Category: Attack Feeds

Companies House fixed a WebFiling flaw that allowed users to view director details and alter company records before the service was taken offline and restored.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

The Justice Department says Adobe buried the real cost of cancelling a subscription where most customers would never think to look.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Some weeks in security feel normal. Then you read a few tabs and get that immediate “ah, great, we’re doing this now” feeling. This week has that energy. Fresh messes, old problems getting sharper, and research that stops feeling theoretical real fast. A few bits hit a little too close to real life, too. There’s … Read More “⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Days, Router Botnets, AWS Breach, Rogue AI Agents & More  – The Hacker News” »

Three different ClickFix campaigns have been found to act as a delivery vector for the deployment of a macOS information stealer called MacSync. “Unlike traditional exploit-based attacks, this method relies entirely on user interaction – usually in the form of copying and executing commands – making it particularly effective against users who may not appreciate … Read More “ClickFix Campaigns Spread MacSync macOS Infostealer via Fake AI Tool Installers  – The Hacker News” »

If you run security at any reasonably complex organization, your validation stack probably looks something like this: a BAS tool in one corner. A pentest engagement, or maybe an automated pentesting product, in another. A vulnerability scanner feeding an attack surface management platform somewhere else. Each tool gives you a slice of the picture. None … Read More “Why Security Validation Is Becoming Agentic  – The Hacker News” »

Kyiv, Ukraine, 16th March 2026, CyberNewswire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

New XWorm 7.1 and Remcos RAT campaigns abuse trusted Windows tools to evade detection. The attacks exploit a WinRAR flaw and use process hollowing to spy on victims.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Ukrainian entities have emerged as the target of a new campaign likely orchestrated by threat actors linked to Russia, according to a report from S2 Grupo’s LAB52 threat intelligence team. The campaign, observed in February 2026, has been assessed to share overlaps with a prior campaign mounted by Laundry Bear (aka UAC-0190 or Void Blizzard) … Read More “DRILLAPP Backdoor Targets Ukraine, Abuses Microsoft Edge Debugging for Stealth Espionage  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity is entering “a new phase” as artificial intelligence tools have matured and given IT defenders significantly less time to respond to cyberattacks and other threats, according to a new report released Monday. The report, authored by federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, concludes that threat actors have adopted AI more quickly than governments and private … Read More “Attackers are exploiting AI faster than defenders can keep up, new report warns  – CyberScoop” »

Ransomware remains a scourge that shows some signs of relenting, but incident responders and threat hunters are busier than ever as more financially-motivated attackers lean exclusively on data theft for extortion. Attacks that only involve data theft for extortion may not be more prevalent than traditional ransomware when attackers encrypt systems, but momentum is moving … Read More “The ransomware economy is shifting toward straight-up data extortion  – CyberScoop” »

The recently released executive order targeting cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes uses language the federal government has often avoided. Now, for the first time, the Trump administration is echoing what the cybersecurity industry has been shouting for years: cyber-enabled fraud is a product of transnational organized crime. That distinction matters because organized crime requires an … Read More “Washington is right: Cybercrime is organized crime. Now we need to shut down the business model  – CyberScoop” »

Google is testing a new security feature as part of Android Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM) that prevents certain kinds of apps from using the accessibility services API. The change, incorporated in Android 17 Beta 2, was first reported by Android Authority last week. AAPM was introduced by Google in Android 16, released last year. When … Read More “Android 17 Blocks Non-Accessibility Apps from Accessibility API to Prevent Malware Abuse  – The Hacker News” »

Playnance partners with KGeN, connecting its Web3 gaming ecosystem to 53M gamers and 30K clans through community-driven platforms.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a warning about the security stemming from the use of OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source and self-hosted autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. In a post shared on WeChat, CNCERT noted that the platform’s “inherently weak default security configurations,” coupled with its  – … Read More “OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration  – The Hacker News” »

