Category: Data Breach

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2026-06-09 05:13 — The Hacker News

Hades PyPI Attack: 19 Packages Poisoned to Auto-Run Bun Credential Stealer

The Miasma supply chain campaign has sparked a fresh attack wave called Hades, this time involving 37 malicious wheel artifacts across 19 packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) registry, as the Mini Shai-Hulud-style attacks continue to be refined and splintered to target specific ecosystems. "The compromised releases shipped a *-setup.pth file that attempts to execute…

2026-06-08 17:55 — BleepingComputer

SoFi confirms third-party data breach at Hong Kong subsidiary

SoFi Hong Kong is warning that it suffered a data breach after hackers gained access to a database at a third-party vendor containing customer information. [...]

2026-06-08 17:03 — BleepingComputer

New Apple feature automatically changes your compromised passwords

At WWDC 26, Apple announced an Apple Intelligence-powered feature that can automatically fix weak and compromised passwords. This works in Safari, and it's rolling out with iOS 27. [...]

2026-06-08 16:41 — BleepingComputer

New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages

Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack that delivered malware designed to steal developer secrets. [...]

2026-06-08 07:27 — SecurityWeek

174,000 Impacted by Lansing Community College Data Breach

Hackers accessed personal information stored on certain Lansing Community College systems in February 2025. The post 174,000 Impacted by Lansing Community College Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-06-08 07:14 — BleepingComputer

Oxford University discloses data breach after careers platform hack

The University of Oxford disclosed a new data breach last week after being informed by its third-party provider, Group GTI, that its CareerConnect career services platform had been compromised. [...]

2026-06-05 15:04 — Dark Reading

Exposed Fuel Tank Gauges Under Attack in the US

Threat actors are taking advantage of Internet-exposed tank gauges by breaching gas stations, opening the door to disruption.

2026-06-05 10:50 — BleepingComputer

Over 900 US gas station tank gauge systems exposed to attacks

Over 900 automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems across the United States, used to monitor fuel and chemical storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors, have been found exposed online and are vulnerable to ongoing attacks. [...]

2026-06-05 07:33 — SecurityWeek

Hackers Leak DentaQuest Information Impacting 2.6 Million

The ShinyHunters extortion group leaked roughly 234 GB of data allegedly stolen from the dental benefits administrator. The post Hackers Leak DentaQuest Information Impacting 2.6 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-06-05 01:34 — The Hacker News

PCPJack Hijacks 230 AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure Servers for Covert SMTP Relay Network

The threat actor known as PCPJack has hijacked cloud servers associated with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure to create a covert SMTP email relay network. "Compromised business servers across the U.S., Europe, and Asia were quietly converted into SMTP proxies, verified for mail relay capability, and synced to a downstream consumer every five…

2026-06-04 17:27 — BleepingComputer

Hola Browser for Windows compromised to deliver cryptominer

The Windows version of the Hola Browser has been compromised in a supply chain attack that delivered an undeclared executable identified by researchers as a cryptocurrency miner. [...]

2026-06-04 14:36 — BleepingComputer

DentaQuest data breach exposed info of 2.6 million accounts

A data breach at the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest has reportedly exposed the sensitive data of 2.6 million accounts. [...]

2026-06-04 12:38 — BleepingComputer

UN food agency discloses breach affecting 600,000 Gaza households

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization, revealed over the weekend that its self-registration application (SRA) for Palestine was breached. [...]

2026-06-03 16:21 — BleepingComputer

CISA warns of cyberattacks targeting fuel tank monitoring systems

CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems used to monitor fuel and liquid storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors. [...]

2026-06-02 08:00 — Dark Reading

Beyond Assume-Breach: How AI-Native Security Will Reshape Enterprise Defense

Twenty years after Dark Reading launched, we're looking ahead at what's next for enterprise security. Spoiler: It's hyper-segmented, AI-orchestrated, and way more sophisticated than your dad's firewall.

2026-06-01 18:14 — BleepingComputer

Hackers hijack thousands of sites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate attacks

A threat actor tracked as DriveSurge has been operating large-scale malware distribution campaigns using ClickFix and FakeUpdates techniques on compromised sites. [...]

