Two US Men Sentenced for Helping North Korean Hackers Infiltrate US Firms
Two Americans are headed to prison for helping North Korean hackers compromise US corporate networks. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that the…
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Hackers Trick DigiCert Into Issuing Certificates Used to Sign Malware
On 2 April 2026, DigiCert’s support team became the target of a carefully planned attack, which allowed hackers to steal EV Code Signing certificates by…
Hackers Hijack JDownloader Site to Deliver Malware Through Installers
The open-source download management tool, JDownloader, website was recently targeted in a security incident involving the manipulation of the official download links to distribute malicious…
Fake macOS Troubleshooting Sites Used to Steal iCloud Data in ClickFix Scam
Microsoft Defender Security Research Team has identified a new campaign designed to gain unauthorised access to Apple computers with a social engineering trick called ClickFix.…
ClaudeBleed Vulnerability Lets Hackers Hijack Claude Chrome Extension to Steal Data
Cybersecurity researchers from LayerX have found a major security flaw in the Claude for Chrome browser extension that could allow hackers to take full control…
Why Outdated Maintenance Software Is a Growing Ransomware Risk
Maintenance software rarely gets the same security attention as finance, HR, or customer systems. Yet it often holds a detailed map of equipment, locations, vendors,…
Hackers Use Fake Claude AI Site to Infect Users With New Beagle Malware
Hackers are using AI popularity to trick people into installing malware. According to new research from Sophos X-Ops, shared with Hackread.com, a fake website designed…
ShinyHunters Defaces Canvas LMS Portal, Thousands of Universities Affected
Students across several universities are reporting major disruptions on Thursday after the Canvas LMS, a cloud-based learning management system used by universities, schools, and training…
Google Chrome Accused of Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on User Devices
A cybersecurity researcher has found that Google Chrome is now downloading a massive AI model onto users’ computers without asking first. Alexander Hanff, aka That…
Researcher Shows Edge Browser Stores Saved Passwords in Plaintext
Microsoft has recently come under fire for how its Edge browser handles your saved passwords. A security expert named Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning has shared…
Scammers Use Hidden Text to Bypass AI Email Filters in Phishing Scams
Sublime Security has released a new analysis detailing a growing trend in email-based cyberattacks: a technique called indirect prompt injection. While social media is often…
Google Fixes CVSS 10 Gemini CLI Vulnerability Enabling GitHub Issue-Based RCE
A major security vulnerability recently put Google’s official Gemini-cli repository and its associated GitHub Actions at risk of a total takeover. Researchers at the firm…