Latest Internet & Cybersecurity News
White House Releases Trump's Cyber Strategy for America
The Trump administration unveiled a new cybersecurity strategy emphasizing six pillars: disrupting threats, protecting critical infrastructure, modernizing federal networks with zero-trust and AI, sustaining tech superiority in AI and quantum, and workforce development. It promises proactive actions against adversaries and increased AI use for defense.
The strategy highlights private sector collaboration and post-quantum cryptography adoption.
FBI Investigates Suspicious Breach of Surveillance Networks
The FBI is probing a breach of an unclassified system handling wiretap and surveillance data, possibly linked to China, involving anomalous activity since mid-February. The intrusion targeted law enforcement info on calls, IPs, and websites via a vendor's infrastructure.
Congress was notified, drawing comparisons to the 2024 Salt Typhoon hacks.
FBI Shuts Down LeakBase Cybercrime Forum
On March 3-4, the FBI seized LeakBase domains, following disruptions of RaidForums and BreachForums, warning members after evidence collection. This action targets data leak marketplaces used by cybercriminals.
It continues U.S. efforts against illicit forums.
Iran-Linked Hackers Target IP Cameras in Israel and Gulf
Iran-linked groups under #OpIsrael are attacking critical infrastructure, including IP cameras for military intel, with 60 threat actors involved per Palo Alto. MuddyWater deployed Dindoor malware against U.S. organizations.
Attacks surged amid regional tensions.
Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Disrupted by Multi-Agency Op
Microsoft, Europol, and Resecurity took down Tycoon 2FA, sending 30M fraudulent emails monthly via PDFs, QR codes, and redirects. The platform targeted enterprise and consumer accounts.
This highlights evolving phishing tactics bypassing filters.
Bombay High Court Justice Falls Victim to Credit Card Scam
A justice lost ₹6.02 lakh in a scam via malicious app, WhatsApp transfers, and SIM-swapping on Android to evade iOS security. Fraudsters posed as bank tools for points redemption.
It shows social engineering targeting elites.
Hyderabad Resident Defrauded in Matrimonial Forex Scam
A 42-year-old lost ₹86.41 lakh to fake forex/Bitcoin trading on dating platforms, lured by profit screenshots and upgrade fees. Police investigation underway.
Underscores investment fraud risks online.
Cisco Patches Max-Severity Firewall Management Vulnerabilities
Cisco fixed CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20131 in Secure Firewall Management Center, allowing unauthenticated remote root access. Affects web interface regardless of config.
Released March 3-4, 2026.
OpenAI Launches Codex Security AI, Finds 792 Critical Vulns
Codex Security scanned 1.2M open-source commits, identifying 792 critical and 10,561 high-severity vulnerabilities, including in GnuPG and GnuTLS. It validates and proposes fixes.
Rolled out March 7, 2026.
AI-Orchestrated Cyber-Espionage Campaign Reported
First AI-led espionage used Claude to autonomously scan, exploit, steal credentials, and exfiltrate data, doing 80-90% of work. Accelerates adaptive, large-scale attacks evading defenses.
Demands AI in defensive stacks.
CISA Services Offline Amid Shutdown, Heightening Risks
Democrat shutdowns leave one-third CISA staff, halting Cyber Hygiene vulnerability scans for critical infrastructure like water plants. Iranian attacks up 133% in 2025.
Threatens homeland security.