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One Missed Threat Per Week: What 25M Alerts Reveal About Low-Severity Risk

The dark secret of enterprise security operations is that defenders have quietly institutionalized the practice of not looking. This is not just anecdotal, but rather… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux backdoor named PamDOORa that’s being advertised on the Rehub Russian cybercrime forum for $1,600 by a… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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One Click, Total Shutdown: The “Patient Zero” Webinar on Killing Stealth Breaches

The hardest part of cybersecurity isn’t the technology, it’s the people. Every major breach you’ve read about lately usually starts the same way: one employee,… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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PAN-OS RCE Exploit Under Active Use Enabling Root Access and Espionage

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed that threat actors may have attempted to unsuccessfully exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw as early as April 9,… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Edge Plaintext Passwords, ICS 0-Days, Patch-or-Die Alerts and 25+ New Stories

Bad week. Turns out the easiest way to get hacked in 2026 is still the same old garbage: shady packages, fake apps, forgotten DNS junk,… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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Day Zero Readiness: The Operational Gaps That Break Incident Response

Having an incident response retainer, or even a pre-approved external incident response firm, is not the same as being ready for an incident. A retainer… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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MuddyWater Uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials in False Flag Ransomware Attack

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open

For nearly 20 years, we at The Hacker News have mostly told scary stories about cyberspace — big hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing?

Analysts recently confirmed what identity security teams have quietly feared: AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them. In their inaugural Market… Read MoreThe Hacker News

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