Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an unpatched issue that could be exploited to disclose a user’s NTLMv2 hash to the attacker. Like in the case of CVE-2026-33829, which impacted the Windows Snipping Tool’s ms-screensketch: URI handler, the newly flagged issue resides in the search: URI handler, per Huntress. CVE-2026-33829 refers to a spoofing vulnerability…
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Why an HP Poly VoIP Phones Bug Could Become an Enterprise Foothold
Rapid7 details a critical unauthenticated overflow in HP Poly VoIP phones that can lead to root RCE, with patches available for affected models. Rapid7’s latest disclosure on CVE-2026-0826 should get serious attention from anyone running HP Poly VoIP phones in an enterprise setting. It’s a critical unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow that can give a remote…
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Pakistan-Linked SideCopy Targets Afghanistan Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a spear-phishing campaign likely undertaken by the Pakistan-aligned SideCopy group targeting Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance with an open-source remote access trojan called Xeno RAT. “The campaign opens with a spear phishing delivery – a ZIP archive containing a malicious LNK file bearing a carefully crafted Pashto-language filename,”
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 2, 2026
Agentic Safety and Ecosystem Architect, Trust and Safety Google | USA | On-site – View job details As an Agentic Safety and Ecosystem Architect, Trust and Safety, you will define safety controls and permission models for autonomous agents on Android, helping ensure actions are reviewed before execution and access to sensitive data requires explicit consent.…
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What One Predator Case Can Reveal About an Online Platform’s Safety Gaps
When a predator contacts a child through an online platform, the details of how it happened often expose…
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OpenAI Codex Authentication Tokens Stolen in codexui-android npm Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious supply chain campaign that’s targeting developers using OpenAI Codex through a legitimate-looking remote web UI. The tool, named codexui-android, is advertised on GitHub and npm as a remote web UI for OpenAI Codex, attracting over 29,000 weekly downloads. The package is still available for download from…
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ChatGPhish Vulnerability Turns ChatGPT Web Summaries Into a Phishing Surface
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in OpenAI ChatGPT that leverages the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant’s implicit trust in Markdown links and images to trigger prompt injections and open the door to phishing attacks. The technique has been codenamed ChatGPhish by Permiso Security. “The chatgpt.com response renderer trusts Markdown links and Markdown
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 26, 2026
Application Security Engineer IG Group | India | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will assess the security of web, mobile, and cloud applications through penetration testing, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture reviews. Responsibilities also include integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, managing vulnerability remediation, supporting purple team activities,…
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Megalodon GitHub Attack Targets 5,561 Repos with Malicious CI/CD Workflows
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new automated campaign called Megalodon that has pushed 5,718 malicious commits to 5,561 GitHub repositories within a six-hour window. “Using throwaway accounts and forged author identities (build-bot, auto-ci, ci-bot, pipeline-bot), the attacker injected GitHub Actions workflows containing base64-encoded bash payloads that exfiltrate CI
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Unpatched ChromaDB flaw leaves servers open to remote code execution
Researchers have published details about a critical vulnerability in ChromaDB that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and access sensitive data on machines running the open-source vector database. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-45829, is located in ChromaDB’s API server and was published by researchers at HiddenLayer after reportedly failing to get in contact…
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Google accidentally exposed details of unfixed Chromium flaw
Google has accidentally leaked details about an unfixed issue in Chromium that keeps JavaScript running in the background even when the browser is closed, allowing remote code execution on the device. […]
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Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a campaign targeting a telecommunications provider in the Middle East since at least mid-2022. “Showboat is a modular post-exploitation framework designed for Linux systems, capable of spawning a remote shell, transferring files, and functioning as a…
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9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several…
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Trapdoor Android Ad Fraud Scheme Hit 659 Million Daily Bid Requests Using 455 Apps
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ad fraud and malvertising operation dubbed Trapdoor targeting Android device users. The activity, per HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team, encompassed 455 malicious Android apps and 183 threat actor-owned command-and-control (C2) domains, turning the infrastructure into a pipeline for multi-stage fraud. “Users
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 19, 2026
CISO DataFence | Israel | Hybrid – View job details As a CISO, you will develop security roadmaps, compliance plans, risk registers, policies, and control implementation plans while leading audit and regulatory compliance activities. You will manage client projects from planning through delivery, conduct risk assessments, gap analyses, internal audits, and security maturity reviews, and…
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New Fragnesia Linux Kernel LPE Grants Root Access via Page Cache Corruption
Details have emerged about a new variant of the recent Dirty Frag Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain root access, making it the third such bug to be identified in the kernel within a span of two weeks. Codenamed Fragnesia, the security vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-46300 (CVSS score:…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 12, 2026
