CyberNews On August 16, 2026, a major outage struck multiple services offered by AI research company Anthropic, crippling access to its flagship platform Claude.ai and impacting users of other related services. The incident began at around 21:58 UTC, with reports of login problems and degraded performance flooding social media and online forums. At the heart of … Read more
SafePal Warns of Data Breach Affecting 39,798 Customers, Stolen Info Put Up for Sale Online A significant data breach has been uncovered at SafePal, a leading provider of cryptocurrency hardware wallets. The company has revealed that approximately 39,798 customers had their order information compromised after a flaw in the order-tracking function was exploited by a … Read more
Large-scale DDoS attacks have left the secure messaging service Threema in disarray, causing widespread disruptions to communications for its users. The attacks, which targeted both Threema and its colocation partner Nine, were particularly challenging to defend against due to their sheer scale and the threat actor’s adaptability. Threema, a paid messaging application with a focus … Read more
Threema’s Secure Messaging Service Disrupted by Large-Scale DDoS Attacks In a worrying incident, the secure messaging service Threema was hit with a series of large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks earlier this week. The attacks caused significant disruptions to communications for users worldwide, highlighting the vulnerability even of highly secure services to these types of threats. … Read more
New AmnesiaStealer Malware Hijacks Browser Sessions on macOS Devices A sophisticated piece of malware called AmnesiaStealer has been discovered targeting macOS users through ClickFix attacks. This latest threat allows attackers to hijack browser sessions and interactively control a victim’s web browsing experience, potentially leading to the theft of sensitive information. The malware works by copying … Read more
New Mac Malware Hijacks Browser Sessions via Remote Control A highly sophisticated piece of malware called AmnesiaStealer has been discovered targeting macOS users, using a novel approach to steal sensitive information. This malicious software not only collects passwords and cryptocurrency wallet data but also gives its operator real-time control over the victim’s web browser sessions. … Read more
As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, a new and potent strain of malware has emerged on the scene. The Evooo1Bot Linux botnet, based on Mirai code, is turning internet-facing gateway devices into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes, allowing attackers to conceal malicious traffic, circumvent geographic restrictions, or potentially access networks through compromised systems. The malware’s capabilities … Read more
A new and highly versatile Linux botnet malware has been spotted in the wild, targeting internet-facing gateway devices and turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. The malware, dubbed Evooo1Bot, is based on the Mirai framework but has added numerous capabilities that make it a significant threat to network security. Evooo1Bot has been active since … Read more
A devastating data breach has affected over 1,000 charities in the UK, compromising sensitive information belonging to their supporters. Beacon, a customer relationship management (CRM) provider used by many non-profit organizations, revealed that hackers downloaded customer database backups, potentially exposing names, phone numbers, email addresses, and postal addresses of donors and volunteers. The breach is … Read more
A massive data breach has hit RingCentral, a popular business communications platform used by over 1.6 million individuals, according to security researchers who have added the stolen information to their database. The attack, carried out by a notorious extortion group called ShinyHunters, involves the theft of sensitive personal data, including email addresses, names, addresses, and … Read more