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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > google-play-early-access-abused-to-push.html

Google Play Early Access Abused to Push Thousands of Deceptive Android Apps

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (467+ words) Bad actors are misusing Google Play's Early Access program to push deceptive apps that claim to offer money, rewards, casino winnings, and premium content. "The same feature that shields developers from unfair criticism also strips users of the earliest warning…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > infostealer-logs-expose-replayable-ai.html

Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI Tokens That Can Bypass MFA

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (883+ words) Cybercriminals are hijacking artificial intelligence (AI) user accounts via information stealer logs to create "stolen keys" that grant illicit access to tools from model providers like Google, Anthropic, and others. Information stealers like Lumma Stealer or Vidar are equipped to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > chrome-v8-zero-day-exploited-in-wild.html

Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (321+ words) Google on Thursday released updates to patch 230 security vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The medium-severity vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-87491 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as an out-of-bounds bug in V8, Chrome's…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > n-able-n-central-pre-auth-rce-flaw.html

N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Exploited in the Wild

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (245+ words) The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting N-able N-central to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to apply the fixes by September 11, 2026. The vulnerability in…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > wechat-zero-click-worm-took-over.html

WeChat Zero-Click Worm Took Over Accounts on iPhone and Android via Incoming Calls

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (733+ words) Researchers at the security firm Calif have built a worm that takes over a WeChat account via an incoming call and demonstrated it spreading among three test phones. The person being called does not have to answer or touch their…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > peep-turns-chrome-and-edge-into-post.html

PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (36+ words) PEEP uses Chrome and Edge as a post-compromise backdoor for credential theft and host command execution....

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > microsoft-365-attackers-use-help-desk.html

Fake IT Calls Target Executives in Microsoft 365 Data Theft and Extortion Attacks

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (360+ words) The activity, which mainly singles out directors, vice presidents, and other executive staff, is being tracked by Arctic Wolf under the moniker PREY-0058, adding it shares significant tradecraft similarities with a data extortion group that Google-owned Mandiant calls UNC6671. It also…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-exploit-papercut-flaws-to.html

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (246+ words) Threat actors are exploiting the newly disclosed PaperCut flaws to facilitate credential theft in attacks targeting the education sector in the U.S. and Europe. The Arctic Wolf Adversary Research Team said it observed attackers exploiting CVE-2026-81578 and CVE-2026-82078 – an authentication bypass…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > gpt-6-astra-scores-100-on-exploitbench.html

GPT-6 Astra Scores 100% on ExploitBench as OpenAI Blocks PoC Exploit Requests

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (546+ words) OpenAI on Thursday officially unveiled GPT‑6 Astra, which it described as the "world's most intelligent and aligned model." The development comes days after the artificial intelligence (AI) company said the model had reached the "Critical" cybersecurity capability threshold under its…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > google-anthropic-and-openai-unveil.html

Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI Unveil Cyber AI Models, Safeguards, and Access Programs

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (972+ words) Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which it described as its most capable cybersecurity model, and has made it available to a set of trusted defenders via a new initiative called the Fairwind Program. "The Fairwind Program gives high-priority…...