IT Security Weekend Catch Up – March 20, 2026

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IT Security Weekend Catch Up – March 20, 2026
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IT Security Weekend Catch Up – March 20, 2026

Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We're here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

For the less technical

  1. Is Office.EU a scam?
  2. Android 17 Beta 2 starts clamping down on apps that misuse accessibility services
  3. Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety
  4. Meta to shut down Instagram end-to-end encrypted chat support starting May 2026
  5. Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice
  6. Elon Musk’s xAI sued for turning three girls’ real photos into AI CSAM
  7. 45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down in international cyber operation
  8. Pro-Iranian ransomware operators tactical shift from Sicarii to BQTLock
  9. Stryker attack wiped tens of thousands of devices, no malware needed
  10. FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack

For the more technical

  1. The proliferation of DarkSword: iOS exploit chain adopted by multiple threat actors
  2. Inside DarkSword: A new iOS exploit kit delivered via compromised legitimate websites
  3. Attackers wielding DarkSword threaten iOS users
  4. Your KVM is the weak link: How $30 devices can own your entire network
  5. Fake Telegram malware campaign: Analysis of a multi-stage loader delivered via typosquatted websites
  6. Four arms, one monster: GlassWorm invades GitHub, NPM, Open VSX and VS Code
  7. Ransomware under pressure: Tactics, techniques, and procedures in a shifting threat landscape
  8. Everyday tools, extraordinary crimes: the ransomware exfiltration playbook
  9. A Slopoly start to AI-enhanced ransomware attacks
  10. Web shells, tunnels, and ransomware: Dissecting a Warlock attack
  11. Amazon threat intelligence teams identify Interlock ransomware campaign targeting enterprise firewalls
  12. The beast returns: Analysis of a Beast ransomware server
  13. EDR killers explained: Beyond the drivers
  14. From invitation to infection: How SilentConnect delivers ScreenConnect
  15. SmartApeSG campaign uses ClickFix page to push Remcos RAT
  16. Technical analysis of SnappyClient
  17. Copyright lures mask a multi‑stage PureLog stealer attack on key industries
  18. Malware-as-a-service redefined: Why XWorm is outpacing every other RAT in the underground malware market
  19. Sweet Minecraft mods – the dark tale of SugarSMP scam, malware & extortion
  20. Vidar Stealer 2.0 distributed via fake game cheats on GitHub and Reddit
  21. Perseus: DTO malware that takes notes
  22. StoatWaffle, malware used by WaterPlum
  23. Analysis of the spear-phishing and KakaoTalk-linked threat campaign by the Konni group
  24. Operation Roundish: Uncovering an APT28 Roundcube toolkit used against Ukrainian government targets
  25. Operation CamelClone: Multi-region espionage campaign targets government and defense entities amidst regional tensions
  26. Operation GhostMail: Russian APT exploits Zimbra webmail to target Ukraine state agency
  27. MuddyWater APT + Tsundere botnet: EtherHiding the C2
  28. Boggy Serpens (MuddyWater) threat assessment
  29. China-nexus threat actor targets Persian Gulf region with PlugX

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Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We’re here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! For the less technical Is Office.EU a scam? Android 17 Beta 2 starts clamping down on apps that misuse accessibility ser 2026-03-20T16:21:27+01:00

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