A newly identified Python-based malware known as DEEP#DOOR has surfaced as a serious threat to Windows users, combining a fully-featured backdoor with a powerful credential-stealing engine. What makes this threat especially concerning is how quietly it operates, embedding itself deep…
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Ransomware Victims Jump to 7,831 as AI Crime Tools Scale Global Attacks
The ransomware threat has reached a new and alarming level. According to Fortinet’s newly released 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report, the number of confirmed ransomware victims worldwide jumped to 7,831 in 2025, up from roughly 1,600 victims recorded in the…
New Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Uses SMS Pumping Fraud to Run Up Victims’ Phone Bills
A newly documented scam campaign is using fake CAPTCHA pages to silently trigger dozens of international SMS messages from victims’ mobile phones, leaving them with unexpected charges on their phone bills. What looks like a routine “prove you’re human” step…
China-Aligned Attackers Use ShadowPad, IOX Proxy, and WMIC in Multi-Stage Espionage Campaign
A China-aligned threat group has been carrying out a carefully planned espionage campaign against government agencies and critical infrastructure across Asia. The group, tracked under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053, has been active since at least December 2024, quietly targeting organizations…
Critical Wireshark Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code Via Malformed Packets
Wireshark, the world’s most widely used open-source network protocol analyzer, has released a major security update addressing over 40 vulnerabilities, several of which enable arbitrary code execution through malformed packet injection or malicious capture files. Organizations and individuals relying on…
Anthropic Launches Claude Security in Public Beta for Enterprise Customers
Anthropic has opened Claude Security to public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, bringing AI-powered vulnerability detection directly into production codebases without the need for custom tooling or API integrations. Claude Security leverages the Opus 4.7 model to perform end-to-end security…
Microsoft Windows 11 April 2026 Security Update Breaks Third-Party Backup Applications
Microsoft’s April 2026 cumulative security update for Windows 11 is causing significant disruptions for users relying on third-party backup software, triggering an MS-DEFCON level 3 advisory from security patch analyst Susan Bradley at AskWoody. The problematic update, KB5083769, applies to…
Popular Python Package lightning Hacked in Supply Chain Attack
The widely used PyTorch Lightning framework, which automatically executes credential-stealing malware on import, has also compromised GitHub maintainer accounts. The popular PyPI package lightning — the deep learning framework used to train, deploy, and ship AI products has been compromised…
FBI and CISA Released Zero Trust Principles Implementation Guide for OT Environments
The FBI and CISA, the Department of Energy (DOE), and defense partners published a joint intelligence document. Titled “Adapting Zero Trust Principles to Operational Technology,” this guide provides critical infrastructure operators with a strategic roadmap to secure industrial systems against…
New PhaaS Platform Phoenix Drives Brand-Impersonation Smishing Across Finance, Telecom, and Logistics
A dangerous new phishing platform called Phoenix is quietly spreading across the globe, targeting people through fake SMS messages designed to look like they come from trusted banks, telecom providers, and delivery companies. This platform works on a subscription basis,…
Targeted Large-Scale Campaign Attacking U.S. Organizations with Fake Event Invitations
A large-scale phishing campaign is actively targeting organizations across the United States, using fake event invitations to deceive employees into handing over their corporate login credentials. The operation is wide in reach and strikes some of the most sensitive sectors…
Qilin Ransomware Enumerates RDP Authentication History on a Compromised Server
Qilin ransomware is one of the most active and damaging threats in the cyber landscape today. The group has steadily evolved its tactics since it first appeared in 2022, and its latest technique of enumerating Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) authentication…
WordPress Plugin Hacked Since 2020 to Inject Malicious Code Silently
A massive supply chain attack has been uncovered in the Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin, a popular WordPress plugin with over 70,000 active installations. Security researcher Austin Ginder discovered a dormant backdoor introduced five years ago that silently injects arbitrary code…
Jenkins Patches High-Severity Plugin Flaws Including Path Traversal and Stored XSS
Jenkins project published a security advisory detailing patches for seven plugin vulnerabilities, including high-severity path traversal and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaws. Administrators must urgently update these plugins to secure their Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines against potential…
Google Gemini CLI Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Execute Commands on Host Systems
A critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Google Gemini CLI and its associated GitHub Action. Assigned a maximum severity score of CVSS 10.0, the flaw allowed unprivileged external attackers to execute commands directly on host systems. This vulnerability effectively…
CVE MCP Server Turns Claude Into a Fully Capable Security Analyst With 27 Tools Across 21 APIs
A new open-source project called CVE MCP Server is redefining how security teams triage vulnerabilities, transforming Anthropic’s Claude AI into a fully capable security analyst by giving it direct, correlated access to 27 intelligence tools spanning 21 external APIs all…
OpenAI Releases 5-Point Action Plan to Strengthen AI-Powered Cyber Defense
OpenAI has published a comprehensive cybersecurity action plan titled “Cybersecurity in the Intelligence Age: An Action Plan for Democratizing AI-Powered Cyber Defense,” outlining a five-pillar strategy to equip trusted defenders with advanced AI capabilities while preventing adversarial misuse. Artificial intelligence…
ProFTPD’s SQL Injection Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in ProFTPD, one of the Internet’s most widely deployed FTP servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-42167, this flaw carries a CVSS severity score of 8.1 and affects the mod_sql extension. Depending on how the server is configured, attackers can exploit…
CISA Warns of ConnectWise ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a severe vulnerability in ConnectWise ScreenConnect. On April 28, 2026, CISA officially added this flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-1708, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This…
Novel KarstoRAT RAT Enables Webcam Monitoring, Audio Recording, and Remote Payload Execution
A newly identified remote access trojan called KarstoRAT has been found in sandbox analyses and malware repositories since early 2026. The malware gives attackers a broad set of remote-control capabilities over compromised Windows machines, including webcam capture, audio recording, keylogging,…