Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026 Winners Announced

The Hacker News unveiled the winners of the 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards.Victors were judged on innovation, impact, and technical excellence, not brand popularity.Awards span...

npm 12 Disables Risky Scripts by Default

GitHub is introducing major security changes to npm version 12, disabling install scripts by default to counter supply chain attacks.The update, scheduled for release...

China-Linked JDY Botnet Expands, Infects 1,500 Devices

The JDY botnet, used by Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups like Volt Typhoon, has rapidly expanded to over 1,500 compromised SOHO routers and IoT devices.Its...

ServiceNow Flaw Exploited in Cyber Attack

ServiceNow has patched a vulnerability allowing unauthenticated users excessive access to certain customer instances.The company detected "anomalous activity" and evidence of successful queries against...

Meta Expands AI Data Use for Feeds, Chatbots

Meta will now use data from other businesses to personalize user feeds and AI chatbot responses, expanding beyond targeted ads.The company asserts it is...

Russian Hackers Exploit Old WinRAR Flaw Against Ukraine

Two Russian-aligned hacking groups continue to exploit a patched WinRAR vulnerability to target Ukrainian organizations.The flaw, CVE-2025-8088, allows attackers to hide malicious payloads outside...

AI Gateway Flaw Exploited, Added to US List

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a severe command injection flaw in BerriAI's LiteLLM software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities...

Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Escalate to Root

A critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-23111) allows local attackers to gain root access and break out of containers.The flaw was patched upstream in February...

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North Korea’s Contagious Interview hack steals $10.7M in crypto

North Korean threat actors compromised 30,000 devices across 100+ countries and stole from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, netting at...

X Sues Bot Network for $278K Creator Revenue Theft

X sued Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa in London's High Court on September 17, alleging a bot network...

Tesla, Sunrun home batteries sent record 580 MW to CA grid

More than 140,000 household batteries discharged a record 580 megawatts into California's grid on Sept. 9.Tesla Powerwalls supplied 517...