Application Security Engineer Total Quality Logistics | USA | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain security controls across the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to identify vulnerabilities early, support remediation efforts, and help ensure applications are secure by…
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Hackers Observed Using AI to Develop Zero-Day for the First Time
Google Threat Intelligence Group details how cybercriminals attempted to launch a campaign based around an AI-developed Zero-Day targeting open-source software
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New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux backdoor named PamDOORa that’s being advertised on the Rehub Russian cybercrime forum for $1,600 by a threat actor called “darkworm.” The backdoor is designed as a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)-based post-exploitation toolkit that enables persistent SSH access by means of a magic password and specific TCP…
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Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions
Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel. Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a successor to Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431, CVSS score: 7.8), a recently disclosed LPE flaw impacting the Linux kernel that has since come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability was…
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PCPJack Credential Stealer Exploits 5 CVEs to Spread Worm-Like Across Cloud Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new credential theft framework dubbed PCPJack that targets exposed cloud infrastructure and ousts any artifacts linked to TeamPCP from the environments. “The toolset harvests credentials from cloud, container, developer, productivity, and financial services, then exfiltrates the data through attacker-controlled infrastructure while attempting
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Windows Phone Link Exploited by CloudZ RAT to Steal Credentials and OTPs
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an intrusion that involved the use of a CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) and a previous undocumented plugin dubbed Pheno with the aim of facilitating credential theft. “According to the functionalities of the CloudZ RAT and Pheno plugin, this was with the intention of stealing victims’ credentials and potentially…
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Anti-ICE Site GTFO ICE Accused of Exposing Data of 17,000+ Activists
An anti-ICE website, GTFO ICE, linked to Miles Taylor, is accused of exposing the personal details of 17,662 activists, sparking concerns that the data may have reached government agencies.
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Microsoft Details Phishing Campaign Targeting 35,000 Users Across 26 Countries
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale credential theft campaign that has leveraged a combination of code of conduct-themed lures and legitimate email services to direct users to attacker-controlled domains and steal authentication tokens. The multi-stage campaign, observed between April 14 and 16, 2026, targeted more than 35,000 users across over 13,000 organizations in 26…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 5, 2026
Armis Security Specialist HCLTech | Ireland | On-site – View job details As an Armis Security Specialist, you will manage and optimize the Armis deployment to strengthen security across lab, OT, and IoT environments. You will maintain device visibility, refine policies and detections, and integrate Armis with other tools to improve monitoring and reduce false…
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China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one European government belonging to NATO. Trend Micro has attributed the activity to a threat activity cluster it tracks under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053. The adversarial collective is assessed to
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New Python Backdoor Uses Tunneling Service to Steal Browser and Cloud Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a stealthy Python-based backdoor framework called DEEP#DOOR that comes with capabilities to establish persistent access and harvest a wide range of sensitive information from compromised hosts. “The intrusion chain begins with execution of a batch script (‘install_obf.bat’) that disables Windows security controls, dynamically extracts an
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori. “An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of…
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Researchers Discover Critical GitHub CVE-2026-3854 RCE Flaw Exploitable via Single Git Push
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security vulnerability impacting GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Server that could allow an authenticated user to obtain remote code execution with a single “git push” command. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3854 (CVSS score: 8.7), is a case of command injection that could allow an attacker with push access…
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Critical Unpatched Flaw Leaves Hugging Face LeRobot Open to Unauthenticated RCE
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security flaw impacting LeRobot, Hugging Face’s open-source robotics platform with nearly 24,000 GitHub stars, that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-25874 (CVSS score: 9.3), which has been described as a case of untrusted data deserialization stemming from the use…
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Fake CAPTCHA IRSF Scam and 120 Keitaro Campaigns Drive Global SMS, Crypto Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a telecommunications fraud campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA verification tricks to dupe unsuspecting users into sending international text messages that incur charges on their mobile bills, generating illicit revenue for the threat actors who lease the phone numbers. According to a new report published by Infoblox, the operation is…
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Hitachi Vantara Releases FY2025 Sustainability Report, Highlighting Leadership in Energy-Efficient Infrastructure for AI-Driven Workloads
GUEST RESEARCH: Annual report details advancements in sustainable data infrastructure, including expanded lifecycle design initiatives, governance improvements and energy-efficient systems for AI workloads
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Sophos Firewall v22 MR1 is now available
