From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber
2026-05-06T20:51:41Z•3aefd48f1a63c0d824a337f44b1ea014e343a67b2cb08a6f3b7df87f959a1a34
AI-enabled-attacksAPTGlassWormLazarusLotusMicrosoft-EdgeRMMTeamPCPTrellixUNC6692VectWindowsbrowser-securitycPanelcryptocurrency-theftmacOSmemory-theftphishingprivilege-escalationransomwaresupply-chainwiperzero-day
What happened
Dark Reading roundup highlighting a surge in active, high-impact threats: attackers are exploiting supply-chain vectors (TeamPCP npm/SAP packages, GlassWorm VS Code extensions, Trellix source-code exposure) and deploying destructive ransomware/wiper families (Vect 2.0, Lotus) against critical sectors. Multiple live exploit chains and tooling abuses were reported—critical cPanel authentication-bypass with rapid PoC/exploit activity, RMM tools abused in stealthy phishing campaigns, and an unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Windows privilege-escalation architecture flaw. Targeted APT campaigns and nation‑s t
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