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A concerning development has emerged in early 2026, as IBM X-Force uncovered a likely AI-generated malware strain they named “Slopoly,” deployed during a ransomware attack by the financially motivated threat group Hive0163. The group is primarily focused on large-scale data theft and ransomware deployments, using a growing arsenal of custom-built tools to stay persistent inside […]

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China’s largest cybersecurity firm, Qihoo 360, has inadvertently exposed its own wildcard SSL private key by bundling it directly inside the public installer of its newly launched AI assistant, 360Qihoo (Security Claw). The flaw discovered on March 16, 2026, is a textbook operational security failure from a company trusted by over 461 million users to […]

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The creator of the widely popular Gitleaks tool has launched a new open-source secrets scanner called Betterleaks. Sponsored by Aikido Security, this modern tool is a faster, highly configurable successor that detects exposed credentials across directories, files, and Git repositories. Gitleaks has become an industry standard, with over 26 million downloads, and is used by […]

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A threat group known as Konni APT has been caught running a multi-stage attack campaign that starts with targeted spear-phishing emails and ends with hijacking victims’ KakaoTalk messaging accounts to push malware further. The campaign was uncovered following a forensic investigation of a compromised system and relies on North Korean human rights themes to trick […]

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Google is preparing to launch Android 17, bringing a comprehensive set of new APIs and system capabilities to fundamentally improve device security, user privacy, and performance debugging. At the forefront of this release is the highly anticipated Android Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM), a powerful new feature designed to safeguard users from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and […]

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A newly identified backdoor called A0Backdoor has emerged as part of a calculated social-engineering campaign that abuses Microsoft Teams and the Windows remote assistance tool Quick Assist. The threat group is tracked under aliases including Blitz Brigantine, Storm-1811, and STAC5777, and holds ties to the Black Basta ransomware network. Active since at least August 2025 […]

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Attackers can exploit insecure defaults and prompt injection vulnerabilities to turn normal agent behavior into a silent data-exfiltration pipeline. The core issue is not just confusing the AI model; it is manipulating the agent to steal sensitive information without requiring any user interaction. The most alarming demonstration comes from security firm PromptArmor. They revealed how […]

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A set of nine novel cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio, collectively dubbed “LeakyLooker,” that could have allowed attackers to run arbitrary SQL queries, exfiltrate sensitive data, and even modify or delete records across Google Cloud environments, all without victims granting explicit permission. Google has since fully remediated all identified issues following responsible disclosure. Google […]

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Microsoft has announced a two-phase plan to disable the hands-free deployment feature in Windows Deployment Services (WDS) following the discovery of a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-0386. The flaw, rooted in improper access control, allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to intercept sensitive configuration files and execute arbitrary code […]

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Meta has confirmed it will permanently remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support from Instagram direct messages, with the feature officially shutting down after May 8, 2026. The announcement, quietly posted on Instagram’s Help Center support page, marks a significant reversal from Meta’s earlier commitment to privacy-focused messaging across its platforms. Instagram’s E2EE feature was never widely […]

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Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch update on March 13, 2026, addressing serious security vulnerabilities in Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. Tracked as KB5084597 and targeting OS Builds 26200.7982 and 26100.7982, this update patches three actively concerning flaws in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool, and notably, it does so without […]

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A series of intrusions in early 2026 in which threat actors compromised FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) to establish persistent footholds within enterprise environments. Each case was intercepted during the lateral movement phase before the attackers could fully achieve their objectives. The attack wave uncovered by SentinelOne closely tracks three high-severity Fortinet vulnerabilities disclosed between December […]

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JFrog security researchers Guy Korolevski and Meitar Palas uncovered a sophisticated supply chain attack on the npm ecosystem on March 12, 2026, in which threat actors disguised an information-stealing malware as a legitimate Roblox script executor. The campaign, self-named Cipher stealer, used two malicious packages bluelite-bot-manager and test-logsmodule-v-zisko, to deliver a Windows executable capable of harvesting Discord credentials, […]

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In a major escalation of supply chain attacks, the GlassWorm malware campaign has evolved to infect developer environments using transitive dependencies. On March 13, 2026, the Socket Research Team reported identifying at least 72 new malicious Open VSX extensions linked to this campaign. Instead of placing the malicious payload directly into an initial extension, threat […]

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Miggo Security researchers have identified a critical vulnerability in LangSmith, tracked as CVE-2026-25750, that exposes users to potential token theft and complete account takeover. As a central hub for debugging and monitoring large language model data, LangSmith processes billions of events daily, making this a high-stakes security flaw for enterprise AI environments. The vulnerability stems […]

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In a massive international crackdown on cybercrime, law enforcement agencies from 72 countries have successfully dismantled over 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers. Coordinated by INTERPOL, “Operation Synergia III” targeted the critical infrastructure behind devastating ransomware, malware, and phishing campaigns worldwide. Running from July 18, 2025, to January 31, 2026, the operation highlights unprecedented cross-border […]

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Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical bug affecting Windows 11 users on certain Samsung devices, in which the system drive (C:) becomes completely inaccessible after installing the February 2026 security update. The company is now actively investigating the issue in coordination with Samsung. After installing the February 2026 Patch Tuesday update (KB5077181, OS Build 26100.7840), […]

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Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailer has announced an ongoing investigation into a recent corporate data breach.On March 10, 2026, the company notified its customers that unauthorized threat actors successfully infiltrated a segment of its IT network. The security incident was discovered after Loblaw detected suspicious activity within its infrastructure. According to the company, the […]

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An international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department has successfully dismantled SocksEscort, a massive residential proxy network. The malicious service compromised thousands of home and small business routers worldwide, enabling cybercriminals to mask their identities while executing large-scale financial fraud. The coordinated takedown resulted in the seizure of dozens of U.S.-registered internet […]

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Apple has rolled out an emergency security update, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7, to protect older devices from a severe threat known as the ‘Coruna’ exploit kit. Released on March 11, 2026, this critical patch backports fixes from newer iOS versions, ensuring that users on legacy hardware are not left vulnerable to advanced cyberattacks. The […]

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