2026-06-01 17:38 — BleepingComputer

Red Hat npm packages compromised to steal developer credentials

More than 30 npm packages under Red Hat's '@redhat-cloud-services' namespace were compromised in a supply-chain attack that distributed a new variant of the Shai-Hulud credential-stealing malware, dubbed "Miasma." [...]

2026-06-01 17:28 — BleepingComputer

Spain arrests doxer leaking sensitive data of govt employees

The Spanish National Police has arrested an individual for leaking sensitive information related to members of various key state organizations, including the National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE). [...]

2026-05-29 14:08 — BleepingComputer

California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. [...]

2026-05-29 12:20 — SecurityWeek

In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacks

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Trump Mobile exposes customer data, phishers target the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CISA responds to recent supply chain attacks. The post In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-29 10:49 — SecurityWeek

Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million

The notorious ShinyHunters extortion group leaked over 42 million records allegedly stolen from Charter in April. The post Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-29 10:34 — SecurityWeek

MokN Raises $15 Million for Phish-Back Platform

MokN's platform deploys realistic decoy access points to lure attackers into revealing compromised credentials, enabling organizations to respond before abuse occurs. The post MokN Raises $15 Million for Phish-Back Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-29 07:12 — SecurityWeek

California Sues 23andMe, Alleging It Failed to Protect User Data in 2023 Breach

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit against Chrome Holding Co., which 23andMe rebranded under after filing for bankruptcy last March. The post California Sues 23andMe, Alleging It Failed to Protect User Data in 2023 Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-29 06:30 — The Hacker News

What 2,000 Exposed Vibe-Coded Apps Reveal About the Limits of Most Security Stacks

Shadow AI used to mean employees pasting things they shouldn't into ChatGPT. It now means something bigger: employees building full applications with AI, wiring them into production systems, and publishing them on the open internet. Without Security or IT in the loop.

2026-05-29 04:29 — BleepingComputer

Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

2026-05-28 09:33 — The Hacker News

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Security Plugin, Azure Priv-Esc, Kali365 MFA Bypass, FIFA Scams +15 More

Every time you think the industry has finally stopped doing some reckless, low-effort crap, somebody spins up a fresh box full of sketchy loaders, fake installers, recycled social-engineering bait, and enough exposed infrastructure to make you wonder if prod is just a public beta now - meanwhile some researcher casually drops a technique that turns a "minor" foothold into…

2026-05-28 06:49 — BleepingComputer

Carnival Cruise confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million people

Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang in April 2026. [...]

2026-05-27 12:19 — Dark Reading

Latin American Cybercriminals Hoover Up Government Data

A purported leak exposing 5.8 million records of Uruguayan citizens is the latest incident where cybercriminals targeted government agencies to monetize citizen data.

2026-05-26 15:46 — BleepingComputer

Charter confirms data breach after ShinyHunters extortion threat

U.S. telecommunications giant Charter Communications has confirmed it suffered a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. [...]

2026-05-26 08:19 — BleepingComputer

Microsoft Defender can now automatically isolate hacked endpoints

Microsoft is testing a new Defender for Endpoint capability that will automatically isolate compromised endpoints to thwart attackers' attempts to move laterally across the network. [...]

2026-05-26 07:59 — SecurityWeek

185,000 Likely Impacted by 7-Eleven Data Breach

The allegedly stolen information leaked by ShinyHunters contains email addresses, names, addresses, and dates of birth. The post 185,000 Likely Impacted by 7-Eleven Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-26 03:01 — BleepingComputer

7-Eleven data breach exposes personal information of 185,000 people

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole the personal information of over 183,000 people after hacking the systems of convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

2026-05-25 08:17 — SecurityWeek

Oncology Institute Discloses Data Breach

The affected third-party vendor has not been named, but one possible candidate is TriZetto. The post Oncology Institute Discloses Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-25 07:17 — SecurityWeek

266,000 Affected by Data Breach at Radiology Associates of Richmond

Threat actors stole files containing names and protected health information from the healthcare organization’s systems. The post 266,000 Affected by Data Breach at Radiology Associates of Richmond appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-25 05:37 — SecurityWeek

DocketWise Data Breach Impacts 143,000

Hackers accessed names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, and medical data from third-party partner repositories. The post DocketWise Data Breach Impacts 143,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-23 16:48 — BleepingComputer

Laravel Lang packages hijacked to deploy credential-stealing malware

A supply chain attack targeting the Laravel Lang localization packages has exposed developers to a sophisticated credential-stealing malware campaign after attackers abused GitHub version tags to distribute malicious code through Composer packages. [...]

