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The Press Corner
A short résumé of each security publication from the daily scan, with the topic and a link to the original. The scan runs every day at 01:15 UTC. If that run misses, the next hourly pass picks it up. Last scan Oct 23, 2026.
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LOTUSLITE Backdoor Targets U.S. Policy Entities Using Venezuela-Themed Spear Phishing
China-linked attackers used Venezuela-themed phishing and DLL side-loading to deploy the LOTUSLITE backdoor against U.S. government and policy targets
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- The Hacker News
Anthropic Launches Claude AI for Healthcare with Secure Health Record Access
Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare, enabling U.S. users to securely link lab results and health records for clear summaries, without using data
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- The Hacker News
Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors
AI-driven attacks leaked 23.77 million secrets in 2024, revealing that NIST, ISO, and CIS frameworks lack coverage for AI-specific threats.
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- The Hacker News
U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware
The DOJ charged 54 people over Ploutus malware attacks on ATMs, linked to Tren de Aragua, causing $40.73 million in U.S. losses since 2021.
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- The Hacker News
MuddyWater Deploys UDPGangster Backdoor in Targeted Turkey-Israel-Azerbaijan Campaign
MuddyWater’s UDPGangster malware uses macro phishing & UDP channels for remote control, data theft, payload delivery in Turkey, Israel & Azerbaijan.
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- The Hacker News
Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Generates Insecure Code When Prompts Mention Tibet or Uyghurs
CrowdStrike shows Chinese AI DeepSeek-R1 quietly weakens code security when prompts mention Tibet, Uyghurs, or Falun Gong.
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- The Hacker News
Rust Adoption Drives Android Memory Safety Bugs Below 20% for First Time
Google reports Rust cut Android memory bugs below 20% while improving speed, safety, and development reliability.
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- The Hacker News
Five Plead Guilty in U.S. for Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate 136 Companies
Five Plead Guilty in U.S. for Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate 136 Companies | Read more hacking news on The Hacker News cybersecurity news website and learn how to protect against cyberattacks and software vulnerabilities.
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- The Hacker News
Microsoft Uncovers 'Whisper Leak' Attack That Identifies AI Chat Topics in Encrypted Traffic
Microsoft’s Whisper Leak shows encrypted AI chats can secretly reveal user topics through subtle traffic patterns.
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- The Hacker News
New HttpTroy Backdoor Poses as VPN Invoice in Targeted Cyberattack on South Korea
New HttpTroy backdoor by Kimsuky targets South Korea using VPN invoice lure, achieving full system control.
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- The Hacker News
APT36 Targets Indian Government with Golang-Based DeskRAT Malware Campaign
Transparent Tribe and allied APTs expand cross-platform malware attacks across South and East Asia in 2025.
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- The Hacker News
North Korean Hackers Lure Defense Engineers With Fake Jobs to Steal Drone Secrets
North Korean Lazarus Group targets European defense firms with ScoringMathTea malware in new espionage wave.
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- The Hacker News
131 Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking WhatsApp Web for Massive Spam Campaign
Researchers uncover 131 Chrome extensions automating WhatsApp spam, impacting 20,905 users in Brazil.
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- The Hacker News
MSS Claims NSA Used 42 Cyber Tools in Multi-Stage Attack on Beijing Time Systems
China claims the NSA led a 2022 cyberattack on its National Time Service Center using 42 tools.
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- The Hacker News
CometJacking: One Click Can Turn Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Into a Data Thief
A single malicious URL can hijack Comet AI browser, exfiltrating emails, calendar, and user memory via encoded payloads.
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- The Hacker News