Episode 46
Security Brief Daily | 04 May 2026
In This Episode
Instructure confirms data breach, ShinyHunters claims attack — Bleeping Computer
Educational tech giant Instructure has confirmed that data was stolen in a cyberattack, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang claiming responsibility. Instructure is a U.S.-based education technology company best known for developing Canvas, a widely used learning management...Critrical cPanel flaw mass-exploited in "Sorry" ransomware attacks — Bleeping Computer
A new disclosed cPanel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being mass-exploited to breach websites and encrypt data in "Sorry" ransomware attacks. This week, an emergency update for WHM and cPanel was released to fix a critical authentication bypass flaw that allows attackers...CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV — The Hacker News
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The...Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M — The Hacker News
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. The crackdown was...Security Brief Daily is an AI-generated cybersecurity news podcast. Always verify critical information with primary sources.