@thehackernews
The Hacker News
Telegram channel @thehackernews: 163.9K subscribers, 4.3K views per post, score 27
- 163.9K
- Subscribers
- 4.3K
- Median views over 30 days
- 2.6%
- Views / subscribers over 30 days
- 251
- Posts over 30 days
Data as of October 1, 2026
catalog description About the channel, by its author
Overview
Written automatically from the channel's data, updated 31 August 2026. The numbers in this text are as of that date; the fresh ones are in the tiles above.
The Hacker News covers technology security news — vulnerability disclosures, exploit chains, breaches and patches. Recent posts span a fake CAPTCHA turned reverse tunnel, WordPress plugin RCE bugs, Berlin refusing to pay ransomware attackers, malicious Chrome extensions built to steal crypto, and critical flaws in ServiceNow and consumer routers. The format is terse: the core of the bug plus a link to the full write-up, with little commentary.
The channel published 20 posts in 30 days, above the category median of 15. Median views per post sit at 5,675, with an ER of 3.5% — well below the category median of 9.7%. Its Place Score is 54.
Over the 15-day observation window, subscribers grew by 206 and average views rose by 105. With 162,281 subscribers against a category median of 41,375 across 27 listings, the channel sits above most of its category.
It suits readers who want a steady stream of specific vulnerabilities and incidents, written as news items rather than analysis.
Common questions
- What is the @thehackernews channel about?
- It covers cybersecurity news — vulnerability disclosures, exploit chains, ransomware attacks and patches. Posts are short, focused on the core issue with a link to the full write-up.
- Is there an advertising price list for this channel?
- The owner hasn't published a price list on the site. You can reach out directly on Telegram.
- How many subscribers?
- Subscribers: 163.9K. Median views per post: 4.3K. Views per subscriber: 2.6%. Measured on October 1, 2026.
- How often are posts published?
- Posts in the last 30 days: 251 — that is several times a day. Measured on October 1, 2026.
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- Yes, it has a Telegram tick.
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| What it is made of | |
|---|---|
| Engagement | 2.7 of 30 |
| Growth quality | 9.9 of 20 |
| Reactions and forwards | 2.7 of 15 |
| Consistency | 3.6 of 12 |
| Trust | 3.8 of 8 |
| Reviews | not enough datano reviews yet |
Score 27 — from 5 of 6 signals: the rest are not measured yet. Methodology
Latest posts
- ⚡ OpenAI says it disrupted a coordinated campaign tied to Moonshot AI associates that tried to extract protected model reasoning. The activity peaked at 16,000 attempted extraction-pattern requests from 4,000+ users in two days. Read:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/openai-disrupts-reasoning-extraction.html - 1.2KOpen in Telegram🛑 An actively exploited Cisco SD-WAN flaw can give unauthenticated attackers admin-level API access. CISA has added CVE-2026-76504 to its KEV catalog. Federal agencies have until Oct. 3 to apply the fix. What defenders should hunt for:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/cisa-adds-exploited-cisco-catalyst-sd.html - 2.6KOpen in Telegram⚡ Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to trusted cyber defenders. The model can autonomously find, validate, and patch critical software flaws. Google says Argon also found an undisclosed healthcare vulnerability exposing sensitive personal data. Read:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/google-rolls-out-gemini-4-argon-to.html - 3.1KOpen in Telegram‼️ Warning: A malicious PDF can trigger controlled memory corruption in Apple CoreGraphics. Apple says CVE-2026-86950 may have been used in targeted attacks. The first public PoC is now out, while WhatsApp PDF checks hint at a possible delivery path that remains unconfirmed. Details →
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/apple-coregraphics-poc-emerges-as.html - ⚡ Attackers exploited a zero-day in a third-party security product to steal $387.5 million from Bitget. Mandiant found the intruders compromised security appliances, moved laterally into Bitget’s wallet environment, and deployed malicious packages on the wallet job server. Read:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/bitget-confirms-third-party-zero-day.html - 2.7KOpen in Telegram🚨 MetaMask is exiting affected Ethereum validators as it deals with an ongoing security incident. It says there’s no immediate threat to MetaMask wallets. Lido says the exits will likely mean foregone rewards and could bring downtime penalties. What MetaMask has disclosed so far:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/metamask-security-incident-prompts-exit.html - 2.8KOpen in TelegramOne “Continue” click can give a malicious OAuth app access to your entire mailbox. Material Security VP Rajan Kapoor demonstrates email exfiltration, lateral movement, and covert deletion, no password or malware required. How the OAuth abuse works:
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https://thehackernews.com/videos/2026/09/one-click-on-continue-can-hand.html - 2.8KOpen in Telegram⚠️ Citrix NetScaler attackers are using a second-stage payload that creates a superuser and disguises a PHP web shell behind CSS-like URLs. The same Perl script stages configuration data for upload, changes /bin/sh permissions, and erases itself after execution. Details:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/citrix-netscaler-post-exploitation.html - 4.5KOpen in Telegram🚨 Attackers exploited a Zimbra flaw to plant web shells and harvest authentication secrets. CVE-2026-73570 can be triggered by a crafted SMTP request when SNMP notifications are enabled and zimbra-snmp is installed. Read:
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https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-exploit-zimbra-flaw-to-deploy.html - 4.3KOpen in Telegram⚠️ Attackers are using phishing emails to turn legitimate MSP360 installs into a path for ScreenConnect. Microsoft says the dual-RMM setup gives them redundant remote access, then supports tool delivery, information collection, and credential-access activity. Read:
thehackernews.com/…
https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attackers-abuse-msp360-to-deploy.html
The channel in numbers
- Created
- October 17, 2015
- Photos
- 4.1K
- Videos
- 28
- Files
- 5
- Links
- 10.1K
Telegram data as of October 1, 2026
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- admin@thehackernews.com
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