Cybersecurity News from Across the Internet
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Cisco Smart Software Manager On‑Prem is a centralized Cisco tool used by organizations to manage software licenses, entitlements, and compliance for Cisco products within their own network environment. Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) is embedded server … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Progress ShareFile, which when chained together, could allow for remote code execution. Progress ShareFile is a secure, cloud-based content collaboration and file-sharing platform. It enables businesses to securely exchange documents, manage client workflows, and obtain electronic signatures, with a focus on compliance for industries like finance and healthcare. Successful … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Progress ShareFile Could Allow for Remote Code Execution – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
A large-scale credential harvesting operation has been observed exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability as an initial infection vector to steal database credentials, SSH private keys, Amazon Web Services (AWS) secrets, shell command history, Stripe API keys, and GitHub tokens at scale. Cisco Talos has attributed the operation to a threat cluster it tracks as – Read More – The Hacker News
ShinyHunters hackers claim they stole 3 million+ Cisco records via Salesforce and AWS, warning of a public leak if demands are not met by April 3, 2026. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed it is using Paragon spyware, prompting outrage Thursday from a trio of House Democrats. In response to a letter from the lawmakers inquiring about Paragon’s use, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons wrote that he had authorized the use of “cutting-edge technological tools” to help the Homeland Security Investigations division … Read More “House Dems decry confirmed ICE usage of Paragon spyware – CyberScoop” »
Cisco has released updates to address a critical security flaw in the Integrated Management Controller (IMC) that, if successfully exploited, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain access to the system with elevated privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20093, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. “This – Read More … Read More “Cisco Patches 9.8 CVSS IMC and SSM Flaws Allowing Remote System Compromise – The Hacker News” »
Microsoft warns of a WhatsApp attachments spreading VBS malware that installs backdoors on Windows PCs, giving hackers remote access and control systems. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
With the country’s cybersecurity workforce still experiencing major shortages, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is pushing to enlist the Department of Labor to help tackle the problem. The Cyber Ready Workforce Act would direct the DOL to establish a grant program that supports the “creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity,” … Read More “Lawmakers renew push for Labor Department-backed cyber apprenticeship grants – CyberScoop” »
The Akira ransomware group has compromised hundreds of victims over the past year with a well-honed attack lifecycle that has whittled down the time from initial access to encryption of data in less than four hours, according to cybersecurity firm Halcyon. Akira has been active since 2023, racking up at least $245 million in ransom … Read More “Akira ransomware group can achieve initial access to data encryption in less than an hour – CyberScoop” »
Medtech company Stryker says it’s back to being “fully operational,” three weeks after it became the most prominent victim to date of Iranian hackers, who said they attacked the Michigan-based company in retaliation over the conflict with the United States and Israel. A March 11 wiper attack from the pro-Palestinian, Iranian government-connected group Handala damaged … Read More “Medtech giant Stryker says it’s back up after Iranian cyberattack – CyberScoop” »
This modern infostealer adopted server-side decryption of stolen credentials to bypass security controls – Read More –
The latest ThreatsDay Bulletin is basically a cheat sheet for everything breaking on the internet right now. No corporate fluff or boring lectures here, just a quick and honest look at the messy reality of keeping systems safe this week. Things are moving fast. The list includes researchers chaining small bugs together to create massive backdoors, old software flaws – … Read More “ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pre-Auth Chains, Android Rootkits, CloudTrail Evasion & 10 More Stories – The Hacker News” »
New research from Varonis Threat Labs reveals Storm infostealer, a malicious subscription service that bypasses Google Chrome encryption.… – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Team Cymru details the Yurei ransomware campaign, using standard tools and a few Stranger Things–named payloads to breach and encrypt systems. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
LNK files use GitHub C2, embedded decoders and PowerShell for persistence and data exfiltration – Read More –
Halcyon says Akira is now capable of carrying out an entire ransomware attack in less than an hour – Read More –
iOS/iPadOS 18.7.7 updates expanded to protect older devices from DarkSword web exploit kit – Read More –
The UK’s cybersecurity agency offered advice to “high-risk’ individuals” on how to protect against social engineering and cyber-attacks – Read More –
GitHub developers face rising giveaway scams. Verify repos, links, and maintainers before acting. Avoid rushed clicks, fake rewards, and risky wallet actions. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer base on open source consumption across our catalog of container image projects, versions, images, language libraries, and builds. These insights shed light on what teams pull, deploy, and maintain day to day, alongside the vulnerabilities and … Read More “The State of Trusted Open Source Report – The Hacker News” »
A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans (RATs) and cryptocurrency miners since November 2023. “Beyond cryptomining, the threat actor monetizes infections through CPA (Cost Per Action) fraud, directing victims to content locker pages under the guise of software registration,” Elastic – Read More – The Hacker News
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp said it alerted about 200 users who were tricked into installing a bogus version of its iOS app that was infected with spyware. According to reports from Italian newspaper La Repubblica and news agency ANSA, the vast majority of the targets are located in Italy. It’s assessed that the threat actors behind the activity … Read More “WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action – The Hacker News” »
E2e-assure says 80% of critical infrastructure providers could face millions in downtime from cyber-attacks – Read More –
