Microsoft on Thursday disclosed details of a new widespread ClickFix social engineering campaign that has leveraged the Windows Terminal app as a way to activate a sophisticated attack chain and deploy the Lumma Stealer malware. The activity, observed in February…
Apple blocks ByteDance, Google’s 90 zero-days, Iran backdoors U.S. organizations
Apple blocks ByteDance Chinese apps Google says 90 zero-days were exploited in attacks last year Iran intelligence backdoored U.S. bank, airport, software outfit networks Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-apple-blocks-bytedance-googles-90-zero-days-iran-backdoors-u-s-organizations/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security This episode is…
Nvidia Stops Production Of H200 Chips For China
Nvidia reportedly reallocates TSMC capacity from H200 chips aimed at China market, after December deal fails to produce any sales This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Nvidia Stops Production Of H200 Chips For China
What Is Address Poisoning
As cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, so do the tactics used by cybercriminals to exploit users. One of the emerging threats in the blockchain ecosystem is address poisoning — a subtle yet highly deceptive attack designed to trick users into…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-03-06 09h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 7:9 : Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than 100,000 policyholders across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany.…
FBI Detains U.S. Government Contractor in Massive $46 Million Fraud Scheme
In a major law enforcement operation, authorities have arrested a U.S. government contractor accused of executing a massive cryptocurrency theft. John Daghita allegedly stole over $46 million in digital assets from the United States Marshals Service (USMS). This successful apprehension…
Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Vulnerabilities
Cisco has disclosed that two more vulnerabilities affecting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2026-20122 (CVSS score: 7.1) – An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability…
Western governments lay the groundwork for secure 6G networks
Governments are preparing for 6G, the next generation of mobile networks, placing security and resilience among their top priorities. In response, seven countries participating in the Global Coalition on Telecoms (GCOT) have introduced a set of 6G Security and Resilience…
Why phishing still works today
In this Help Net Security video, Gal Livschitz, Senior Penetration Tester at Terra Security, explains how phishing has evolved and why employees still fall for it. He outlines how phishing now uses HTTPS, branded pages, and lookalike domains, making attacks…
What happens when AI teams compete against human hackers
A cybersecurity competition produced what may be the largest controlled dataset comparing AI-augmented teams to human-only teams on professional-grade offensive security tasks. The event, called NeuroGrid, ran for 72 hours on the Hack The Box platform and drew 1,337 registered…
WordPress Membership Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Create Admin Accounts
A critical security vulnerability in the popular WordPress User Registration & Membership plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to easily create administrator accounts. The severe flaw, officially tracked as CVE-2026-1492, currently affects all plugin versions up to and including 5.1.2. Because it…
Wikipedia Hit By JavaScript Worm, ICE Contractor Data Base Leaked and more…
Wikipedia JavaScript Worm, ICE Contractor Data Leak Claim, and Leak Base Takedown Wikipedia admins contained a self-propagating JavaScript worm that spread via infected user script files, executing in logged-in editors’ browsers and using authenticated sessions to copy itself into other…
Google Uncovers 90 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation in 2025
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild during 2025. While this total is slightly below the 2023 peak, it highlights a critical shift in the cybersecurity landscape, as attackers are increasingly abandoning generic…
149 Hacktivist DDoS Claims Recorded Across 16 Countries Following Middle East Escalation
A sharp rise in politically motivated cyber activity has emerged in the aftermath of the coordinated U.S.–Israel military operations against Iran, referred to as Epic Fury and Roaring Lion. Security analysts say online retaliation unfolded almost immediately, with hacktivist groups…
New infosec products of the week: March 6, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Beazley Security, Push Security, Samsung, and Tufin. Samsung brings Digital Home Key to Samsung Wallet, extending secure access to the home Samsung Electronics has announced…
PoC Exploit Released Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
A public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for CVE-2026-20127, a maximum-severity zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and SD-WAN Manager that has been actively exploited in the wild since at least 2023. Cisco Talos is tracking the threat activity…
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4 With Advanced Reasoning, Coding, and Computer-Use Capabilities
OpenAI on March 5, 2026, released GPT-5.4, its most capable and efficient frontier model to date, combining advanced reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows into a single unified system. The model is rolling out across ChatGPT (as GPT-5.4 Thinking), the API,…
ISC Stormcast For Friday, March 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9838, (Fri, Mar 6th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Friday, March 6th, 2026…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-03-06 03h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 1:34 : How SMBs use threat research and MDR to build a defensive edge 1:9 : Ad Fraud is Much More Than a Marketing Problem 1:9 : Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Context…
How SMBs use threat research and MDR to build a defensive edge
We speak to Director of ESET Threat Research Jean-Ian Boutin about where solutions that blend advanced technology with human expertise provide the most practical value for businesses This article has been indexed from WeLiveSecurity Read the original article: How SMBs…
Ad Fraud is Much More Than a Marketing Problem
In September, cybercriminals pulled off one of the biggest ad fraud scams in recent memory by turning scores of user devices into “ghost click farms” that generated billions of fake ad impressions daily. Then, in January, another gang did it…
Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Context Validation
Explore how zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments with privacy-preserving validation and post-quantum resistance. The post Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Context Validation appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the…
Your SOC Doesn’t Need More Tools. It Needs Fewer.
The average SOC manages 83 security tools from nearly 30 vendors. Why the smartest CISOs are consolidating their security operations, and how D3 Morpheus makes it possible without compromising coverage. The post Your SOC Doesn’t Need More Tools. It Needs…