Cyber Security – Page 3 – The TechBriefs

Compromised Red Hat npm packages downloaded over 80,000 times in one week – supply chain attack still ongoing

(Image credit: Shutterstock) Red Hat npm packages compromised with Mini Shai-Hulud variant Attackers target GitHub secrets and cloud credentials Copycat […]

Ransomware groups grow revenue by almost 40% in Q1 2026

(Image credit: Getty Images) Ransomware revenue rose nearly 40% year-on-year Groups leverage dark web access brokers Criminal operations show surprising […]

Thousands of compromised websites abused by DriveSurge in active ClickFix and FakeUpdates campaigns

(Image credit: Getty Images) SilentPush researchers uncovered DriveSurge, a large‑scale ClickFix campaign Victims are profiled and served either ClickFix or […]

OpenAI Codex tool with over 29,000 downloads linked to malicious npm supply chain attack stealing authentication tokens

(Image credit: OpenAI) Researchers uncovered a malicious npm package posing as a Codex UI tool Attackers exfiltrated Codex authentication tokens, […]

Multiple Linux distros hit by major ‘CIFSwitch’ flaw that gives attackers root access

(Image credit: Shutterstock) Researcher Asim Viladi Oglu Manizada disclosed CIFSwitch, a Linux privilege‑escalation flaw lingering for nearly 20 years Affects […]

WP Maps Pro plugin flaw to create admin accounts on WordPress sites saw 3,600 attempts in a single day

(Image credit: Shutterstock/David MG) Researchers disclosed a critical flaw in WP Maps Pro allowing attackers to create hardcoded admin accounts […]

17 million strong botnet of compromised devices dismantled by Dutch authorities

(Image credit: Getty Images) Dutch NCSC and police dismantled a 17M‑device botnet by taking down 200 servers Asocks, previously tied […]

Meta patches flaw that allowed MetaAI support bot to hand out password reset links without 2FA

(Image credit: Getty Images / NurPhoto) Cybercriminals tricked Meta’s AI customer support agent into forwarding password reset codes Stolen short‑handle […]