Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

Security researchers say they have identified a hack-for-hire group targeting journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa. The hackers used phishing attacks to access targets’ iCloud backups and messaging accounts on Signal, and deployed Android Read More …

Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit Programmable Logic Controllers Across US Critical Infrastructure

Iran-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are conducting exploitation activity targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley. This activity has led to PLC disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors through malicious Read More …

Attackers exploited critical FortiClient EMS bug as a 0-day

Fortinet released an emergency patch over the weekend for a critical FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) bug believed to be under attack since at least March 31. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-35616, is an improper access control vulnerability that allows Read More …

Watch how job interviewer exposes North Korean fake IT worker

For the last few years, North Koreans have gotten remote jobs at hundreds of Western companies pretending to be from somewhere else, using fake resumes, and sometimes with the help of American collaborators. It’s been a major problem for years, Read More …

New “BrowserGate” report claims LinkedIn secretly scans user browsers for installed extensions and collects device data

A new report is alleging LinkedIn uses hidden JavaScript to scan its visitors’ browsers for installed extensions, looks for those that compete with its own sales tools, and then twists its users’ arms until they stop using those and pick Read More …

Storm-1175 focuses gaze on vulnerable web-facing assets in high-tempo Medusa ransomware operations

The financially motivated cybercriminal actor tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as Storm-1175 operates high-velocity ransomware campaigns that weaponize N-days, targeting vulnerable, web-facing systems during the window between vulnerability disclosure and widespread patch adoption. Following successful exploitation, Storm-1175 rapidly moves from Read More …

SparkCat malware returns to target Android and iOS users, hiding in innocent apps to try and steal your details

SparkCat, a mobile-first infostealer that targets people’s cryptocurrencies, is back with new upgrades that make it more difficult to spot. Cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky claim to have found multiple apps both in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store Read More …

Iranian “Charming Kitten” hackers used old Cold War methods to steal tech secrets and plant malware

Iran-linked cyber operations are drawing renewed attention for relying less on advanced code and more on human manipulation to gain access to sensitive systems. At the centre of this activity is Charming Kitten, a group associated with Iran’s security apparatus Read More …

Weaponizing Trust Signals: Claude Code Lures and GitHub Release Payloads

In late March 2026open on a new tab, Anthropic inadvertently released the internal Claude Code source material as part of an npm package that included a large internal source map file. Although the incident stemmed from a simple packaging mistake, Read More …

vSphere and BRICKSTORM Malware: A Defender’s Guide

Building on recent BRICKSTORM research from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), this post explores the evolving threats facing virtualized environments. These operations directly target the VMware vSphere ecosystem, specifically the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) and ESXi hypervisors. To help organizations Read More …