Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-02-09 12:00 PST
- Hackers breach SmarterTools network using flaw in its own software
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-09 11:08 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but did not impact business applications or account data. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-smartertools-network-using-flaw-in-its-own-software/ - China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign
The Hacker News • 2026-02-09 09:01 • thehackernews.com
The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Monday revealed that the China-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC3886 targeted its telecommunications sector.
“UNC3886 had launched a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned campaign against Singapore’s telecommunications sector,” CSA said. “All four of Singapore’s major telecommunications operators (‘telcos’) – M1, SIMBA Telecom, Singtel, and
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/china-linked-unc3886-targets-singapore.html - Password guessing without AI: How attackers build targeted wordlists
BleepingComputer • 2026-02-09 07:01 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Attackers don’t need AI to crack passwords, they build targeted wordlists from an organization’s own public language. This article explains how tools like CeWL turn websites into high-success password guesses and why complexity rules alone fall short. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/password-guessing-without-ai-how-attackers-build-targeted-wordlists/ - SolarWinds Web Help Desk Exploited for RCE in Multi-Stage Attacks on Exposed Servers
The Hacker News • 2026-02-09 06:42 • thehackernews.com
Microsoft has revealed that it observed a multi‑stage intrusion that involved the threat actors exploiting internet‑exposed SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances to obtain initial access and move laterally across the organization’s network to other high-value assets.
That said, the Microsoft Defender Security Research Team said it’s not clear whether the activity weaponized recently
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/solarwinds-web-help-desk-exploited-for.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
