FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. According…
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Notepad++ Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Crash Application, Leak Memory Data
A security vulnerability has been identified in Notepad++, one of the most widely used open-source text editors among developers and IT professionals. The vulnerability CVE-2026-3008,…
New Malware Hides Behind Obfuscation and Staged Payloads
A newly identified malware campaign is leveraging advanced obfuscation techniques and multi-stage payload delivery to bypass traditional security defenses, according to recent analysis from Joe…
UNC6692 Hackers Exploit Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware
A data theft campaign by a relatively new hacking group, UNC6692, has been discovered, in which hackers use social engineering and a custom modular toolset…
Cybercrime Magazine YouTube Shorts On The History of Hacking
The award-winning Cybercrime Magazine YouTube Channel, which has more than 1.2 million subscribers and many more viewers globally, released its first Short last month, and the video…
Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack
Ravie LakshmananApr 27, 2026 Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published…
Was Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract a botch too far?
The government’s decision to terminate Capita’s Royal Mail pension contract exposed its error of judgement in relation to the botched civil service pension contract. The…
Operation TrustTrap: A Large-Scale Deceptive Domain Campaign
In a world where digital threats are becoming more confusing, Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered one of the most extensive deceptive domain…
Canada SMS Blaster Cybercrime Case Triggers Major Arrests
A major Canada SMS blaster cybercrime case has come to light as Toronto Police charge three men with 44 offences in what authorities describe as…
Incomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks
Incomplete patch for a Windows SmartScreen and Windows Shell security prompts bypass created a new bug enabling zero-click attacks, Akamai reports. The initial vulnerability, tracked…
Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software
Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2026 A Chinese national posed as a…
US, UK authorities warn that Firestarter backdoor malware survives patching
A federal agency was impacted by a hacking campaign that exploited flaws in Cisco devices. Source link