⚡ The internet took a beating this week.

• cPanel servers wiped
• Linux 100% kernel hack
• TeamPCP supply chain storm
• GitHub one-push RCE
• AI-powered phishing kits
• Ransomware +389%
• Scattered Spider arrest

...and many MORE STORIES.

Full recap 👇 https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/weekly-recap-ai-powered-phishing.html

⚠️ Critical flaws hit MOVEit Automation.

A CVSS 9.8 bug allows authentication bypass, while another enables privilege escalation. Progress Software has issued patches—no exploitation reported yet.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/progress-patches-critical-moveit.html

🚨 A phishing campaign is quietly breaching dozens of organizations.

Since April 2025, VENOMOUS#HELPER has hit 80+ targets — mostly in the U.S. Attackers use legitimate RMM tools like SimpleHelp & ScreenConnect to gain persistent, stealth access.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/phishing-campaign-hits-80-orgs-using.html

AI just crossed a new security threshold.

According to Augusto Barros at Prophet Security , “Claude Mythos” autonomously executed full corporate network takeovers — succeeding 30% of the time.

Tasks that take human experts ~20 hours… now happen in minutes. Attacker speed is collapsing.

Read the full analysis: https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2026/05/mythos-is-coming-what-next-six-months.html

⚠️ Microsoft says 35,000 users were targeted in an April 2026 phishing campaign across 13,000 organizations in 26 countries.

Attackers used AiTM phishing, CAPTCHA pages, and trusted email services to steal credentials and bypass MFA.

Full story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/microsoft-details-phishing-campaign.html

🚨 Critical RCE flaw (CVE-2026-22679, CVSS 9.8) in Weaver E-cology 10.0 is under active exploitation.

Attackers use unauthenticated requests to execute commands; activity observed since March 17–31, 2026, with failed payload drops & MSI attempts.

Details 👉 https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/weaver-e-cology-rce-flaw-cve-2026-22679.html

⚠️ North Korea-linked ScarCruft breached sqgame[.]net in a supply chain attack, deploying BirdCall malware targeting ethnic Koreans in China.

Trojanized Android apps and earlier Windows updates enabled surveillance via cloud-based control systems.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/scarcruft-hacks-gaming-platform-to.html

⚠️ A scan of 2M hosts found 1M exposed services, revealing widespread security gaps in self-hosted AI systems.

31% of 5,200 Ollama servers responded without authentication, and 90+ platforms were publicly accessible. Weak defaults and misconfigurations are driving exposure.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/we-scanned-1-million-exposed-ai.html

⚠️ A critical MetInfo CMS flaw (CVE-2026-29014, CVSS 9.8) is under active exploitation, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution.

Attacks began April 25 and surged by May 1, targeting exposed systems globally.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/metinfo-cms-cve-2026-29014-exploited.html

🚨 Stolen OAuth tokens enabled access to 700+ Salesforce environments, bypassing MFA in a Drift-linked breach.

45% of organizations still don’t monitor these tokens despite known risks.

Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/the-back-door-attackers-know-about-and.html

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🛑 China-linked APT group UAT-8302 targeted government entities in South America since 2024 and Southeastern Europe in 2025, Cisco Talos says.

Researchers link its attacks to shared malware used across multiple China-aligned hacking groups.

Details: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/china-linked-uat-8302-targets.html

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🚨 ALERT - DAEMON Tools installers from its official site were trojanized in a supply chain attack starting April 8, 2026, Kaspersky says.

Thousands of infection attempts hit 100+ countries, with malware selectively deployed to about a dozen targets.

Read the full story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/daemon-tools-supply-chain-attack.html

🚨 Apache patches CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS 8.8) in HTTP Server 2.4.66.

The HTTP/2 double-free flaw can trigger DoS and potentially enable remote code execution via crafted requests. Fixed in 2.4.67.

Details here: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/critical-apache-http2-flaw-cve-2026.html

🚨 PAN-OS firewalls hit by active exploitation of CVE-2026-0300, enabling unauthenticated RCE with root access.

The unpatched flaw targets publicly exposed User-ID portals, affecting multiple versions. Fixes expected May 13, 2026.

Read the full story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/palo-alto-pan-os-flaw-under-active.html

🚨 CloudZ RAT exploits Microsoft Phone Link to intercept SMS and OTPs without infecting phones.

Active since January 2026, the attack enables credential theft and 2FA bypass via synced data.

Full details: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/windows-phone-link-exploited-by-cloudz.html

🔐 Android apps after May 1, 2026 will be logged in a public cryptographic ledger to verify authenticity and detect tampering.

👏 The move targets supply chain attacks where signed software is secretly altered.

Read the full story: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/android-apps-get-public-verification.html

🚨 84% of cyberattacks now blend in using legitimate tools, not malware, across 700,000 incidents, according to Bitdefender’s Cristian Iordache.

Up to 95% of access to risky tools is unnecessary, quietly expanding attack surfaces.

See how this shifts security risk: https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2026/05/your-biggest-security-risk-isnt-malware.html

⚡ AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them.

About 50% of enterprise identity activity now occurs outside centralized IAM visibility, creating an unmanaged layer of “identity dark matter.”

This gap is expanding 📈 alongside AI adoption.

Read the full analysis: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/your-ai-agents-are-already-inside.html

🔥 The Hacker News launches Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026 — a global stage to spotlight excellence across companies, products, and professionals.

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Full details and how to apply: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/the-hacker-news-launches-cybersecurity.html