Apple on Wednesday expanded the availability of iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7 to a broader range of devices to protect users from the risk posed by a recently disclosed exploit kit known as DarkSword. “We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7 for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security – … Read More “Apple Expands iOS 18.7.7 Update to More Devices to Block DarkSword Exploit – The Hacker News” »
As India takes strong steps toward the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP) in 2026, organizations… The post A Practical Guide to Data Discovery and Mapping for DPDP Compliance appeared first on JISA Softech Pvt Ltd. – Read More – JISA Softech Pvt Ltd
Android requires dev identity verification for sideloaded apps; phased global rollout from September – Read More –
A cannabis-growing, beekeeping, gyrocopter-flying Irishman invested his drug money in Bitcoin back in 2011 – and now sits on a fortune worth $400 million. There’s just one small problem: the access codes were tucked inside his fishing rod case, which has mysteriously vanished. Or has it? Because this week, one of his frozen wallets suddenly … Read More “Smashing Security podcast #461: This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished – GRAHAM CLULEY” »
Apple pushes rare iOS 18 security patch to protect devices at risk from the DarkSword exploit, urging users to update or move to iOS 26 for stronger protection. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple products, the most severe of which could allow for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow a user to elevate privileges. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, they may be able to modify protected system files. – Read More – Cyber … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products Could Allow for Privilege Escalation – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
A LinkedIn phishing scam uses fake notifications and lookalike domains to steal credentials, hijack accounts, and access sensitive professional data. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
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 … Read More “CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails – The Hacker News” »
Human error exposed 512,000+ lines of Anthropic Claude AI Code, revealing KAIROS and Capybara secrets, pushing users to switch to the Native Installer. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
A Chinese cyberespionage group has shifted its gaze back to Europe after years of focusing on other parts of the world, Proofpoint research published Wednesday found. The surge began in mid-2025, with a bevy of issues bubbling up between China and Europe, the company said. Proofpoint labels the government-linked group TA416, but other companies track … Read More “European-Chinese geopolitical issues drive renewed cyberespionage campaign – CyberScoop” »
Venom Stealer malware-as-a-service automates ClickFix social engineering, credential and crypto exfiltration – Read More –
Google on Thursday released security updates for its Chrome web browser to address 21 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-5281 (CVSS score: N/A), concerns a use-after-free bug in Dawn, an open-source and cross-platform implementation of the WebGPU standard. “Use-after-free in Dawn in Google … Read More “New Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Under Active Exploitation — Patch Released – The Hacker News” »
Microsoft is calling attention to a new campaign that has leveraged WhatsApp messages to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files. The activity, beginning in late February 2026, leverages these scripts to initiate a multi-stage infection chain for establishing persistence and enabling remote access. It’s currently not known what lures the threat actors use to … Read More “Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass – The Hacker News” »
A multi-pronged phishing campaign is targeting Spanish-speaking users in organizations across Latin America and Europe to deliver Windows banking trojans like Casbaneiro (aka Metamorfo) via another malware called Horabot. The activity has been attributed to a Brazilian cybercrime threat actor tracked as Augmented Marauder and Water Saci. The e-crime group was first documented by Trend … Read More “Casbaneiro Phishing Targets Latin America and Europe Using Dynamic PDF Lures – The Hacker News” »
New research from Seqrite explains the ‘dual-use dilemma,’ where ransomware attackers repurpose legitimate IT tools like IOBit Unlocker… – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
There is a character that keeps appearing in enterprise security departments, and most CISOs know exactly who that is. It doesn’t build. It doesn’t enable. Its entire function is to say “No.” No to ChatGPT. No to DeepSeek. No to the file-sharing tool the product team swears by. For years, this looked like security. But … Read More “Block the Prompt, Not the Work: The End of “Doctor No” – The Hacker News” »
Chinese state-backed group TA416 had suspended its cyber espionage operations in Europe since 2023, noted Proofpoint – Read More –
Post-quantum cryptography explained, risks of quantum attacks, and steps to secure data, systems, and infrastructure for a quantum-resilient… – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
New York, New York, April 1st, 2026, CyberNewswire – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
New research from Octagon Networks reveals a critical zero-day ImageMagick vulnerability that allows Remote Code Execution (RCE) via simple image uploads affecting Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, and WordPress. This magic byte shift bypasses even the most secure policies. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
For years, cybersecurity has followed a familiar model: block malware, stop the attack. Now, attackers are moving on to what’s next. Threat actors now use malware less frequently in favor of what’s already inside your environment, including abusing trusted tools, native binaries, and legitimate admin utilities to move laterally, escalate privileges, and persist without raising … Read More “3 Reasons Attackers Are Using Your Trusted Tools Against You (And Why You Don’t See It Coming) – The Hacker News” »
A man has appeared in federal court in Austin, Texas, after being extradited to the United States to face charges related to his alleged role as a key developer of the notorious RedLine malware. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. – Read More – GRAHAM CLULEY
Threat actors hijacked the popular npm package axios to spread RAT malware after compromising an open‑source maintainer’s account, researchers warn – Read More –
Most UK manufacturers compromised last year suffered financial loss, says ESET – Read More –
Google has formally attributed the supply chain compromise of the popular Axios npm package to a financially motivated North Korean threat activity cluster tracked as UNC1069. “We have attributed the attack to a suspected North Korean threat actor we track as UNC1069,” John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), told The Hacker … Read More “Google Attributes Axios npm Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Group UNC1069 – The Hacker News” »
