From The Hacker News – The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open

From The Hacker News – The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open

For nearly 20 years, we at The Hacker News have mostly told scary stories about cyberspace — big hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But behind every headline, there’s a quieter, better story. It’s the story of leaders making tough calls under pressure, teams building smarter defenses, and security products that keep hunting threats 24/7 — even when it’s hard. Most of the time, this work is
From The Hacker News – Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing?

From The Hacker News – Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing?

Analysts recently confirmed what identity security teams have quietly feared: AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them. In their inaugural Market Guide for Guardian Agents, Gartner states that “enterprise adoption of AI agents is accelerating, outpacing maturity of governance policy controls.” Enterprise leaders can request access to the Gartner Market Guide for
From The Hacker News – Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks

From The Hacker News – Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks

Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks. "This new public ledger ensures the Google apps on your device are exactly what we intended to build and distribute," Google's product and security teams said. The initiative builds upon the foundation of Pixel Binary Transparency, which Google introduced in October 2021
From The Hacker News – Windows Phone Link Exploited by CloudZ RAT to Steal Credentials and OTPs

From The Hacker News – Windows Phone Link Exploited by CloudZ RAT to Steal Credentials and OTPs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an intrusion that involved the use of a CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) and a previous undocumented plugin dubbed Pheno with the aim of facilitating credential theft. "According to the functionalities of the CloudZ RAT and Pheno plugin, this was with the intention of stealing victims' credentials and potentially one-time passwords (OTPs),"