Latest Internet & Cybersecurity News
LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Taken Down in Global Operation
Europol-led operation involving 14 countries seized LeakBase domains, a forum with 142,000 users trading stolen data and credentials. This follows disruptions of RaidForums and BreachForums. FBI and law enforcement posted seizure banners on March 3-4.
US Releases President Trump’s National Cyber Strategy
The March 2026 strategy outlines six pillars including common-sense regulation, securing critical infrastructure, and AI superiority. It emphasizes streamlining regulations, hardening energy grids, and deploying AI for defense. Congress advances related cybersecurity bills.
Iran-Linked MuddyWater Targets US Organizations
Iranian APT MuddyWater (Seedworm) infiltrated US bank, airport, software firm since February 2026, amid escalating Middle East tensions. Activity linked to MOIS, with expectations of retaliatory DDoS and leaks. US cities heighten alerts.
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited
Four flaws, including CVE-2026-20127, are under widespread in-the-wild attacks. Cisco also patched max-severity firewall bugs CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20131. CISA added related vulnerabilities to KEV catalog.
Qualcomm Chipsets Vulnerability Exploited on Android Devices
CVE-2026-21385 in Qualcomm multiple chipsets enables memory corruption, added to CISA KEV. Affects Android devices with active exploitation. Broadcom VMware Aria CVE-2026-22719 also listed.
FBI Probes Breach of Surveillance Data System
Hackers possibly from China accessed unclassified FBI system with sensitive call and IP data of suspects. Investigation began last month; notification to Congress. Signals repeated intrusions on law-enforcement systems.
TriZetto Healthcare Data Breach Exposes 3.4 Million
Cognizant subsidiary TriZetto detected breach on October 2, 2025, via web portal, impacting sensitive info of over 3.4 million. External experts assisted investigation. Part of ongoing healthcare IT vulnerabilities.
Banner Capital Bank Email Breach Affects Customers
Hacker accessed employee emails from August 20 to September 11, 2025; discovered February 20, 2026. Law firm investigates class action claims. Cybersecurity experts confirmed unauthorized access.
CISA Adds Vulnerabilities to Known Exploited List
New KEV entries include Apple, Rockwell, Hikvision, Qualcomm, Broadcom VMware flaws. Urges immediate patching. Russia-linked APT28 exploited MSHTML zero-day CVE-2026-21513 pre-patch.
Cloudflare Blocks 230 Billion Daily Threats in 2026 Report
Annual report analyzes telemetry from 20% of global web traffic, highlighting automated attack cycles. Projects trends into 2026 with shifts in breach patterns. Emphasizes routine high-volume threats.
Anthropic Claude AI Suffers Widespread Outage
Monday outage disrupted Claude access for thousands, mainly login errors. Updated status reported most issues resolved. Highlights vulnerabilities in AI service reliability.
Motorola Partners with GrapheneOS for Enhanced Security
Long-term collaboration to integrate hardened Android-based OS on smartphones. Aims to bolster mobile security amid rising threats. GrapheneOS is a nonprofit project.