2026-05-23 05:51 — The Hacker News

Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework. The affected packages include - laravel-lang/lang laravel-lang/http-statuses laravel-lang/attributes laravel-lang/actions "The timing and pattern of the newly published…

2026-05-22 12:34 — KrebsOnSecurity

Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak

Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after KrebsOnSecurity reported this week that a CISA contractor intentionally published AWS GovCloud keys and a vast trove of other agency secrets on a public GitHub account. The inquiry comes as CISA is still struggling to contain the breach and…

2026-05-22 12:20 — The Hacker News

Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware

The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151) has been observed using lures related to Prometheus, a Ukrainian online learning platform, to target government organizations in the country. The activity, per the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), involves sending phishing emails to government entities using compromised…

2026-05-22 09:58 — Schneier on Security

CISA Security Leak

Crazy story : Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a large number of internal CISA systems. Security experts said the public archive included files detailing how CISA builds, tests and deploys…

2026-05-21 14:13 — BleepingComputer

Google accidentally exposed details of unfixed Chromium flaw

Google has accidentally leaked details about an unfixed issue in Chromium that keeps JavaScript running in the background even when the browser is closed, allowing remote code execution on the device. [...]

2026-05-21 02:54 — BleepingComputer

GitHub links repo breach to TanStack npm supply-chain attack

GitHub says the hackers who breached 3,800 internal repositories gained access via a malicious version of the Nx Console VS Code extension, compromised in last week's TanStack npm supply-chain attack. [...]

2026-05-21 00:27 — The Hacker News

GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension

GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of a compromise of an employee device involving a poisoned version of the Nx Console Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension.  The development comes as the Nx team revealed that the extension, nrwl.angular-console, was breached after one of its developers' systems…

2026-05-20 16:51 — Dark Reading

GitHub Confirms Breach, 4K Internal Repos Stolen

GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of developer code repositories. One threat actor — TeamPCP — took credit.

2026-05-20 13:42 — Dark Reading

Processes & Culture Top Reasons Behind Data Breaches

In spite of state laws meant to improve cyber hygiene, an analysis of incidents shows issues persist and visibility falls short.

2026-05-20 11:46 — BleepingComputer

Grafana breach caused by missed token rotation after TanStack attack

The Grafana data breach was caused by a single GitHub workflow token that slipped through the rotation process following the TanStack npm supply-chain attack last week. [...]

2026-05-20 10:02 — BleepingComputer

Identity Alone Isn't Enough: Why Device Security Has to Share the Load

Identity checks alone can't stop attackers using stolen session tokens and compromised devices. Specops Software outlines why Zero Trust strategies increasingly depend on continuous device verification. [...]

2026-05-20 04:14 — BleepingComputer

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

GitHub has confirmed that roughly 3,800 internal repositories were breached after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension. [...]

2026-05-20 01:08 — BleepingComputer

GitHub investigates internal repositories breach claimed by TeamPCP

GitHub is investigating a breach of its internal repositories after the TeamPCP hacker group claimed to have accessed approximately 4,000 repositories containing private code. [...]

2026-05-19 09:28 — Dark Reading

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Digesting a Dynamic Bouillabaisse of Cyber Evolution

Dark Reading editors reflect on two decades of dramatic change — from perimeter defense to assume-breach strategies — and warn that while AI, cloud, and COVID-19 have transformed the threat landscape, organizations are still failing at fundamental security hygiene that could stop sophisticated attacks in their tracks.

