agents: ChatGPT is NOT a private diary A ChatGPT user with links to Chinese law enforcement tried to use the AI chatbot to run smear campaigns targeting the Japanese prime minister and other critics of the Chinese Communist Party, according to OpenAI's latest report on malicious uses of its models.
Published: 2026-02-25T10:01:09
And they're being stressed by geopolitical concerns that threaten to slow important data-sharing efforts Researchers from Georgia Tech have found that the supply chain for threat intelligence data is susceptible to adversarial action, and proposed a method to improve data sharing that they think will make it stronger.
Published: 2026-02-25T05:49:36
Discovery is getting cheaper. Validation and patching aren't What good is finding a hole if you can't fix it? Anthropic last week talked up Claude Code's improved ability to find software vulnerabilities and propose patches. But security researchers say that's not enough.
Published: 2026-02-24T22:36:53
SolarWinds + file transfer software = what attackers' dreams are made of If you run SolarWinds Serv-U, you should patch promptly. Four critical vulnerabilities in the file transfer software can allow attackers to execute code as root.
Published: 2026-02-24T19:55:07
New ransomware of choice, same critical targets North Korea's Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec and Carbon Black threat hunters.
Published: 2026-02-24T18:25:04
When a one-line fix triggers thousands of PRs, something's off A Go library maintainer has urged developers to turn off GitHub's Dependabot, arguing that false positives from the dependency-scanning tool "reduce security by causing alert fatigue."
Published: 2026-02-24T16:31:13
Social media giant retorts it doesn't want to collect 'private' data, and plans to appeal The UK's data protection regulator has fined social media giant Reddit 14.47 million ($19.5 million) over its use of children's data.
Published: 2026-02-24T13:29:47
Public prosecutor mulls sentencing following investigations into two separate attacks Two South Korean teenagers were this week charged with breaching Seoul's public bike service, Ttareungyi.
Published: 2026-02-24T11:53:49
Visa applications down, executives emigrating, and AI blamed for the rest The number of international workers applying for a visa to work in the UK's tech sector dropped 11 percent between Q2 and Q3 2025, and was down 6 percent year-on-year, according to consultancy RSM UK.
Published: 2026-02-24T10:15:15
We like our surface-to-air weapons affordable Britain has joined a handful of European allies in a program to develop low-cost air defense systems, including autonomous drones or missiles, with project delivery of the first elements scheduled for as early as 2027.
Published: 2026-02-24T09:30:11
Not the first of its kind ai-pocalypse Anthropic sent the infosec community into a tizzy on Friday when it rolled out Claude Code Security, a new feature that scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches to fix the issues.
Published: 2026-02-23T19:50:01
Watchdogs warn models that can generate realistic images of people must comply with data protection laws A global coalition of privacy watchdogs has fired a warning shot at the generative AI industry, saying companies churning out realistic synthetic images can't pretend that data protection rules don't apply.
Published: 2026-02-23T16:03:38
Goal is to run software locally and stream only to owners' computers If the sour taste has still not left your mouth after Ring's Super Bowl ad, there is a $10,000 prize for anyone who can find a security flaw in the company's cameras.
Published: 2026-02-23T15:17:34
Quartet accused of attacking public institutions, claiming the government was responsible for 2024 tragedy Spanish police say four self-proclaimed members of Anonymous are in custody after allegedly carrying out several cyberattacks on public authorities in the wake of the 2024 DANA floods.
Published: 2026-02-23T12:26:30
Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE’s killing of two US protesters.
Published: 2026-03-05T19:43:46
Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold.
Published: 2026-03-05T10:00:00
A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ electromagnetic and acoustic leaks a spying trick the NSA once codenamed TEMPEST.
Published: 2026-03-04T19:00:00
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.
Published: 2026-03-03T19:01:35
After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access. Journalists are relying on satellite links, encrypted apps, and smuggled footage to report from inside the country.
Published: 2026-03-03T09:30:00
New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
Published: 2026-03-02T18:34:25
The conflict in the Middle East is driving oil prices up in a midterm year when Americans are already focused on high energy bills.
Published: 2026-03-02T16:03:36
The all-out air assault on the Islamic Republic might be the biggest gamble of the president’s career.
Published: 2026-03-01T17:47:31
As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way,” promising amnesty if they surrender.
Published: 2026-02-28T15:58:09
As Iranian missiles targeted US-linked sites across the Gulf, the UAE’s missile shield was activated in real time.
Published: 2026-02-28T15:12:51
Plus: The top US cyber agency falls into shambles, AI models develop an upsetting penchant for nuclear weapons, and more.
