Adobe 0-Day, Hack-for-Hire Attacks, Masjesu Botnet Emerges and More

THN Daily Updates Webinar ➞ 2026 State of AI Security: Securing the Evolution from Apps to Agents Explore 2026 AI security risks as autonomous agents act on production data. Learn emerging attack surfaces, runtime threats, and controls to stop rogue AI before systems and data are exposed. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Apr 9, 2026 The Hidden Security Risks of Shadow AI in Enterprises As AI tools become more accessible, employees are adopting them without formal approval from IT and security teams. While these tools may boost productivity, automate tasks, or fill gaps in existing workflows,... Read More Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited via Malicious PDFs Since December 2025 Threat actors have been exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader using maliciously crafted PDF documents since at least December 2025. The finding, detailed by EXPMON's Haifei Li, has&... Read More Webinar: Govern access for AI agents AI agents reshaped how access works. Explore how to discover, secure, and audit agents at the endpoint. Read More Bitter-Linked Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region An apparent hack-for-hire campaign likely orchestrated by a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government targeted journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Afric... Read More New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat'scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet's targeting infrastructure. "Chaos m... Read More AI Will Change Cybersecurity. Humans Will Define Its Success. A Lesson No Algorithm Can Teach AI matured detection capabilities, but over 100 engagements show human leadership drives cyber resilience and action. Read More Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the curtain on a stealthy botnet that's designed for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Called Masjesu, the botnet has been advertised via Telegram as a DDoS-for-hir... Read More APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite&nbs... Read More Webinar ➞ 2026 State of AI Security: Securing the Evolution from Apps to Agents Explore 2026 AI security risks as autonomous agents act on production data. Learn emerging attack surfaces, runtime threats, and controls to stop rogue AI before systems and data are exposed. 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