Category: Security
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CISA warns Oracle Identity Manager RCE flaw is being actively exploited
CISA warns Oracle Identity Manager RCE flaw is being actively exploited The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning government agencies to patch an Oracle Identity Manager tracked as CVE-2025-61757 that has been exploited in attacks, potentially as a zero-day. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Grafana warns of max severity admin spoofing vulnerability
Grafana warns of max severity admin spoofing vulnerability Grafana Labs is warning of a maximum severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-41115) in its Enterprise product that can be exploited to treat new users as administrators or for privilege escalation. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackers
CrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackers American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has confirmed that an insider shared screenshots taken on internal systems with hackers after they were leaked on Telegram by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters threat actors. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Google exposes BadAudio malware used in APT24 espionage campaigns
Google exposes BadAudio malware used in APT24 espionage campaigns China-linked APT24 hackers have been using a previously undocumented malware called BadAudio in a three-year espionage campaign that recently switched to more sophisticated attack methods. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hacker claims to steal 2.3TB data from Italian rail group, Almaviva
Hacker claims to steal 2.3TB data from Italian rail group, Almaviva Data from Italy’s national railway operator, the FS Italiane Group, has been exposed after a threat actor breached the organization’s IT services provider, Almaviva. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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GlobalProtect VPN portals probed with 2.3 million scan sessions
GlobalProtect VPN portals probed with 2.3 million scan sessions A major spike in malicious scanning against Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals has been detected, starting on November 14, 2025. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Salesforce investigates customer data theft via Gainsight breach
Salesforce investigates customer data theft via Gainsight breach Salesforce says it revoked refresh tokens linked to Gainsight-published applications while investigating a new wave of data theft attacks targeting customers. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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New SonicWall SonicOS flaw allows hackers to crash firewalls
New SonicWall SonicOS flaw allows hackers to crash firewalls American cybersecurity company SonicWall urged customers today to patch a high-severity SonicOS SSLVPN security flaw that can allow attackers to crash vulnerable firewalls. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Multi-threat Android malware Sturnus steals Signal, WhatsApp messages
Multi-threat Android malware Sturnus steals Signal, WhatsApp messages A new Android banking trojan named Sturnus can capture communication from end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram, as well as take complete control of the device. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Sneaky2FA PhaaS kit now uses redteamers’ Browser-in-the-Browser attack
Sneaky2FA PhaaS kit now uses redteamers’ Browser-in-the-Browser attack Sneaky2FA, a popular among cybercriminals phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kit, has added Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) capabilities, giving “customers” the option to launch highly deceptive attacks. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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New ShadowRay attacks convert Ray clusters into crypto miners
New ShadowRay attacks convert Ray clusters into crypto miners A global campaign dubbed ShadowRay 2.0 hijacks exposed Ray Clusters by exploiting an old code execution flaw to turn them into a self-propagating cryptomining botnet. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Windows 11 gets new Cloud Rebuild, Point-in-Time Restore tools
Windows 11 gets new Cloud Rebuild, Point-in-Time Restore tools Microsoft announced two new Windows 11 recovery features today at the Ignite developer conference, called Cloud Rebuild and Point-in-Time Restore (PITR), that aim to reduce downtime and make it easier to recover from system failures or faulty updates. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Fortinet warns of new FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks
Fortinet warns of new FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks Today, Fortinet released security updates to patch a new FortiWeb zero-day vulnerability that threat actors are actively exploiting in attacks. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025
Microsoft to integrate Sysmon directly into Windows 11, Server 2025 Microsoft announced today that it will integrate Sysmon natively into Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 next year, making it unnecessary to deploy the standalone Sysinternals tools. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5072653 OOB update fixes ESU install errors
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5072653 OOB update fixes ESU install errors Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 10 KB5072653 out-of-band update to resolve ongoing issues with installing the November extended security updates. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Malicious NPM packages abuse Adspect redirects to evade security
Malicious NPM packages abuse Adspect redirects to evade security Seven packages published on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry use the Adspect cloud-based service to separate researchers from potential victims and lead them to malicious locations. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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RondoDox botnet malware now hacks servers using XWiki flaw
