WhatsApp Testing Own Cloud Backup Provider for Default End-to-End Encryption

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April 28, 2026 WhatsApp is currently developing an independent cloud backup system designed to give users more direct control over their chat histories. This upcoming feature will allow users to …

New Windows 0-Click Vulnerability Exploited to Bypass Defender SmartScreen

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April 28, 2026 A critical zero-click authentication coercion vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-32202, stemming from an incomplete patch for a Windows Shell security feature bypass actively weaponized by the Russian APT28 threat …

New Silver Fox Campaign Uses Fake Tax Audit Alerts and Software Updates to Deliver Malware

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April 28, 2026 Silver Fox, a China-based threat group has launched a new wave of attacks targeting businesses and individuals across Asia, using fake tax audit notifications and counterfeit software …

Chinese-Backed Smishing Services Use OTT Messaging and SMS to Scale Credential Theft

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April 28, 2026 A wave of large-scale phishing campaigns backed by Chinese-language services is quietly targeting people around the world, using everyday messaging apps to steal personal and financial credentials. …

Popular PyPI Package With 1 Million Monthly Downloads Hacked to Inject Malicious Scripts

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April 28, 2026 A major software supply chain attack has compromised the popular Python package elementary-data, exposing thousands of developers to massive credential theft. Threat actors successfully pushed a malicious version, …

AI Coding Agent Powered by Claude Opus 4.6 Deletes Production Database in 9 Seconds

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A Cursor AI coding agent powered by Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 deleted the entire production database and all volume-level backups of PocketOS, a SaaS platform serving car rental businesses nationwide, …

Notepad++ Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Crash Application, Leak Memory Data

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April 27, 2026 A security vulnerability has been identified in Notepad++, one of the most widely used open-source text editors among developers and IT professionals. The vulnerability CVE-2026-3008, which could …

ClickUp’s Hardcoded API Key Exposes 959 Emails from Fortune 500 Giants

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April 27, 2026 A publicly accessible JavaScript file on ClickUp’s homepage has been silently leaking nearly a thousand corporate and government email addresses, including employees from Fortinet, Home Depot, Tenable, …