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Missile Alert Phishing Exploits Iran-US-Israel Conflict for Microsoft Logins
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (382+ words) The way wars are fought today has changed, and our smartphones have become part of the battle. Hackers always want to cash in on political or regional conflicts, and they are now connecting their scams with the latest news about…...
Why Security Researchers and Red Teams Are Turning to Workflow Automation
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (852+ words) There's a quiet change happening in security operations that doesn't make headlines the way a fresh zero-day does " but its impact on how defenders and researchers work is just as significant. Workflow automation, long considered a business productivity tool, has…...
BrowserGate: LinkedIn Tracks 6,000+ Browser Extensions on Users’ PCs
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (338+ words) A major controversy has broken out involving LinkedIn, the popular professional networking site. According to an investigation named BrowserGate, the Microsoft-owned platform is allegedly using hidden code to peek at the software and tools installed on the computers of its…...
UNC1069 Targets Node.js Maintainers via Fake LinkedIn, Slack Profiles
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (366+ words) A coordinated group of hackers is currently targeting Open Source Maintainers, particularly those managing Node.js and npm, following a high-profile attack on the popular Axios npm package. Security experts at Socket investigated these attacks, identifying that hackers are using…...
Fake ChatGPT Ad Blocker Chrome Extension Caught Spying on ChatGPT Users
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (277+ words) The trick is simple but effective. When a user opens ChatGPT, the extension executes a process called cloning the DOM. In simple words, it creates a copy of everything on the page and then filters out images and styles to…...
North Korean Hackers Abuse GitHub to Spy on South Korean Firms
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (396+ words) Researchers from FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a high-severity spying campaign targeting South Korean companies. Discover how North Korean hackers are using LNK files, hidden PowerShell scripts, and legitimate GitHub repositories to evade detection and steal sensitive system data from Windows…...
AI Firm Mercor Confirms Breach as Hackers Claim 4TB of Stolen Data
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (378+ words) Following a compromise of the open-source tool LiteLLM, AI firm Mercor reports a security incident. Learn how hacking groups TeamPCP and Lapsus$ allegedly accessed sensitive candidate profiles and internal data. The well-known AI recruitment company, Mercor, has confirmed it is…...
ShinyHunters Hackers Claim Theft of 3M+ Cisco Records, Threaten Public Leak
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (502+ words) The threat group known as ShinyHunters has issued what it calls a final warning to Cisco (Cisco Systems, Inc.), setting a deadline of April 3, 2026, before it begins leaking data it claims to have stolen. The message appeared on the group's…...
Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp Attachments Spreading Backdoor on Windows PCs
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (524+ words) Microsoft Defender Security Research Team is warning the public about a new social engineering scam that has been targeting users since late February 2026. The scam arrives as a simple message on WhatsApp, but it carries a hidden danger designed to…...
Yurei Ransomware Uses Common Tools, Adds Stranger Things References
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (333+ words) A new extortion campaign involving the Yurei ransomware toolkit has been detected by the research firm Team Cymru. The group behind this campaign first appeared in September 2025 and stands out not just for their aggressive tactics, but also for their…...