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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/
ArcaneDoor hackers exploit Cisco zero-days to breach govt networks
Cisco warned today that a state-backed hacking group has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks worldwide. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arcanedoor-hackers-exploit-cisco-zero-days-to-breach-govt-networks/
Windows 11 KB5036980 update goes live with Start Menu ads
Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5036980-update-goes-live-with-start-menu-ads/
Microsoft pulls fix for Outlook bug behind ICS security alerts
Microsoft reversed the fix for an Outlook bug causing erroneous security warnings after installing December 2023 security updates [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-fix-for-outlook-bug-unexpected-ICS-warnings-after-December-security-updates/
Microsoft releases Exchange hotfixes for security update issues
Microsoft has released hotfix updates to address multiple known issues impacting Exchange servers after installing the March 2024 security updates. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-exchange-hotfixes-for-security-update-issues/
DPRK hacking groups breach South Korean defense contractors
The National Police Agency in South Korea issued an urgent warning today about North Korean hacking groups targeting defense industry entities to steal valuable technology information. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dprk-hacking-groups-breach-south-korean-defense-contractors/
Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware
North Korean hackers have been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to plant backdoors on big corporate networks and deliver cryptocurrency miners through GuptiMiner malware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-antivirus-updates-to-drop-guptiminer-malware/
Microsoft: APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA
Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials and data using a previously unknown hacking tool called GooseEgg. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-apt28-hackers-exploit-windows-flaw-reported-by-nsa/
GitLab affected by GitHub-style CDN flaw allowing malware hosting
BleepingComputer recently reported how a GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with Microsoft repositories, making the files appear trustworthy. It turns out, GitLab is also affected by this issue and could be abused in a similar fashion. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-affected-by-github-style-cdn-flaw-allowing-malware-hosting/
Malware dev lures child exploiters into honeytrap to extort them
You rarely root for a cybercriminal, but a new malware campaign targeting child exploiters doesn't make you feel bad for the victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-dev-lures-child-exploiters-into-honeytrap-to-extort-them/
Critical Forminator plugin flaw impacts over 300k WordPress sites
The Forminator WordPress plugin used in over 500,000 sites is vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to perform unrestricted file uploads to the server. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-forminator-plugin-flaw-impacts-over-300k-wordpress-sites/
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/
Google Meet opens client-side encrypted calls to non Google users
Google is updating the client-side encryption mechanism for Google Meet to allow external participants, including those without Google accounts, to join encrypted calls. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-meet-opens-client-side-encrypted-calls-to-non-google-users/
Ring customers get $5.6 million in privacy breach settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is sending $5.6 million in refunds to Ring users whose private video feeds were accessed without consent by Amazon employees and contractors, or had their accounts and devices hacked because of insufficient security protections. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ring-customers-get-56-million-in-privacy-breach-settlement/
CoralRaider attacks use CDN cache to push info-stealer malware
A threat actor has been using a content delivery network cache to store information-stealing malware in an ongoing campaign targeting systems U.S., the U.K., Germany, and Japan. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coralraider-attacks-use-cdn-cache-to-push-info-stealer-malware/
US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-sanctions-iranians-linked-to-government-cyberattacks/
US imposes visa bans on 13 spyware makers and their families
The Department of State has started imposing visa restrictions on mercenary spyware makers and peddlers, prohibiting their entry into the United States, as announced earlier in February. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-imposes-visa-bans-on-13-spyware-makers-and-their-families/
UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak
The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-confirms-it-paid-ransomware-gang-to-stop-data-leak/
Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack
Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synlab-italia-suspends-operations-following-ransomware-attack/
Russian Sandworm hackers targeted 20 critical orgs in Ukraine
Russian hacker group Sandworm aimed to disrupt operations at around 20 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-sandworm-hackers-targeted-20-critical-orgs-in-ukraine/
Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024
Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payments-drop-to-record-low-of-28-percent-in-q1-2024/
GitHub comments abused to push malware via Microsoft repo URLs
A GitHub flaw, or possibly a design decision, is being abused by threat actors to distribute malware using URLs associated with a Microsoft repository, making the files appear trustworthy. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-comments-abused-to-push-malware-via-microsoft-repo-urls/