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ThreatsDay: Defender 0-day, SonicWall brute-force campaign, 17-year-old Excel RCE surface
A cluster of active threats hit simultaneously this week. A zero-day in Microsoft Defender is being exploited in the wild, while SonicWall appliances face a coo
Turkish Homes and SMBs Hit by Six-Year Ransomware Campaign
A long-running ransomware operation has been quietly targeting Turkish households and small-to-medium businesses for six years, according to Dark Reading. The s
Two-Factor Authentication Moves Beyond the Desktop
Two-factor authentication is shifting away from its traditional desktop-bound implementations as organizations adopt mobile-first and device-agnostic approaches
108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Harvesting Google and Telegram Credentials
Security researchers at Socket have uncovered a coordinated campaign of over 100 malicious Chrome Web Store extensions designed to steal OAuth tokens, hijack ac
Adobe Launches AI Assistant That Orchestrates Workflows Across Creative Cloud Apps
Adobe is rolling out Firefly AI Assistant, a chat-based interface that can coordinate complex, multi-step projects spanning Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, an
Allbirds Ditches Shoes, Rebrands as GPU Cloud Provider 'NewBird AI'
Sustainable footwear company Allbirds is abandoning its core business to chase the AI infrastructure gold rush. The company secured $50 million in convertible f
April 2026 Patch Tuesday: 167 Microsoft Fixes, SharePoint Zero-Day, BlueHammer Exploit
Microsoft shipped its second-largest Patch Tuesday ever, addressing 167 vulnerabilities across Windows and related products. The headline flaw is CVE-2026-32201
April 2026 Patch Tuesday Delivers Critical Fixes From SAP, Adobe, Microsoft, and Fortinet
The April 2026 Patch Tuesday cycle brought a heavy round of security updates from multiple major vendors. Microsoft addressed dozens of vulnerabilities across W
Attackers Turn n8n Webhooks Into Phishing Infrastructure Since October 2025
Threat actors have been weaponizing n8n, the popular low-code workflow automation platform, as a delivery layer for phishing campaigns since October 2025. By re
Audit Finds Big Tech Routinely Ignores California Privacy Opt-Out Requests
An audit has revealed that major technology companies frequently fail to honor opt-out requests submitted under California's privacy law. Despite legal requirem
CISA Adds Windows Task Host Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
CISA has added a Windows Task Host vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation in the wild. The Task Host
Constantinople's Walls: A Masterclass in Layered Defense
Bruce Schneier highlights the defensive architecture of Constantinople as a physical blueprint for defense in depth. The system stacked four distinct barriers: