Security
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Android gets patches for Qualcomm zero-day exploited in attacks
Google has released security updates to patch 129 Android security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in a Qualcomm display component. “There are indications that CVE-2026-21385 may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” the company said on Monday in its March 2025 Android Security Bulletin. While Google didn’t provide any further information on the attacks currently targeting […]
CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks
Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor behind a recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Last month, GeekFeed reported on an AI-assisted hacking operation that compromised more than 500 FortiGate devices in five weeks. The threat actor behind this campaign used […]
Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes
A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesting cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and proxying attacker traffic through victims’ browsers. The attack leverages Progressive Web App (PWA) features and social engineering to deceive users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate Google […]
Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women
A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors). Between April 2022 and May 2025, Jamarcus Mosley impersonated the targets’ friends and used other tactics to trick his victims into handing over account recovery codes and passwords. Mosley then […]
Florida woman imprisoned for massive Microsoft license fraud scheme
A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in prison for running a massive years-long scheme to traffic thousands of stolen Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels. 52-year-old Heidi Richards (also known as Heidi Hastings, Heidi Shaffer, and Heidi Williams), who operated an e-commerce business called Trinity Software Distribution, was also ordered to pay a […]
UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) alerted British organizations to a heightened risk of Iranian cyberattacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. While there is no significant change in the direct cyber threat from Iran to the UK, the NCSC said this could change at any time, given how quickly the […]
ClawJacked attack let malicious websites hijack OpenClaw to steal data
Security researchers have disclosed a high-severity vulnerability dubbed “ClawJacked” in the popular AI agent OpenClaw that allowed a malicious website to silently bruteforce access to a locally running instance and take control over it. Oasis Security discovered the issue and reported it to OpenClaw, with a fix being released in version 2026.2.26 on February 26. OpenClaw […]
Samsung TVs to stop collecting Texans’ data without express consent
Samsung and the State of Texas have reached a settlement agreement over the alleged unlawful collection of content-viewing information through its smart TVs As part of the agreement, the TV manufacturer will revise its privacy disclosures to clearly explain its data collection and processing practices to consumers. Last December, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed […]
QuickLens Chrome extension steals crypto, shows ClickFix attack
A Chrome extension named “QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens” has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was compromised to push malware and attempt to steal crypto from thousands of users. QuickLens was initially published as a Chrome extension that lets users run Google Lens searches directly in their browser. The extension grew […]
$4.8M in crypto stolen after Korean tax agency exposes wallet seed
Someone jumped at the opportunity to steal $4.4 million in crypto assets after South Korea’s National Tax Service exposed publicly the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet. The funds were stored in a Ledger cold wallet seized in law enforcement raids at 124 high-value tax evaders that resulted in confiscating digital assets worth […]