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**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 143.0.3650.139 01/08/2026 143.0.7499.192/.193

Researchers at Acronis have discovered a new campaign called Boto Cor-de-Rosa, where the Astaroth banking malware spreads like a worm through WhatsApp Web to steal contact lists and banking credentials.

Talos' editor ditches the pressure of traditional New Year’s resolutions in favor of practical, in-the-moment changes, and finds more success by letting go of perfection. Plus, we break down the latest on UAT-7290, a newly disclosed threat actor targeting critical infrastructure.

Two actively exploited flaws—one brand new, one 16 years old—have been added to CISA’s KEV catalog, signaling urgent patching.

The internet never stays quiet. Every week, new hacks, scams, and security problems show up somewhere. This week’s stories show how fast attackers change their tricks, how small mistakes turn into big risks, and how the same old tools keep finding new ways to break in. Read on to catch up before the next wave hits. Honeypot Traps Hackers Hackers Fall for

We unpack a trojanized WinRAR download that was hiding the Winzipper malware behind a real installer.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added two security flaws impacting Microsoft Office and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) OneView to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2009-0556 (CVSS score: 8.8) - A code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office

Microsoft said that Office 365 tenants with weak configurations and who don't have strict anti-spoofing protection enabled are especially vulnerable.

A cybercrime gang known as Black Cat has been attributed to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that employs fraudulent sites advertising popular software to trick users into downloading a backdoor capable of stealing sensitive data. According to a report published by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC) and

Microsoft Playwright MCP Server versions prior to 0.0.40 fails to validate the Origin header on incoming connections. This allows an attacker to perform a DNS rebinding attack via a victim’s web browser and send unauthorized requests to a locally running MCP server, resulting in unintended invocation of MCP tool endpoints.