🚨 New malware alert: macOS backdoor CHILLYHELL and cross-platform RAT ZynorRAT discovered.

CHILLYHELL was Apple-notarized and linked to Ukrainian gov site attacks—Apple revoked its certs.

ZynorRAT hijacks Windows & Linux via Telegram, stealing files and taking screenshots.

Full details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/chillyhell-macos-backdoor-and-zynorrat.html

🛑 DDoS tests in a sandbox won’t save you.

The only way to know if your defenses hold? Test in production, target your critical assets, and retest until it breaks (or holds).

Your next outage might be hiding in what you didn’t test.

✅ Full guide → https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/09/how-to-get-most-out-of-your-ddos-testing.html

🤖 AI agents are taking over business operations—but they’re also creating new security threats. ⚠️

🛡️ Join Auth0’s Michelle Agroskin to learn how to secure AI, prevent data leaks, and stay ahead of attacks.

Save your spot now → https://thehacker.news/ai-agents-security

🚨 A Chinese hacking group just hit a Philippines military contractor with a new malware called EggStreme.

It doesn’t touch the disk—running entirely in memory—injects keyloggers, steals data, and moves across networks quietly.

Here’s what you need to know ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/chinese-apt-deploys-eggstreme-fileless.html

🚨 Hackers are hijacking ConnectWise ScreenConnect to secretly install AsyncRAT, a powerful remote access trojan.

Targets risk stolen passwords, crypto wallets, and keystrokes—all while the malware pretends to be a harmless “Skype Updater.”

Details ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/asyncrat-exploits-connectwise.html

⚠️ NEW SCAM ALERT! Fake browser extensions are hijacking Facebook & Instagram accounts.

Extensions promising the blue check or ad-boosting tools are secretly stealing cookies, credentials, and business accounts—then selling them on underground markets.

Read ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/fake-madgicx-plus-and-socialmetrics.html

⚠️ Companies are handing out admin-level access to randomly named “ephemeral” accounts—and then deleting them.

The result? Security teams have no idea who did what, leaving a massive blind spot for attackers.

Here’s how to fix it → https://thehackernews.com/expert-insights/2025/09/beyond-buzzwords-hidden-dangers-of.html

🚨 Akira ransomware is back — hammering SonicWall VPNs through a year-old flaw (CVE-2024-40766, CVSS 9.3).

One misstep in SonicWall’s LDAP “Default User Group” can hand attackers VPN + admin access the moment they steal a password.

Akira has already hit 967 victims and is surging again.

Check your configs. Fix it now.

Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/sonicwall-ssl-vpn-flaw-and.html

84% of company boards admit: cyber risk is a top business threat.

But here’s the kicker—only half actually understand it well enough to make smart decisions.

That disconnect puts revenue, growth, and even jobs on the line.

A new course is teaching CISOs how to finally bridge the boardroom gap ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cracking-boardroom-code-helping-cisos.html

🚨 A U.S. Senator just accused Microsoft of gross cybersecurity negligence — saying it’s like an “arsonist selling firefighting services.”

A Bing click → ransomware → 5.6M patient records stolen.

All thanks to outdated defaults still in Windows.

Here’s what went down: https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/senator-wyden-urges-ftc-to-probe.html

Google just dropped a 🔥 update with the Pixel 10:

Your photos now come with cryptographic “nutrition labels” showing who made them, how, and even if AI was involved.

The Pixel Camera hit the highest security rating for this tech — a first for mobile.

Here’s why this matters ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/google-pixel-10-adds-c2pa-support-to.html

🚨 WARNING: Just opening the wrong repo in Cursor (the AI-powered VS Code fork) can secretly run code on your computer.

Why? Workspace Trust is off by default! A booby-trapped GitHub project = instant system compromise.

Here’s how it works (and how to stay safe) ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cursor-ai-code-editor-flaw-enables.html

⚠️ A new ransomware is here → HybridPetya.

It doesn’t just lock your files — it can bypass Secure Boot on modern PCs, sneak into UEFI, and encrypt your entire system.Victims see a fake CHKDSK screen before being hit with a $1,000 Bitcoin demand.

The scariest part? Researchers say Secure Boot bypasses like this are becoming more common.

Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/new-hybridpetya-ransomware-bypasses.html

⚠️ Hackers are actively exploiting a critical flaw (CVSS 9.0) in Dassault’s DELMIA Apriso software.

The attack drops spyware that can log keystrokes, take screenshots & spy on apps. 👀

CISA says: Patch by Oct 2, 2025.

Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/critical-cve-2025-5086-in-delmia-apriso.html

🔥 Cloud security is shifting fast: prevention isn’t enough.

The real battlefield? Runtime visibility — spotting what’s actually being attacked in production ⚡️

AI + CNAPPs are cutting through the noise so teams fix what matters, not chase alerts.

Details here ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cloud-native-security-in-2025-why.html

🚨 Apple just warned users in France:

Spyware is back — iCloud devices targeted again (4th time this year).

🎯 Who’s in the crosshairs? Journalists, lawyers, activists, politicians.

The worst part? Zero-click hacks are still in play.

Full story ↓ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/apple-warns-french-users-of-fourth.html

⚠️ Samsung just fixed a zero-day bug in Android 13–16.

Hackers were already using it to break in through a hidden image library 😳

If you’ve got a Galaxy, update ASAP. Don’t wait.

Here’s the full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/samsung-fixes-critical-zero-day-cve.html

🚨 FBI warning: Hackers are raiding Salesforce to steal data + extort companies.

UNC6040 & UNC6395 are behind it—using stolen tokens, phishing calls, and custom tools.

ShinyHunters, LAPSUS$ & Scattered Spider teamed up… then suddenly claimed they’re “retiring.”

👀 Don’t count on it.

Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/fbi-warns-of-unc6040-and-unc6395.html

🚨 Big malware attack on Chinese-speaking users:

🔹 Top Google results hijacked to push fake downloads of Chrome, Telegram, WhatsApp & more

🔹 Trojans dropped: HiddenGh0st, Winos (ValleyRAT) & new kkRAT

🔹 Steals crypto, logs keys, enables full remote control

Details → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/hiddengh0st-winos-and-kkrat-exploit-seo.html

🚨 New AI-powered hacking tool sparks alarm:

China-linked “Villager” hit 11,000+ downloads on PyPI—already packing RAT plugins like AsyncRAT & Mimikatz.

🔑 It automates exploits, hides its tracks in self-destructing containers, and lowers the skill barrier for cyberattacks.

Full story → https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/ai-powered-villager-pen-testing-tool.html