Cyber Attacks coverage from Malware Brief holds 13 articles, 11 of them reference guides. The newest was published on October 9, 2026. New stories are added as soon as they are confirmed, from more than 50 sources checked as often as every 45 seconds. Each story lists its sources. Primary sources we follow for this section include MITRE ATT&CK and CISA: Cyber Threats and Advisories.
Phishing kits are pre-packaged criminal toolsets that standardise deception, allowing attackers to bypass security filters by mimicking trusted interfaces with surgical precision.
Attackers convince mobile carriers to move your phone number to their device, bypassing security checks that rely on text messages for verification.
Zero-click attacks bypass user interaction by exploiting how software processes data in memory, turning routine updates into silent compromises.
Approving notifications in exhaustion grants attackers full access, making immediate credential rotation and session termination the only effective recovery path.
A written plan often slows down initial response by forcing rigid procedures that ignore the unique context of a live breach.
A single connection can exhaust server resources by keeping HTTP requests open indefinitely, requiring no bandwidth or complex tools.
Callback verification stops account takeover by forcing attackers to interact with a live human, bypassing the silent theft of one-time codes.
Attackers rarely break your password; they usually bypass it by exploiting the recovery process or your phone number.
Formjacking succeeds by injecting malicious scripts that intercept keystrokes before the browser encrypts them, rendering standard HTTPS protection insufficient for the input phase.
Spear phishing trades the low cost of mass spraying for high yield by exploiting specific social connections and professional roles within your organisation.
A single computer can hold thousands of connections open simultaneously, exhausting server resources without sending large amounts of data or crashing the system.
Attackers hijacked three country-code top-level domains to issue unauthorised HTTPS certificates for Google properties, though core systems remained secure.
The fashion retailer confirms a breach after attackers sent push notifications alleging they had fully compromised the company’s cloud storage infrastructure.