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China-Linked TA416 Targets European Governments with PlugX and OAuth-Based Phishing
A China-aligned threat actor has set its sights on European government and diplomatic organizations since mid-2025, following a two-year period of minimal targeting in the region. The campaign… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Microsoft Details Cookie-Controlled PHP Web Shells Persisting via Cron on Linux Servers
Threat actors are increasingly using HTTP cookies as a control channel for PHP-based web shells on Linux servers and to achieve remote code execution, according to… Read MoreThe Hacker News
UNC1069 Social Engineering of Axios Maintainer Led to npm Supply Chain Attack
The maintainer of the Axios npm package has confirmed that the supply chain compromise was the result of a highly-targeted social engineering campaign orchestrated by North… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Why Third-Party Risk Is the Biggest Gap in Your Clients’ Security Posture
The next major breach hitting your clients probably won’t come from inside their walls. It’ll come through a vendor they trust, a SaaS tool their finance team signed… Read MoreThe Hacker News
New SparkCat Variant in iOS, Android Apps Steals Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrase Images
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the SparkCat malware on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, more than a year after the trojan was… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Drift Loses $285 Million in Durable Nonce Social Engineering Attack Linked to DPRK
Solana-based decentralized exchange Drift has confirmed that attackers drained about $285 million from the platform during a security incident that took place on April 1, 2026.… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-55182 to Breach 766 Next.js Hosts, Steal Credentials
A large-scale credential harvesting operation has been observed exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability as an initial infection vector to steal database credentials, SSH private keys, Amazon Web Services (AWS)… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Cisco Patches 9.8 CVSS IMC and SSM Flaws Allowing Remote System Compromise
Cisco has released updates to address a critical security flaw in the Integrated Management Controller (IMC) that, if successfully exploited, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker… Read MoreThe Hacker News
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Pre-Auth Chains, Android Rootkits, CloudTrail Evasion & 10 More Stories
The latest ThreatsDay Bulletin is basically a cheat sheet for everything breaking on the internet right now. No corporate fluff or boring lectures here, just a quick… Read MoreThe Hacker News
Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners
A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans (RATs) and cryptocurrency miners since November 2023. “Beyond cryptomining, the threat actor monetizes… Read MoreThe Hacker News