Epic Fury/Roaring Lion Sparks Escalating Cyber Conflict as Iran Goes Offline, Hacktivists Step Up Retaliation

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On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated offensive — code-named Operation Epic Fury by the U.S. and Operation Roaring Lion by Israel — setting off …

Malvertising Campaign Delivers AMOS ‘malext’ macOS Infostealer via Fake Text‑Sharing Lures

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A new malvertising campaign is actively targeting macOS users worldwide, delivering a new variant of the AMOS infostealer called “malext.” Attackers are purchasing Google Search ads that push victims toward …

Google Unveils Merkle Tree Certificates to Shield HTTPS Against Quantum Threats

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Google Chrome Unveils Merkle Tree Certificates Shield HTTPS Google has announced a major initiative to protect HTTPS connections from the emerging threats posed by quantum computing. Working with the Internet …

Hackerbot-Claw Bot Attacks Microsoft and DataDog via GitHub Actions CI/CD Misconfiguration

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Between February 21 and February 28, 2026, an autonomous bot named hackerbot-claw launched a week-long attack campaign against major open source repositories. It targeted GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines belonging to …

New Claude Memory Feature Allow Users to Transfer Data from ChatGPT and Other AI Providers

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Claude Memory feature Anthropic has introduced a new memory import tool for Claude that allows users to seamlessly transfer their stored preferences, habits, and context from other AI platforms, including …

Threat Actors Exploit OpenVSX Aqua Trivy with Malicious AI Prompts to Hijack Local Coding Tools

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A supply chain attack targeting developers surfaced on March 2, 2026, when unauthorized code was found inside two versions of the Aqua Trivy VS Code extension on the OpenVSX registry. …

Hackers Leveraged CyberStrikeAI Tool to Breach Fortinet FortiGate Devices

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CyberStrikeAI Tool Breach FortiGate Devices A new artificial intelligence (AI) offensive security tool called CyberStrikeAI, which is being actively leveraged by threat actors to target edge devices, particularly Fortinet FortiGate …

Android Security Update – Patch for 129 Vulnerabilities and Actively Exploited Zero-Day

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Android Security Update Google has released its highly anticipated March 2026 Android Security Bulletin, delivering critical fixes for 129 security vulnerabilities across the Android ecosystem. This massive update represents one …

Threat Actors Deploy ‘AuraStealer’ Infostealer with 48 C2 Domains and Active Campaigns

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A new information-stealing malware called AuraStealer has been making its presence felt across the cybersecurity landscape since mid-2025. Developed and actively maintained by a group of Russian-speaking individuals, the malware …