⚡ Weekly Recap: Fast16 Malware, XChat Launch, Federal Backdoor, AI Employee Tracking & More

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Everything is dumb again. This week feels broken in a very familiar way. Old tricks are back. New tools are doing shady crap. Supply chains got hit. Fake help desks

Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data related to the company on the dark web.

Researchers Uncover 73 Fake VS Code Extensions Delivering GlassWorm v2 Malware

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged dozens of Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX repository that are linked to a persistent information-stealing campaign dubbed GlassWorm. The cluster

PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in Russia since September 2025. That’s according to a report published

Mythos Changed the Math on Vulnerability Discovery. Most Teams Aren’t Ready for the Remediation Side

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has dominated security discussions since its April 7 announcement. Early reporting describes a powerful cybersecurity-focused AI system capable of identifying vulnerabilities at scale and raising serious

Fake CAPTCHA IRSF Scam and 120 Keitaro Campaigns Drive Global SMS, Crypto Fraud

27/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a telecommunications fraud campaign that uses fake CAPTCHA verification tricks to dupe unsuspecting users into sending international text messages that incur charges on their

Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software

25/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment centrifuges. According to a

CISA Adds 4 Exploited Flaws to KEV, Sets May 2026 Federal Deadline

25/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches

24/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that an unnamed federal civilian agency’s Cisco Firepower device running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software was compromised in September 2025

NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software

24/04/2026 0 Comments 0 tags

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a