Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-03-05 16:00 PST
- Chinese state hackers target telcos with new malware toolkit
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 15:19 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A China-linked advanced persistent threat actor tracked as UAT-9244 has been targeting telecommunication service providers in South America since 2024, compromising Windows, Linux, and network-edge devices. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-state-hackers-target-telcos-with-new-malware-toolkit/ - Bing AI promoted fake OpenClaw GitHub repo pushing info-stealing malware
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 14:37 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Fake OpenClaw installers hosted in GitHub repositories and promoted by Microsoft Bing’s AI-enhanced search feature instructed users to run commands that deployed information stealers and proxy malware. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bing-ai-promoted-fake-openclaw-github-repo-pushing-info-stealing-malware/ - Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 12:42 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wikipedia-hit-by-self-propagating-javascript-worm-that-vandalized-pages/ - WordPress membership plugin bug exploited to create admin accounts
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 10:44 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the User Registration & Membership plugin, which is installed on more than 60,000 WordPress sites. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-membership-plugin-bug-exploited-to-create-admin-accounts/ - FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 10:36 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A U.S. government contractor’s son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-arrests-suspect-linked-to-46m-crypto-theft-from-us-marshals/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
