02/06/2026
Hacker Wars - June 02, 2026
Your daily dose of infosec chaos
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Happy Tuesday. If you thought AI support bots were just for answering FAQ questions, think again - this week kicks off with attackers weaponizing Meta's own AI to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts. Add a supply chain attack on Red Hat's npm packages and some creative C2 hiding in Steam profiles, and you've got yourself a proper Tuesday morning wake-up call.
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Meta's AI Support Bot Hijacks Instagram Accounts
Attackers figured out how to social-engineer Meta's AI support assistant into resetting account credentials, briefly hijacking the Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the U.S. Space Force's Chief Master Sergeant. Pro-Iranian messages and images were posted before the accounts were recovered. The technique spread via Telegram tutorials, proving that AI customer support is now an attack surface.
**What to do:** Enable hardware-based MFA on all social media accounts. If your org manages high-profile accounts, review Meta's account recovery policies and consider dedicated account protection programs.
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Red Hat npm Packages Hit by Supply Chain Attack
Over 30 npm packages under Red Hat's -cloud-services namespace were compromised, distributing a new credential-stealing malware variant called "Miasma." This is a supply chain attack targeting developers who trust official-looking package namespaces. If your CI/CD pipeline pulls from Red Hat's npm scope, you might have had a bad weekend.
**What to do:** Audit your dependencies for -cloud-services packages and check for indicators of compromise. Pin package versions and use lockfiles. Consider running npm audit in your pipelines.
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Dashlane Users Locked Out After Brute Force Campaign
Multiple Dashlane users found themselves locked out of their password manager accounts after attackers launched brute-force login attempts from various locations and unknown devices. The irony of a password manager getting hit with credential stuffing attacks is not lost on anyone.
**What to do:** Enable 2FA on your password manager (yes, even password managers need a second factor). Use a strong, unique master password that isn't reused anywhere else.
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WordPress Malware Hides C2 in Steam Profiles
Nearly 2,000 WordPress sites were infected with malware that uses Steam Community profile comments as a covert command-and-control channel. By hiding C2 instructions in plain sight on gaming profiles, the malware blends into normal web traffic and avoids traditional detection. Clever and annoying.
**What to do:** Keep WordPress core, themes, and plugins updated. Monitor outbound connections from your WordPress hosts. If you see unexpected Steam API calls, investigate immediately.
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ClickFix and FakeUpdate Campaigns Hit Thousands of Sites
A threat actor dubbed DriveSurge is running large-scale malware distribution through compromised websites, using ClickFix fake error pages and FakeUpdate browser update prompts to trick users into downloading payloads. Thousands of sites are participating in this campaign, most of them unknowingly.
**What to do:** Educate users about fake browser update prompts and "fix this error" social engineering. Deploy web content filtering and keep endpoint protection updated.
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Catch you tomorrow. In the meantime, go check your attack surface.
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