2026-05-19 07:30 — The Hacker News

The New Phishing Click: How OAuth Consent Bypasses MFA

In February 2026, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called EvilTokens went live. Within five weeks, it had compromised more than 340 Microsoft 365 organizations across five countries.  The targets of the platform received a message asking them to enter a short code at microsoft.com/devicelogin and complete their normal MFA challenge, then walked away believing they…

2026-05-19 03:49 — The Hacker News

Compromised Nx Console 18.95.0 Targeted VS Code Developers with Credential Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a compromised version of the Nx Console extension that was published to the Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace. The extension in question is rwl.angular-console (version 18.95.0), a popular user interface and plugin for code editors like VS Code, Cursor, and JetBrains. The VS Code extension has more than 2.2 million…

2026-05-19 01:28 — The Hacker News

Popular GitHub Action Tags Redirected to Imposter Commit to Steal CI/CD Credentials

In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have compromised the popular GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, to run malicious code that harvests sensitive credentials and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled server. "Every existing tag in the repository has been moved to point to an imposter commit that does not appear in the action's…

2026-05-19 00:54 — The Hacker News

Mini Shai-Hulud Pushes Malicious AntV npm Packages via Compromised Maintainer Account

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has compromised various npm packages associated with the @antv ecosystem as part of the ongoing Mini Shai-Hulud attack wave. "The attack affects packages tied to the npm maintainer account atool, including echarts-for-react, a widely used React wrapper for Apache ECharts with roughly…

2026-05-18 16:48 — KrebsOnSecurity

CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github

Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a large number of internal CISA systems. Security experts said the public archive included files detailing how CISA builds, tests and deploys software…

2026-05-18 13:28 — BleepingComputer

Leaked Shai-Hulud malware fuels new npm infostealer campaign

The Shai-Hulud malware leaked last week is now used in new attacks on the Node Package Manager (npm) index, as infected packages emerged over the weekend. [...]

2026-05-18 11:41 — Dark Reading

Fuel Tank Breaches Expand Scope of Iran's Cyber Offensive

Security experts have long warned that insecure automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems exposed on the Internet can be tampered with by threat actors.

2026-05-18 09:00 — The Hacker News

How to Reduce Phishing Exposure Before It Turns into Business Disruption

What happens when a phishing email looks clean enough to pass through security, but dangerous enough to expose the business after one click? That is the gap many SOCs still struggle with: the attacks that leave teams unsure what was exposed, who else was targeted, and how far the risk has spread. Early phishing detection closes that gap.

2026-05-18 08:58 — SecurityWeek

Millions Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches

Several healthcare data breaches impacting hundreds of thousands and even millions were added to the HHS tracker. The post Millions Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-17 03:13 — The Hacker News

Grafana GitHub Token Breach Led to Codebase Download and Extortion Attempt

Grafana has disclosed that an "unauthorized party" obtained a token that granted them the ability to access the company's GitHub environment and download its codebase. "Our investigation has determined that no customer data or personal information was accessed during this incident, and we have found no evidence of impact to customer systems or operations," Grafana said in a…

2026-05-15 13:10 — BleepingComputer

Popular node-ipc npm package compromised to steal credentials

Hackers have injected credential-stealing malware into newly published versions of node-ipc, a popular inter-process communication package, in a new supply chain attack targeting npm. [...]

2026-05-15 13:10 — The Hacker News

Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access

The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor Kazuar into a modular peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that's engineered for stealth and persistent access to compromised hosts. Turla, per the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is assessed to be affiliated with Center 16 of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB)

2026-05-15 11:56 — BleepingComputer

Avada Builder WordPress plugin flaws allow site credential theft

Two vulnerabilities in the Avada Builder plugin for WordPress, with an estimated one million active installations, allow hackers to read arbitrary files and extract sensitive information from the database. [...]

2026-05-15 06:37 — SecurityWeek

OpenAI Hit by TanStack Supply Chain Attack

Two employee devices were compromised in the attack, and credential material was stolen from OpenAI code repositories. The post OpenAI Hit by TanStack Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-14 15:07 — BleepingComputer

OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack

OpenAI says two employees' devices were breached in the recent TanStack supply chain attack that impacted hundreds of npm and PyPI packages, causing the company to rotate code-signing certificates for its applications as a precaution. [...]

2026-05-14 08:12 — BleepingComputer

KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches

Initial access broker KongTuke has moved to Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, taking as little as five minutes to gain persistent access to corporate networks. [...]

2026-05-12 16:17 — BleepingComputer

UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers

The Information Commissioner's Office has fined South Staffordshire Water Plc and parent company South Staffordshire Plc £963,900 ($1.3 million) over a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 663,887 customers and employees. [...]

