A stealthy hacker-for-hire ToyMaker is selling access to top targets — leading straight to CACTUS ransomware attacks.

💰 They scan, hack, and hand over.
🛠️ Malware: LAGTOY

These brokers are speeding up ransomware ops. No espionage, just cash.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/toymaker-uses-lagtoy-to-sell-access-to.html

👀 Hackers are mining crypto in the cloud—on your dime.

Microsoft uncovered Storm-1977 targeting education sector cloud accounts via password spraying.

They used AzureChecker.exe, hijacked guest accounts, spun up 200+ containers, and ran illicit crypto mining.

⚠️ Time to lock it down.

👉 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/storm-1977-hits-education-clouds-with.html

🚨 13,000+ sites at risk.

Hackers are actively exploiting 2 zero-days in Craft CMS, hitting servers via image tools. One flaw scores 10.0 CVSS—worst possible. Nearly 300 sites likely breached already.

Watch for POST hits to "/actions/assets/generate-transform"

🔗 Details: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/hackers-exploit-critical-craft-cms.html

👀 Patch now. Rotate keys. Check logs.

⚠️ Think you're installing a security patch? Think again.

Hackers are luring WordPress site owners with fake WooCommerce alerts urging a “critical patch” download — but it’s a trap. The download creates a hidden admin account, installs web shells, and gives attackers full control.

Full story —https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/woocommerce-users-targeted-by-fake.html

👀 New APT Earth Kurma is spying on Southeast Asia’s top sectors—hidden in plain sight.

Since June 2024, 🇵🇭 🇻🇳 🇹🇭 🇲🇾 govts & telcos face custom malware, rootkits, & data theft via Dropbox/OneDrive.

Hackers use legit tools (LotL), making detection hard.

🔗 Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/earth-kurma-targets-southeast-asia-with.html

💻 Your weakest link could cost you everything!

Hackers don’t need big bugs—small oversights cause massive breaches.

Intruder found:
🔸A 302 redirect = AWS key theft
🔸An exposed .git = DB takeover
🔸Metadata flaw = Remote access

Scan before they strike → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/how-breaches-start-breaking-down-5-real.html

⚡ What keeps CISOs awake at night this week?

🔸 0-days exploited before patches hit.
🔸 AI turning low-skill attackers into high-impact threats.
🔸 Identity systems being used against us — again.

Security today demands strategic clarity.
Every vulnerability is an opportunity for attackers.
Every delay? A risk.

We have summarized last week’s top threats.

Read — https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/weekly-recap-critical-sap-exploit-ai.html

🚨 CISA Alert: Two critical flaws — in Broadcom Fabric OS (CVE-2025-1976) and Commvault Web Server (CVE-2025-3928) — are now on the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list.

🔹 Both bugs are actively exploited.
🔹 Admin access can lead to full system compromise.
🔹 Patching deadlines: May 17–19, 2025.

👉 Details: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-broadcom.html

🔥 New Cyber Attack Alert!

Senior members of the World Uyghur Congress were targeted by malware hidden in a fake UyghurEdit++ app, Citizen Lab reports (Mar 2025).

— Custom-made spyware
— Links to China
— Started as early as May 2024

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/malware-attack-targets-world-uyghur.html

🔒 Still trusting VPNs to secure remote access?

Recent critical flaws exposed thousands. Every open port and IP address is now a target, not a tool.

Legacy network security can't keep up with AI-driven attacks.

Zero Trust isn’t optional anymore — it’s survival.

Learn why it matters → https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/04/its-time-to-rethink-your-security-for.html

🔥 75 zero-day exploits hit in 2024 | 44% aimed at enterprise tools.

While browser & mobile attacks fell sharply, threat actors shifted focus — hitting Ivanti, Palo Alto, Cisco & others.

📊 Top targets: Microsoft (26), Google (11), Ivanti (7), Apple (5)
🎯 20 zero-days hit security appliances
🕵️‍♂️ State hackers, spyware firms & cybercrime crews all involved

Read the full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/google-reports-75-zero-days-exploited.html

⚡ Your AI Copilot could leak your secrets — without you even knowing.

