Security Issues, Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Government Alerts
Ravie LakshmananMar 03, 2026Malware / Phishing The threat activity cluster known as SloppyLemming has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The activity,…
Ravie LakshmananMar 02, 2026Vulnerability / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on…
Ravie LakshmananMar 02, 2026Cryptography / Browser Security Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quantum computers. “To ensure the…
Ravie LakshmananMar 02, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking This week is not about one big event. It shows where things are moving. Network systems, cloud setups, AI tools, and common apps are all being pushed in different…
Most SaaS teams remember the day their user traffic started growing fast. Few notice the day bots started targeting them. On paper, everything looks great: more sign-ups, more sessions, more API calls. But in reality,…
Ravie LakshmananMar 02, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence A recently disclosed security flaw patched by Microsoft may have been exploited by the Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28, according to new findings from Akamai. The…
Ravie LakshmananMar 02, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages…
OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. “Our vulnerability lives in…
New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data. The findings come from Truffle…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 28, 2026National Security / Artificial Intelligence Anthropic on Friday hit back after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate the artificial intelligence (AI) upstart as a “supply chain risk.”…