Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading

It wasn’t surprising when Amazon released its first Vega OS-based Fire Stick. Although many tinkerers sideloaded apps, ...

Email Threat Radar — June 2026

The latest email threats: real Microsoft login phishing, device code scams with a kill switch, split-click attacks, and the ...
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Experts warn certain file types can carry hidden malware

Tech pro ThioJoe explains why certain file types can secretly carry malware and why users should be cautious when opening them. Coffee linked to significant new side effect, says massive study The ...
Dark Reading

VoidStealer Malware Darts Past Google Chrome's Encryption

In another sign that browsers continue to be a prime attack target, authors of the VoidStealer Trojan have uncovered a way to bypass a Chrome security feature designed to protect session cookies and ...
CSOonline

New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks

Researchers found a Linux malware called QLNX that combines P2P networking, rootkits, PAM backdoors, and fileless execution to persist and evade takedowns. Attackers have found a new way to turn Linux ...
TechRepublic

New Global Scam Uses Fake Meeting Links to Run PowerShell Malware

BlueNoroff hackers used fake Zoom calls, ClickFix prompts, and fileless PowerShell malware to steal credentials from Web3 and crypto targets. A fake meeting invite is all it can take to turn a routine ...
Wired

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally. Vitaly ...
Wired

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

One group of hackers used AI for everything from vibe coding their malware to creating fake company websites—and stole as much as $12 million in three months. On Wednesday, cybersecurity firm Expel ...
Scientific American

Open-source software has an invisible vulnerability. Hackers have found it

The danger in the code came from characters that are invisible to the human eye. In early March researchers at several security firms examined what looked like empty space and found hidden Unicode ...
GameSpot

After Infecting PCs With Malware, Gacha Game Gives Out Free Loot Boxes To Apologize

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The creators of free-to-play gacha RPG Duet Night Abyss have ...
Kotaku

Gacha Game Apologizes For Giving Players Malware With Some Free Loot Boxes

The team behind Duet Night Abyss, a free-to-play gacha RPG from developer Pan Studio and publisher Hero Games, has apologised for a “cybersecurity incident” that occurred last night, on March 18, ...
Android Authority

This popular Chrome extension just got flagged for malware

Google has blocked notable Chrome extension Save as Image Type. The extension apparently contains malware, according to Chrome’s alert. At least one user suggested that the extension was hijacking ...