Fake CAPTCHA Scam Triggers SMS Fraud

Cybercriminals have devised a new method to exploit fake CAPTCHA pages, turning these routine security checks into a tool for international SMS fraud. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Fake CAPTCHA Scam Triggers SMS Fraud

UK Biobank Data Breach Raises Concerns

The UK Biobank, a prominent biomedical research resource, has recently faced a data breach that has raised significant concerns regarding the protection of sensitive health information. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: UK Biobank Data…

Chinese Cyber Espionage via Compromised Devices

China-linked cyber threat actors have adopted a new strategy that involves using compromised routers and edge devices to create large-scale covert networks and botnets. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Chinese Cyber Espionage via Compromised…

French Police Arrest HexDex Hacker

French authorities have successfully apprehended a 20-year-old hacker known by the pseudonym HexDex, who is suspected of exfiltrating data from numerous websites and leaking private information. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: French Police Arrest…

Job Cuts at Meta and Microsoft

Meta and Microsoft, two of the largest technology companies, have announced plans to reduce their workforce significantly as they pivot towards increased investments in artificial intelligence. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Job Cuts at…

Hackers Exploit Cisco Firepower N-Day Flaws for Unauthorized Access

A state-sponsored threat actor known as UAT-4356 is actively exploiting known vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower devices to deploy a sophisticated custom backdoor. UAT-4356 exploited two n-day vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362m affecting Cisco’s Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS). These flaws allowed the threat actor to gain…

Claude Desktop Reportedly Adds Browser Access Bridge for Chromium Browsers

A detailed cybersecurity report published by privacy expert Alexander Hanff on April 18, 2026, reveals that Anthropic’s Claude Desktop application for macOS silently installs a Native Messaging bridge across multiple Chromium-based browsers. This unprompted installation establishes out-of-sandbox browser automation hooks…