Category: TheHackerNews

New ZeroDayRAT Mobile Spyware Enables Real-Time Surveillance and Data Theft
16
Feb
2026

New ZeroDayRAT Mobile Spyware Enables Real-Time Surveillance and Data Theft

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT that’s being advertised on Telegram as a…

New Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-2441) Under Active Attack — Patch Released
16
Feb
2026

New Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-2441) Under Active Attack — Patch Released

Ravie LakshmananFeb 16, 2026Zero-Day / Browser Security Google on Friday released security updates for its Chrome browser to address a…

Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging
15
Feb
2026

Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging

Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting…

Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
13
Feb
2026

Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations

Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Malware / Critical Infrastructure Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea,…

Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs
13
Feb
2026

Google Ties Suspected Russian Actor to CANFAIL Malware Attacks on Ukrainian Orgs

Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations…

UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors
13
Feb
2026

UAT-9921 Deploys VoidLink Malware to Target Technology and Financial Sectors

Ravie LakshmananFeb 13, 2026Cloud Security / Cyber Espionage A previously unknown threat actor tracked as UAT-9921 has been observed leveraging…

Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History
13
Feb
2026

Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Business Data, Emails, and Browsing History

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s designed to steal data associated with Meta Business Suite and…

npm’s Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider
13
Feb
2026

npm’s Update to Harden Their Supply Chain, and Points to Consider

The Hacker NewsFeb 13, 2026Supply Chain Security / DevSecOps In December 2025, in response to the Sha1-Hulud incident, npm completed…

Researchers Observe In-the-Wild Exploitation of BeyondTrust CVSS 9.9 Vulnerability
13
Feb
2026

Researchers Observe In-the-Wild Exploitation of BeyondTrust CVSS 9.9 Vulnerability

Threat actors have started to exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote…

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems
12
Feb
2026

Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of malicious packages across npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository linked…

Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support
12
Feb
2026

Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support

Ravie LakshmananFeb 12, 2026Cyber Espionage / Artificial Intelligence Google on Thursday said it observed the North Korea-linked threat actor known…

Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind
12
Feb
2026

Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind

The Hacker NewsFeb 12, 2026Enterprise Security / Breach Prevention A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers…