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Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-02-28 12:00 PST

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-02-28 12:00 PST

  • QuickLens Chrome extension steals crypto, shows ClickFix attack
    BleepingComputer • 2026-02-28 11:18 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    A Chrome extension named “QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens” has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was compromised to push malware and attempt to steal crypto from thousands of users. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quicklens-chrome-extension-steals-crypto-shows-clickfix-attack/
  • ClawJacked Flaw Lets Malicious Sites Hijack Local OpenClaw AI Agents via WebSocket
    The Hacker News • 2026-02-28 09:21 • thehackernews.com
    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 the core system itself – no plugins, no marketplace, no user-installed extensions – just the bare OpenClaw gateway, running exactly as documented,” Oasis
    https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/clawjacked-flaw-lets-malicious-sites.html
  • $4.8M in crypto stolen after Korean tax agency exposes wallet seed
    BleepingComputer • 2026-02-28 07:17 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
    South Korea’s National Tax Service accidentally exposed the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet in an official press release, allowing hackers to steal 6.4 billion won ($4.8M) worth in cryptocurrency. […]
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/48m-in-crypto-stolen-after-korean-tax-agency-exposes-wallet-seed/

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.

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