Notepad++ Hacked | eScan Antivirus Hacked | Open VSX Supply Chain Attack

THN Daily Updates Webinar ➞ Exposure-Driven Resilience: Automate Testing to Validate & Improve Your Security Posture Manual security testing can’t keep pace with evolving threats. This webinar reveals how automation and continuous validation strengthen your organization’s security posture, uncover blind spots in real time, and prove resilience before attackers do. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Feb 2, 2026 ⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage. Sometimes a single update, exploit,... Read More Securing the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle For mid-market organizations, cybersecurity is a constant balancing act. Proactive, preventative security measures are essential to protect an expanding attack surface. Combined with effective protection that blocks thr... Read More Exposure Validation: Bridging the Gap in CTEM Move beyond assessments. Learn to validate exploitability and prioritize critical risks at scale. Read More Notepad++ Official Update Mechanism Hijacked to Deliver Malware to Select Users The maintainer of Notepad++ has revealed that state-sponsored attackers hijacked the utility's update mechanism to redirect update traffic to malicious servers instead. "The attack involved [an] infrastructure-level com... Read More When Your Browser Becomes The Attacker: AI Browser Exploits AI browsers can be hijacked through prompt injection, turning assistants into insider threats. Learn how these exploits work & how to protect data. Read More eScan Antivirus Update Servers Compromised to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a security solution developed by Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a persistent downloader to enter... Read More Open VSX Supply Chain Attack Used Compromised Dev Account to Spread GlassWorm Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a supply chain attack targeting the Open VSX Registry in which unidentified threat actors compromised a legitimate developer's resources to push malicious updates to... Read More Iran-Linked RedKitten Cyber Campaign Targets Human Rights NGOs and Activists A Farsi-speaking threat actor aligned with Iranian state interests is suspected to be behind a new campaign targeting non-governmental organizations and individuals involved in documenting recent human rights abuses. ... Read More Webinar ➞ Exposure-Driven Resilience: Automate Testing to Validate & Improve Your Security Posture Manual security testing can’t keep pace with evolving threats. This webinar reveals how automation and continuous validation strengthen your organization’s security posture, uncover blind spots in real time, and prove resilience before attackers do. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to edwardlorilla1998.tower@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from THN. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact THN: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe THN | K.P BLock, Pitampura, Delhi