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New Latrodectus malware attacks use Microsoft, Cloudflare themes
Latrodectus malware is now being distributed in phishing campaigns using Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare lures to appear legitimate while making it harder for email security platforms to detect the emails as malicious. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-latrodectus-malware-attacks-use-microsoft-cloudflare-themes/
R language flaw allows code execution via RDS/RDX files
A new vulnerability has been discovered in the R programming language that allows arbitrary code execution upon deserializing specially crafted RDS and RDX files. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/r-language-flaw-allows-code-execution-via-rds-rdx-files/
Millions of Docker repos found pushing malware, phishing sites
Three large-scale campaigns have targeted Docker Hub users, planting millions of repositories designed to push malware and phishing sites since early 2021. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-docker-repos-found-pushing-malware-phishing-sites/
Change Healthcare hacked using stolen Citrix account with no MFA
UnitedHealth confirms that Change Healthcare's network was breached by the BlackCat ransomware gang, who used stolen credentials to log into the company's Citrix remote access service, which did not have multi-factor authentication enabled. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/change-healthcare-hacked-using-stolen-citrix-account-with-no-mfa/
FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers' real-time location data without their consent. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/fcc-fines-carriers-200-million-for-illegally-sharing-user-location/
FBI warns of fake verification schemes targeting dating app users
The FBI is warning of fake verification schemes promoted by fraudsters on online dating platforms that lead to costly recurring subscription charges. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-fake-verification-schemes-targeting-dating-app-users/
Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bug-behind-incorrect-bitlocker-encryption-errors/
US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one
Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic to the fake domains is typically similar to what the legitimate site records and it is even higher during holidays. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-post-office-phishing-sites-get-as-much-traffic-as-the-real-one/
Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims
Japanese police placed fake payment cards in convenience stores to protect the elderly targeted by tech support scams or unpaid money fraud. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japanese-police-create-fake-support-scam-payment-cards-to-warn-victims/
Telegram is down with "Connecting" error
Telegram users are currently experiencing issues worldwide, with users unable to use the website and mobile apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/telegram-is-down-with-connecting-error/
Kaiser Permanente: Data breach may impact 13.4 million patients
Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data security incident that may impact 13.4 million people in the United States. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaiser-permanente-data-breach-may-impact-134-million-patients/
LA County Health Services: Patients' data exposed in phishing attack
The L.A. County's Department of Health Services, the second-largest public health care system in the United States, disclosed a data breach after patients' personal and health information was exposed in a data breach resulting from a recent phishing attack impacting over two dozen employees. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/la-county-health-services-patients-data-exposed-in-phishing-attack/
Reddit down in major outage blocking access to web, mobile apps
Reddit is investigating a major outage blocking users worldwide from accessing the social network's websites and mobile apps. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/reddit-down-in-major-outage-blocking-access-to-web-mobile-apps/
WP Automatic WordPress plugin hit by millions of SQL injection attacks
Hackers have started to target a critical severity vulnerability in the WP Automatic plugin for WordPress to create user accounts with administrative privileges and to plant backdoors for long-term access. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wp-automatic-wordpress-plugin-hit-by-millions-of-sql-injection-attacks/
US charges Samourai cryptomixer founders for laundering $100 million
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for laundering more than $100 million from various criminal enterprises through Samourai, a cryptocurrency mixer service they ran for nearly a decade. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-samourai-cryptomixer-founders-for-laundering-100-million/
Philadelphia Inquirer: Data of over 25,000 people stolen in 2023 breach
Daily newspaper Philadelphia Inquirer revealed that attackers behind a May 2023 security breach have stolen the personal and financial information of 25,549 individuals. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/philadelphia-inquirer-data-of-over-25-000-people-stolen-in-2023-breach/
Google now pays up to $450,000 for RCE bugs in some Android apps
Google has increased rewards for reporting remote code execution vulnerabilities within select Android apps by ten times, from $30,000 to $300,000, with the maximum reward reaching $450,000 for exceptional quality reports. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-now-pays-up-to-450-000-for-rce-bugs-in-some-android-apps/
New Wpeeper Android malware hides behind hacked WordPress sites
A new Android backdoor malware named 'Wpeeper' has been spotted in at least two unofficial app stores mimicking the Uptodown App Store, a popular third-party app store for Android devices with over 220 million downloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-wpeeper-android-malware-hides-behind-hacked-wordpress-sites/
Muddling Meerkat hackers manipulate DNS using China’s Great Firewall
A new cluster of activity tracked as "Muddling Meerkat" is believed to be linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor's manipulation of DNS to probe networks globally since October 2019, with a spike in activity observed in September 2023. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/muddling-meerkat-hackers-manipulate-dns-using-chinas-great-firewall/
London Drugs pharmacy chain closes stores after cyberattack
Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all its retail stores to contain what it described as a "cybersecurity incident." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/london-drugs-pharmacy-chain-closes-stores-after-cyberattack/
Google rejected 2.28 million risky Android apps from Play store in 2023
Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from being published on Google Play after finding various policy violations that could threaten user's security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-rejected-228-million-risky-android-apps-from-play-store-in-2023/
Collection agency FBCS warns data breach impacts 1.9 million people
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is warning 1,955,385 impacted individuals in the United States that the company suffered a data breach after discovering unauthorized access to specific systems in its network. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/collection-agency-fbcs-warns-data-breach-impacts-19-million-people/
Google Chrome's new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections
Some Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 was released last week with the new quantum-resistant X25519Kyber768 encapsulation mechanism enabled by default. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chromes-new-post-quantum-cryptography-may-break-tls-connections/
Okta warns of "unprecedented" credential stuffing attacks on customers
Okta warns of an "unprecedented" spike in credential stuffing attacks targeting its identity and access management solutions, with some customer accounts breached in the attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/okta-warns-of-unprecedented-credential-stuffing-attacks-on-customers/
Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor
A new campaign tracked as "Dev Popper" is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan (RAT). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-interviews-target-developers-with-new-python-backdoor/
FBI warns against using unlicensed crypto transfer services
The FBI has warned today that using unlicensed cryptocurrency transfer services can result in financial loss if these platforms are taken down by law enforcement. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-against-using-unlicensed-crypto-transfer-services/
Researchers sinkhole PlugX malware server with 2.5 million unique IPs
Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-sinkhole-plugx-malware-server-with-25-million-unique-ips/
Over 1,400 CrushFTP servers vulnerable to actively exploited bug
Over 1,400 CrushFTP servers exposed online were found vulnerable to attacks currently targeting a critical severity server-side template injection (SSTI) vulnerability previously exploited as a zero-day. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-1-400-crushftp-servers-vulnerable-to-actively-exploited-bug/
New Brokewell malware takes over Android devices, steals data
Security researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan they named Brokewell that can capture every event on the device, from touches and information displayed to text input and the applications the user launches. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-brokewell-malware-takes-over-android-devices-steals-data/
Maximum severity Flowmon bug has a public exploit, patch now
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been released for a top-severity security vulnerability in Progress Flowmon, a tool for monitoring network performance and visibility. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maximum-severity-flowmon-bug-has-a-public-exploit-patch-now/