Check out the full release notes for more details and a list of fixes. Categories: Products & Services Tags: Firewall, network, v22
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Ghost breaches: How AI-mediated narratives have become a new threat vector
A company wakes up to a news story claiming it has suffered a major data breach. The details are specific, technical and convincing. But the breach didn’t happen. No systems were compromised. No data was taken. A language model generated the entire story, filling in plausible details from scratch. And before the company can figure…
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UAC-0247 Targets Ukrainian Clinics and Government in Data-Theft Malware Campaign
The Computer Emergencies Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted governments and municipal healthcare institutions, mainly clinics and emergency hospitals, to deliver malware capable of stealing sensitive data from Chromium-based web browsers and WhatsApp. The activity, which was observed between March and April
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Critical nginx UI tool vulnerability opens web servers to full compromise
Security vendor Pluto Security has published details of a critical vulnerability in the open-source nginx UI web server configuration tool that has been under active exploitation by cybercriminals since March. News of the flaw, identified as CVE-2026-33032, first appeared on the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on March 30, the same day that threat intelligence companies…
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Booking.com Confirms Data Breach as Hackers Access Customer Details
Booking.com confirms a data breach exposing customer details to hackers. No payment data accessed, but users face risk of targeted phishing scams now!
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 14, 2026
Cyber Security Engineer/Application Security Specialist Tecnots | India | On-site – View job details As a Cyber Security Engineer/Application Security Specialist, you will integrate security into the SDLC, perform application security reviews, and support secure APIs, authentication, and data protection. You will embed security into CI/CD pipelines using SAST and DAST, enforce secure coding practices,…
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EngageLab SDK Flaw Exposed 50M Android Users, Including 30M Crypto Wallets
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in a widely used third-party Android software development kit (SDK) called EngageLab SDK that could have put millions of cryptocurrency wallet users at risk. “This flaw allows apps on the same device to bypass Android security sandbox and gain unauthorized access to private data,” the Microsoft Defender
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 8, 2026
Application Security Engineer Liebherr Group | Germany | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will implement security testing tools such as SAST, DAST, and IAST, perform vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, and collaborate with developers to remediate issues and enforce secure coding practices. You will automate security testing in CI/CD…
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Yurei Ransomware Uses Common Tools, Adds Stranger Things References
Team Cymru details the Yurei ransomware campaign, using standard tools and a few Stranger Things–named payloads to breach and encrypt systems.
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LatAm’s Self-Taught Cyber Talent Overlooked Amid Cyberattack Glut
A newly released study exclusively shared with Dark Reading details the unique circumstances that make up Latin America’s labor pool, and why organizations may want to expand their talent search.
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CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself was impersonated to distribute a remote administration tool known as AGEWHEEZE. As part of the attacks, the threat actors, tracked as UAC-0255, sent emails on March 26 and 27, 2026, posing as CERT-UA…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 31, 2026
Android Malware Research Director Alice | Israel | On-site – View job details As an Android Malware Research Director, you will establish operational processes, workflows, and quality standards for the team, while integrating the function into existing infrastructure. You will act as the primary client interface, managing relationships, presenting research findings, and ensuring client satisfaction.…
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Leak reveals Anthropic’s ‘Mythos,’ a powerful AI model aimed at cybersecurity use cases
Anthropic didn’t intend to introduce Mythos this way. Details of what it calls its most capable AI model yet surfaced through a data leak in its content management system (CMS), revealing a LLM with sharply improved reasoning and coding skills. The data leak, which was the result of the company’s staffers inadvertently exposing material about…
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Leak reveals Anthropic’s ‘Mythos,’ a powerful AI model aimed at cybersecurity use cases
Anthropic didn’t intend to introduce Mythos this way. Details of what it calls its most capable AI model yet surfaced through a data leak in its content management system (CMS), revealing a LLM with sharply improved reasoning and coding skills. The data leak, which was the result of the company’s staffers inadvertently exposing material about…
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European Commission Confirms Cloud Data Breach
The European Commission has revealed details of a data breach impacting its AWS infrastructure
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TA446 Deploys Leaked DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign
Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices. The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as TA446, which is also tracked by the broader cybersecurity community…
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Open VSX Bug Let Malicious VS Code Extensions Bypass Pre-Publish Security Checks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched bug impacting Open VSX’s pre-publish scanning pipeline to cause the tool to allow a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension to pass the vetting process and go live in the registry. “The pipeline had a single boolean return value that meant both ‘no scanners are…
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Why a ‘Near Miss’ Database Is Key to Improving Information Sharing
Organizations disclose attack details, though information may be limited, following a breach, but what if they did the same with close calls?
