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Meta’s AI Bot Misused by Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts

Attackers have exploited a critical vulnerability in Meta’s AI-powered Instagram support chatbot to hijack user accounts without needing passwords, phishing, or malware. Instead of bypassing security through technical exploits, hackers simply manipulated the chatbot via natural-language requests. Meta’s AI Bot…

Attackers Exploit Docker, Kubernetes Misconfigs to Breach Hosts

Attackers are increasingly targeting Docker and Kubernetes environments by exploiting misconfigurations, weak isolation boundaries, and insecure APIs to compromise host systems and entire clusters. As containerization becomes the backbone of modern cloud infrastructure, threat actors are shifting focus from traditional…

Critical Plesk Vulnerability Lets Users Execute Server Commands

A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Plesk is raising serious security concerns after researchers confirmed that low-privileged users can execute arbitrary commands on affected servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-44962, the vulnerability affects Plesk for Linux and is linked to improper input…

Iranian Hackers Hijack AppDomainManager to Bypass EDR

Iran-linked hackers have upgraded their tradecraft by using AppDomainManager hijacking in .NET applications to turn off security telemetry before malicious code fully starts, making endpoint detection and response tools much harder to spot the attack. The campaign, attributed to the…

Microsoft: No Lawsuits Against Researchers in Nightmare-Eclipse Row

Microsoft has issued a clarifying statement, assuring the global cybersecurity community that it has no intention of pursuing legal action against security researchers conducting or publishing legitimate security research. A significant walkback amid the firestorm sparked by its earlier confrontation with a…

SideCopy Deploys Persistent XenoRAT Against Afghanistan Finance Ministry

Pakistan-linked threat actor SideCopy has launched a highly targeted spear-phishing campaign against Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF). The operation surgically targets all 34 provincial revenue directorates, operating under the broader Transparent Tribe (APT36) umbrella. According to threat intelligence reports from…

JINX-0164 Uses LinkedIn Lures to Deploy Custom macOS Malware

A newly identified threat actor tracked as JINX-0164 is targeting cryptocurrency organizations through sophisticated LinkedIn-based social engineering campaigns. The financially motivated group has been active since at least mid-2025. It is leveraging custom macOS malware, credential theft, and CI/CD pipeline…

Trusted Dev Tools Abused to Steal Code and Secrets

Attackers are increasingly weaponizing trusted developer tools to infiltrate software supply chains, with CISA warning of multiple ongoing campaigns targeting CI/CD ecosystems and developer workflows. Recent incidents, including a compromised Visual Studio Code extension and a large-scale operation dubbed “Megalodon,”…