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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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📰 Cybersecurity News Headlines

Top stories from leading cybersecurity publications as of March 3, 2026.

  1. CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks
    — Bleeping Computer

    Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor be…
  2. Critical OpenClaw Vulnerability Exposes AI Agent Risks
    — Dark Reading

    The now-patched flaw is the latest in a growing string of security issues associated with the viral AI tool, which has seen rapid adoption a…
  3. 30 Alleged Members of 'The Com' Arrested in Project Compass
    — Dark Reading

    The global law enforcement crackdown, which began in January 2025, also identified nearly 180 members of the notorious cybercriminal collect…
  4. Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes
    — Bleeping Computer

    A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesti…
  5. Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women
    — Bleeping Computer

    A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts o…
  6. Florida woman imprisoned for massive Microsoft license fraud scheme
    — Bleeping Computer

    A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in prison for running a massive years-long scheme to traffic thousands of stolen Microsoft Certif…
  7. New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
    — The Hacker News

    Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to esca…
  8. Google Develops Merkle Tree Certificates to Enable Quantum-Resistant HTTPS in Chrome
    — The Hacker News

    Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quant…
  9. ⚡ Weekly Recap: SD-WAN 0-Day, Critical CVEs, Telegram Probe, Smart TV Proxy SDK and More
    — The Hacker News

    This week is not about one big event. It shows where things are moving. Network systems, cloud setups, AI tools, and common apps are all bei…
  10. How to Protect Your SaaS from Bot Attacks with SafeLine WAF
    — The Hacker News

    Most SaaS teams remember the day their user traffic started growing fast. Few notice the day bots started targeting them. On paper, everythi…
  11. Quick Howto: ZIP Files Inside RTF, (Mon, Mar 2nd)
    — SANS ISC

    In diary entry "Quick Howto: Extract URLs from RTF files" I mentioned ZIP files.
  12. Wireshark 4.6.4 Released, (Mon, Mar 2nd)
    — SANS ISC

    Wireshark release 4.6.4 fixes 3 vulnerabilities and 15 bugs.

Generated by HiveNet.ai Threat Intelligence Platform · March 3, 2026 · Sources: The Hacker News, Bleeping Computer, Krebs on Security, Dark Reading, SANS ISC