2026-05-12 07:29 — BleepingComputer

Shai Hulud attack ships signed malicious TanStack, Mistral npm packages

Hundreds of packages across npm and PyPI have been compromised in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign delivering credential-stealing malware targeting developers. [...]

2026-05-12 05:23 — BleepingComputer

Instructure reaches 'agreement' with ShinyHunters to stop data leak

Instructure, the edtech giant behind the widely popular Canvas learning management system (LMS), has reached an "agreement" with the ShinyHunters extortion group to prevent the data stolen in a recent breach from being leaked online. [...]

2026-05-12 03:37 — The Hacker News

Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak

American educational technology company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said it reached an "agreement" with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after it breached its network and threatened to leak stolen information from thousands of schools and universities. In an update shared on Monday, the Utah-based firm said it "reached an agreement with the…

2026-05-11 18:03 — BleepingComputer

Official CheckMarx Jenkins package compromised with infostealer

Checkmarx warned over the weekend that a rogue version of its Jenkins Application Security Testing (AST) plugin had been published on the Jenkins Marketplace. [...]

2026-05-11 09:53 — BleepingComputer

Why Changing Passwords Doesn’t End an Active Directory Breach

Resetting a password doesn't always remove attackers from Active Directory. Specops Software explains how cached credentials and Kerberos tickets can keep attackers authenticated after a reset. [...]

2026-05-11 05:34 — SecurityWeek

Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

A malicious version of the plugin was published to the Jenkins Marketplace late last week. The post Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-09 15:27 — BleepingComputer

JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers, with the Windows payload found deploying a Python-based remote access trojan. [...]

2026-05-08 07:46 — SecurityWeek

Polish Security Agency Reports ICS Breaches at Five Water Treatment Plants

The hackers gained the ability to modify equipment operational parameters, creating a direct risk to the public water supply. The post Polish Security Agency Reports ICS Breaches at Five Water Treatment Plants appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-08 07:14 — SecurityWeek

AI Firm Braintrust Prompts API Key Rotation After Data Breach

Hackers accessed one of the company’s AWS accounts and compromised AI provider secrets stored in Braintrust. The post AI Firm Braintrust Prompts API Key Rotation After Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-08 06:42 — BleepingComputer

Zara data breach exposed personal information of 197,000 people

Hackers who gained access to the databases of Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara stole data belonging to more than 197,000 customers, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

2026-05-08 04:45 — BleepingComputer

Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases

A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. [...]

2026-05-07 22:58 — KrebsOnSecurity

Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide

An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework at school districts and universities across the United States today, after a cybercrime group defaced the service's login page with a ransom demand that threatened to leak data from 275 million students and faculty across nearly 9,000 educational…

2026-05-07 14:35 — BleepingComputer

New PCPJack worm steals credentials, cleans TeamPCP infections

A new malware framework called PCPJack is stealing credentials from exposed cloud infrastructure while actively removing TeamPCP's access to the systems. [...]

2026-05-07 09:50 — The Hacker News

One Click, Total Shutdown: The "Patient Zero" Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches

The hardest part of cybersecurity isn't the technology, it’s the people. Every major breach you’ve read about lately usually starts the same way: one employee, one clever email, and one "Patient Zero" infection. In 2026, hackers are using AI to make these "first clicks" nearly impossible to spot.

2026-05-07 09:00 — Dark Reading

AI-Driven Cyberattack on Mexico Couldn't Breach OT Systems

The most sophisticated AI-integrated campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen.

2026-05-07 09:00 — Dark Reading

World's First AI-Driven Cyberattack Couldn't Breach OT Systems

The most sophisticated AI-integrated campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen.

2026-05-07 07:07 — Schneier on Security

Smart Glasses for the Authorities

ICE is developing its own version of smart glasses, with facial recognition tied to various databases.

2026-05-06 17:02 — Dark Reading

Instructure Breach Exposes Schools' Vendor Dependence

ShinyHunters' attack on Instructure, which owns the widely used Canvas learning management system (LMS), carries big questions about the trust educational institutions put into their vendors.

2026-05-06 12:43 — BleepingComputer

DAEMON Tools devs confirm breach, release malware-free version

Disc Soft Limited, the maker of DAEMON Tools Lite, confirmed that the software had been trojanized in a supply chain attack and released a new, malware-free version. [...]

