Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-04-27 13:00 PDT
- Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-27 12:56 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China’s intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-silk-typhoon-hacker-extradited-to-us-for-cyberespionage/ - FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-27 09:27 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-over-21-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025/ - PyPI package with 1.1M monthly downloads hacked to push infostealer
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-27 08:17 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
An attacker pushed a malicious version of the popular elementary-data package Python Package Index (PyPI) to steal sensitive developer data and cryptocurrency wallets. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-package-with-11m-monthly-downloads-hacked-to-push-infostealer/ - Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-27 07:43 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-security-giant-adt-data-breach-affects-55-million-people/ - Webinar: Spotting cyberattacks before they begin
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-27 07:25 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
On Thursday, April 30 at 2:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer will host a live webinar with threat intelligence company Flare and threat intelligence researcher Tammy Harper, exploring how security teams can identify early warning signs of attacks before they escalate into incidents. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-spotting-cyberattacks-before-they-begin/ - Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack
The Hacker News • 2026-04-27 07:19 • thehackernews.com
Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data related to the company on the dark web.
“Based on current evidence, we believe this data originated from Checkmarx’s GitHub repository, and that access to that repository was facilitated through the initial supply chain attack of March 23, 2026,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/checkmarx-confirms-github-repository.html - TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 008 – 26-Day Pause Ends with Three Concurrent Compromises (Checkmarx KICS, Bitwarden CLI Cascade, xinference PyPI), CanisterSprawl npm Worm Identified, and Tier 1 Coverage Returns, (Mon, Apr 27th)
SANS ISC Diary (full) • 2026-04-27 07:01 • isc.sans.eduThis update succeeds https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32926
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
