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Chinese hackers breached 20,000 FortiGate systems worldwide
The Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warned today that the impact of a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign unveiled earlier this year is "much larger than previously known." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breached-20-000-fortigate-systems-worldwide/
TellYouThePass ransomware exploits recent PHP RCE flaw to breach servers
The TellYouThePass ransomware gang has been exploiting the recently patched CVE-2024-4577 remote code execution vulnerability in PHP to deliver webshells and execute the encryptor payload on target systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tellyouthepass-ransomware-exploits-recent-php-rce-flaw-to-breach-servers/
Arm warns of actively exploited flaw in Mali GPU kernel drivers
Arm has issued a security bulletin warning of a memory-related vulnerability in Bifrost and Valhall GPU kernel drivers that is being exploited in the wild. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arm-warns-of-actively-exploited-flaw-in-mali-gpu-kernel-drivers/
Apple enters AI arms race with new Apple Intelligence feature
Apple unveiled its new 'Apple Intelligence' feature today at its 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, finally unveiling its generative AI strategy that will power new personalized experiences on Apple devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-enters-ai-arms-race-with-new-apple-intelligence-feature/
Cylance confirms data breach linked to 'third-party' platform
Cybersecurity company Cylance confirmed the legitimacy of data being sold on a hacking forum, stating that it is old data stolen from a "third-party platform." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cylance-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-third-party-platform/
Exploit for critical Veeam auth bypass available, patch now
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2024-29849 is now publicly available, making it urgent that admins apply the latest security updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-for-critical-veeam-auth-bypass-available-patch-now/
Brave says May 2024 was its biggest growth month ever
Brave browser experienced its most significant growth month ever in May 2024, now used by more than 78.95 million monthly users, up 7.3%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/brave-says-may-2024-was-its-biggest-growth-month-ever/
New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token
Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories in January 2024, The Times confirmed to BleepingComputer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-york-times-source-code-stolen-using-exposed-github-token/
LastPass says 12-hour outage caused by bad Chrome extension update
LastPass says its almost 12-hour outage yesterday was caused by a bad update to its Google Chrome extension. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-says-12-hour-outage-caused-by-bad-chrome-extension-update/
Christie's starts notifying clients of RansomHub data breach
British auction house Christie's is notifying individuals whose data was stolen by the RansomHub ransomware gang in a recent network breach. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/christies-starts-notifying-clients-of-ransomhub-data-breach/
Microsoft makes Windows Recall opt-in, secures data with Windows Hello
Following massive customer pushback after it announced the new AI-powered Recall for Copilot+ PCs last month, Microsoft says it will update the feature to be more secure and require customers to opt in to enable it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-makes-windows-recall-opt-in-secures-data-with-windows-hello/
Los Angeles Unified School District investigates data theft claims
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials are investigating a threat actor's claims that they're selling stolen databases containing records belonging to millions of students and thousands of teachers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/los-angeles-unified-school-district-investigates-data-theft-claims/
Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing data sync tool to steal data
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) reports about a new campaign dubbed "SickSync," launched by the UAC-0020 (Vermin) hacking group in attacks on the Ukrainian defense forces. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-says-hackers-abuse-syncthing-data-sync-tool-to-steal-data/
New Gitloker attacks wipe GitHub repos in extortion scheme
Attackers are targeting GitHub repositories, wiping their contents, and asking the victims to reach out on Telegram for more information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gitloker-attacks-wipe-github-repos-in-extortion-scheme/
Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi
Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-version-of-targetcompany-ransomware-focuses-on-vmware-esxi/
New Warmcookie Windows backdoor pushed via fake job offers
A never-before-seen Windows malware named 'Warmcookie' is distributed through fake job offer phishing campaigns to breach corporate networks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-warmcookie-windows-backdoor-pushed-via-fake-job-offers/
Pure Storage confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack
Pure Storage, a leading provider of cloud storage systems and services, confirmed on Monday that attackers breached its Snowflake workspace and gained access to what the company describes as telemetry information [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pure-storage-confirms-data-breach-after-snowflake-account-hack/
Gitloker attacks abuse GitHub notifications to push malicious oAuth apps
Threat actors impersonate GitHub's security and recruitment teams in phishing attacks to hijack repositories using malicious OAuth apps in an ongoing extortion campaign wiping compromised repos. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitloker-attacks-abuse-github-notifications-to-push-malicious-oauth-apps/
Netgear WNR614 flaws allow device takeover, no fix available
Researchers found half a dozen vulnerabilities of varying severity impacting Netgear WNR614 N300, a budget-friendly router that proved popular among home users and small businesses. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netgear-wnr614-flaws-allow-device-takeover-no-fix-available/
London hospitals face blood shortage after Synnovis ransomware attack
England's NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an urgent call to O Positive and O Negative blood donors to book appointments and donate after last week's cyberattack on pathology provider Synnovis impacted multiple hospitals in London. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/london-hospitals-face-blood-shortage-after-synnovis-ransomware-attack/
23andMe data breach under investigation in UK and Canada
Privacy authorities in Canada and the United Kingdom have launched a joint investigation to assess the scope of sensitive customer information exposed in last year's 23andMe data breach. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/23andme-data-breach-under-investigation-in-uk-and-canada/
Malicious VSCode extensions with millions of installs discovered
A group of Israeli researchers explored the security of the Visual Studio Code marketplace and managed to "infect" over 100 organizations by trojanizing a copy of the popular 'Dracula Official theme to include risky code. Further research into the VSCode Marketplace found thousands of extensions with millions of installs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-visual-studio-code-extensions-with-millions-of-installs-discovered/
DDoS attacks target EU political parties as elections begin
Hacktivists are conducting DDoS attacks on European political parties that represent and promote strategies opposing their interests, according to a report by Cloudflare. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ddos-attacks-target-eu-political-parties-as-elections-begin/
Apple to unveil new 'Passwords' password manager app for iPhones, Macs
Apple will reportedly unveil a standalone password manager named 'Passwords' as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 during the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-to-unveil-new-passwords-password-manager-app-for-iphones-macs/
Frontier warns 750,000 of a data breach after extortion threats
Frontier Communications is warning 750,000 customers that their information was exposed in a data breach after an April cyberattack claimed by the RansomHub ransomware operation. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/frontier-warns-750-000-of-a-data-breach-after-extorted-by-ransomhub/
PHP fixes critical RCE flaw impacting all versions for Windows
A new PHP for Windows remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been disclosed, impacting all releases since version 5.x, potentially impacting a massive number of servers worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/php-fixes-critical-rce-flaw-impacting-all-versions-for-windows/
Hackers exploit 2018 ThinkPHP flaws to install ‘Dama’ web shells
Chinese threat actors are targeting ThinkPHP applications vulnerable to CVE-2018-20062 and CVE-2019-9082 to install a persistent web shell named Dama. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-2018-thinkphp-flaws-to-install-dama-web-shells/
New Fog ransomware targets US education sector via breached VPNs
A new ransomware operation named 'Fog' launched in early May 2024, using compromised VPN credentials to breach the networks of educational organizations in the U.S. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fog-ransomware-targets-us-education-sector-via-breached-vpns/
PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again
Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy told BleepingComputer it previously paid a ransom not to leak stolen data after the same threat actor began extorting the company again this week. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pandabuy-pays-ransom-to-hacker-only-to-get-extorted-again/
FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys, urges ransomware victims to reach out
The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that they can use to recover encrypted data for free. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-recovers-7-000-lockbit-keys-urges-ransomware-victims-to-reach-out/