March 2026

Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials 2026-03-14 at 00:45 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled […]

Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant 2026-03-14 at 00:45 By Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for

Claude charts a new course with charts, of course 2026-03-14 at 00:41 By Thomas Claburn Conversations with Anthropic’s models may now be accompanied by interactive apps Seeing is believing, or so it was said up until AI required questioning everything. But even when braced to resist the slop roulette of online interaction, pictures are worth

Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where

Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any

INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt emerging threats, and safeguard victims from scams.

Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled

Investigating a New Click-Fix Variant 2026-03-14 at 00:40 By Disclaimer: This report has been prepared by the Threat Research Center to enhance cybersecurity awareness and support the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is based on independent research and observations of the current threat landscape available at the time of publication. The content is intended for

GitHub infuriates students by removing some models from free Copilot plan 2026-03-13 at 21:19 By Thomas Claburn Coding education may become a bit more challenging, but the economics lesson is free You don’t get what you don’t pay for! Microsoft’s GitHub is dialing back on expenses by removing several costly premium models from its free

AFRINIC accuses litigant of trying to ‘paralyse’ it 2026-03-13 at 20:36 By Simon Sharwood A ‘web of litigation’ The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has accused one its members of trying to “paralyse” the organization.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

‘Are you freaking crazy?’ Bot harasses woman, gets led away by cops 2026-03-13 at 20:36 By O’Ryan Johnson An incident in Macau A 70-year old woman in China loudly shouted at a robot to leave her alone, but the bot instead stood its ground and did a “raise the roof” move when the woman called

Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware 2026-03-13 at 20:35 By A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where

Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026 2026-03-13 at 20:35 By Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any