Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-03-09 17:00 PDT
- Microsoft Teams phishing targets employees with A0Backdoor malware
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-09 15:50 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers contacted employees at financial and healthcare organizations over Microsoft Teams to trick them into granting remote access through Quick Assist and deploy a new piece of malware called A0Backdoor. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-phishing-targets-employees-with-backdoors/ - Google: Cloud attacks exploit flaws more than weak credentials
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-09 14:45 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hackers are increasingly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in third-party software to gain initial access to cloud environments, with the window for attacks shrinking from weeks to just days. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-cloud-attacks-exploit-flaws-more-than-weak-credentials/ - Dutch govt warns of Signal, WhatsApp account hijacking attacks
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-09 14:24 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Russian state-sponsored hackers have been linked to an ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign targeting government officials, military personnel, and journalists to gain access to sensitive messages. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-govt-warns-of-signal-whatsapp-account-hijacking-attacks/ - Ericsson US discloses data breach after service provider hack
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-09 12:07 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Ericsson Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson, says attackers have stolen data belonging to an undisclosed number of employees and customers after hacking one of its service providers. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ericsson-us-discloses-data-breach-after-service-provider-hack/ - Malicious npm Package Posing as OpenClaw Installer Deploys RAT, Steals macOS Credentials
The Hacker News • 2026-03-09 11:31 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that masquerades as an OpenClaw installer to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) and steal sensitive data from compromised hosts.
The package, named “@openclaw-ai/openclawai,” was uploaded to the registry by a user named “openclaw-ai” on March 3, 2026. It has been downloaded 178 times to date. The library is still available for
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/malicious-npm-package-posing-as.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
