Daily Security Briefing #181
- DjediTech
- Security , Newsletter
- March 2, 2026
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March 2, 2026 | Read Online
Critical vulnerabilities exposed, AI training data poisoning, and malicious extensions…
Executive Summary
The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve with new threats emerging daily. This newsletter highlights key stories from the past day, including critical vulnerabilities in Windows, a proof-of-concept exploit for ALPC privilege escalation, and the exposure of a compromised Go crypto package delivering Rekoobe malware.
Researchers have also highlighted the risks associated with AI training data poisoning, which can be exploited by attackers to compromise AI systems. Furthermore, a new Chrome vulnerability has been disclosed, allowing malicious extensions to escalate privileges via the Gemini panel.
Top Articles
Compromised Go Crypto Package Delivers Rekoobe Malware To Dev Systems A malicious Go module impersonates the widely trusted golang.org/x/crypto package, secretly inserting a backdoor into the ssh/terminal/terminal.go file. The real golang.org/x/crypto repository provides essential cryptographic functions. cyberpress.org
PoC Exploit Released for Microsoft Windows Error Reporting ALPC Privilege Escalation A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for CVE-2026-20817, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service that allows low-privileged users to gain SYSTEM-level access through specially crafted ALPC messages. cyberpress.org
New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The Hacker News
Google Develops Merkle Tree Certificates to Enable Quantum-Resistant HTTPS in Chrome Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quantum computers. The Hacker News
Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesting cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and proxying attacker traffic through victims’ browsers. BleepingComputer
2nd March – Threat Intelligence Report For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 2nd March, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Check Point Research
AI Transparency: This newsletter uses AI to curate, rank, and summarize cybersecurity content from leading industry blogs. All articles link directly to original authors. Executive summaries are AI-generated based on article content. I curate the sources and deliver the digest—the original authors deserve the credit for their excellent work.