Hackers Hire Actors and Poison NuGet Packages

Hackers Hire Actors and Poison Nu...

Hackers Hire Actors and Poison NuGet Packages

Weekly CYBER NEWS by Alex

S2 · E8

Feb 25, 2026

05:17

Episode notes

Tonight in cyber: social engineers are being recruited for $1,000 per call, zero-day exploits are tied to nation-state brokers, and supply chain attacks are silently compromising developers.

From SLH’s vishing-for-hire campaign targeting IT help desks, to malicious NuGet packages infecting ASP.NET applications, to active exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN authentication bypass flaws — the threat landscape is accelerating.

We break down Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns, ransomware-linked data breaches, U.S. sanctions over stolen zero-days, and the growing impact of AI-driven security disruption shaking the market.

This is your frontline briefing on the breaches, exploits, and global cyber power plays shaping today’s digital battlefield. Stay informed. Stay vigilant. ...

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