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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, 18+ hour ago   (360+ words) shares significant tradecraft similarities with a data extortion group that Google-owned Mandiant calls UNC6671. It also said that the data extortion threat actor known as Cinder likely represents...deploy phishing-resistant MFA, restrict the scope of data that users have access to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2025 > 10 > jingle-thief-hackers-exploit-cloud.html

“Jingle Thief” Hackers Exploit Cloud Infrastructure to Steal Millions in Gift Cards

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (804+ words) phishing attacks to obtain credentials necessary to breach victims' cloud infrastructure. In one campaign,...legitimate users, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, and carry out gift card fraud at scale," the...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 01 > new-research-64-of-3rd-party.html

New Research: 64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (654+ words) a single vendor compromise can trigger a massive data breach by injecting code to harvest credentials or skim...over-permissioned applications are granted access to sensitive data fields they don't functionally need. This research analyzes exactly what data these third-party apps…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 03 > weekly-recap-cicd-backdoor-fbi-buys.html

⚡ Weekly Recap: CI/CD Backdoor, FBI Buys Location Data, WhatsApp Ditches Numbers & More

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (290+ words) There are quiet state-backed activities, exposed data from open directories, growing mobile threats, and...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 07 > threatsday-cloud-bucket-hijacking.html

ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) the quiet process already has somewhere to send data. Watch the normal paths instead. Names that look...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 04 > vercel-breach-tied-to-context-ai-hack.html

Vercel Breach Tied to Context AI Hack Exposes Limited Customer Credentials

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (430+ words) infrastructure provider Vercel has disclosed a security breach that allows bad actors to gain unauthorized access...Context.ai to better understand the full scope of the breach. A "limited subset" of customers is said...effect. The company is continuing to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 07 > threatsday-ai-compute-hijacking-apple.html

ThreatsDay: AI Compute Hijacking, Apple Email Flaw, BlueHammer Ransomware + 14 Stories

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (194+ words) the list with that in mind. The loud part is the breach. The useful part is the quiet mistake that made...ThreatsDay. Learn how to uncover hidden AI use, see what data it can access, map every AI action to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2025 > 11 > chinese-hackers-use-anthropics-ai-to.html

Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic's AI to Launch Automated Cyber Espionage Campaign

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (592+ words) lateral movement, and making final decisions about data exfiltration scope and retention. The system is...involving credential harvesting, lateral movement, data collection, and extraction. "By presenting...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-steal-metr-api-key-and.html

Attackers Steal METR API Key and Consume AI Credits Worth About $600,000

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) including an unsuccessful attempt to access internal data via an inadvertently exposed endpoint." According...

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thehackernews.com > 2025 > 10 > lockbit-qilin-and-dragonforce-join.html

LockBit, Qilin, and DragonForce Join Forces to Dominate the Ransomware Ecosystem

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (637+ words) ReliaQuest said it's tracking a total of 81 data leak sites, a significant jump from 51 reported...

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