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Malicious Tanstack Package Uses Postinstall Script to Steal Developer Environment Files

A malicious npm package impersonating the widely trusted TanStack project was discovered on April 29, 2026, silently stealing developer environment files the moment it...
 

New xlabs_v1 Botnet Targets Minecraft Servers Through ADB-Exposed Android Devices

A newly identified botnet called xlabs_v1 has been found targeting Minecraft game servers by exploiting Android devices with the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) port...
 

DOJ Sentences Two Americans to Prison for ALPHV BlackCat Attacks on U.S. Victims

Two American cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to four years each in federal prison on April 30, 2026, for carrying out ransomware attacks against multiple...
 

Attackers Weaponize SAP npm Packages to Steal GitHub, Cloud, and AI Coding Tool Secrets

A new supply chain attack is targeting the SAP developer ecosystem through poisoned npm packages. The campaign uses a malicious worm called "Mini Shai-Hulud,"...
 

CISA Warns of Linux “Copy Fail” 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Root Systems

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Linux kernel zero-day vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, warning...
 

Apache MINA Vulnerabilities Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks

The Apache MINA project has issued urgent security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected...
 

CISA Warns of cPanel & WHM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical security flaw affecting widely used web hosting management...
 

Critical MOVEit Vulnerabilities Enables Authentication Bypass

Progress Software has issued a critical security bulletin for its MOVEit Automation platform. This April 2026 alert warns of two highly severe vulnerabilities that could...
 

Threat Actors Use AI to Automate 0-Day Discovery and Exploitation at Machine Speed

The way cyberattacks are launched has fundamentally changed. Threat actors are no longer spending months hunting for software flaws by hand. With artificial intelligence...
 

FreeBSD DHCP Client Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution as Root

The FreeBSD Project has released a critical security advisory addressing a severe flaw in its default IPv4 DHCP client. Tracked as CVE-2026-42511, this vulnerability allows a...
 

Email Bombing and Fake IT Support Calls Fuel New Microsoft Teams Phishing Attacks

A new wave of cyberattacks is targeting employees through a combination of inbox flooding and fake IT support contacts on Microsoft Teams, tricking users...
 

Microsoft Defender Mistakenly Flags DigiCert Root Certificates as Malware

Microsoft Defender triggered widespread false positive alerts after a faulty security update caused it to flag two legitimate DigiCert root certificates as malicious, potentially...

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