Published: 2026-02-28T11:30:00
US president Donald Trump said a “major combat operation” against Iran had begun as he called for the country’s government to be overthrown.
Published: 2026-02-28T09:42:54
A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.
Published: 2026-02-27T10:00:00
The new open source project IronCurtain uses a unique method to secure and constrain AI assistant agents before they flip your digital life upside down.
Published: 2026-02-26T20:54:51
Drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes may be dead, but the Jalisco cartel he ran for years will likely outlive him thanks, in part, to the criminal group’s embrace of technology.
Published: 2026-02-25T09:30:00
The US Justice Department disclosures give fresh clues about how tech companies handle government inquiries about your data.
Published: 2026-02-24T23:22:38
Plus: The cybersecurity community grapples with Epstein files revelations, the US State Department plans an online anti-censorship “portal” for the world, and more.
Published: 2026-02-21T11:30:00
Following increased surveillance and patrols of routes used by transnational drug-trafficking networks, Mexican authorities have seized approximately 10 tons of cocaine in the past week alone.
Published: 2026-02-21T10:00:00
Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.
Published: 2026-02-20T20:03:23
Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security’s proposal to build “mega” detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation.
Published: 2026-02-20T18:27:39
Most organizations assume encrypted data is safe. But many attackers are already preparing for a future where today’s encryption can be broken. Instead of trying to decrypt information now, they are collecting encrypted data and storing it so it can be decrypted later using quantum computers. This tactic known as “harvest now, decrypt later” means sensitive data transmitted today could become
Published: 2026-03-05T20:52:00
Cisco has disclosed that two more vulnerabilities affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2026-20122 (CVSS score: 7.1) - An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the local file system.
Published: 2026-03-05T20:52:00
Some weeks in cybersecurity feel routine. This one doesn’t. Several new developments surfaced over the past few days, showing how quickly the threat landscape keeps shifting. Researchers uncovered fresh activity, security teams shared new findings, and a few unexpected moves from major tech companies also drew attention. Together, these updates offer a useful snapshot of what is happening
Published: 2026-03-05T19:14:00
A suspected Iran-nexus threat actor has been attributed to a campaign targeting government officials in Iraq by impersonating the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a set of never-before-seen malware. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which observed the activity in January 2026, is tracking the cluster under the name Dust Specter. The attacks, which manifest in the form of two different
Published: 2026-03-05T17:31:00
Organizations typically roll out multi-factor authentication (MFA) and assume stolen passwords are no longer enough to access systems. In Windows environments, that assumption is often wrong. Attackers still compromise networks every day using valid credentials. The issue is not MFA itself, but coverage. Enforced through an identity provider (IdP) such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or
Published: 2026-03-05T16:30:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Russian cyber campaign that has targeted Ukrainian entities with two previously undocumented malware families named BadPaw and MeowMeow. "The attack chain initiates with a phishing email containing a link to a ZIP archive. Once extracted, an initial HTA file displays a lure document written in Ukrainian concerning border crossing appeals
Published: 2026-03-05T15:40:00
Tycoon 2FA, one of the prominent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkits that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) credential harvesting attacks at scale, was dismantled by a coalition of law enforcement agencies and security companies. The subscription-based phishing kit, which first emerged in August 2023, was described by Europol as one of the largest phishing
Published: 2026-03-05T12:21:00
A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. The LeakBase forum, per the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), had over 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members as of December 2025. Those attempting to access the forum's website ("leakbase[.]la") are now
Published: 2026-03-05T12:04:00
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. "The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly lopsided, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, driving nearly 70% of all attack activity between February 28 and March 2," Radware said in a Tuesday
Published: 2026-03-04T22:51:00
Google said it identified a "new and powerful" exploit kit dubbed Coruna (aka CryptoWaters) targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS versions between 13.0 and 17.2.1. The exploit kit featured five full iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said. It's not effective against the latest version of iOS. The findings were first reported by WIRED. "The
Published: 2026-03-04T18:58:00
As AI becomes the central engine for enterprise productivity, security leaders are finally getting the green light and the budget to secure it. But there’s a quiet crisis unfolding in the boardroom: many organizations know they need "AI Governance," but they have no idea what they are actually looking for. The CISO’s Dilemma: You Have the AI Budget, but Do You Have the Requirements? As AI
Published: 2026-03-04T17:00:00
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged malicious Packagist PHP packages masquerading as Laravel utilities that act as a conduit for a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) that's functional on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The names of the packages are listed below - nhattuanbl/lara-helper (37 Downloads) nhattuanbl/simple-queue (29 Downloads) nhattuanbl/lara-swagger (49 Downloads)
Published: 2026-03-04T15:07:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Silver Dragon that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Europe and Southeast Asia since at least mid-2024. "Silver Dragon gains its initial access by exploiting public-facing internet servers and by delivering phishing emails that contain malicious attachments," Check Point said
Published: 2026-03-04T13:44:00
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-22719 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been described as a case of command injection that could allow an
