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Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026

Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. "If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any media or messages you may want to keep," the social media giant said in a help document. "If you're on an older version of Instagram, you may also need to update the

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Why Are Platform Ecosystems — Like Salesforce — Often Targeted?

Why is Salesforce — and other platforms like it — such an attractive target to cybercriminals?

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Starbucks Data Breach Impacts Employees

Starbucks said the incident involved phishing attacks targeting an employee portal, affecting hundreds. The post Starbucks Data Breach Impacts Employees appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime

INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency's ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams. The effort is part of an international law enforcement operation that involved 72 countries and territories.

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In Other News: N8n Flaw Exploited, Slopoly Malware, Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Telus Digital data breach, vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor allow root privileges, US defense contractor behind Coruna exploits. The post In Other News: N8n Flaw Exploited, Slopoly Malware, Interpol Cybercrime Crackdown appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials

Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. "The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled websites to deploy digitally signed trojans that masquerade as trusted VPN clients

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Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant

Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for informational and preparedness purposes only. Read more blogs around threat

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How AI And LLMs Are Redefining Cloud Security and Cyber Defense

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Mar. 13, 2026 – Read the full story in Forbes Cloud security has become the backbone of enterprise resilience, but the threat landscape has evolved faster than traditional security models can respond. The post How AI And LLMs Are Redefining Cloud Security and Cyber Defense appeared first on Cybercrime Magazine.

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Iran-Linked Hackers Take Aim at US and Other Targets, Raising Risk of Cyberattacks During War

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants. The post Iran-Linked Hackers Take Aim at US and Other Targets, Raising Risk of Cyberattacks During War appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Bold Security Emerges From Stealth With $40 Million in Funding

The startup relies on AI to turn devices into active agents that understand users’ actions and provide protection in real time. The post Bold Security Emerges From Stealth With $40 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Paid Out $17 Million in Bug Bounty Rewards in 2025

Google paid over $3.7 million for Chrome vulnerabilities, and more than $3.5 million for cloud security defects. The post Google Paid Out $17 Million in Bug Bounty Rewards in 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Iran-Linked Hacker Attack on Stryker Disrupted Manufacturing and Shipping

Evidence indicates that the attackers leveraged existing endpoint management software rather than malware to wipe devices. The post Iran-Linked Hacker Attack on Stryker Disrupted Manufacturing and Shipping appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Onyx Security Launches With $40 Million in Funding

The startup is building a control pane to help organizations oversee autonomous AI agents and rapidly adopt them. The post Onyx Security Launches With $40 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Google Fixes Two Chrome Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild Affecting Skia and V8

Google on Thursday released security updates for its Chrome web browser to address two high-severity vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2026-3909 (CVSS score: 8.8) - An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Skia 2D graphics library that allows a remote attacker to perform out-of-bounds memory access via a crafted HTML

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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe targeted the cybercrime service that has impacted 360,000 devices since 2020. The post Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel's AppArmor module that could be exploited by unprivileged users to circumvent kernel protections, escalate to root, and undermine container isolation guarantees. The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The

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Chrome 146 Update Patches Two Exploited Zero-Days

The flaws can be exploited to manipulate data and bypass security restrictions, potentially leading to code execution. The post Chrome 146 Update Patches Two Exploited Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries

A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. "SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware," the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. "The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet

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Veeam Patches 7 Critical Backup & Replication Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution

Veeam has released security updates to address multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2026-21666 (CVSS score: 9.9) - A vulnerability that allows an authenticated domain user to perform remote code execution on the Backup Server. CVE-2026-21667 (

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Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new banking malware targeting Brazilian users that's written in Rust, marking a significant departure from other known Delphi-based malware families associated with the Latin American cybercrime ecosystem. The malware, which is designed to infect Windows systems and was first discovered last month, has been codenamed VENON by Brazilian