🛑 Suspected Iran-linked hackers targeted Iraqi officials by impersonating the foreign ministry and delivering malware.

Tracked as Dust Specter, the campaign deploys SPLITDROP, TWINTASK, TWINTALK, and GHOSTFORM via password-protected archives and DLL sideloading.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/dust-specter-targets-iraqi-officials.html

🔥 ActiveState Launches World's Largest Secure OSS Catalog With 79M Components.

ActiveState has launched the world’s largest secure open-source catalog, uniting 79M components across 12+ languages (Java, Python, Rust, etc.). It cuts CVE exposure by 99% via SLSA-3 builds and reclaims 30% of engineering time by automating manual maintenance and governance.

🔗 Read the release: https://thn.news/open-source-catalog

🚨 DDR5 bot scalping, Telegram cybercrime hubs, and new malware campaigns.

This week’s #ThreatsDay Bulletin breaks down the biggest security threats and tactics shaping the threat landscape right now.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/threatsday-bulletin-redis-rce-ddr5-bot.html

⚠️ Cisco confirms active exploitation of two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaws.

▶ CVE-2026-20122 enables arbitrary file overwrite via API credentials.
▶CVE-2026-20128 can expose data and grant DCA privileges after login.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/cisco-confirms-active-exploitation-of.html

Patches are out across multiple releases.

⚠️ CISA added two CVSS 9.8 flaws to its KEV list after active exploitation.

One hits Hikvision devices and can expose sensitive data. The other targets Rockwell Logix controllers and could let attackers alter system configs.

🔗 Details → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/hikvision-and-rockwell-automation-cvss.html

Federal agencies must patch by March 26.

🛑 ClickFix has moved to Windows Terminal.

Microsoft says victims are told to open wt.exe and paste a command from fake CAPTCHA pages.

That launches PowerShell, pulls payloads, and injects Lumma Stealer into Chrome and Edge to steal saved credentials.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/microsoft-reveals-clickfix-campaign.html

🚨 China-linked APT UAT-9244 has been targeting telecom networks in South America since 2024.

Cisco Talos uncovered 3 new implants across Windows, #Linux, and edge devices—used for persistence, command control, and large-scale brute-force scanning.

🔗 Inside TernDoor, PeerTime, and BruteEntry → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/china-linked-hackers-use-terndoor.html

🛑 Iran-linked hackers quietly embedded inside multiple U.S. organizations, Broadcom researchers report.

The campaign is tied to MuddyWater, an #Iranian state group. Attackers deployed a Deno-based backdoor and tried exfiltrating data using Rclone to cloud storage.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/iran-linked-muddywater-hackers-target.html

MSPs trying to scale cybersecurity hit the same wall: manual risk assessments that don’t scale.

AI-powered risk management automates assessments, maps compliance, and turns findings into remediation—enabling continuous security services instead of one-off fixes.

🔗 Inside: framework for scalable risk-first cybersecurity services → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/the-msp-guide-to-using-ai-powered-risk.html

Your shiny new AI agent can now:

🔗 Browse
🛠️ Execute code
☢️ Touch production systems

Agency Gap = tools + APIs + permissions = new attack surface.

Secure your agents BEFORE they get owned.

🔗 Join the webinar → https://thehacker.news/ai-agents-attack-surface

⚠️ VOID#GEIST malware delivers 3 RATs: XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT through a layered script chain.

Phishing emails pull a batch file from TryCloudflare, open a fake invoice PDF, then use Python to decrypt shellcode and inject it into explorer.exe via Early Bird APC.

🔗 Inside the full fileless attack chain → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/multi-stage-voidgeist-malware.html

⚡ Bitdefender says Pakistan-aligned Transparent Tribe (APT36) is targeting Indian government entities with AI-generated malware.

The campaign spreads polyglot implants in Nim, Zig, and Crystal and hides C2 inside Slack, Supabase, and Google Sheets.

🔗 Inside: phishing chain, malware tools, and infrastructure → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/transparent-tribe-uses-ai-to-mass.html

😮 Car tire pressure sensors may expose where you go.

Researchers found TPMS sensors broadcast unchanging IDs in unencrypted radio signals. Receivers up to 40 m away can capture them and recognize the same vehicle again.

That enables long-term tracking—no cameras, no line of sight.

🔗 How TPMS signals reveal vehicle movement → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/threatsday-bulletin-redis-rce-ddr5-bot.html#tpms-signals-allow-covert-vehicle-tracking

⚡NATO has cleared #iPhone and iPad to handle classified information.

The approval relies on built-in iOS and iPadOS security—no custom hardening or special software required.

Germany’s BSI had already cleared the devices for classified government use.

🔗 Details on NATO approval → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/threatsday-bulletin-redis-rce-ddr5-bot.html#nato-clears-consumer-iphones-and-ipads

🔥 Anthropic says its #Claude model found 22 Firefox vulnerabilities while scanning ~6,000 C++ files with Mozilla.

14 were high-severity. Turning bugs into exploits proved harder: after hundreds of attempts, the AI succeeded only twice.

🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html