Published: 2026-03-04T10:05:00
Threat hunters have called attention to a new campaign as part of which bad actors masqueraded as fake IT support to deliver the Havoc command-and-control (C2) framework as a precursor to data exfiltration or ransomware attack. The intrusions, identified by Huntress last month across five partner organizations, involved the threat actors using email spam as lures, followed by a phone call from
Published: 2026-03-03T22:45:00
Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet they are also the most vulnerable to the cognitive and organizational pressures that quietly erode SOC performance over time. The Paradox at the Gate:
Published: 2026-03-03T20:00:00
The threat actor behind the recently disclosed artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate appliances leveraged an open-source, AI-native security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI to execute the attacks. The new findings come from Team Cymru, which detected its use following an analysis of the IP address ("212.11.64[.]250") that was used by the suspected
Published: 2026-03-03T19:59:00
The Rise of MCPs in the Enterprise The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming a practical way to push LLMs from “chat” into real work. By providing structured access to applications, APIs, and data, MCP enables prompt-driven AI agents that can retrieve information, take action, and automate end-to-end business workflows across the enterprise. This is already showing up in production
Published: 2026-03-03T17:00:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new phishing suite called Starkiller that proxies legitimate login pages to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections. It's advertised as a cybercrime platform by a threat group calling itself Jinkusu, granting customers access to a dashboard that lets them select a brand to impersonate or enter a brand's real URL. It also lets
Published: 2026-03-03T16:40:00
Microsoft on Monday warned of phishing campaigns that employ phishing emails and OAuth URL redirection mechanisms to bypass conventional phishing defenses implemented in email and browsers. The activity, the company said, targets government and public-sector organizations with the end goal of redirecting victims to attacker-controlled infrastructure without stealing their tokens. It described
Published: 2026-03-03T14:50:00
Google on Monday disclosed that a high-severity security flaw impacting an open-source Qualcomm component used in Android devices has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21385 (CVSS score: 7.8), a buffer over-read in the Graphics component. "Memory corruption when adding user-supplied data without checking available buffer space," Qualcomm said in an advisory,
Published: 2026-03-03T12:38:00
The threat activity cluster known as SloppyLemming has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The activity, per Arctic Wolf, took place between January 2025 and January 2026. It involves the use of two distinct attack chains to deliver malware families tracked as BurrowShell and a Rust-based
Published: 2026-03-03T12:23:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag. It was patched by Google in early January 2026
Published: 2026-03-02T22:38:00
Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quantum computers. "To ensure the scalability and efficiency of the ecosystem, Chrome has no immediate plan to add traditional X.509 certificates containing post-quantum cryptography to the Chrome Root Store," the Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team said. "
Published: 2026-03-02T22:22:00
This week is not about one big event. It shows where things are moving. Network systems, cloud setups, AI tools, and common apps are all being pushed in different ways. Small gaps in access control, exposed keys, and normal features are being used as entry points. The pattern becomes clear only when you see everything together. Faster scans, smarter misuse of trusted services, and steady
Published: 2026-03-02T18:56:00
Most SaaS teams remember the day their user traffic started growing fast. Few notice the day bots started targeting them. On paper, everything looks great: more sign-ups, more sessions, more API calls. But in reality, something feels off: Sign-ups increase, but users aren’t activating. Server costs rise faster than revenue. Logs are filled with repeated requests from strange user agents. If
Published: 2026-03-02T17:25:00
A recently disclosed security flaw patched by Microsoft may have been exploited by the Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28, according to new findings from Akamai. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21513 (CVSS score: 8.8), a high-severity security feature bypass affecting the MSHTML Framework. "Protection mechanism failure in MSHTML Framework allows an unauthorized
Published: 2026-03-02T16:06:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry. The packages masquerade as developer tools, but contain functionality to extract the actual command-and-control (C2) by using seemingly harmless Pastebin content as a dead drop resolver and
Published: 2026-03-02T14:14:00
OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. "Our vulnerability lives in the core system itself no plugins, no marketplace, no user-installed extensions just the bare OpenClaw gateway, running exactly as documented," Oasis
Published: 2026-02-28T22:51:00
New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data. The findings come from Truffle Security, which discovered nearly 3,000 Google API keys (identified by the prefix "AIza") embedded in client-side code to provide Google-related services like
Published: 2026-02-28T15:26:00
Anthropic on Friday hit back after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate the artificial intelligence (AI) upstart as a "supply chain risk." "This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions we requested to the lawful use of our AI model, Claude: the mass domestic surveillance of Americans and fully autonomous weapons," the
Published: 2026-02-28T10:27:00
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering. The confiscated funds were traced to cryptocurrency addresses used for the laundering of criminally derived proceeds stolen from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, the department added. "Criminal
Published: 2026-02-27T23:41:00
The Shadowserver Foundation has revealed that over 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances still remain infected with web shells as part of attacks that exploited a command injection vulnerability starting in December 2025. Of these, 401 instances are located in the U.S., followed by 51 in Brazil, 43 in Canada, 40 in Germany, and 36 in France. The non-profit entity said the compromises are likely
