The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself was impersonated to distribute a remote administration tool known as AGEWHEEZE. As part of the attacks, the threat…
Secure Access Tokens in Web Applications: A Practical Guide From the Field
I’ve spent years reviewing applications after security incidents, conducting code audits, and helping teams rebuild trust after token misuse exposed sensitive data. If there’s one pattern I keep seeing, it’s this: teams underestimate how important it is to secure access…
Planning a spring break trip? Don’t fall for these 7 travel scams
Spring break scams are out to ruin your vacation, but they don’t have to. With a little awareness and Avast Free Antivirus protecting your devices, you can hit the beach without handing criminals an opening. This article has been indexed…
Agentic AI Governance: How to Approach It
Simulators don’t just teach pilots how to fly the plane; they also teach judgment. When do you escalate? When do you hand off to air traffic control? When do you abort the mission? These are human decisions, trained under pressure,…
LinkedIn Phishing Scam Uses Fake Notifications to Hijack Accounts
A LinkedIn phishing scam uses fake notifications and lookalike domains to steal credentials, hijack accounts, and access sensitive professional data. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original article: LinkedIn…
WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker
The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: WhatsApp notifies…
200,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Move Vulnerability in MW WP Form WordPress Plugin
On March 16th, 2026, we received a submission for an Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to move arbitrary files,…
WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware
The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: WhatsApp notifies…
Is “Hackback” Official US Cybersecurity Strategy?
The 2026 US “Cyber Strategy for America” document is mostly the same thing we’ve seen out of the White House for over a decade, but with a more aggressive tone. But one sentence stood out: “We will unleash the private…
Depthfirst Raises $80 Million in Series B Funding
The startup will expand its AI research team, train additional security models, and scale enterprise adoption. The post Depthfirst Raises $80 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Key Leaks, Vault Failures, and TEE Attacks: Highlights from RWC 2026
What resonated most at RWC 2026? GitGuardian highlights key research on private key leaks, password managers, trusted execution environments, and secret sprawl. The post Key Leaks, Vault Failures, and TEE Attacks: Highlights from RWC 2026 appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
North Korean Hackers Target Softwares that Support Online Services
Hackers target behind-the-scenes softwares Hackers associated with North Korea hacked the behind-the-scenes software that operates various online functions to steal login credentials that could trigger cyber operations, according to Google. Threat actors hacked Axios, a program that links apps and…
Microsoft: Hackers Are Using WhatsApp to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs
Hackers are using WhatsApp messages to deliver malware to Windows PCs, exploiting user trust and attachments to trigger stealthy, multi-stage attacks. The post Microsoft: Hackers Are Using WhatsApp to Deliver Malware to Windows PCs appeared first on TechRepublic. This article…
Iran Threatens to Attack Apple, Google, and Other US Tech Firms in Middle East
Iran has threatened multiple US tech giants in the Middle East, escalating tensions and raising fears of AI-driven warfare turning physical. The post Iran Threatens to Attack Apple, Google, and Other US Tech Firms in Middle East appeared first on…
5 AWS AI Controls Every Security Team Should Have
Most teams govern AI workloads at the application layer. They configure guardrails for their Bedrock agents, scope IAM roles per workload, and build policies around approved models. That discipline matters, but it breaks down the moment a developer spins up…
Cybercriminals take aim at Hasbro, weeks of recovery ahead
Hasbro, an American toy maker with more than 5,000 employees, confirmed a cyberattack and proactively took certain systems offline. The intrusion was detected on March 28, and the company promptly activated its incident response protocols. The company said the investigation…
Iran-linked actors target Middle Eastern city governments to undermine missile-strike responses
The password-spraying campaign is the latest evidence that Iran is hitting back in cyberspace. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Iran-linked actors target Middle Eastern city governments to undermine missile-strike responses
Axios open-source library targeted in sophisticated supply chain attack
Researchers link the compromise to a North Korean adversary and warn the impacts could be wide ranging. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: Axios open-source library targeted in sophisticated supply chain…
Shift-Left Isn’t Enough: Why Security Governance Must Be Baked Into Your CI/CD Pipeline From Day One
Moving security checks earlier in the pipeline is the right instinct — but without governance, policy enforcement, and supply-chain visibility, you’re still flying blind. The Shift-Left Illusion When the phrase ‘shift-left‘ entered the DevSecOps vocabulary, it felt like a genuine…
Toy Giant Hasbro Hit by Cyberattack
The company is investigating the full scope of the incident, including whether any files have been compromised. The post Toy Giant Hasbro Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
Mazda Data Breach Exposes Employee, Partner Records
Mazda Motor Corporation, a leading Japanese automaker producing over 1.2 million vehicles annually, recently disclosed a significant security breach affecting its internal systems. The incident, detected in mid-December 2025, involved unauthorized access to a warehouse management system handling parts…
X Faces Global Outage Twice in Hours, Thousands of Users Report Access Issues
Hours apart, fresh disruptions hit X – once called Twitter – as glitches blocked entry for countless people across regions. Though brief, these lapses fuel unease over stability under Musk’s control, following a trail of prior breakdowns just lately.…
Russia promotes Max platform as questions grow over user data security
Russian daily communication has been disrupted in recent weeks, as familiar digital channels are experiencing problems under mounting regulatory pressure, disrupting the rhythms of everyday communication. What appears at first glance to be a technical inconvenience is in fact…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-04-01 18h : 12 posts
12 posts were published in the last hour 16:5 : Iran-linked actors targeting Middle Eastern city governments to undermine missile-strike responses 15:34 : Anthropic Leaks 512,000 Lines of Claude AI Code in Major Blunder 15:34 : Announcing the Fortinet Training…