2026-05-06 01:30 — Dark Reading

Middle East Cyber Battle Field Broadens — Especially in UAE

As the war with Iran continues, breach attempts targeting the United Arab Emirates tripled in a few weeks — many targeting critical infrastructure.

2026-05-05 17:20 — BleepingComputer

Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities

The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. [...]

2026-05-05 12:07 — The Hacker News

DAEMON Tools Supply Chain Attack Compromises Official Installers with Malware

A newly identified supply chain attack targeting DAEMON Tools software has compromised its installers to serve a malicious payload, according to findings from Kaspersky. "These installers are distributed from the legitimate website of DAEMON Tools and are signed with digital certificates belonging to DAEMON Tools developers," Kaspersky researchers  Igor Kuznetsov, Georgy…

2026-05-05 09:03 — BleepingComputer

Vimeo data breach exposes personal information of 119,000 people

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information belonging to over 119,000 people after hacking the Vimeo online video platform in April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

2026-05-05 05:07 — The Hacker News

ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows

The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to…

2026-05-04 14:06 — The Hacker News

Phishing Campaign Hits 80+ Orgs Using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect RMM Tools

An active phishing campaign has been observed targeting multiple vectors since at least April 2025 with legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a way to establish persistent remote access to compromised hosts. The activity, codenamed VENOMOUS#HELPER, has impacted over 80 organizations, most of which are in the U.S., according to Securonix. It shares…

2026-05-04 08:16 — BleepingComputer

Webinar: Why MSPs must rethink security and backup strategies

Security breaches don't just test your defenses—they test your recovery. Join Kaseya in our upcoming webinar to learn how MSPs strengthen resilience with SaaS backups and BCDR to stay operational after attacks. [...]

2026-05-04 03:02 — SecurityWeek

Edtech Firm Instructure Discloses Data Breach Amid Hacker Leak Threats

Hackers disrupted services and stole names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and user messages. The post Edtech Firm Instructure Discloses Data Breach Amid Hacker Leak Threats appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-05-03 18:16 — BleepingComputer

Instructure confirms data breach, ShinyHunters claims attack

Educational tech giant Instructure has confirmed that data was stolen in a cyberattack, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang claiming responsibility. [...]

2026-05-01 13:52 — BleepingComputer

15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach

French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country's agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. [...]

2026-05-01 12:26 — BleepingComputer

Story retracted

BleepingComputer initially published a story about a new data breach at Instructure. Shortly after publication, we determined that the information was incorrect and primarily based on outdated details from a prior incident. The article has been retracted, and we regret the error.

2026-05-01 10:39 — Dark Reading

If AI's So Smart, Why Does It Keep Deleting Production Databases?

The issue isn't artificial intelligence, but rather an industry adding AI agent integrations into production environments before proper security testing.

2026-05-01 03:33 — SecurityWeek

1,800 Hit in Mini Shai-Hulud Attack on SAP, Lightning, Intercom

The compromised Lightning and Intercom packages have a combined monthly download count of nearly 10 million. The post 1,800 Hit in Mini Shai-Hulud Attack on SAP, Lightning, Intercom appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-04-30 17:01 — Dark Reading

TeamPCP Hits SAP Packages With 'Mini Shai-Hulud' Attack

Several npm packages for SAP's cloud application development ecosystem have been compromised as TeamPCP's supply chain attacks broaden.

2026-04-30 10:04 — KrebsOnSecurity

Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs

A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive DDoS attacks against other network operators in Brazil, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The firm's chief executive says the malicious activity resulted from a security breach and was likely the…

2026-04-30 08:36 — The Hacker News

New Python Backdoor Uses Tunneling Service to Steal Browser and Cloud Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a stealthy Python-based backdoor framework called DEEP#DOOR that comes with capabilities to establish persistent access and harvest a wide range of sensitive information from compromised hosts. "The intrusion chain begins with execution of a batch script ('install_obf.bat') that disables Windows security controls, dynamically…

2026-04-29 18:43 — BleepingComputer

Official SAP npm packages compromised to steal credentials

Multiple official SAP npm packages were compromised in what is believed to be a TeamPCP supply-chain attack to steal credentials and authentication tokens from developers' systems. [...]

