Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-04-16 17:00 PDT
- Here's What Agentic AI Can Do With Have I Been Pwned's APIs
Troy Hunt • 2026-04-16 16:09 • www.troyhunt.comI love cutting-edge tech, but I hate hyperbole, so I find AI to be a real paradox. Somewhere in that whole mess of overnight influencers, disinformation and ludicrous claims is some real "gold" – AI stuff that's genuinely useful and makes a meaningful difference. This blog
https://www.troyhunt.com/heres-what-agentic-ai-can-do-with-have-i-been-pwneds-apis/
- Operation PowerOFF identifies 75k DDoS users, takes down 53 domains
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-16 15:26 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The latest wave of “Operation PowerOFF,” on April 13, 2026, targeted the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ecosystem and its users across 21 countries. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/operation-poweroff-identifies-75k-ddos-users-takes-down-53-domains/ - ZionSiphon malware designed to sabotage water treatment systems
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-16 15:04 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A new malware called ZionSiphon, specifically designed for operational technology, is targeting water treatment and desalination environments to sabotage their operations. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zionsiphon-malware-designed-to-sabotage-water-treatment-systems/ - New Microsoft Defender “RedSun” zero-day PoC grants SYSTEM privileges
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-16 13:19 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A researcher known as “Chaotic Eclipse” has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a second Microsoft Defender zero-day, dubbed “RedSun,” in the past two weeks, protesting how the company works with cybersecurity researchers. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-microsoft-defender-redsun-zero-day-poc-grants-system-privileges/ - [Guest Diary] Compromised DVRs and Finding Them in the Wild, (Thu, Apr 16th)
SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-04-16 12:20 • isc.sans.edu[This is a Guest Diary by Alec Jaffe, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor&#;39;s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