Published: 2026-02-27T23:29:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Go module that's designed to harvest passwords, create persistent access via SSH, and deliver a Linux backdoor named Rekoobe. The Go module, github[.]com/xinfeisoft/crypto, impersonates the legitimate "golang.org/x/crypto" codebase, but injects malicious code that's responsible for exfiltrating secrets entered via terminal password
Published: 2026-02-27T21:03:00
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been attributed to a fresh set of tools, including a backdoor that uses Zoho WorkDrive for command-and-control (C2) communications to fetch more payloads and an implant that uses removable media to relay commands and breach air-gapped networks. The campaign, codenamed Ruby Jumper by Zscaler ThreatLabz, involves the deployment of malware
Published: 2026-02-27T18:13:00
Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users into running trojanized gaming utilities that are distributed via browsers and chat platforms to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT). "A malicious downloader staged a portable Java runtime and executed a malicious Java archive (JAR) file named jd-gui.jar," the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said in a post on X. "This downloader used PowerShell
Published: 2026-02-27T15:36:00
Meta on Thursday said it's taking legal action to tackle scams on its platforms by filing lawsuits against what it calls deceptive advertisers based in Brazil, China, and Vietnam. As part of the effort, the advertisers' methods of payment have been suspended, related accounts have been disabled, and the website domain names used to pull off the scams have been blocked. Concurrently, the social
Published: 2026-02-27T13:26:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet loader called Aeternum C2 that uses a blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to make it resilient to takedown efforts. "Instead of relying on traditional servers or domains for command-and-control, Aeternum stores its instructions on the public Polygon blockchain," Qrator Labs said in a report shared with The
Published: 2026-02-26T23:30:00
A previously undocumented threat activity cluster has been attributed to an ongoing malicious campaign targeting education and healthcare sectors in the U.S. since at least December 2025. The campaign is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-10027. The end goal of the attacks is to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor codenamed Dohdoor. "Dohdoor utilizes the DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH)
Published: 2026-02-26T20:47:00
Nothing here looks dramatic at first glance. That’s the point. Many of this week’s threats begin with something ordinary, like an ad, a meeting invite, or a software update. Behind the scenes, the tactics are sharper. Access happens faster. Control is established sooner. Cleanup becomes harder. Here is a quick look at the signals worth paying attention to. AI-powered command
Published: 2026-02-26T19:58:00
Introduction: Steal It Today, Break It in a Decade Digital evolution is unstoppable, and though the pace may vary, things tend to fall into place sooner rather than later. That, of course, applies to adversaries as well. The rise of ransomware and cyber extortion generated funding for a complex and highly professional criminal ecosystem. The era of the cloud brought general availability of
Published: 2026-02-26T17:36:00
A "coordinated developer-targeting campaign" is using malicious repositories disguised as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessments to trick victims into executing them and establish persistent access to compromised machines. "The activity aligns with a broader cluster of threats that use job-themed lures to blend into routine developer workflows and increase the likelihood of code
Published: 2026-02-26T16:05:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package discovered on the NuGet Gallery, impersonating a library from financial services firm Stripe in an attempt to target the financial sector. The package, codenamed StripeApi.Net, attempts to masquerade as Stripe.net, a legitimate library from Stripe that has over 75 million downloads. It was uploaded by a user named
Published: 2026-02-26T15:39:00
A newly disclosed maximum-severity security flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly vSmart) and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage) has come under active exploitation in the wild as part of malicious activity that dates back to 2023. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20127 (CVSS score: 10.0), allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain
Published: 2026-02-26T11:43:00
Google on Wednesday disclosed that it worked with industry partners to disrupt the infrastructure of a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC2814 that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries. "This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of targeting international governments and global telecommunications organizations across Africa, Asia, and the Americas,"
Published: 2026-02-25T23:16:00
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude Code, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant, that could result in remote code execution and theft of API credentials. "The vulnerabilities exploit various configuration mechanisms, including Hooks, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and environment variables executing
Published: 2026-02-25T22:30:00
The notorious cybercrime collective known as Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) has been observed offering financial incentives to recruit women to pull off social engineering attacks. The idea is to hire them for voice phishing campaigns targeting IT help desks, Dataminr said in a new threat brief. The group is said to be offering anywhere between $500 and $1,000 upfront per call, in addition to
Published: 2026-02-25T20:36:00
Triage is supposed to make things simpler. In a lot of teams, it does the opposite. When you can’t reach a confident verdict early, alerts turn into repeat checks, back-and-forth, and “just escalate it” calls. That cost doesn’t stay inside the SOC; it shows up as missed SLAs, higher cost per case, and more room for real threats to slip through. So where does triage go wrong? Here are five triage
Published: 2026-02-25T20:00:00
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered four malicious NuGet packages that are designed to target ASP.NET web application developers to steal sensitive data. The campaign, discovered by Socket, exfiltrates ASP.NET Identity data, including user accounts, role assignments, and permission mappings, as well as manipulates authorization rules to create persistent backdoors in victim applications.
