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- Vietnamese High School Student Indicted for Engineering Malware Used to Infect 94,000 Computers Globally
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Asia
A 12th-grade student in Thanh Hoa Province is accused of developing sophisticated malicious software that allowed cybercrime syndicates to hijack tens of thousands of devices acros...
- North Korean Cyber Operatives Infiltrate Essential Open Source Software to Compromise Global Web Infrastructure
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Hackers linked to Pyongyang have successfully breached Axios, a critical open source program that facilitates communication between various web applications and mobile services. Go...
- European Commission Confirms Cloud Infrastructure Breach as ShinyHunters Group Claims 350GB Data Theft
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
The European Commission has verified a cyberattack targeting its cloud based web presence, resulting in unauthorized data extraction. The ShinyHunters extortion group has claimed r...
- Cyber Warfare Intensifies as Israeli Authorities Detect Fraudulent Home Front Command Phishing Campaign Amid Conflict
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Section: Israel
The Israel National Cyber Directorate has issued an urgent warning regarding a sophisticated phishing attempt involving fraudulent text messages targeting civilians during the US-I...
- Popular Chrome Extensions Weaponized Following Ownership Transfers To Facilitate Data Theft And Malware Injection
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a growing supply chain threat where legitimate Google Chrome extensions, including "QuickLens" and "ShotBird," turned malicious after bein...
- Weaponized Chrome Extensions QuickLens and ShotBird Target Thousands Following Malicious Ownership Transfers
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Two formerly legitimate Google Chrome extensions, QuickLens and ShotBird, have been transformed into data-theft tools following changes in ownership. Security researchers have iden...
- Ransomware groups adopt parasitic residency tactics as encryption declines in favor of data theft and stealth
Published: Mar 3, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Ransomware operations are shifting from disruptive "smash and grab" attacks to a "parasitic" model focused on long term, silent residency within corporate networks. New data indica...