> TODAY'S SUMMARY (139 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights a series of significant threats and vulnerabilities. A Malaysian national was indicted for involvement in a global scam operation, showcasing the expanding reach of cybercriminal networks. In Italy, a cyberattack on Parliament underscores the rising hybrid warfare risks and the need for robust defenses. AI-driven hacking is increasingly prevalent, with reports of a hacker utilizing AI to discover critical bugs in industrial control software and malicious bots automating attacks against organizations in Japan. Meanwhile, vulnerabilities in PHP and Brotli compression have been actively exploited, prompting urgent patching by organizations. Notably, a ransomware attack forced the University of New Mexico to divert ambulances, emphasizing the critical impact of cyber incidents on healthcare operations. As AI tools become more integrated into cyberattacks, organizations must enhance their security measures to combat these evolving threats.
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End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026. Meta justified the move by saying the feature was rarely used, with only a small fraction of Instagram users enabling encryption. The company advised users seeking end-to-end encryption to switch to WhatsApp,...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
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...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-8087-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-cryptography. The update caused
a regression when using ECC algorithms with certain software. This update
fixes the problem.
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Original advisory details:
It was discovered that python-cryptography incorrectly handled su...
Threat actors are abusing extension dependency relationships in the Open VSX registry to indirectly deliver malware in a new phase of the GlassWorm supply-chain campaign.
Researchers at Socket said they have identified at least 72 additional malicious Open VSX extensions li...
The FBI wants to hear from gamers who have downloaded Steam titles containing malware
Security researchers at Qualys have disclosed nine vulnerabilities in AppArmor, the Linux Security Module that ships enabled by default across Ubuntu, Debian, and SUSE distributions.
An unprivileged local attacker can exploit the flaws to gain full root access, break out of...
Microsoft Edge version 146 (Stable) became available on March 13, 2026, bringing updates to tracking protection, IP privacy, and enterprise network security policies. One change affects tracking prevention in InPrivate browsing. InPrivate windows use the same tracking prevention level configured for...
Google Fixes Two Chrome Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild Affecting Skia and V8 Google has released an emergency update to Chrome patching two actively exploited high-severity zero-days discovered by its own internal security teams: CVE-2026-3909 (CVSS 8.8), an out-of-bounds write in the Skia 2D graph...
Android 17 will block non-accessibility apps from using the Accessibility API under Advanced Protection Mode to reduce malware abuse. Android 17 introduces a new security feature in Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM) that blocks apps without accessibility functions from accessing the Accessibility API....
An issue with the Companies House website has put the personal and corporate information of millions at risk
The executive order finally calls cyber-enabled fraud what it is: transnational organized crime. Now the U.S. has to act like it—and the private sector has to stop settling for defense-only while the criminal infrastructure stays intact.
The post Washington is right: Cybercrime is organized crime. N...
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...
I’m skeptical about—and not qualified to review—this new result in factorization with a quantum computer, but if it’s true it’s a theoretical improvement in the speed of factoring large numbers with a quantum computer.
Google’s research report on ransomware activity last year underscores how cybercrime is evolving and clouding a collective understanding of its full impact and scale.
The post The ransomware economy is shifting toward straight-up data extortion appeared first on CyberScoop.
Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) thwarted a cyberattack targeting its IT infrastructure. The attempted intrusion was detected and blocked before attackers could compromise systems or disrupt operations. “No production, operational, or research processes were disrupted, and the MA...
Company Profile Fig Security is a cybersecurity startup founded in 2025. It is headquartered in Israel with business operations also based in the United States. Despite its short history, the company has quickly gained industry attention through its innovative approach to security operations and has...
Frederick the Great warned us centuries ago: “He who defends everything, defends nothing.” Yet in 2026, most enterprise networks are still in the same flat network soup: EMR systems, payroll databases, industrial controllers, and guest WiFi all share the same corridor. We keep building higher fortif...