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Mohit Kumar

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Founder — @TheHackersNews | Cyber Alchemist | Curious by Nature, Educator by Choice, Disciplined by Trading, Solution-Driven by Coding.

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🔥 The week in cyber: patches weren’t fast enough, trust wasn’t enough, and attackers weren’t waiting. → WSUS exploited → LockBit 5.0 returns → Telegram backdoor → F5 breach deepens → YouTube malware surge → MuddyWater spying → Lazarus fake jobs → CoPhish OAuth attack →…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🔥 The week in cyber: patches weren’t fast enough, trust wasn’t enough, and attackers weren’t waiting.

→ WSUS exploited
→ LockBit 5.0 returns
→ Telegram backdoor
→ F5 breach deepens
→ YouTube malware surge
→ MuddyWater spying
→ Lazarus fake jobs
→ CoPhish OAuth attack
→…

Mohit Kumar a reposté

⚡ OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser can be hijacked by a fake URL. A prompt injection disguised as a normal link tricks the omnibox into running hidden commands. One click, and your AI agent takes orders from attackers. Read here ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/chatgp…


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Qilin ransomware just got smarter. It’s hitting Windows and Linux together, wiping Veeam backups, and using a vulnerable driver to shut down security tools — all in one strike. Over 100 victims in June alone. Full story ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/qilin-…


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Your SOC passed every test. But your people? Failed the real one. Modern AEV tools prove your defenses work — until humans enter the equation. The next frontier of validation isn’t technical. It’s behavioral ↓ thehackernews.com/expert-insight…


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India’s BOSS Linux systems are under silent attack. A Pakistan-linked group just dropped a new Golang RAT — DeskRAT — hidden inside fake government PDFs. It sticks around with 4 persistence tricks and steals files through WebSockets. Read ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/apt36-…


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Microsoft just patched a critical WSUS flaw (CVE-2025-59287) — and attackers are already using it. One crafted request = full SYSTEM control. The twist? It comes from BinaryFormatter — the same tool Microsoft killed off last year. Patch now ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/micros…


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🚨 GlassWorm hits VS Code extensions — 14 infected builds, ~35K installs since Oct 17 2025. It steals dev creds, drains crypto wallets, turns machines into bots — and auto-updates itself. Read ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/self-s…


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In this 20-minute session, learn how to harden your images, secure dependencies, and lock down your CI/CD pipeline against real-world supply chain attacks. 📅 Tuesday, Oct 28 | 8 AM PST | 11 AM EST 🎥 Register Now ↓ thn.news/secure-stack-w…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. In this 20-minute session, learn how to harden your images, secure dependencies, and lock down your CI/CD pipeline against real-world supply chain attacks.

📅 Tuesday, Oct 28 | 8 AM PST | 11 AM EST

🎥 Register Now ↓ thn.news/secure-stack-w…

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📢 WEBINAR ALERT! You can’t secure what you can’t see. AI agents are spreading fast — unseen, unmanaged & risky. Join this free #cybersecurity session to learn how leading security teams are regaining control & speed. 🗓️ 27 Oct, 2025 🔗 Watch This ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/secure…


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From crypto fines to malware & data leaks — the week’s biggest cyber hits: 🇨🇦 Cryptomus fined $176M 🛰️ Starlink scam crackdown 🤖 AI vuln in Oat++ MCP 📧 Tykit phishing campaign .... 15+ more important news stories. Read the latest #ThreatsDay Bulletin 👇…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. From crypto fines to malware & data leaks — the week’s biggest cyber hits:

🇨🇦 Cryptomus fined $176M
🛰️ Starlink scam crackdown
🤖 AI vuln in Oat++ MCP
📧 Tykit phishing campaign

.... 15+ more important news stories.

