How Pirated Software Turns Helpful Employees Into Malware Delivery Agents

Employees seeking free versions of paid software may unknowingly install malware-laced “cracked” apps that can steal credentials, deploy cryptominers, or open the door to ransomware.

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LastPass Warns of New Phishing Campaign

The attackers are sending out fake alerts claiming unauthorized access or master password changes.

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Optimum will give you fiber internet for $25 a month – here’s how to qualify

Optimum’s new ‘$25 for 5’ offer locks in broadband internet at an affordable price. Here are the details.

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Global Coalition Publishes 6G Security and Resilience Principles

The principles cover security, resilience against attacks and disasters, AI, and openness and interoperability.

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Critical FreeScout Vulnerability Leads to Full Server Compromise

A patch bypass for an authenticated code execution bug, the flaw leads to zero-click remote code execution attacks.

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Fake Laravel Packages on Packagist Deploy RAT on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged malicious Packagist PHP packages masquerading as Laravel utilities that act as a conduit for a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) that’s functional on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.
The names of the packages are listed below –

nhattuanbl/lara-helper (37 Downloads)
nhattuanbl/simple-queue (29 Downloads)
nhattuanbl/lara-swagger (49 Downloads)

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APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Silver Dragon that has been linked to cyber attacks targeting entities in Europe and Southeast Asia since at least mid-2024.
“Silver Dragon gains its initial access by exploiting public-facing internet servers and by delivering phishing emails that contain malicious attachments,” Check Point said

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VMware Aria Operations Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

The recently patched CVE-2026-22719 can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker for remote code execution. 

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CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware Aria Operations Flaw CVE-2026-22719 to KEV Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing active exploitation in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-22719 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been described as a case of command injection that could allow an

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Is that message spam or real? This Android trick helps you ID the scams

Are your chats and DMs flooded with scams? If you have a Pixel or Galaxy phone, Circle to Search can come to the rescue. Here’s how.

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