RondoDox botnet malware now hacks servers using XWiki flaw The RondoDox botnet malware is now exploiting a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in XWiki Platform tracked as CVE-2025-24893. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store
Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors
Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Decades-old ‘Finger’ protocol abused in ClickFix malware attacks
Decades-old ‘Finger’ protocol abused in ClickFix malware attacks The decades-old “finger” command is making a comeback,, with threat actors using the protocol to retrieve remote commands to execute on Windows devices. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack cost the company over $220 million
Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack cost the company over $220 million Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) published its financial results for July 1 to September 30, warning that the cost of a recent cyberattack totaled £196 million ($220 million) in the quarter. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Logitech confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack
Logitech confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack Hardware accessory giant Logitech has confirmed it suffered a data breach in a cyberattack claimed by the Clop extortion gang, which conducted Oracle E-Business Suite data theft attacks in July. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Five plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms
Five plead guilty to helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms The U.S. Department of Justice announced that five individuals pleaded guilty to aiding North Korea’s illicit revenue generation schemes, including remote IT worker fraud and cryptocurrency theft. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Anthropic claims of Claude AI-automated cyberattacks met with doubt
Anthropic claims of Claude AI-automated cyberattacks met with doubt Anthropic reports that a Chinese state-sponsored threat group, tracked as GTG-1002, carried out a cyber-espionage operation that was largely automated through the abuse of the company’s Claude Code AI model. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Fortinet confirms silent patch for FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks
Fortinet confirms silent patch for FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks Fortinet has silently patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in its FortiWeb web application firewall, which is now being widely exploited. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Checkout.com snubs hackers after data breach, to donate ransom instead
Checkout.com snubs hackers after data breach, to donate ransom instead UK financial technology company Checkout announced that the ShinyHunters threat group has breached one of its legacy cloud storage systems and is now extorting the company for a ransom. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers
ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers ASUS has released new firmware to patch a critical authentication bypass security flaw impacting several DSL series router models. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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DoorDash hit by new data breach in October exposing user information
DoorDash hit by new data breach in October exposing user information DoorDash has disclosed a data breach that hit the food delivery platform this October. Beginning yesterday evening, DoorDash, which serves millions of customers across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, started emailing those impacted by the newly discovered security incident. […] Ax Sharma Go to bleepingcomputer
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Fortinet FortiWeb flaw with public PoC exploited to create admin users
Fortinet FortiWeb flaw with public PoC exploited to create admin users A Fortinet FortiWeb path traversal vulnerability is being actively exploited to create new administrative users on exposed devices without requiring authentication […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice
Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CISA warns of Akira ransomware Linux encryptor targeting Nutanix VMs
CISA warns of Akira ransomware Linux encryptor targeting Nutanix VMs US government agencies are warning that the Akira ransomware operation has been spotted encrypting Nutanix AHV virtual machines in attacks. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Google sues to dismantle Chinese phishing platform behind US toll scams
Google sues to dismantle Chinese phishing platform behind US toll scams Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle the “Lighthouse” phishing-as-a-service platform used by cybercriminals worldwide to steal credit card information through SMS phishing attacks impersonating the U.S. Postal Service and E-ZPass toll systems. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Windows 11 now supports 3rd-party apps for native passkey management
Windows 11 now supports 3rd-party apps for native passkey management Microsoft announced that passwordless authentication is now easier on Windows 11 through native support for third-party passkey managers, the first ones supported being 1Password and Bitwarden. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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DanaBot malware is back to infecting Windows after 6-month break
DanaBot malware is back to infecting Windows after 6-month break The DanaBot malware has returned with a new version observed in attacks, six-months after law enforcement’s Operation Endgame disrupted its activity in May. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Extending Zero Trust to AI Agents: “Never Trust, Always Verify” Goes Autonomous
