Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-03-02 12:00 PST
- Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-02 10:54 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors). […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alabama-man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-extorting-hundreds-of-women/ - Florida woman imprisoned for massive Microsoft license fraud scheme
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-02 09:30 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in prison for running a massive years-long scheme to traffic thousands of stolen Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/florida-woman-imprisoned-for-massive-microsoft-license-fraud-scheme/ - New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
The Hacker News • 2026-03-02 09:08 • thehackernews.com
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 the system.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag. It was patched by Google in early January 2026
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/new-chrome-vulnerability-let-malicious.html - Google Develops Merkle Tree Certificates to Enable Quantum-Resistant HTTPS in Chrome
The Hacker News • 2026-03-02 08:52 • thehackernews.com
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 scalability and efficiency of the ecosystem, Chrome has no immediate plan to add traditional X.509 certificates containing post-quantum cryptography to the Chrome Root Store,” the Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team said.
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/google-develops-merkle-tree.html - UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-02 07:54 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) alerted British organizations to a heightened risk of Iranian cyberattacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-warns-of-iranian-cyberattack-risks-amid-middle-east-conflict/ - How Deepfakes and Injection Attacks Are Breaking Identity Verification
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-02 07:01 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Deepfakes and injection attacks are targeting identity verification moments, from onboarding to account recovery. Incode explains why enterprises must validate the full session—media, device integrity, and behavior—to stop synthetic and injected attacks in real time. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-deepfakes-and-injection-attacks-are-breaking-identity-verification/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