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 24, 2026
Application Security Analyst Alignerr | USA | Remote – View job details As an Application Security Analyst, you will review and analyze application security scenarios across code, APIs, and system behavior. You will classify vulnerabilities such as authentication flaws, injection risks, and business logic issues, and evaluate secure coding practices and remediation strategies. You will…
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All aboard: the NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program is headed to our next stop! Share your input on where we’re headed during our Future Directions Two-Day Workshop on March 31st.
Workshop Details… We’re looking forward to hearing from the community during our “Future Directions” Workshop! Date: March 31 – April 1, 2026 Where: NIST’s Gaithersburg campus! Registration and Details: HERE Can’t make it? We still want to hear from you – email us at IoTSecurity [at] nist.gov (IoTSecurity[at]nist[dot]gov). All Aboard for Product Cybersecurity The NIST…
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Hackers Exploit Critical Langflow Bug in Just 20 Hours
Sysdig details how threat actors exploited a critical CVE in Langflow in less than a day
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AI Flaws in Amazon Bedrock, LangSmith, and SGLang Enable Data Exfiltration and RCE
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new method for exfiltrating sensitive data from artificial intelligence (AI) code execution environments using domain name system (DNS) queries. In a report published Monday, BeyondTrust revealed that Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Code Interpreter’s sandbox mode permits outbound DNS queries that an attacker can exploit to enable interactive shells
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 17, 2026
Application Security DevSecOps Specialist NTT DATA | Italy | On-site – View job details As an Application Security DevSecOps Specialist, you will integrate security into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, secret scanning, and container scanning to ensure secure software delivery. You will conduct code security reviews, triage findings, and collaborate with…
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Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials
Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled websites to deploy digitally signed trojans that masquerade as trusted VPN clients
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Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new banking malware targeting Brazilian users that’s written in Rust, marking a significant departure from other known Delphi-based malware families associated with the Latin American cybercrime ecosystem. The malware, which is designed to infect Windows systems and was first discovered last month, has been codenamed VENON by Brazilian
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Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-generated malware codenamed Slopoly put to use by a financially motivated threat actor named Hive0163. “Although still relatively unspectacular, AI-generated malware such as Slopoly shows how easily threat actors can weaponize AI to develop new malware frameworks in a fraction of the time it used…
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Critical n8n Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and Exposure of Stored Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two now-patched security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including two critical bugs that could result in arbitrary command execution. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-27577 (CVSS score: 9.4) – Expression sandbox escape leading to remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2026-27493 (CVSS score: 9.5) – Unauthenticated
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Cloud Attackers Now Prefer Vulnerability Exploits Over Credentials, Google Cloud Finds
Google Cloud report details a sharp rise in attackers exploiting software vulnerabilities, including React2Shell
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 10, 2026
Associate Director Application Security BioNTech | Germany | On-site – View job details As an Associate Director Application Security, you will lead application security strategy, standardize security processes, and drive vulnerability management across development environments. You will enable secure-by-design practices through technical solutions and advisory support, oversee secure onboarding of open-source software, and define KPIs…
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Multi-Stage VOID#GEIST Malware Delivering XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a multi-stage malware campaign that uses batch scripts as a pathway to deliver various encrypted remote access trojan (RATs) payloads that correspond to XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT. The stealthy attack chain has been codenamed VOID#GEIST by Securonix Threat Research. At a high level, the obfuscated batch script is…
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Microsoft Reveals ClickFix Campaign Using Windows Terminal to Deploy Lumma Stealer
Microsoft on Thursday disclosed details of a new widespread ClickFix social engineering campaign that has leveraged the Windows Terminal app as a way to activate a sophisticated attack chain and deploy the Lumma Stealer malware. The activity, observed in February 2026, makes use of the terminal emulator program instead of instructing users to launch the…
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APT28-Linked Campaign Deploys BadPaw Loader and MeowMeow Backdoor in Ukraine
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…
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Workers reviewing Meta Ray-Ban footage encounter users’ intimate moments
Bank details and intimate moments captured without people realizing they are being recorded are the new privacy nightmare behind the latest tech fashion hit, Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. A joint investigation by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten found that footage and audio recorded by Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses are reviewed by human contractors in Kenya, including…
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APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2
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…
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Starkiller Phishing Suite Uses AitM Reverse Proxy to Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication
