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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-use-passkey-phishing-to.html

Attackers Use Passkey Phishing to Hijack Microsoft Cloud Accounts and Exfiltrate Data

20+ hour, 18+ min ago   (734+ words) Microsoft has disclosed details of two campaigns in which threat actors are abusing third-party email delivery infrastructure to blast financial fraud scam messages and using passkey-themed social engineering to breach cloud environments. Evidence indicates that the operators behind the campaign…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > google-play-early-access-abused-to-push.html

Google Play Early Access Abused to Push Thousands of Deceptive Android Apps

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (467+ words) Bad actors are misusing Google Play's Early Access program to push deceptive apps that claim to offer money, rewards, casino winnings, and premium content. "The same feature that shields developers from unfair criticism also strips users of the earliest warning…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > us-disrupts-xinbi-guarantee-scam.html

U.S. Disrupts Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (835+ words) "Approximately $52 million of cryptocurrency involved in scam money laundering was restrained in one day, bringing the total restrained by the Scam Center Strike Force to approximately $938 million," DoJ said. In tandem, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > infostealer-logs-expose-replayable-ai.html

Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI Tokens That Can Bypass MFA

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (883+ words) Cybercriminals are hijacking artificial intelligence (AI) user accounts via information stealer logs to create "stolen keys" that grant illicit access to tools from model providers like Google, Anthropic, and others. Information stealers like Lumma Stealer or Vidar are equipped to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > slim-spider-steals-crypto-custody.html

Slim Spider Steals Crypto Custody Secrets From Brazilian Financial Institution

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (686+ words) A previously undocumented financially motivated threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting Brazilian financial institutions since at least March 2026. Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is tracking the Brazil-based activity cluster under the name Slim Spider. Slim Spider has been observed orchestrating…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > liquid-hackers-return-3400-bitcoin.html

Liquid Hackers Return 3,400 Bitcoin Taken via Elements Bug, Still Holding $47M in BTC

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (636+ words) Whoever took nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network on Sunday, September 6, returned 3,400 of it the next day, Bitcoin's public record shows. About 598.5 bitcoin has not come back. Liquid is a Bitcoin sidechain that holds real bitcoin to back a token…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > autonomous-ai-agents-compromise.html

Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (530+ words) Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing an autonomous, multi-agent attack framework to carry out a large-scale credential harvesting campaign within six hours. Google Threat Intelligence Group…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > bengalseo-poisons-bing-search-results.html

BengalSEO Poisons Bing Search Results to Deliver MayaBot and Tech Support Scams

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1052+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sprawling search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that paves the way for malware deployment and tech support scams. The campaign, discovered by the DFIR Report in March 2026, has been codenamed BengalSEO. It has…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > grindr-to-pay-26-million-to-settle-uk.html

Grindr to Pay £26 Million to Settle U.K. Claims Over HIV Status Data Sharing

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (376+ words) Online dating app Grindr has opted to pay £26 million ($35.1 million) to settle a lawsuit in the U.K. over allegations that it shared users' personal information, including their HIV status, with third-parties. Grindr, which is the largest LGBTQ+ dating app,…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > trezor-says-shipmonk-breach-exposed.html

Trezor Says ShipMonk Breach Exposed 67,000 U.S. Customers' Data It Said Was Deleted

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (473+ words) Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor on Friday disclosed that another 67,000 customers from the U.S. have been impacted in a breach at its shipping provider ShipMonk. The exposed information includes customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, shipping addresses, and order numbers between November…...