👨‍💻 Hackers don’t care if your risks start in code or show up in the cloud.

But if you can’t see both, you’ll never fix the weak link.

Code-to-cloud visibility isn’t optional anymore.

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🚨 Iranian-linked hackers just launched a global spear-phishing blitz—targeting embassies, consulates & ministries across Europe, Africa, Asia & the Americas.

The bait? Fake “urgent” diplomatic emails—some sent from a hacked Oman MFA mailbox.

Full details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/iranian-hackers-exploit-100-embassy.html

🚨 Google patched 120 Android security flaws — including 2 already exploited in real-world attacks.

Hackers don’t need your clicks. They don’t need your permission. They’re already in.

Update immediately. Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/android-security-alert-google-patches.html

⚠️ Hackers are already weaponizing HexStrike AI—a tool built for ethical hacking—to exploit fresh Citrix flaws.

What was meant to protect networks is now fueling real-world cyberattacks at scale.

Patch fast. Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/threat-actors-weaponize-hexstrike-ai-to.html

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🚨 Your employees could be pasting secrets into ChatGPT right now.

📧 Emails, 📂 files, 🔑 IP—all flowing out.
Most DLP tools? Blind to it.

Here’s how GenAI traffic actually gets monitored ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/can-your-security-stack-see-chatgpt-why.html

Most data leaks aren’t hacks.

They’re mistakes. Misconfigurations. Emails sent to the wrong inbox.

DeepSeek’s 1M leaked logs are just the latest reminder: one slip can expose secrets, crush trust, and cost millions.

Here’s how it happens → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/detecting-data-leaks-before-disaster.html

🚨 Hackers were caught hiding malware inside Ethereum smart contracts.

Two npm packages used blockchain tricks to drop payloads on dev systems—part of a wider fake crypto-trading-bot campaign on GitHub.

The new frontier of supply chain attacks → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/malicious-npm-packages-exploit-ethereum.html

🛡️ Cyberattacks are hitting endpoints harder than ever.

Gartner’s 2025 report just confirmed: SentinelOne remains a Leader in endpoint protection — for the 5th year straight.

What that says about AI-driven defense ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/ai-driven-trends-in-endpoint-security.html

🚨 CISA just flagged 2 new TP-Link router flaws as actively exploited—one allows remote code execution, the other leaks passwords.

Many of the affected models are end-of-life. No more patches coming.

Here’s what you need to know ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cisa-flags-tp-link-router-flaws-cve.html

🇫🇷 France just fined Google €325M and Shein €150M for breaking cookie consent laws.

Both pushed ads on users without clear permission. Google now has 6 months to comply—or pay €100k per day.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/google-fined-379-million-by-french.html

Cybercriminals are exploiting a loophole with X’s AI assistant Grok.

They trick it into sharing malicious links in promoted posts—links that normally should be blocked—reaching millions of users.

Researchers call it “Grokking.”

Here’s how it works ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cybercriminals-exploit-xs-grok-ai-to.html

Most cyberattacks don’t slip past defenses—
they walk right through weak defaults.

Block entire categories of risk with simple day-one moves:

🔒 MFA on everything
🚫 Deny-by-default apps
📂 Kill Office macros

Attackers only need one shot. Defaults decide if they get it.

Here’s how → https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/simple-steps-for-attack-surface.html

🚨 New threat: GhostRedirector hacked 65+ Windows servers worldwide.

It installs backdoors & an IIS malware that tricks Google into boosting shady gambling sites—damaging the reputation of legit businesses.

Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/ghostredirector-hacks-65-windows.html

Russian hackers turned Microsoft Outlook into a cyber weapon.

APT28’s new NotDoor malware lurks in Outlook, triggered by emails to steal files, run commands, and spy on companies across NATO countries.

It hides by abusing Microsoft’s own trusted tools.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/russian-apt28-deploys-notdoor-outlook.html

🚨 523 malicious SVG files are slipping past antivirus scans.

Hackers are posing as Colombia’s Attorney General, using fake “document downloads” to secretly drop malware.

The kicker? Every sample evaded detection.

Here’s what’s going on ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/virustotal-finds-44-undetected-svg.html

Pentest reports are broken.

Teams are still stuck with static PDFs while attackers move in real time.

Now, platforms like PlexTrac deliver findings instantly—no waiting, no manual ticketing, no weeks-long delays. Faster fixes, lower risk.

Here’s how it changes the game ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/automation-is-redefining-pentest.html

🚨 The Salesloft Drift breach has ignited a flurry of incident disclosures from SaaS providers, making it hard for security teams to keep up.

Nudge Security has put together a tracker for notifications related to this breach which will be updated as more providers issue communications.

Stay up to date here: https://thn.news/breach-tracker

🚨 Cyber gang TAG-150 just built CastleRAT in Python & C — a new trojan that steals passwords, hijacks crypto wallets, logs keystrokes & takes over PCs.

It’s the latest weapon in their CastleLoader malware ops.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/tag-150-develops-castlerat-in-python.html

🚨 Critical: A 9.0 severity bug in Sitecore is being actively exploited.

Hackers are using machine keys copied straight from old docs to hijack servers with full remote code execution.

Here’s what defenders need to know → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cisa-orders-immediate-patch-of-critical.html

🚨 Russia-linked hackers just hit Kazakhstan’s energy giant KazMunaiGas.

The op—codenamed BarrelFire—used fake IT emails and booby-trapped ZIP files to drop malware, hijack systems, and open a backdoor.

The worst part? It came from a real employee’s stolen account.

Read more ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/noisy-bear-targets-kazakhstan-energy.html