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New PHP Composer Flaws Enable Arbitrary Command Execution — Patches Released

14 April 2026 at 15:57
Two high-severity security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Composer, a package manager for PHP, that, if successfully exploited, could result in arbitrary command execution. The vulnerabilities have been described as command injection flaws affecting the Perforce VCS (version control software) driver. Details of the two flaws are below - CVE-2026-40176 (CVSS

AI-Driven Pushpaganda Scam Exploits Google Discover to Spread Scareware and Ad Fraud

14 April 2026 at 14:30
Cybersecurity researchers have unmasked a novel ad fraud scheme that has been found to leverage search engine poisoning (SEO) techniques and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content to push deceptive news stories into Google's Discover feed and trick users into enabling persistent browser notifications that lead to scareware and financial scams. The campaign, which has been

Google Adds Rust-Based DNS Parser into Pixel 10 Modem to Enhance Security

14 April 2026 at 13:55
Google has announced the integration of a Rust-based Domain Name System (DNS) parser into the modem firmware as part of its ongoing efforts to beef up the security of Pixel devices and push memory-safe code at a more foundational level. "The new Rust-based DNS parser significantly reduces our security risk by mitigating an entire class of vulnerabilities in a risky area, while also laying

Mirax Android RAT Turns Devices into SOCKS5 Proxies, Reaching 220,000 via Meta Ads

14 April 2026 at 10:20
A nascent Android remote access trojan called Mirax has been observed actively targeting Spanish-speaking countries, with campaigns reaching more than 220,000 accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads through advertisements on Meta. "Mirax integrates advanced Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capabilities, allowing threat actors to fully interact with compromised devices in real

Analysis of 216M Security Findings Shows a 4x Increase In Critical Risk (2026 Report)

14 April 2026 at 10:00
OX Security recently analyzed 216 million security findings across 250 organizations over a 90-day period. The primary takeaway: while raw alert volume grew by 52% year-over-year, prioritized critical risk grew by nearly 400%. The surge in AI-assisted development is creating a "velocity gap" where the density of high-impact vulnerabilities is scaling faster than

108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Google and Telegram Data, Affecting 20,000 Users

14 April 2026 at 08:35
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign in which a cluster of 108 Google Chrome extensions has been found to communicate with the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure with the goal of collecting user data and enabling browser-level abuse by injecting ads and arbitrary JavaScript code into every web page visited. According to Socket, the extensions (complete list

ShowDoc RCE Flaw CVE-2025-0520 Actively Exploited on Unpatched Servers

14 April 2026 at 05:50
A critical security vulnerability impacting ShowDoc, a document management and collaboration service popular in China, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-0520 (aka CNVD-2020-26585), which carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10.0. It relates to a case of unrestricted file upload that stems from improper validation of

CISA Adds 6 Known Exploited Flaws in Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Software

14 April 2026 at 05:39
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added half a dozen security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2026-21643 (CVSS score: 9.1) -  An SQL injection vulnerability in  Fortinet FortiClient EMS that could allow an

JanelaRAT Malware Targets Latin American Banks with 14,739 Attacks in Brazil in 2025

13 April 2026 at 17:15
Banks and financial institutions in Latin American countries like Brazil and Mexico have continued to be the target of a malware family called JanelaRAT. A modified version of BX RAT, JanelaRAT is known to steal financial and cryptocurrency data associated with specific financial entities, as well as track mouse inputs, log keystrokes, take screenshots, and collect system metadata. "One of the

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