Extending Zero Trust to AI Agents: “Never Trust, Always Verify” Goes Autonomous As AI agents gain autonomy to act, decide, and access data, traditional Zero Trust models fall short. Token Security explains how to extend “never trust, always verify” to agentic AI with scoped access, continuous monitoring, and human accountability. […] Sponsored by Token Security…
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Rhadamanthys infostealer disrupted as cybercriminals lose server access
Rhadamanthys infostealer disrupted as cybercriminals lose server access The Rhadamanthys infostealer operation has been disrupted, with numerous “customers” of the malware-as-a-service reporting that they no longer have access to their servers. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Synology fixes BeeStation zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Ireland
Synology fixes BeeStation zero-days demoed at Pwn2Own Ireland Synology has addressed a critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in BeeStation products that was demonstrated at the recent Pwn2Own hacking competition. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers abuse Triofox antivirus feature to deploy remote access tools
Hackers abuse Triofox antivirus feature to deploy remote access tools Hackers exploited a critical vulnerability and the built-in antivirus feature in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing and remote-access platform to achieve remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft releases KB5068781 — The first Windows 10 extended security update
Microsoft releases KB5068781 — The first Windows 10 extended security update Microsoft has released the KB5068781 update, the first Windows 10 extended security update since the operating system reached end of support last month. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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APT37 hackers abuse Google Find Hub in Android data-wiping attacks
APT37 hackers abuse Google Find Hub in Android data-wiping attacks North Korean hackers from the KONNI activity cluster are abusing Google’s Find Hub tool to track their targets’ GPS positions and trigger remote factory resets of Android devices. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Mozilla Firefox gets new anti-fingerprinting defenses
Mozilla Firefox gets new anti-fingerprinting defenses Mozilla announced a major privacy upgrade in Firefox 145 that reduces even more the number of users vulnerable to digital fingerprinting. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Quantum Route Redirect PhaaS targets Microsoft 365 users worldwide
Quantum Route Redirect PhaaS targets Microsoft 365 users worldwide A new phishing automation platform named Quantum Route Redirect is using around 1,000 domains to steal Microsoft 365 users’ credentials. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CISA orders feds to patch Samsung zero-day used in spyware attacks
CISA orders feds to patch Samsung zero-day used in spyware attacks CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies today to patch a critical Samsung vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks to deploy LandFall spyware on devices running WhatsApp. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Yanluowang initial access broker pleaded guilty to ransomware attacks
Yanluowang initial access broker pleaded guilty to ransomware attacks A Russian national will plead guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks that targeted at least eight U.S. companies between July 2021 and November 2022. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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NAKIVO Introduces v11.1 with Upgraded Disaster Recovery and MSP Features
NAKIVO Introduces v11.1 with Upgraded Disaster Recovery and MSP Features NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1 expands disaster recovery with real-time replication, enhanced Proxmox VE support, and granular physical backups. The update adds MSP Direct Connect for secure client management and a multilingual interface supporting seven languages. […] Sponsored by Nakivo Go to bleepingcomputer
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Lost iPhone? Don’t fall for phishing texts saying it was found
Lost iPhone? Don’t fall for phishing texts saying it was found The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning iPhone owners about a phishing scam that claims to have found your lost or stolen iPhone but is actually trying to steal your Apple ID credentials. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Dangerous runC flaws could allow hackers to escape Docker containers
Dangerous runC flaws could allow hackers to escape Docker containers Three newly disclosed vulnerabilities in the runC container runtime used in Docker and Kubernetes could be exploited to bypass isolation restrictions and get access to the host system. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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GlassWorm malware returns on OpenVSX with 3 new VSCode extensions
GlassWorm malware returns on OpenVSX with 3 new VSCode extensions The GlassWorm malware campaign, which impacted the OpenVSX and Visual Studio Code marketplaces last month, has returned with three new VSCode extensions that have already been downloaded over 10,000 times. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Still on Windows 10? Enroll in free ESU before next week’s Patch Tuesday
Still on Windows 10? Enroll in free ESU before next week’s Patch Tuesday With the first Patch Tuesday following Windows 10’s end of support approaching next week, users who continue to run the operating system should enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program to remain protected against newly discovered security vulnerabilities. […] Lawrence Abrams…
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Malicious NuGet packages drop disruptive ‘time bombs’
