Almost a quarter of the zero days detected by Google in 2025 targeted security and networking appliances – Read More –
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New research from Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team has discovered evidence of an Iranian hacking group embedding itself in several U.S. companies’ networks, including banks, airports, non-profit, and the Israeli arm of a software company. The activity has been attributed to a state-sponsored hacking group called MuddyWater (aka Seedworm). It’s affiliated with … Read More “Iran-Linked MuddyWater Hackers Target U.S. Networks With New Dindoor Backdoor – The Hacker News” »
Scaling cybersecurity services as an MSP or MSSP requires technical expertise and a business model that delivers measurable value at scale. Risk-based cybersecurity is the foundation of that model. When done right, it builds client trust, increases upsell opportunities, and drives recurring revenue. But to deliver this consistently and efficiently, you need the right technology … Read More “The MSP Guide to Using AI-Powered Risk Management to Scale Cybersecurity – The Hacker News” »
China-Linked Hackers Use TernDoor, PeerTime, BruteEntry in South American Telecom Attacks – The Hacker News
A China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure in South America since 2024, targeting Windows and Linux systems and edge devices with three different implants. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-9244, describing it as closely associated with another cluster known as FamousSparrow. It’s worth … Read More “China-Linked Hackers Use TernDoor, PeerTime, BruteEntry in South American Telecom Attacks – The Hacker News” »
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2017-7921 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability affecting – Read More – The Hacker … Read More “Hikvision and Rockwell Automation CVSS 9.8 Flaws Added to CISA KEV Catalog – The Hacker News” »
Microsoft Reveals ClickFix Campaign Using Windows Terminal to Deploy Lumma Stealer – The Hacker News
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 … Read More “Microsoft Reveals ClickFix Campaign Using Windows Terminal to Deploy Lumma Stealer – The Hacker News” »
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cisco products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) is a centralized management platform for Cisco firewalls. Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software is the core operating system that powers the Cisco ASA family of firewalls. Cisco … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Products Could Allow for Remote Code Execution – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
A vulnerability has been discovered in pac4j-jwt (JwtAuthenticator) which could allow for authentication bypass. pac4j-jwt is a Java module within the pac4j security framework designed for generating, validating, and managing JSON Web Tokens (JWT) to secure web applications and services. It supports signed and encrypted tokens, primarily using the Nimbus JOSE+JWT library to handle authentication, … Read More “A Vulnerability in pac4j-jwt (JwtAuthenticator) Could Allow for Authentication Bypass – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
The Hidden Cyber Risks of Remote Work Infrastructure – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Hidden cyber risks in remote work include insecure home Wi-Fi, phishing attacks, and data exposure, leaving businesses and employees vulnerable to breaches. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Pakistan-Linked APT36 Floods Indian Govt Networks With AI-Made ‘Vibeware’ – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Bitdefender research reveals Pakistani group APT36 is using AI-generated vibeware and trusted cloud services like Google Sheets to target Indian officials. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
The FBI found evidence that its networks had been targeted in a suspected cybersecurity incident, the bureau confirmed on Thursday, without sharing any further details. “The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond,” the agency said in a statement. “We have nothing additional to … Read More “FBI targeted with ‘suspicious’ activity on its networks – CyberScoop” »
PleaseFix Flaw Lets Hackers Access 1Password Vault via Comet AI Browser – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Researchers at Zenity Labs uncover PleaseFix flaws in Perplexity’s Comet browser. See how zero-click calendar invites allow AI agents to steal 1Password credentials and personal files. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
5 Best Next Gen Endpoint Protection Platforms in 2026 – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Discover the best next-gen endpoint protection platforms in 2026, built to detect modern threats, stop credential abuse, and secure enterprise devices. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a tool Thursday to help health care facilities assess their cybersecurity risks, elevating the emphasis on those threats to the kind produced by weather conditions and other dangers. The assistance from HHS’s Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) comes in the form of an update to … Read More “HHS updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure – CyberScoop” »
PleaseFix Flaw Lets Hackers Access 1Password Vault via Comet AI Browser – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Researchers at Zenity Labs uncover PleaseFix flaws in Perplexity’s Comet browser. See how zero-click calendar invites allow AI agents to steal 1Password credentials and personal files. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Interview with Tom Howe of Hydrolix: AI Bots, the Friends, Foes, and Frenemies of Online Shopping – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Hydrolix expert Tom Howe explains how AI bots impact ecommerce, how to spot good vs malicious bots, and why blocking them can hurt sales. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn pleaded guilty to running the Phobos ransomware outfit that extorted more than $39 million from more than 1,000 victims globally, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Ptitsyn assumed a leadership role in the Phobos ransomware group in January 2022, yet his criminal activities began by April 2019, according to court records. He … Read More “Phobos ransomware leader pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison – CyberScoop” »
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 … Read More “Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities – The Hacker News” »
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 … Read More “Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities – The Hacker News” »
Malicious insiders are using misusing AI for nefarious gain, while employees cutting corners also creates risk, warns Mimecast – Read More –
Authorities Shut Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Used to Bypass MFA – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Europol and partners dismantle Tycoon 2FA phishing service used to bypass MFA, disrupting a global phishing-as-a-service operation targeting organisations. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
