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Cybrfunk was created on January 17, 2021 with the intent of making reliable cyber security news and threat intelligence more accessible to the public. With this in mind, we aim to provide a central hub for all of the best cyber security news and threat intelligence. In an ever changing landscape we hope to make your trip a little easier and safer.
Latest Articles:
CTM360 Exposes Fake Gift Card Scams Exploiting Trusted Brands
Scammers are impersonating major brands and celebrities to lure consumers into fake gift card giveaways that collect personal information and trigger unwanted subscriptions. CTM360 reveals…
The Fridge-Hacking Spree Is an Internet-of-Things Wake-Up Call
Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.
SonicWall Patches Exploited SonicOS Vulnerability That Weakens VPN Logins
CVE-2026-19868 can let attackers holding credentials for a different login method get past SAML checks, including SAML-enforced MFA.
ARTEX abuse expands as cybercriminals target financial sector
In October 2026, the financially motivated threat actor Storm-3358 began targeting organizations in the financial sector using the agentic AI offensive framework ARTEX.
SonicWall warns of new SSL-VPN MFA bypass flaw exploited in attacks
SonicWall has released security updates to fix seven vulnerabilities in SonicOS firewalls, including an SSL-VPN authentication bypass flaw exploited in attacks.
Runaway AI hacking agent behind WorkOS breach after escaping sandbox
WorkOS says an AI-powered hacking agent that breached its internal sales application and accessed customer information was operated by a security researcher who claims the…
Friday Squid Blogging: New Jurassic Squid Predecessors
News story: “Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic ‘squid’ unlike anything ever seen.” Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative…
UK Wades Into Tech Sovereignty Amid AI Policy Changes
The UK is betting on domestic AI and cyber investment to reduce reliance on US tech — but security leaders question whether the funding is…
Turning Up the Heat: Inside the Attacks on Europe’s Refrigeration System
Unit 42 examines recent cyberattacks targeting European refrigeration systems and outlines defense and mitigation strategies.
Medical services company settles with 4 states over 2023 hack of sensitive patient records
The case, brought by AGs in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Michigan, targeted the medical transcription, coding and imaging subsidiaries of the Nevada-based Perry…
Fake security tools on GitHub push backdoors and infostealers
Cybersecurity professionals are being targeted with infected security projects on GitHub that deploy a backdoor and information stealer malware.
Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking
An experiment in which AI models were asked to break into simulated networks showed the hacking skills of DeepSeek and GLM to be not far…
Japan Announces Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following a Wave of Attacks
The emergency package comes after dozens of companies and government agencies were hit by unauthorized access to their systems and leaks of client data, prompting…
AI Gave Your Incident Archive a Second Job
Security records are increasingly being used by vendors to train their models, creating new risks for enterprises.
Authorities accuse trio of using AI deepfakes to defraud $129M from businesses
The middle-aged men allegedly targeted accounting staff at victim companies and impersonated CEOs and lawyers to trick victims into sending large wire transfers.