Read the latest #ThreatsDay Bulletin 👇…

Mohit Kumar a reposté

🚨 New Adobe Commerce flaw (CVE-2025-54236, CVSS 9.1) under active attack. Over 250 exploit attempts in 24 hours—mostly on unpatched Magento sites. PoC is public. Patch now. Details → thehackernews.com/2025/10/over-2…


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Which Industries Are Most at Risk for DDoS Attacks? While DDoS attacks can hit any organization, some industries face far higher risk—and potentially greater impact when they do. The latest DDoS Resiliency Score (DRS) report ranks the industries most frequently targeted and…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. Which Industries Are Most at Risk for DDoS Attacks?

While DDoS attacks can hit any organization, some industries face far higher risk—and potentially greater impact when they do.

The latest DDoS Resiliency Score (DRS) report ranks the industries most frequently targeted and…

Mohit Kumar a reposté

⚠️ Your AppSec blind spots are costing you. The gap between code and cloud runtime drives 90% of delayed fixes—and missed accountability. Map vulnerabilities, misconfigs, and secrets across your pipeline to regain control. Cut the noise. Reduce risk. Start now ↓…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. ⚠️ Your AppSec blind spots are costing you.

The gap between code and cloud runtime drives 90% of delayed fixes—and missed accountability.

Map vulnerabilities, misconfigs, and secrets across your pipeline to regain control.

Cut the noise. Reduce risk. Start now ↓…

Mohit Kumar a reposté

Meta just rolled out new anti-scam tools for WhatsApp & Messenger. ⚠️ Screen-share warnings 🤖 AI scam detection 🚨 Instant alerts ... but one setting quietly breaks 🔐 encryption. Learn more ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/meta-r…


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🔥 Your Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, or Synology router might secretly be part of a botnet. A new threat called PolarEdge is hiding inside routers, turning them into undetectable spies using a secret TLS server and a hidden config file. Exploit chain, IOCs & decryption trick ↓…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🔥 Your Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, or Synology router might secretly be part of a botnet.

A new threat called PolarEdge is hiding inside routers, turning them into undetectable spies using a secret TLS server and a hidden config file.

Exploit chain, IOCs & decryption trick ↓…

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CISA just added 5 active CVEs to the KEV list. The big one? Oracle EBS — under live attack from a new SSRF flaw (CVE-2025-61884). Remote access, no auth. Real-world hits confirmed. Deadline to patch: Nov 10. Details → thehackernews.com/2025/10/five-n…


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🔴 Silent breaches, blockchain malware, and new Android exploits — this week’s threat roundup proves attackers are getting bolder and smarter. Catch the highlights: ⚡ F5 breach ⚡ EtherHiding malware ⚡ Cisco rootkits ⚡ Pixnapping 2FA theft Read WEEKLY RECAP →…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🔴 Silent breaches, blockchain malware, and new Android exploits — this week’s threat roundup proves attackers are getting bolder and smarter.

Catch the highlights:

⚡ F5 breach
⚡ EtherHiding malware
⚡ Cisco rootkits
⚡ Pixnapping 2FA theft

Read WEEKLY RECAP →…

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🚨 131 Chrome extensions were caught turning WhatsApp Web into spam bots. They look like “CRM tools,” but secretly send bulk messages. Over 20,000 users already installed them. Full details ↓ thehackernews.com/2025/10/131-ch…


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🚨 A fake CAPTCHA just breached hospitals, universities, and city networks. The scary part? Victims copied the attack code themselves — straight from their browser. It’s called ClickFix, and it hijacks users through “fix this page” pop-ups — no downloads, no phishing email…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🚨 A fake CAPTCHA just breached hospitals, universities, and city networks.

The scary part? Victims copied the attack code themselves — straight from their browser.

It’s called ClickFix, and it hijacks users through “fix this page” pop-ups — no downloads, no phishing email…

Mohit Kumar a reposté

🕵️ China says the NSA hacked its national time servers — the system that keeps everything in sync. If that clock went down, it could’ve hit banks, power grids, even space launches. The attack used foreign SMS exploits, forged certs, and 42 stealth tools. Read →…

TheHackersNews's tweet image. 🕵️ China says the NSA hacked its national time servers — the system that keeps everything in sync.

If that clock went down, it could’ve hit banks, power grids, even space launches.

The attack used foreign SMS exploits, forged certs, and 42 stealth tools.

Read →…

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