Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Airbus, Cyera, Fortra, Palo Alto Networks, Silverfort, and Socket. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in April 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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DigiCert Revokes Certificates After Support Portal Hack

Hackers delivered malware via a customer chat channel, infected an analyst’s system, and accessed the internal support portal. The post DigiCert Revokes Certificates After Support Portal Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – May. 4, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video Step into the future of cybersecurity at Black Hat USA 2026, Aug. 1-6, in Las Vegas. REGISTER Now & Save with the CODE: CYBERCRIME. The premier The post Black Hat USA 2026, Aug. 1-6. Las Vegas. REGISTER & Save with the CODE: CYBERCRIME appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks

On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of Kaikatsu Club, Japan's largest internet cafe chain. When asked, the young man shared his motivation for the hack: he wanted to buy Pokémon cards. In a sense, this is a fairly conventional story.

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Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia

The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor. The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar campaign aimed at Russian entities. "Both waves followed a nearly identical

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Exploitation of ‘Copy Fail’ Linux Vulnerability Begins

CISA has added the bug to its KEV list, and Microsoft has observed limited exploitation, mainly associated with PoC testing. The post Exploitation of ‘Copy Fail’ Linux Vulnerability Begins appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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OpenAI Rolls Out Advanced Security for ChatGPT Accounts

Advanced Account Security provides stronger login methods, more secure account recovery, shorter sessions, and training exclusion. The post OpenAI Rolls Out Advanced Security for ChatGPT Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks

A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs) and hosting providers in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S., by exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability in cPanel. The activity, detected by Ctrl-Alt-Intel on May 2, 2026, involves the

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Over 40,000 Servers Compromised in Ongoing cPanel Exploitation

The attacks likely target CVE-2026-41940, a recently patched zero-day leading to administrative access. The post Over 40,000 Servers Compromised in Ongoing cPanel Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Edtech Firm Instructure Discloses Data Breach Amid Hacker Leak Threats

Hackers disrupted services and stole names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and user messages. The post Edtech Firm Instructure Discloses Data Breach Amid Hacker Leak Threats appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M

A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership with the U.S. Federal

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US Military Reaches Deals With 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems

Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide resources to help augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” the Defense Department said. The post US Military Reaches Deals With 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an

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New Bluekit Phishing Kit Features AI Assistant

Still under development, Bluekit provides users with automated domain registration and an AI Assistant. The post New Bluekit Phishing Kit Features AI Assistant appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Trellix Confirms Source Code Breach With Unauthorized Repository Access

Cybersecurity company Trellix has announced that it suffered a breach that enabled unauthorized access to a "portion" of its source code. It said it "recently identified" the compromise of its source code repository and that it began working with "leading forensic experts" to resolve the matter immediately. It also said it has notified law enforcement of the matter. Trellix did not disclose the

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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign

A newly discovered Vietnamese-linked operation has been observed using a Google AppSheet as a "phishing relay" to distribute phishing emails with an aim to compromise Facebook accounts. The activity has been codenamed AccountDumpling by Guardio, with the scheme selling the stolen accounts back through an illicit storefront run by the threat actors. In all, roughly 30,000 Facebook accounts are

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In Other News: Scattered Spider Hacker Arrested, SOC Effectiveness Metrics, NSA Tool Vulnerability 

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: OFAC hits Iranian central bank crypto reserves, ADT data leak, CISA guidance for zero trust in OT. The post In Other News: Scattered Spider Hacker Arrested, SOC Effectiveness Metrics, NSA Tool Vulnerability  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Adjusts Bug Bounties: Chrome Payouts Drop as Android Rewards Rise Amid AI Surge

The maximum reward for a zero-click Pixel Titan M exploit with persistence has increased to $1.5 million. The post Google Adjusts Bug Bounties: Chrome Payouts Drop as Android Rewards Rise Amid AI Surge appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two cybercrime groups that are carrying out "rapid, high-impact attacks" operating almost within the confines of SaaS environments, while leaving minimal traces of their actions. The clusters, Cordial Spider (aka BlackFile, CL-CRI-1116, O-UNC-045, and UNC6671) and Snarky Spider (aka O-UNC-025 and UNC6661), have been attributed to high-speed data theft and

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China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one European government belonging to NATO. Trend Micro has attributed the activity to a threat activity cluster it tracks under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053. The adversarial collective is assessed to