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Claude Opus 4.6 discovers 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox 148
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 AI identified 22 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 148, all now fixed by Mozilla.

Microsoft 365 Backup: Granular File and Folder Restoration Now Available for SharePoint, OneDrive & Teams
Microsoft is rolling out granular file and folder restoration in Microsoft 365 Backup, allowing IT admins to recover specific items from SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams without restoring entire backups. A major step forward for enterprise data recovery.

Hackers Exploit .arpa DNS to Bypass Email Security
Threat actors abuse special-use .arpa domains and IPv6 reverse DNS to evade phishing detection systems and email gateways.

Cognizant TriZetto breach exposes 3.4M patient records
Healthcare IT provider TriZetto Provider Solutions disclosed a data breach affecting 3.4 million patients' sensitive medical information on March 6.

Wikipedia Hit by Self-Propagating JavaScript Worm
Wikimedia Foundation confirms JavaScript worm vandalized pages and modified user scripts across multiple wikis on March 5.

Windows 11 March 2026 update brings native Sysmon, WebP wallpapers
Microsoft's March 2026 Windows 11 update introduces nine new features including native Sysmon integration and WebP wallpaper support.

WordPress Plugin Bug Lets Hackers Create Admin Accounts
Critical flaw in User Registration plugin affects 60,000+ WordPress sites, enabling unauthorized admin account creation.

APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Hits EU and Asian Governments
New APT41-affiliated threat group Silver Dragon targets government networks across Europe and Southeast Asia using phishing and legitimate services.

Chrome switches to bi-monthly updates starting in September
Google accelerates the pace of Chrome updates by moving from a monthly cycle to a two-week cycle starting in September 2026.

Vaultwarden 1.35.4 fixes three critical vulnerabilities
Vaultwarden releases version 1.35.4 to fix three security vulnerabilities in the self-hosted alternative to Bitwarden.

OpenClaw AI Critical RCE Flaw Patched — All Developers Must Update Immediately
OpenClaw developers released an emergency security patch on March 2, 2026, fixing a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in their widely-adopted AI agent development platform. The flaw, discovered via responsible disclosure, exposed AI systems to remote attack. Immediate update required.

Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of Max-Severity CVE
Cisco confirms active exploitation of maximum-severity vulnerability CVE-2026-20127 by sophisticated attackers leaving minimal forensic evidence.

North Korean Hackers Use Fake Next.js Repos in Job Scams
North Korean threat actors deploy malicious Next.js repositories through fake job recruitment campaigns to gain persistent access to developer systems.

Interpol Operation Recovers $4.3M in African Cybercrime Bust
African law enforcement agencies partnered with Interpol to recover over $4.3 million from cybercrime operations across the continent.

Lazarus Group 2026: North Korea Deploys Medusa Ransomware and Backdoors in Global Cyberattacks
In 2026, North Korea's Lazarus Group expanded its arsenal by integrating Medusa ransomware, the Blindingcan RAT, and Comebacker backdoor in global cyberattack campaigns targeting finance, defense, and critical infrastructure worldwide. Security researchers from Dark Reading confirm this major tactical evolution.