12 May, 2026

TrickMo Android banker adopts TON blockchain for covert comms

A new variant of the TrickMo Android banking malware, delivered in campaigns targeting users across Europe, introduces new commands and uses The Open Network (TON) for stealthy command-and-control communications. The TrickMo banker was first spottedĀ in September 2019Ā and has remained in active development, constantly receiving updates since then. In October 2024,Ā Zimperium analyzedĀ 40 variants of the malware […]

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Hackers abuse Google ads, Claude.ai chats to push Mac malware

Attackers are abusing Google Ads and legitimate Claude.ai shared chats in an active malvertising campaign. Users searching for “Claude mac download” may come across sponsored search results that list claude.ai as the target website, but lead to instructions that install malware on their Mac. Shared Claude Chats weaponized to target macOS users The campaign was spotted by Berk Albayrak, a […]

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Police shut down reboot of Crimenetwork marketplace, arrest admin

German authorities have shut down a relaunch version of the criminal marketplace ‘Crimenetwork’ that generated more than 3.6 million euros, and arrested its operator. Crimenetwork was the largest online cybercrime marketplace in Germany, operating since 2012 and with 100,000 registered users. The platform enabled the sale of illegal services, substances, and stolen data. In late […]

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JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers, with the Windows payload found deploying a Python-based remote access trojan. The supply chain attack affects those who downloaded installers from the official website between May 6 and May 7, 2026 via the Windows “Download Alternative […]

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Fake OpenAI repository on Hugging Face pushes infostealer malware

A malicious Hugging Face repository that reached the platform’s trending list impersonated OpenAI’s ā€œPrivacy Filterā€ project to deliver information-stealing malware to Windows users. The repository briefly reached #1 on Hugging Face and accumulated 244,000 downloads before the platform responded to reports and removed it. The Hugging Face platform lets developers and researchers share AI models, […]

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NVIDIA confirms GeForce NOW data breach affecting Armenian users

NVIDIA has confirmed in a statement for GeekFeed that GeForce NOW user information has been exposed in a data breach. The gaming and hardware giant has clarified that the impact is limited to Armenia, and was caused by a compromise of the infrastructure operated by a regional partner. The company added that its own network was […]

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Trellix source code breach claimed by RansomHouse hackers

The attack on the Trellix source code repository disclosed last week has been claimed by the RansomHouse threat group, which leaked a small set of images as proof of the intrusion. Yesterday, the threat actor published on their data leak site screenshots indicating access to the cybersecurity company’s appliance management system. However, GeekFeed could not […]

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CISA gives feds four days to patch Ivanti flaw exploited as zero-day

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given U.S. federal agencies four days to secure their networks against a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) that has been exploited in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-6973, this security flaw allows attackers with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely on systems running […]

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Zara data breach exposed personal information of 197,000 people

Hackers who gained access to the databases of Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara stole data belonging to more than 197,000 customers, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. Zara has over 1,500 company-managed and franchised stores worldwide and is the flagship brand of the Inditex Group, one of the world’s largest fashion distribution […]

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Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases

A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. In 2016, Sohaib Akhter and his twin brother and co-defendant Muneeb Akhter were also sentenced to several years in prison after pleading guilty to accessing U.S. State Department systems without authorization and stealing the […]

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