Microsoft 365 Copilot boosts productivity, but opens the door to massive data risks. Reco spots risky prompts, flags hidden attacks, and locks down your SaaS ecosystem.

Learn how: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/product-walkthrough-securing-microsoft.html

🚨 Cybersecurity firms are under attack!

🇨🇳 China’s PurpleHaze hackers targeted SentinelOne’s systems and high-value customers.

🎭 360+ fake North Korean IT workers tried to infiltrate the company.

🇷🇺 Russian ransomware gangs are buying real security products to beat defenses.

Read 👉https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/sentinelone-uncovers-chinese-espionage.html

🚨 New jailbreaks ("Inception", "Do-Not-Reply"), memory hacks, tool poisoning, unsafe model upgrades — CERT, METR, and others warn:

⚡ ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI can leak code, malware, data.
⚡ GPT-4.1 is 3X riskier than before.
⚡ MCP protocols, Chrome extensions now exploited.

The AI arms race is outpacing safety.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/new-reports-uncover-jailbreaks-unsafe.html

🔥 Privacy vs AI?

WhatsApp just dropped Private Processing—letting you use AI features like message summaries without Meta (or anyone) seeing your chats.

🛡️ Encrypted. Auditable. Anonymous.

— Confidential Virtual Machine
— Oblivious HTTP
— Forward Security

🔗 Learn how it works: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/whatsapp-launches-private-processing-to.html

🚨 Proton Mail faces nationwide ban in India 🇮🇳

Karnataka High Court has ordered the gov’t to block the encrypted email provider after a legal complaint tied to AI deepfakes and obscene messages sent via the platform.

🔒 Still accessible—for now.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/indian-court-orders-action-to-block.html

🔥 Meta just dropped a firewall for AI.

LlamaFirewall is open-source—and built to stop jailbreaks, prompt injections, and insecure code in real time.

It’s modular. It’s fast. It’s made for the LLM era.

🛡️ Also out:
🔹 CyberSecEval 4 with AutoPatchBench to test AI-powered vuln fixes
🔹 Llama for Defenders to help fight scams, fraud & phishing
🔹 Private Processing to run AI features without leaking user data

🔗 Full details here: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/meta-launches-llamafirewall-framework.html

🚨 RansomHub's empire just vanished.

After stealing data from 200+ victims, its dark web site mysteriously went offline on April 1, 2025—triggering panic among affiliates.

Qilin's leaks doubled. DragonForce claims a takeover.

🔗 Read More: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/ransomhub-went-dark-april-1-affiliates.html

🚨 China-linked APT “TheWizards” caught hijacking trusted Chinese apps to deploy malware updates.

Uses IPv6/DNS to turn Sogou Pinyin & Tencent QQ into WizardNet backdoor delivery for users in 🇨🇳🇭🇰🇰🇭🇵🇭🇦🇪.

👀 Their tool Spellbinder quietly captures traffic, reroutes updates to attacker servers.

🔗 Full story: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/chinese-hackers-abuse-ipv6-slaac-for.html

👀 “All my shows were in Spanish. I didn’t change anything.”

That’s not a glitch—it’s an account takeover.

🔒 100K+ accounts/mo exposed on major platforms.
🎮 Streaming, gaming, SaaS vulnerable.
🧠 MFA fails vs. stolen session cookies.

Act now: Monitor infostealers. Reset risk. Rebuild trust.

🔗 ReadfFull story + Flare’s ATO report: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/customer-account-takeovers-multi.html

🚨 New Espionage Alert!

A Russian-speaking APT group, Nebulous Mantis, is deploying the stealthy RomCom RAT to target NATO-linked entities, gov agencies, and critical infra — using bulletproof hosting, IPFS, and over 40 remote commands.

🔗 See how it works, who’s behind it, and why it matters now: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/nebulous-mantis-targets-nato-linked.html