LeakBase Cybercrime and Hacker Forum Seized – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Europol seizes LeakBase cybercrime and hacker forum used to trade stolen data, disrupting a global platform with over 140,000 members. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Cisco released information on a pair of max-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software Wednesday that unauthenticated, remote attackers could exploit to obtain the highest level of access to the underlying operating system or on affected devices. The vulnerabilities — CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20131 — affect the web-based interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) … Read More “Cisco reveals 2 max-severity defects in firewall management software – CyberScoop” »
Preparing for the Quantum Era: Post-Quantum Cryptography Webinar for Security Leaders – The Hacker News
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 … Read More “Preparing for the Quantum Era: Post-Quantum Cryptography Webinar for Security Leaders – The Hacker News” »
ThreatsDay Bulletin: DDR5 Bot Scalping, Samsung TV Tracking, Reddit Privacy Fine & More – The Hacker News
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 … Read More “ThreatsDay Bulletin: DDR5 Bot Scalping, Samsung TV Tracking, Reddit Privacy Fine & More – The Hacker News” »
Critical flaw “ContextCrush” in Context7 MCP Server could allow malicious instructions into AI tools – Read More –
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 … Read More “Dust Specter Targets Iraqi Officials with New SPLITDROP and GHOSTFORM Malware – The Hacker News” »
Exploit kit “Coruna” targets iPhones running iOS 13.0 to 17.2.1, focusing on financial data theft – Read More –
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 … Read More “APT28-Linked Campaign Deploys BadPaw Loader and MeowMeow Backdoor in Ukraine – The Hacker News” »
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, … Read More “Where Multi-Factor Authentication Stops and Credential Abuse Starts – The Hacker News” »
Ox Security warns that Mail2Shell could enable threat actors to hijack FreeScout systems without user interaction – Read More –
A global operation has resulted in the takedown of popular cybercrime forum LeakBase – Read More –
Two of the 48 Cisco vulnerabilities, affecting Secure Firewall Management Center, are maximum-severity flaws – Read More –
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 … Read More “FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials – The Hacker News” »
Europol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks – The Hacker News
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 – Read … Read More “Europol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks – The Hacker News” »
Nowadays, information is among the most precious resources of companies and states in the digital age. The cross-border and system-to-system… The post Why India Needs Indigenous HSMs for DPDP Act and RBI Compliance appeared first on JISA Softech Pvt Ltd. – Read More – JISA Softech Pvt Ltd
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. In this episode, we unravel the jaw-dropping tale of a defence contractor caught selling … Read More “Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee – GRAHAM CLULEY” »
Fake Zoom, Teams Meeting Invites Use Compromised Certificates to Drop Malware – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
A new phishing campaign is using stolen certificates from TrustConnect Software PTY LTD to sign malware. By impersonating updates for Zoom and Microsoft Teams, hackers install RMM tools to gain persistent, privileged access to networks – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
How to Avoid Confidentiality Gaps in Early-Stage Startups – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Startups often expose sensitive data during pitches and hiring. Learn when to use NDAs and simple workflows to close confidentiality gaps. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Institutional DeFi: Building Secure Bridges Between Decentralized Protocols and Corporate Treasury – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Institutional DeFi helps corporations improve treasury liquidity, speed cross-border settlements, and manage capital using secure permissioned blockchain protocols. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing kit and platform that allowed low-skilled cybercriminals to bypass multifactor authentication and conduct large-scale adversary-in-the-middle attacks, was dismantled Wednesday by a global coalition of security companies and law enforcement agencies. Microsoft, which led the effort alongside Europol and authorities from six countries and 11 security firms or organizations, said it … Read More “Global coalition dismantles Tycoon 2FA phishing kit – CyberScoop” »
Can anonymity on the internet survive in the age of generative AI? A recent study from ETH Zurich examined how Large Language Models can combine information from across the internet to identify the human behind the accounts of various online platforms. In the study, LLM agents were given anonymous bios based on real profiles from users … Read More “LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online – CyberScoop” »
Can anonymity on the internet survive in the age of generative AI? A recent study from ETH Zurich examined how Large Language Models can combine information from across the internet to identify the human behind the accounts of various online platforms. In the study, LLM agents were given anonymous bios based on real profiles from users … Read More “LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online – CyberScoop” »
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Android OS, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Android is an operating system developed by Google for mobile devices, including, but not limited to, smartphones, tablets, and watches. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for remote code execution. … Read More “Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Android OS Could Allow for Remote Code Execution – Cyber Security Advisories – MS-ISAC” »
Best DeleteMe Alternatives (2026): Competitors and Comparisons – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Best DeleteMe alternatives for 2026 compared, including Incogni, Optery, Aura, Kanary, and Privacy Bee for data broker removal and privacy protection. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict – The Hacker News
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 … Read More “149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict – The Hacker News” »
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seized its domains and arrested multiple people allegedly involved in the cybercrime marketplace for stolen data and hacking tools, the Justice Department said Wednesday. LeakBase had more than 142,000 members, ranking it among the world’s largest forums for cybercriminals. The site, which was available on the open web, … Read More “Authorities from 14 countries shut down major cybercrime forum LeakBase – CyberScoop” »
A coalition of seven Western nations has launched guidelines to help integrate security-by-design principles into future 6G standards – Read More –
Reclaim Security Raises $26M to Eliminate the 27-Day Remediation Gap – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
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The Most Common Swap Scams in 2026, and How to Avoid Them – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More
Swap scams target traders through fake DEX sites, token approvals, and phishing. Learn how to detect swap scams and protect funds before you swap now. – Read More – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More