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ClickFix Malware Campaign Targets AI Coding Assistants
Cybercriminals launched a malvertising campaign using ClickFix techniques to exploit AI coding assistant users through fake command-line interfaces.

Ericsson US Hit by Data Breach Through Service Provider
Ericsson's U.S. subsidiary disclosed a data breach on March 9, 2026, after attackers compromised a third-party service provider and stole employee and customer data.

Malicious npm Package Mimics OpenClaw AI to Deploy RAT
Cybersecurity researchers found a fake OpenClaw AI npm package that installs remote access trojans and steals data from infected systems.

Microsoft Teams Gets Bot Tagging for Meeting Security
Microsoft Teams will automatically tag third-party bots in meeting lobbies, giving organizers control over bot access to meetings.

Salesforce warns of Experience Cloud data exposure attacks
Salesforce alerts customers about hackers exploiting misconfigured Experience Cloud platforms while ShinyHunters claims active data theft.

FBI Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Permit Applicants
FBI alerts businesses and individuals that criminals impersonate city officials in phishing campaigns targeting permit applications.

Microsoft confirms ongoing Windows 11 File Explorer flash bug
Microsoft acknowledges persistent white flash issue affecting Windows 11 File Explorer on some systems, with no timeline for complete resolution.

Chrome Extensions Turn Malicious After Ownership Transfer
Two Google Chrome extensions became malicious following ownership transfers, enabling attackers to inject code and steal user data.

Claude Opus 4.6 discovers 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox 148
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 AI identified 22 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 148, all now fixed by Mozilla.

Chinese APT Targets Asian Organizations in Multi-Year Campaign
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 discovered a previously unknown Chinese threat group conducting multi-year espionage operations across Asia's critical sectors.

Microsoft 365 Backup: Granular File and Folder Restoration Now Available for SharePoint, OneDrive & Teams
Microsoft is rolling out granular file and folder restoration in Microsoft 365 Backup, allowing IT admins to recover specific items from SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams without restoring entire backups. A major step forward for enterprise data recovery.

Hackers Exploit .arpa DNS to Bypass Email Security
Threat actors abuse special-use .arpa domains and IPv6 reverse DNS to evade phishing detection systems and email gateways.

OpenAI Launches Codex Security AI Agent for Vulnerability Detection
OpenAI released Codex Security, an AI-powered security agent that automatically finds and fixes code vulnerabilities for enterprise customers.

Cognizant TriZetto breach exposes 3.4M patient records
Healthcare IT provider TriZetto Provider Solutions disclosed a data breach affecting 3.4 million patients' sensitive medical information on March 6.

North Korean IT Workers Use AI to Enhance Remote Job Scams
North Korean operatives leverage AI face-swapping and automated tools to infiltrate Western companies through sophisticated remote work fraud schemes.

China APT Targets South American Telecom Infrastructure
China-linked UAT-9244 threat group compromises telecommunications networks across South America using three custom implants since 2024.

ClickFix Campaign Exploits Windows Terminal for Lumma Stealer
Microsoft reveals new ClickFix social engineering attack using Windows Terminal to deploy Lumma Stealer malware in February 2026.

CISA Adds Hikvision, Rockwell Flaws to KEV Catalog
CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities affecting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 6.

Wikipedia Hit by Self-Propagating JavaScript Worm
Wikimedia Foundation confirms JavaScript worm vandalized pages and modified user scripts across multiple wikis on March 5.

Windows 11 March 2026 update brings native Sysmon, WebP wallpapers
Microsoft's March 2026 Windows 11 update introduces nine new features including native Sysmon integration and WebP wallpaper support.

WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Create Admin Accounts
Critical flaw in User Registration plugin affects 60,000+ WordPress sites, enabling unauthorized admin account creation.