Published: 2026-02-25T18:13:00
Why automating sensitive data transfers is now a mission-critical priority More than half of national security organizations still rely on manual processes to transfer sensitive data, according to The CYBER360: Defending the Digital Battlespace report. This should alarm every defense and government leader because manual handling of sensitive data is not just inefficient, it is a systemic
Published: 2026-02-25T16:30:00
Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn (43) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for his role in the Phobos ransomware operation. Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleaded guilty in the US to wire fraud conspiracy for his role in the Phobos ransomware scheme. The man was arrested in South Korea in 2024 and extradited to the United States. He […]
Published: 2026-03-05T19:12:17
Researchers uncovered a Russian campaign targeting Ukrainian entities with new malware families BadPaw and MeowMeow delivered through phishing emails. Researchers reported a phishing campaign linked to Russia that targets Ukrainian organizations using two new malware families, BadPaw and MeowMeow. The attack chain begins with a phishing email carrying a link to a ZIP archive. When […]
Published: 2026-03-05T14:58:48
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum in an international crackdown led by Europol. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum (leakbase[.]la), a platform used to trade hacking tools and stolen data. The action formed part of “Operation Leak,” an international effort coordinated by Europol involving authorities from 14 […]
Published: 2026-03-05T09:31:39
Google warns of the Coruna iOS exploit kit, using 23 exploits across five chains to target iPhones running iOS 13 17.2.1, but not the latest iOS. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has identified a powerful new iOS exploit kit called Coruna (also known as CryptoWaters) that targets Apple iPhones running iOS versions 13.0 through 17.2.1. The kit […]
Published: 2026-03-05T06:10:52
Cisco patched two critical Secure FMC vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain root access to managed firewalls. Cisco addressed two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that could allow attackers to gain root access. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) is a centralized management platform for Cisco firewalls. It lets administrators configure, […]
Published: 2026-03-04T22:10:06
Security teams want lower MTTR, but flaws persist. How to use automation vs. orchestration to reduce risk effectively? Almost all security teams want to reduce their Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR). And for good reason: research from 2024 found that it takes an average of 4.5 months to remediate critical vulnerabilities. The problem is that […]
Published: 2026-03-04T20:25:52
LastPass warns of a phishing campaign using fake security alerts about unauthorized access or password changes to steal users’ master passwords. LastPass has warned users about a new phishing campaign using fake security alerts that claim unauthorized access or master password changes. The emails, which spoof LastPass’s display name, attempt to trick recipients into revealing […]
Published: 2026-03-04T15:07:10
APT group Silver Dragon, linked to APT41, targets governments via server exploits and phishing, using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive for C2. Check Point researchers have identified Silver Dragon, an APT group tied to the China-linked group APT41, targeting government entities in Europe and Southeast Asia since mid-2024. The group gains initial access by exploiting […]
Published: 2026-03-04T11:51:24
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Qualcomm and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium CSS, Microsoft Windows, TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware, and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: In […]
Published: 2026-03-04T08:56:38
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawai i Cancer Center exposed personal data of 1.2 million people. A 2025 ransomware attack targeting the University of Hawai i Cancer Center compromised the personal information of about 1.2 million individuals. The attack hit the University of Hawai i Cancer Center on August 31, 2025, impacting servers that support research […]
Published: 2026-03-04T08:15:04