⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Days, Router Botnets, AWS Breach, Rogue AI Agents & More
Summary
This week's security news includes Google patching two actively exploited Chrome vulnerabilities in the graphics and JavaScript engines that could allow code execution, Meta discontinuing encrypted messaging on Instagram, and law enforcement disrupting botnets (malware networks that hijack routers) like SocksEscort and KadNap that were being used for fraud and illegal proxy services. A threat actor also exploited a compromised npm package (a JavaScript code library) to breach an AWS cloud environment and steal data.
Solution / Mitigation
Google addressed the Chrome vulnerabilities in versions 146.0.7680.75/76 for Windows and macOS, and 146.0.7680.75 for Linux.
Classification
Affected Vendors
Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/weekly-recap-chrome-0-days-router.html
First tracked: March 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 35%