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…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 3, 2026
AI & Data Security Expert Ferrero | Italy | Hybrid – View job details As an AI & Data Security Expert, you will define and maintain security controls for AI solutions, ensuring compliance with evolving threats and regulations. You will advise on data protection, tool selection, and access controls, strengthen AI evaluation frameworks, and drive…
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New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
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…
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CISA warns that RESURGE malware can be dormant on Ivanti devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new details about RESURGE, a malicious implant used in zero-day attacks exploiting CVE-2025-0282 to breach Ivanti Connect Secure devices. […]
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Malicious Go Crypto Module Steals Passwords, Deploys Rekoobe Backdoor
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
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Aeternum C2 Botnet Stores Encrypted Commands on Polygon Blockchain to Evade Takedown
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
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Malicious StripeApi NuGet Package Mimicked Official Library and Stole API Tokens
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…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 24, 2026
Application Security Engineer Anthropic | USA | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will secure AI products and internal tools by embedding security into the SDLC, conducting design reviews and threat modeling, and scaling secure code review practices. You will also lead vulnerability management efforts, building automation and prioritization workflows…
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Wormable XMRig Campaign Uses BYOVD Exploit and Time-Based Logic Bomb
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new cryptojacking campaign that uses pirated software bundles as lures to deploy a bespoke XMRig miner program on compromised hosts. “Analysis of the recovered dropper, persistence triggers, and mining payload reveals a sophisticated, multi-stage infection prioritizing maximum cryptocurrency mining hashrate, often destabilizing the victim
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ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT). “The campaign demonstrates a high level of operational sophistication: compromised sites spanning multiple industries and geographies serve as delivery infrastructure, a multi-stage
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Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android trojan called Massiv that’s designed to facilitate device takeover (DTO) attacks for financial theft. The malware, according to ThreatFabric, masquerades as seemingly harmless IPTV apps to deceive victims, indicating that the activity is primarily singling out users looking for the online TV applications. “This new threat,…
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Researchers Reveal Six New OpenClaw Vulnerabilities
Endor Labs has published details of six new vulnerabilities in popular AI assistant OpenClaw
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CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed CRESCENTHARVEST, likely targeting supporters of Iran’s ongoing protests to conduct information theft and long-term espionage. The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) said it observed the activity after January 9, with the attacks designed to deliver a malicious payload that serves as a remote access trojan…
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Chinese hackers exploited a Dell zero-day for 18 months before anyone noticed
Researchers uncovered more worrying details about a long-running cyber espionage campaign suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, exemplifying how such attacks often go undetected until they’ve already caused significant damage. Google Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant said the Chinese threat group UNC6201 has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual…
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SmartLoader Attack Uses Trojanized Oura MCP Server to Deploy StealC Infostealer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new SmartLoader campaign that involves distributing a trojanized version of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server associated with Oura Health to deliver an information stealer known as StealC. “The threat actors cloned a legitimate Oura MCP Server – a tool that connects AI assistants to Oura Ring health…
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New ZeroDayRAT Mobile Spyware Enables Real-Time Surveillance and Data Theft
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT that’s being advertised on Telegram as a way to grab sensitive data and facilitate real-time surveillance on Android and iOS devices. “The developer runs dedicated channels for sales, customer support, and regular updates, giving buyers a single point of access to a…
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Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging
Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting users into running commands that carry out a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup to retrieve the next-stage payload. Specifically, the attack relies on using the “nslookup” (short for nameserver lookup) command to execute a custom…
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SSHStalker Botnet Uses IRC C2 to Control Linux Systems via Legacy Kernel Exploits
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet operation called SSHStalker that relies on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) purposes. “The toolset blends stealth helpers with legacy-era Linux exploitation: Alongside log cleaners (utmp/wtmp/lastlog tampering) and rootkit-class artifacts, the actor keeps a large back-catalog of
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Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself. BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection
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macOS Users Hit by Python Infostealers Posing as AI Installers
Microsoft details 3 Python Infostealers hitting macOS users via fake AI tools, Google ads, and Terminal tricks to steal passwords and crypto, then erase traces.