One Click, Total Shutdown: The “Patient Zero” Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches
The hardest part of cybersecurity isn’t the technology, it’s the people. Every major breach you’ve read about lately usually starts the same way: one employee,… Read MoreThe Hacker News
PAN-OS RCE Exploit Under Active Use Enabling Root Access and Espionage
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed that threat actors may have attempted to unsuccessfully exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw as early as April 9,… Read MoreThe Hacker News
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Edge Plaintext Passwords, ICS 0-Days, Patch-or-Die Alerts and 25+ New Stories
Bad week. Turns out the easiest way to get hacked in 2026 is still the same old garbage: shady packages, fake apps, forgotten DNS junk,… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Day Zero Readiness: The Operational Gaps That Break Incident Response
Having an incident response retainer, or even a pre-approved external incident response firm, is not the same as being ready for an incident. A retainer… Read MoreThe Hacker News
PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot… Read MoreThe Hacker News
MuddyWater Uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials in False Flag Ransomware Attack
The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has… Read MoreThe Hacker News
The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open
For nearly 20 years, we at The Hacker News have mostly told scary stories about cyberspace — big hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing?
Analysts recently confirmed what identity security teams have quietly feared: AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them. In their inaugural Market… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks
Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks. “This new public ledger ensures the… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Windows Phone Link Exploited by CloudZ RAT to Steal Credentials and OTPs
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an intrusion that involved the use of a CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) and a previous undocumented plugin dubbed… Read MoreThe Hacker News