🚨 Cybercriminals just got smarter. Did your defenses?

AI isn't just a tool for good—it’s a weapon in the wrong hands. Deepfake phishing, AI-powered exploits, invisible breaches—they’re already here.

If your security hasn’t adapted, you’re already behind. But there’s a way forward.

👀 Join us for our next WEBINAR
🎙️ Featuring expert from @Zscaler
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Watch now → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/ai-threats-are-evolving-fast-learn.html

Stop patching blindly. Start defending smart.

Threat-Led Vulnerability Management (TLVM) helps you focus on what attackers are actually exploiting—not just what’s labeled “critical.”

In today’s AI-fueled threat landscape, context > CVSS.
🎯 Prioritize real risks.
🛡️ Strengthen your defenses.
⏱️ Act before attackers do.

Learn how: https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/03/why-now-is-time-to-adopt-threat-led.html

🚨 Microsoft Alert: New tax-season phishing wave hits 2,300+ U.S. Companies!

Hackers are using PDFs, QR codes, and fake DocuSign pages to steal passwords and install malware like Latrodectus and Brute Ratel.

🎯 Targeted: IT, consulting, and engineering firms
📦 Malware: Remcos, AHKBot, GuLoader, more

🔗 Full story here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/microsoft-warns-of-tax-themed-email.html

🚨 Massive new risk for data systems!

CVE-2025-30065 | Apache Parquet Java lib flaw (CVSS 10.0) lets attackers execute arbitrary code via poisoned files.

If your pipelines touch untrusted Parquet files, patch NOW.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/critical-flaw-in-apache-parquet-allows.html

👀 The cloud never slows down — neither do the threats.

Wiz, now part of Google’s biggest acquisition ever, can show you in 15 mins how to secure everything from code to runtime—without adding friction.

👉 See how it works: https://thehackernews.com/videos/2025/03/wiz-15-minute-demo-secure-everything.html

⚡ CERT-UA confirms 3+ attacks on Ukraine’s government and critical systems since Fall 2024 using phishing links (DropMeFiles, Google Drive) to deploy WRECKSTEEL malware.

Cyber threats are escalating.

Read more ➔ https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/cert-ua-reports-cyberattacks-targeting.html

🔥 New Ivanti ZERO-DAY exploited in the wild — China-linked UNC5221 hits Connect Secure (CVE-2025-22457, CVSS 9.0).

💣 Exploits spotted mid-March by Mandiant.
🕵️‍♂️Malware: TRAILBLAZE, BRUSHFIRE, SPAWN.
🎯 Persistence. Credential theft. Data exfiltration.

⚡ Patch now | See full story + urgent guidance: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/critical-ivanti-flaw-actively-exploited.html

🚨 Hackers aren’t hiding in basements anymore — they’re students with business plans.

A 19-year-old, Coquettte, used Russian bulletproof hosting to spread malware disguised as antivirus software.

An OPSEC mistake exposed ties to Horrid, a cybercrime group training new hackers.

👀 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/opsec-failure-exposes-coquetttes.html

🔥 10 years ago, Docker changed how we build software.

Today, Chainguard OS changes how we deliver it.

Chainguard OS:
✅ Secure upstream sources
✅ Daily updates
✅ Smaller, safer, faster

Containers evolved. Now software delivery has too.

👉 What’s next: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/have-we-reached-distroless-tipping-point.html

👀 $0 GitHub Action ➔ $B security nightmare.

In Nov 2024, a SpotBugs maintainer accidentally leaked a GitHub access token.

⚡ Attackers exploited it—moving from SpotBugs ➔ reviewdog ➔ poisoning tj-actions/changed-files—before striking Coinbase in March 2025.

➡️ Details here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/spotbugs-access-token-theft-identified.html

DDoS attacks are rising — and gaps in protection are being exposed. 📈

In 2024, Cloudflare reported 25M+ DDoS attacks, a 53% YoY increase.

Even basic attacks can bypass defenses due to hidden vulnerabilities in security policies — not vendor failures.

Continuous validation is now essential to stay resilient.

Learn more 👉 https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/03/the-surprising-gap-in-ddos-protections.html

🚨 Malicious Python packages on PyPI steal data from 34,000+ users!

Fake libraries (bitcoinlibdbfix, bitcoinlib-dev, disgrasya) hid malware to exfiltrate databases and test stolen credit cards.

👀 Attackers even joined GitHub discussions to trick users.

🔗 Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/malicious-python-packages-on-pypi.html

👉 North Korean hackers are hunting developers—right now.

New malware-laced npm packages (5,600+ downloads) are spreading BeaverTail and a new RAT loader, hidden as fake utilities.

👀 Targets? Your code. Your system. Your data.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/north-korean-hackers-deploy-beavertail.html

👀 Microsoft Credits EncryptHub — the Hacker Behind 618+ Breaches — for Disclosing Windows Flaws. 👀

In March 2025, EncryptHub reported 2 critical bugs (CVE-2025-24061 & CVE-2025-24071).

Weeks later, he exploited a zero-day (CVE-2025-26633), hitting hundreds of targets using ChatGPT-built malware.

🔗 Full story: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/microsoft-credits-encrypthub-hacker.html

🚨 PoisonSeed ALERT: Hackers are hijacking CRM platforms like Mailchimp, SendGrid, Hubspot to steal crypto wallets — by sending fake seed phrases in mass spam attacks.

Once inside? They create API keys for stealthy, long-term control — even if passwords are reset.

Learn more ➔ https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/poisonseed-exploits-crm-accounts-to.html

🔎 Vanity metrics ≠ security

Fortune 500s still chase patch counts and scan rates—but real threats slip through.

Real security = measuring impact, not activity.

Gartner predicts CTEM will cut breaches by 66% by 2026.

👉 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/security-theater-vanity-metrics-keep.html

⚡ Threats are moving faster than patches.

This week in THN: VPN exploits, supply chain hacks, insider threats, fake job scams, and malware-laced phones.

Stay ahead — full recap here ➡️ https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/weekly-recap-vpn-exploits-oracles.html

🚨 ALERT: Fast Flux networks are back—and more dangerous than ever.

CISA, NSA, FBI + allies (🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿) warn: hackers like Gamaredon & Raspberry Robin are rapidly rotating domains to evade takedowns and launch malware attacks.

Block, filter, sinkhole, monitor — or risk exposure.

🔗 Read the full advisory: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/cisa-and-fbi-warn-fast-flux-is-powering.html

🔥 Google patches 62 security flaws — but 2 were already exploited in the wild.

One (CVE-2024-53197) helped hackers break into a Serbian activist’s phone in Dec 2024.

👀 Zero user interaction. Remote takeover.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/google-releases-android-update-to-patch.html

CrushFTP flaw (CVE-2025-31161, CVSS 9.8) is being actively exploited.

Full system takeover via authentication bypass (no login needed)

—First attacks seen March 30
—815 vulnerable servers
— Targets: marketing, retail, semiconductor sectors
— Malware used: MeshAgent, Telegram bots

FCEB agencies must patch by April 28. Exploit guide is public. Attackers are moving fast.

🔗 See details: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/cisa-adds-crushftp-vulnerability-to-kev.html

👀 AI is coding faster—but leaking secrets faster too.

New GitGuardian data (2025):
🔹 Copilot repos leak secrets 40% more often.
🔹 6.4% exposed credentials — 1,200+ cases.

As AI builds, non-human identities are exploding—and attackers are watching.

CISOs must rethink security NOW.

Learn why ➔ https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/04/the-new-frontier-of-security-risk-ai.html