Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Malicious npm Package Posing as OpenClaw Installer Deploys RAT, Steals macOS Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that masquerades as an OpenClaw installer to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) and steal sensitive data from compromised hosts. The package, named "@openclaw-ai/openclawai," was uploaded to the registry by a user named "openclaw-ai" on March 3, 2026. It has been downloaded 178 times to date. The library is still available for

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Check Point, Booz Allen, Proofpoint, Sophos, Palo Alto Networks, and Zscaler. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in February 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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UNC4899 Breached Crypto Firm After Developer AirDropped Trojanized File to Work Device

The North Korean threat actor known as UNC4899 is suspected to be behind a sophisticated cloud compromise campaign targeting a cryptocurrency organization in 2025 to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. The activity has been attributed with moderate confidence to the state-sponsored adversary, which is also tracked under the cryptonyms Jade Sleet, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces, and

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Qualcomm 0-Day, iOS Exploit Chains, AirSnitch Attack & Vibe-Coded Malware

Another week in cybersecurity. Another week of "you've got to be kidding me." Attackers were busy. Defenders were busy. And somewhere in the middle, a whole lot of people had a very bad Monday morning. That's kind of just how it goes now. The good news? There were some actual wins this week. Real ones. The kind where the good guys showed up, did the work, and made a dent. It doesn't always

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Is Cybersecurity the Dark Horse for Venture Investors During the Iran Conflict?

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Mar. 9, 2026 – Read the full story in Forbes If Defense Tech is the loud winner during the Iran conflict, Cybersecurity is the quiet one, and the opportunity is just as large, The post Is Cybersecurity the Dark Horse for Venture Investors During the Iran Conflict? appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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ClickFix Attack Uses Windows Terminal to Evade Detection

Fake CAPTCHA pages instruct victims to paste malicious commands in the Windows Terminal instead of the Run dialog. The post ClickFix Attack Uses Windows Terminal to Evade Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Internet Infrastructure TLD .arpa Abused in Phishing Attacks

Abusing DNS record management controls, the threat actor hides the location of malicious content via Cloudflare. The post Internet Infrastructure TLD .arpa Abused in Phishing Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Can the Security Platform Finally Deliver for the Mid-Market?

Mid-market organizations are constantly striving to achieve security levels on a par with their enterprise peers. With heightened awareness of supply chain attacks, your customers and business partners are defining the security level you must meet. What if you could be the enabler for your organization to remain competitive — and help win business — by easily demonstrating that you meet these

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Cloned AI Tool Sites Distribute Malware in ‘InstallFix’ Campaign

Threat actors replace legitimate commands on the cloned installation webpages with malicious commands. The post Cloned AI Tool Sites Distribute Malware in ‘InstallFix’ Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chrome Extension Turns Malicious After Ownership Transfer, Enabling Code Injection and Data Theft

Two Google Chrome extensions have turned malicious after what appears to be a case of ownership transfer, offering attackers a way to push malware to downstream customers, inject arbitrary code, and harvest sensitive data. The extensions in question, both originally associated with a developer named "akshayanuonline@gmail.com" (BuildMelon), are listed below - QuickLens - Search Screen with

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Web Server Exploits and Mimikatz Used in Attacks Targeting Asian Critical Infrastructure

High-value organizations located in South, Southeast, and East Asia have been targeted by a Chinese threat actor as part of a years-long campaign. The activity, which has targeted aviation, energy, government, law enforcement, pharmaceutical, technology, and telecommunications sectors, has been attributed by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 to a previously undocumented threat activity group dubbed

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How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

AI-based assistants or "agents" -- autonomous programs that have access to the user's computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task -- are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting the security priorities for organizations, while blurring the lines between data and code, trusted co-worker and insider threat, ninja hacker and novice code jockey.

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Recent Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Vulnerability Now Widely Exploited

WatchTowr reports seeing exploitation attempts for CVE-2026-20127 from numerous unique IP addresses. The post Recent Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Vulnerability Now Widely Exploited appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues

OpenAI on Friday began rolling out Codex Security, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered security agent that's designed to find, validate, and propose fixes for vulnerabilities. The feature is available in a research preview to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers via the Codex web with free usage for the next month. "It builds deep context about your project to identify

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US Cyber Strategy Targets Adversaries, Critical Infrastructure, and Emerging Technologies

Trump’s Cyber Strategy calls for stronger deterrence against cyber adversaries, modernization of federal networks, protection of critical infrastructure, and investment in technologies such as AI and post-quantum cryptography. The post US Cyber Strategy Targets Adversaries, Critical Infrastructure, and Emerging Technologies appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Over 100 GitHub Repositories Distributing BoryptGrab Stealer

The malware targets browser and cryptocurrency wallet data, along with system information and user files. The post Over 100 GitHub Repositories Distributing BoryptGrab Stealer appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Pentagon’s Chief Tech Officer Says He Clashed With AI Company Anthropic Over Autonomous Warfare

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said the military is developing procedures for enabling different levels of autonomy in warfare depending on the risk posed. The post Pentagon’s Chief Tech Officer Says He Clashed With AI Company Anthropic Over Autonomous Warfare appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Anthropic Finds 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities Using Claude Opus 4.6 AI Model

Anthropic on Friday said it discovered 22 new security vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser as part of a security partnership with Mozilla. Of these, 14 have been classified as high, seven have been classified as moderate, and one has been rated low in severity. The issues were addressed in Firefox 148, released late last month. The vulnerabilities were identified over a two-week period in

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FBI Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information

The bureau is working to determine the scope and impact of the problem, according to a notification sent to members of Congress. The post FBI Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Can the Industry Do More for Women in Security?

While women in security have seen forward progress, the path hasn’t always been linear.