Malicious NuGet packages drop disruptive ‘time bombs’ Several malicious packages on NuGet have sabotage payloads scheduled to activate in 2027 and 2028, targeting database implementations and Siemens S7 industrial control devices. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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QNAP fixes seven NAS zero-day flaws exploited at Pwn2Own
QNAP fixes seven NAS zero-day flaws exploited at Pwn2Own QNAP has fixed seven zero-day vulnerabilities that security researchers exploited to hack QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices during the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 competition. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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New LandFall spyware exploited Samsung zero-day via WhatsApp messages
New LandFall spyware exploited Samsung zero-day via WhatsApp messages A threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Samsung’s Android image processing library to deploy a previously unknown spyware called ‘LandFall’ using malicious images sent over WhatsApp. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Cisco: Actively exploited firewall flaws now abused for DoS attacks
Cisco: Actively exploited firewall flaws now abused for DoS attacks Cisco warned this week that two vulnerabilities, which have been exploited in zero-day attacks, are now being abused to force ASA and FTD firewalls into reboot loops. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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U.S. Congressional Budget Office hit by suspected foreign cyberattack
U.S. Congressional Budget Office hit by suspected foreign cyberattack The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms it suffered a cybersecurity incident after a suspected foreign hacker breached its network, potentially exposing sensitive data. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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AI-Slop ransomware test sneaks on to VS Code marketplace
AI-Slop ransomware test sneaks on to VS Code marketplace A malicious extension with basic ransomware capabilities seemingly created with the help of AI, has been published on Microsoft’s official VS Code marketplace. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government’s systems
How a ransomware gang encrypted Nevada government’s systems The State of Nevada has completed its recovery from a ransomware attack it suffered on August 24, 2025, which impacted 60 state agencies, disrupting critical services related to health and public safety. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Continuous Purple Teaming: Turning Red-Blue Rivalry into Real Defense
Continuous Purple Teaming: Turning Red-Blue Rivalry into Real Defense Red and blue teams often operate independently, but attackers don’t. Picus Security shows how continuous purple teaming and BAS turn red-blue rivalry into real defense, validating controls and closing gaps in real time. […] Sponsored by Picus Security Go to bleepingcomputer
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ClickFix malware attacks evolve with multi-OS support, video tutorials
ClickFix malware attacks evolve with multi-OS support, video tutorials ClickFix attacks have evolved to feature videos that guide victims through the self-infection process, a timer to pressure targets into taking risky actions, and automatic detection of the operating system to provide the correct commands. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Sandworm hackers use data wipers to disrupt Ukraine’s grain sector
Sandworm hackers use data wipers to disrupt Ukraine’s grain sector Russian state-backed hacker group Sandworm has deployed multiple data-wiping malware families in attacks targeting Ukraine’s education, government, and the grain sector, the country’s main revenue source. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Gootloader malware is back with new tricks after 7-month break
Gootloader malware is back with new tricks after 7-month break The Gootloader malware loader operation has returned after a 7-month absence and is once again performing SEO poisoning to promote fake websites that distribute the malware. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hyundai AutoEver America data breach exposes SSNs, drivers licenses
Hyundai AutoEver America data breach exposes SSNs, drivers licenses Hyundai AutoEver America is notifying individuals that hackers breached the company’s IT environment and gained access to personal information. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CISA warns of critical CentOS Web Panel bug exploited in attacks
CISA warns of critical CentOS Web Panel bug exploited in attacks The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that threat actors are exploiting a critical remote command execution flaw in CentOS Web Panel (CWP). […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers exploit WordPress plugin Post SMTP to hijack admin accounts
Hackers exploit WordPress plugin Post SMTP to hijack admin accounts Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin installed on more than 400,000 WordPress sites, to take complete control by hijacking administrator accounts. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Apache OpenOffice disputes data breach claims by ransomware gang
Apache OpenOffice disputes data breach claims by ransomware gang The Apache Software Foundation disputes claims that its OpenOffice project suffered an Akira ransomware attack, after the threat actors claimed to have stolen 23 GB of corporate documents. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times
Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft removing Defender Application Guard from Office
Microsoft removing Defender Application Guard from Office Microsoft plans to remove Defender Application Guard from Office by December 2027, starting with the February 2026 release of Office version 2602. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers exploit critical auth bypass flaw in JobMonster WordPress theme