ShinyHunters claims it stole up to 1 petabyte of data from Telus Digital, including support recordings, code, and employee records after a breach.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new iteration of the GlassWorm campaign that they say represents a “significant escalation” in how it propagates through the Open VSX registry. “Instead of requiring every malicious listing to embed the loader directly, the threat actor is now abusing extensionPack and extensionDependencies to turn initially standalone-looking extensions into transitive  – … Read More “GlassWorm Supply-Chain Attack Abuses 72 Open VSX Extensions to Target Developers  – The Hacker News” »

INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia III led to 94 arrests and the takedown of 45,000 malicious IPs in 72 countries targeting phishing, malware, and fraud networks.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Qualys uncovers ‘CrackArmor’ vulnerabilities in AppArmor that could expose 12.6M Linux systems to root access and container escapes.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any media or messages you may want to keep,” the social media giant said in a help … Read More “Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026  – The Hacker News” »

A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where CL refers to cluster, and STA stands for state-backed motivation. “The activity demonstrated strategic operational … Read More “Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware  – The Hacker News” »

INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams. The effort is part of an international law enforcement operation that involved 72 countries … Read More “INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime  – The Hacker News” »

Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for informational and preparedness purposes only. Read more blogs around … Read More “Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant  – The Hacker News” »

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  – Read More  … Read More “Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials  – The Hacker News” »

US agencies race to meet a CISA deadline after a critical Cisco SD-WAN Flaw exposed federal networks to long-term intrusion and forced security action.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

SQL injection flaw in Ally WordPress plugin exposes 200,000+ sites to data theft. Patch released, but most installations remain unpatched and vulnerable.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Menlo Park, California, USA, 13th March 2026, CyberNewswire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel’s AppArmor module that could be exploited by unprivileged users to circumvent kernel protections, escalate to root, and undermine container isolation guarantees. The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The  – Read More  – The … Read More “Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation  – The Hacker News” »

Google on Thursday released security updates for its Chrome web browser to address two high-severity vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2026-3909 (CVSS score: 8.8) – An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Skia 2D graphics library that allows a remote attacker to perform … Read More “Google Fixes Two Chrome Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild Affecting Skia and V8  – The Hacker News” »

A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. “SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet  – Read More  … Read More “Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries  – The Hacker News” »

Veeam has released security updates to address multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2026-21666 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A vulnerability that allows an authenticated domain user to perform remote code execution on the Backup Server. CVE-2026-21667 … Read More “Veeam Patches 7 Critical Backup & Replication Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution  – The Hacker News” »

A cyberattack that an Iranian hacking group said it carried out against medical device manufacturer Stryker might mark Tehran’s first significant cyber action since the start of the joint U.S.-Israel conflict. But even that may have been a happy accident for Iranian hackers in what has been a low buzz of activity during that timeframe, … Read More “Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict  – CyberScoop” »

European and US agencies dismantled the SocksEscort proxy network built on infected routers and used by cybercriminals in global fraud schemes.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

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 … Read More “Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

Scammers are hijacking popular security tools like Cloudflare to hide fake Microsoft 365 login pages. Learn how this new invisible phishing campaign bypasses antivirus software and how you can stay safe.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

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  … Read More “Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays  – The Hacker News” »

Bell Ambulance disclosed a data breach impacting 237,830 individuals after unauthorized access to its network exposed personal and medical data.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

If you just want to read the contest rules, click here.   Willkommen zurück, meine Damen und Herren, zu unserem zweiten Wettbewerb in Berlin! That’s correct (if Google translate didn’t steer me wrong). After our inaugural competition last year, Pwn2Own returns to Berlin and OffensiveCon. Outside of our shipping troubles, we had an amazing time … Read More “Announcing Pwn2Own Berlin for 2026  – Zero Day Initiative – Blog” »

