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THN · BleepingComputer · Krebs · Dark Reading · SANS
THN · BleepingComputer · Krebs · Dark Reading · SANS
📰 Cybersecurity News Headlines
Top stories from leading cybersecurity publications as of March 12, 2026.
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INC Ransomware Group Holds Healthcare Hostage in Oceania
— Dark Reading
Government agencies, emergency clinics, and others in Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga have had serious run-ins with the prolific ransomwar… -
Xygeni GitHub Action Compromised Via Tag Poison
— Dark Reading
Attackers operated an active C2 implant for up to a week and compromised AppSec vendor Xygeni's xygeni/xygeni-action in that time. -
WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens
— Bleeping Computer
WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, allowing parents and guardians to decide who can contact them and whic… -
SQLi flaw in Elementor Ally plugin impacts 250k+ WordPress sites
— Bleeping Computer
An SQL injection vulnerability in Ally, a WordPress plugin from Elementor for web accessibility and usability with more than 400,000 install… -
CISA orders feds to patch n8n RCE flaw exploited in attacks
— Bleeping Computer
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies on Wednesday to patch their systems against an … -
Medtech giant Stryker offline after Iran-linked wiper malware attack
— Bleeping Computer
Leading medical technology company Stryker has been hit by a wiper malware attack claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked and pro-Palestinian … -
Researchers Trick Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Into Phishing Scam in Under Four Minutes
— The Hacker News
Agentic web browsers that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to autonomously execute actions across multiple websites on beh… -
Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
— Krebs on Security
A hacktivist group with links to Iran's intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global … -
Critical n8n Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and Exposure of Stored Credentials
— The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two now-patched security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including two cr… -
Chinese Nexus Actors Shift Focus to Qatar Amid Iranian Conflict
— Dark Reading
Two attacks on Qatari entities signal a shift in focus for China-backed actors and demonstrate how quickly they can pivot in response to geo… -
Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown
— The Hacker News
Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers in Southeast Asia as part of a coordinated effort in p… -
Dozens of Vendors Patch Security Flaws Across Enterprise Software and Network Devices
— The Hacker News
SAP has released security updates to address two critical security flaws that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution on affe…
Generated by HiveNet.ai Threat Intelligence Platform · March 12, 2026 · Sources: The Hacker News, Bleeping Computer, Krebs on Security, Dark Reading, SANS ISC