Hackers exploit critical auth bypass flaw in JobMonster WordPress theme Threat actors are targeting a critical vulnerability in the JobMonster WordPress theme that allows hijacking of administrator accounts under certain conditions. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Fake Solidity VSCode extension on Open VSX backdoors developers
Fake Solidity VSCode extension on Open VSX backdoors developers A remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck, and disguised as the well-known Solidity extension in the Open VSX open-source registry, uses an Ethereum smart contract to establish a communication channel with the attacker. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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US cybersecurity experts indicted for BlackCat ransomware attacks
US cybersecurity experts indicted for BlackCat ransomware attacks Three former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies DigitalMint and Sygnia have been indicted for allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks between May 2023 and November 2023. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft: SesameOp malware abuses OpenAI Assistants API in attacks
Microsoft: SesameOp malware abuses OpenAI Assistants API in attacks Microsoft security researchers have discovered a new backdoor malware that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Penn hacker claims to have stolen 1.2 million donor records in data breach
Penn hacker claims to have stolen 1.2 million donor records in data breach A hacker has taken responsibility for last week’s University of Pennsylvania “We got hacked” email incident, saying it was a far more extensive breach that exposed data on 1.2 million donors and internal documents. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Open VSX rotates access tokens used in supply-chain malware attack
Open VSX rotates access tokens used in supply-chain malware attack The Open VSX registry rotated access tokens after they were accidentally leaked by developers in public repositories and allowed threat actors to publish malicious extensions in an attempted supply-chain attack. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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China-linked hackers exploited Lanscope flaw as a zero-day in attacks
China-linked hackers exploited Lanscope flaw as a zero-day in attacks China-linked cyber-espionage actors tracked as ‘Bronze Butler’ (Tick) exploited a Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager vulnerability as a zero-day to deploy an updated version of their Gokcpdoor malware. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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‘We got hacked’ emails threaten to leak University of Pennsylvania data
‘We got hacked’ emails threaten to leak University of Pennsylvania data The University of Pennsylvania suffered a cybersecurity incident on Friday, where students and alumni received a series of offensive emails from various University email addresses, claiming that data was stolen in a breach. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Microsoft Edge gets scareware sensor for faster scam detection
Microsoft Edge gets scareware sensor for faster scam detection Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Australia warns of BadCandy infections on unpatched Cisco devices
Australia warns of BadCandy infections on unpatched Cisco devices The Australian government is warning about ongoing cyberattacks against unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country to infect routers with the BadCandy webshell. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Why password controls still matter in cybersecurity
Why password controls still matter in cybersecurity Passwords still matter — and weak policies leave the door wide open. Specops Software explains how longer passphrases, smarter banned-password lists, and adaptive rotation strategies can strengthen security without frustrating users. […] Sponsored by Specops Software Go to bleepingcomputer
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Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges
Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges A Ukrainian national believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware operation has been extradited to the United States and faces charges that could get him 25 years in prison. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Massive surge of NFC relay malware steals Europeans’ credit cards
Massive surge of NFC relay malware steals Europeans’ credit cards Near-Field Communication (NFC) relay malware has grown massively popular in Eastern Europe, with researchers discovering over 760 malicious Android apps using the technique to steal people’s payment card information in the past few months. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CISA orders feds to patch VMware Tools flaw exploited by Chinese hackers
CISA orders feds to patch VMware Tools flaw exploited by Chinese hackers CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom’s VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools software, exploited by Chinese hackers since October 2024. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Major telecom services provider Ribbon breached by state hackers
Major telecom services provider Ribbon breached by state hackers Ribbon Communications, a provider of telecommunications services to the U.S. government and telecom companies worldwide, revealed that nation-state hackers breached its IT network as early as December 2024. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS
Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS Ten malicious packages mimicking legitimate software projects in the npm registry download an information-stealing component that collects sensitive data from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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WordPress security plugin exposes private data to site subscribers
