Category: TheHackerNews

Bypass Authentication in WordPress
09
Oct
2025

Critical Exploit Lets Hackers Bypass Authentication in WordPress Service Finder Theme

Oct 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Website Security Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Service Finder…

Hackers Exploit WordPress Sites to Power Next-Gen ClickFix Phishing Attacks
08
Oct
2025

Hackers Exploit WordPress Sites to Power Next-Gen ClickFix Phishing Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a nefarious campaign targeting WordPress sites to make malicious JavaScript injections that are designed…

Chinese Hackers Weaponize Open-Source Nezha Tool in New Attack Wave
08
Oct
2025

Chinese Hackers Weaponize Open-Source Nezha Tool in New Attack Wave

Oct 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence Threat actors with suspected ties to China have turned a legitimate open-source monitoring…

LockBit, Qilin, and DragonForce Join Forces to Dominate the Ransomware Ecosystem
08
Oct
2025

LockBit, Qilin, and DragonForce Join Forces to Dominate the Ransomware Ecosystem

Three prominent ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin have announced a new strategic ransomware alliance, once underscoring continued shifts in…

Figma MCP Vulnerability
08
Oct
2025

Severe Figma MCP Vulnerability Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely — Patch Now

Oct 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability in the popular figma-developer-mcp…

Step Into the Password Graveyard… If You Dare (and Join the Live Session)
08
Oct
2025

Step Into the Password Graveyard… If You Dare (and Join the Live Session)

Oct 08, 2025The Hacker NewsPassword Security / Cyber Attacks Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses — and…

OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks
08
Oct
2025

OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks

OpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware…

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based 'Vampire Bot' Malware to Hunt Job Seekers
07
Oct
2025

BatShadow Group Uses New Go-Based ‘Vampire Bot’ Malware to Hunt Job Seekers

Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence A Vietnamese threat actor named BatShadow has been attributed to a new campaign…

Google's New AI Doesn't Just Find Vulnerabilities — It Rewrites Code to Patch Them
07
Oct
2025

Google’s New AI Doesn’t Just Find Vulnerabilities — It Rewrites Code to Patch Them

Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Software Security Google’s DeepMind division on Monday announced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agent called…

XWorm 6.0
07
Oct
2025

XWorm 6.0 Returns with 35+ Plugins and Enhanced Data Theft Capabilities

Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range…

AI Is Already the #1 Data Exfiltration Channel in the Enterprise
07
Oct
2025

AI Is Already the #1 Data Exfiltration Channel in the Enterprise

For years, security leaders have treated artificial intelligence as an “emerging” technology, something to keep an eye on but not…

Microsoft Links Storm-1175 to GoAnywhere Exploit Deploying Medusa Ransomware
07
Oct
2025

Microsoft Links Storm-1175 to GoAnywhere Exploit Deploying Medusa Ransomware

Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security Microsoft on Monday attributed a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1175 to the…