2026-04-29 15:32 — Dark Reading

AI Finds 38 Security Flaws in Electronic Health Record Platform

Flaws in OpenEMR's platform — used by more than 100,000 healthcare providers — enabled database compromise, remote code execution, and data theft.

2026-04-29 12:26 — The Hacker News

SAP-Related npm Packages Compromised in Credential-Stealing Supply Chain Attack

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about a new supply chain attack campaign targeting SAP-related npm Packages with credential-stealing malware. According to reports from Aikido Security, Onapsis, OX Security, SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Google-owned Wiz, the campaign – calling itself the mini Shai-Hulud – has affected the following packages…

2026-04-28 16:38 — Dark Reading

NSA Chief During Snowden Affair Shares Regrets, Reflections 13 Years Later

Chris Inglis was the head civilian in charge at the NSA when the Snowden leak exploded. He gets candid about mistakes the organization made, and what CISOs need to know about spotting potential threats, media disclosures, and "enculturation."

2026-04-28 15:04 — BleepingComputer

Video service Vimeo confirms Anodot breach exposed user data

Vimeo has disclosed that data belonging to some of its customers and users has been accessed without authorization following the recent breach at the Anodot data anomaly detection company. [...]

2026-04-28 10:50 — BleepingComputer

Checkmarx confirms LAPSUS$ hackers leaked its stolen GitHub data

Application security company Checkmarx has confirmed that the LAPSUS$ threat group leaked data stolen from its private GitHub repository. [...]

2026-04-27 10:43 — BleepingComputer

Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people

The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. [...]

2026-04-27 09:50 — BleepingComputer

Medtronic confirms breach after hackers claim 9 million records theft

Medical device giant Medtronic disclosed last week that hackers breached its network and accessed data in "certain corporate IT systems." [...]

2026-04-26 10:22 — BleepingComputer

American utility firm Itron discloses breach of internal IT network

Itron, Inc. has disclosed, via an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed certain internal systems.

2026-04-24 18:53 — BleepingComputer

ADT confirms data breach after ShinyHunters leak threat

Home security giant ADT has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters extortion group threatened to leak stolen data unless a ransom is paid. [...]

2026-04-24 10:31 — SecurityWeek

In Other News: Unauthorized Mythos Access, Plankey CISA Nomination Ends, New Display Security Device

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Supreme Court hacker sentenced, Lovable exposed user data, Google expands enterprise security. The post In Other News: Unauthorized Mythos Access, Plankey CISA Nomination Ends, New Display Security Device appeared first on SecurityWeek .

2026-04-24 10:10 — BleepingComputer

DORA and operational resilience: Credential management as a financial risk control

Article 9 of DORA makes authentication and access control a legal obligation for EU financial entities. Here is what the regulation requires, and what a breach looks like when those controls are missing. [...]

2026-04-23 16:52 — Dark Reading

China-Backed Hackers Are Industrializing Botnets

China's state-backed groups are now using covert networks of compromised devices to execute attacks in a low-cost, low-risk, and deniable way.

2026-04-23 15:21 — BleepingComputer

Bitwarden CLI npm package compromised to steal developer credentials

The Bitwarden CLI was briefly compromised after attackers uploaded a malicious @bitwarden/cli package to npm containing a credential-stealing payload capable of spreading to other projects. [...]

2026-04-23 14:16 — The Hacker News

UNC6692 Impersonates IT Help Desk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts. "As with many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on impersonating IT help desk employees, convincing their victim to accept a Microsoft Teams chat invitation…

2026-04-23 12:05 — BleepingComputer

New Checkmarx supply-chain breach affects KICS analysis tool

Hackers have compromised Docker images, VSCode and Open VSX extensions for the Checkmarx KICS analysis tool to harvest sensitive data from developer environments. [...]

2026-04-23 10:16 — BleepingComputer

Cosmetics giant Rituals discloses data breach affecting customers

Dutch cosmetics giant Rituals disclosed a data breach after attackers stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers from its "My Rituals" membership database. [...]

2026-04-23 09:42 — The Hacker News

Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign

Bitwarden CLI, the command-line interface for the password manager Bitwarden, has reportedly been compromised as part of a newly discovered and ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign, according to findings from JFrog and Socket. "The affected package version appears to be @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0, and the malicious code was published in 'bw1.js,' a file included in the package…

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