WordPress security plugin exposes private data to site subscribers The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin for WordPress, installed on over 100,000 sites, has a vulnerability that allows subscribers to read any file on the server, potentially exposing private information. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities
Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned today that hacktivists have breached critical infrastructure systems multiple times across the country, allowing them to modify industrial controls that could have led to dangerous conditions. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Windows 11 KB5067036 update rolls out Administrator Protection feature
Windows 11 KB5067036 update rolls out Administrator Protection feature Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the Administrator Protection cybersecurity feature and an updated Start Menu. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle
Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has disclosed that its U.S.-based subsidiary Merkle suffered a cybersecurity incident that exposed staff and client data. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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CISA warns of two more actively exploited Dassault vulnerabilities
CISA warns of two more actively exploited Dassault vulnerabilities The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today that attackers are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Apriso, a manufacturing operations management (MOM) and execution (MES) solution. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Qilin ransomware abuses WSL to run Linux encryptors in Windows
Qilin ransomware abuses WSL to run Linux encryptors in Windows The Qilin ransomware operation was spotted executing Linux encryptors in Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to evade detection by traditional security tools. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Google disputes false claims of massive Gmail data breach
Google disputes false claims of massive Gmail data breach Google was once again forced to announce that it had not suffered a data breach after numerous news outlets published sensational stories about a fake breach that purportedly exposed 183 million accounts. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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X: Re-enroll 2FA security keys by November 10 or get locked out
X: Re-enroll 2FA security keys by November 10 or get locked out X is warning that users must re-enroll their security keys or passkeys for two-factor authentication (2FA) before November 10 or they will be locked out of their accounts until they do so. […] Lawrence Abrams Go to bleepingcomputer
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Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers
Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers The number of victims paying ransomware threat actors has reached a new low, with just 23% of the breached companies giving in to attackers’ demands. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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QNAP warns of critical ASP.NET flaw in its Windows backup software
QNAP warns of critical ASP.NET flaw in its Windows backup software QNAP warned customers to patch a critical ASP.NET Core vulnerability that also impacts the company’s NetBak PC Agent, a Windows utility for backing& up data to a QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) device. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers steal Discord accounts with RedTiger-based infostealer
Hackers steal Discord accounts with RedTiger-based infostealer Attackers are using the open-source red-team tool RedTiger to build an infostealer that collects Discord account data and payment information. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents
New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and trusted Microsoft domains. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers launch mass attacks exploiting outdated WordPress plugins
Hackers launch mass attacks exploiting outdated WordPress plugins A widespread exploitation campaign is targeting WordPress websites with GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins vulnerable to critical-severity, old security issues that can be used to achieve remote code execution (RCE). […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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Critical WSUS flaw in Windows Server now exploited in attacks
Critical WSUS flaw in Windows Server now exploited in attacks Attackers are now exploiting a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability, which already has publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults
Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults LastPass is warning customers of a phishing campaign sending emails with an access request to the password vault as part of a legacy inheritance process. […] Bill Toulas Go to bleepingcomputer
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How to reduce costs with self-service password resets
How to reduce costs with self-service password resets Password resets account for nearly 40% of IT help desk calls, costing orgs time and money. Specops Software’s uReset lets users securely reset passwords with flexible MFA options like Duo, Okta, and Yubikey while enforcing identity verification to stop misuse. […] Sponsored by Specops Software Go to…
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Windows Server emergency patches fix WSUS bug with PoC exploit
Windows Server emergency patches fix WSUS bug with PoC exploit Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer
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Hackers earn $1,024,750 for 73 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland
Hackers earn $1,024,750 for 73 zero-days at Pwn2Own Ireland The Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition has ended with security researchers collecting $1,024,750 in cash awards after exploiting 73 zero-day vulnerabilities. […] Sergiu Gatlan Go to bleepingcomputer