Authorities from multiple countries dismantled SocksEscort, a residential proxy network cybercriminals used to commit large-scale fraud, claiming access to about 369,000 IP addresses since 2020, the Justice Department said Thursday. Europol, which aided the investigation alongside various law enforcement agencies, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs and the Shadowserver Foundation, said the malicious proxy service compromised routers … Read More “Authorities takedown global proxy network SocksEscort  – CyberScoop” »

Two years ago, it was revealed that Chinese hackers had compromised at least ten U.S. telecoms, giving them broad access to phone data affecting nearly all Americans. Since then, public officials charged with responding to the campaign and bolstering the nation’s cyber defenses have reported a common problem. Many of their constituents struggle to understand … Read More “Officials worry Salt Typhoon apathy is killing momentum for tougher telecom security rules  – CyberScoop” »

Another Thursday, another pile of weird security stuff that somehow happened in just seven days. Some of it is clever. Some of it is lazy. A few bits fall into that uncomfortable category of “yeah… this is probably going to show up in real incidents sooner than we’d like.” The pattern this week feels familiar … Read More “ThreatsDay Bulletin: OAuth Trap, EDR Killer, Signal Phishing, Zombie ZIP, AI Platform Hack & More  – The Hacker News” »

Phishing has quietly turned into one of the hardest enterprise threats to expose early. Instead of crude lures and obvious payloads, modern campaigns rely on trusted infrastructure, legitimate-looking authentication flows, and encrypted traffic that conceals malicious behavior from traditional detection layers. For CISOs, the priority is now clear: scale phishing detection in a way that … Read More “How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs  – The Hacker News” »

Learn how to protect smart home devices from hackers. Strong passwords, updates and secure networks help keep cameras, sensors and data safe.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

A 41-year-old South Florida man is accused of conducting at least 10 ransomware attacks and extorting a combined $75.25 million in ransom payments while he was working as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint.  Five of Angelo John Martino III’s alleged victims hired DigitalMint, which assigned Martino to conduct ransomware negotiations on their clients’ behalf — … Read More “Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and extorted $75 million  – CyberScoop” »

The most dangerous phishing campaigns aren’t just designed to fool employees. Many are designed to exhaust the analysts investigating them. When a phishing investigation takes 12 hours instead of five minutes, the outcome can shift from a contained incident to a breach. For years, the cybersecurity industry has focused on the front door of phishing … Read More “Attackers Don’t Just Send Phishing Emails. They Weaponize Your SOC’s Workload  – The Hacker News” »

Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours Robert Booth UK technology editor Rogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be overwhelmed by unforeseen scheming by AIs. With companies … Read More “‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software  – Data and computer security | The Guardian” »

Signal, the encrypted messaging app trusted by security-savvy users around the world, has confirmed that hackers have managed to takeover accounts – with government officials and journalists among those being targeted. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.  – Read More  – GRAHAM CLULEY 

Researchers have discovered PixRevolution, a new Android banking trojan targeting Brazil’s PIX system. Unlike automated scams, this malware uses live operators to watch your screen and divert funds instantly.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More 

Apple on Wednesday backported fixes for a security flaw in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Sonoma to older versions after it was found to be used as part of the Coruna exploit kit. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-43010, relates to an unspecified vulnerability in WebKit that could result in memory corruption when processing maliciously crafted web … Read More “Apple Issues Security Updates for Older iOS Devices Targeted by Coruna WebKit Exploit  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud. The Android malware range from traditional banking trojans like PixRevolution, TaxiSpy RAT, BeatBanker, Mirax, and Oblivion RAT to full-fledged remote administration tools such as SURXRAT. PixRevolution, according to  – Read More  – … Read More “Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets  – The Hacker News” »

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical security flaw impacting n8n to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68613 (CVSS score: 9.9), concerns a case of expression injection that leads to remote code execution. The security shortcoming was patched  … Read More “CISA Flags Actively Exploited n8n RCE Bug as 24,700 Instances Remain Exposed  – The Hacker News” »