ThreatsDay Bulletin: Edge Plaintext Passwords, ICS 0-Days, Patch-or-Die Alerts and 25+ New Stories
Ravie LakshmananMay 07, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Bad week. Turns out the easiest way to get hacked in 2026...
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Cybercriminals are no longer just faking legitimacy. They are now using Google’s infrastructure to take over thousands of Facebook accounts....
Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
A newly patched Android flaw could allow nearby attackers to execute code without a tap, click, or user warning. Google...
Microsoft Defender Bug Triggers False Malware Alerts for DigiCert Certificates
A Microsoft Defender update turned trusted certificates into security scares. The false positive, tied to detections for Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, caused Defender...
U.S. Officials Consider Three-Day Patch Rule in Wake of Anthropic’s Mythos
Federal officials reportedly are considering significantly cutting the amount of time U.S. agencies have to fix critical vulnerabilities in the...
Indirect Prompt Injection Is Now a Real-World AI Security Threat
Last week, researchers at Google and Forcepoint reported that indirect prompt injection — a category of attack the security community...
Canvas Breach May Put 275M Users, 9,000 Schools at Risk
A classroom platform built for homework, grades, and student messages is now at the center of a high-stakes extortion claim....
OpenAI Introduces Password-Free Login for Millions of ChatGPT Users
OpenAI has introduced a new security feature that allows users to completely abandon passwords, replacing them with stronger login methods...
Microsoft Flagged 8.3B Phishing Emails in Q1 as QR Codes, CAPTCHAs Rise
Microsoft flagged 8.3 billion phishing emails in just three months. But the bigger warning is how those attacks are changing....
Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws
Chrome users have 30 new reasons to restart their browser. Google has just released a massive security overhaul for Chrome,...
Samsung’s Free Android Upgrade Brings Better Security to Galaxy Phones
Samsung’s next Galaxy update may arrive with stronger security controls… but some users are watching their battery meters more closely...
FBI and International Agencies Shut Down Scam Centers, Arrest 276 People
The FBI and international law enforcement agencies shut down nine scam centers used to run cryptocurrency investment scams and arrested...
ThreatsDay Bulletin: SMS Blaster Busts, OpenEMR Flaws, 600K Roblox Hacks and 25 More Stories
Ravie LakshmananApr 30, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News The internet is noisy this week. We are seeing some wild new...
Microsoft Confirms Windows Flaw Is Being Exploited After Incomplete Patch
Microsoft confirmed a Windows zero-click flaw tied to an incomplete patch is being exploited, putting credentials at risk for unpatched...
Hackers Abuse Robinhood Signup Process to Deliver Phishing Emails
Image: Robinhood Robinhood users, beware. Over the weekend, some Robinhood users received emails with the subject line “Your recent login...
