Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were compromised late last week to add advanced credential-stealing code that […]
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US citizen pleads guilty to spying for the People’s Republic of China – agent was tasked with stealing information from DoJ to help launch cyber espionage campaign
(Image credit: Shutterstock) American citizen Thomas Pauken pleads guilty to spying for China Acted as a paid middleman collecting sensitive […]
Meta Blocks NSO Group’s New WhatsApp Phishing Attack, Files Contempt Order
Ravie LakshmananJun 08, 2026Spyware / Mobile Security Meta on Monday said it detected and blocked spear-phishing attempts linked to Israeli […]
Critical Check Point VPN Flaw Exploited to Bypass Passwords in IKEv1 Setups
Ravie LakshmananJun 08, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Check Point has warned of active exploitation of a critical vulnerability impacting Remote […]
⚡ Weekly Recap: Instagram Account Hacks, Android Zero-Day, GitHub Worm and More
Ravie LakshmananJun 08, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking Monday again. The weekend was meant to be quiet. It wasn’t. Last week had […]
AI Phishing Is Crushing SOCs with Alert Volume: How to Reduce Tier 1 Overload
Phishing has always been a numbers game. AI has turned it into a volume machine. Attackers can now create convincing […]
Meta reveals over 20,000 Instagram accounts hacked and stolen using AI support bot
(Image credit: Shutterstock / mundissima) Meta confirms 20,225 Instagram accounts hit by HTS password‑reset flaw Bug let attackers request resets […]
The Hardest Fork
Mythos is real. I know a big chunk of the industry thinks it’s a marketing stunt, and I get why. […]
VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances
Ravie LakshmananJun 08, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of […]
Hackers outsmart Oxford Uni career progression platform – student data potentially compromised
A bug in a third-party system was leveraged to steal emails on a yet undisclosed number of people.