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Volvo Group North America customer data exposed in Conduent hack
Volvo Group North America disclosed that it suffered an indirect data breach stemming from the compromise of IT systems at American business services giant Conduent, of which Volvo is a customer. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/volvo-group-north-america-customer-data-exposed-in-conduent-hack/
Microsoft 365 outage takes down admin center in North America
Microsoft is investigating an outage that blocks some administrators with business or enterprise subscriptions from accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-outage-takes-down-admin-center-in-north-america/
Microsoft announces new mobile-style Windows security controls
Microsoft wants to introduce smartphone-style app permission prompts in Windows 11 to request user consent before apps can access sensitive resources such as files, cameras, and microphones. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-announces-new-mobile-style-windows-security-controls/
Fugitive behind $73M 'pig butchering' scheme gets 20 years in prison
A dual Chinese and St. Kitts and Nevis national was sentenced to 20 years in prison in absentia for his role in an international cryptocurrency investment scheme (also known as pig butchering or romance baiting) that defrauded victims of more than $73 million. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fugitive-behind-73m-pig-butchering-scheme-gets-20-years-in-prison/
Threat actors exploit SolarWinds WDH flaws to deploy Velociraptor
Hackers are now exploiting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) vulnerabilities to gain code execution rights on exposed systems and deploy legitimate tools, including the Velociraptor forensics tools, for persistence and remote control. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/threat-actors-exploit-solarwinds-wdh-flaws-to-deploy-velociraptor/
Password guessing without AI: How attackers build targeted wordlists
Attackers don't need AI to crack passwords, they build targeted wordlists from an organization's own public language. This article explains how tools like CeWL turn websites into high-success password guesses and why complexity rules alone fall short. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/password-guessing-without-ai-how-attackers-build-targeted-wordlists/
Men charged in FanDuel scheme fueled by thousands of stolen identities
Two Connecticut men face federal charges for allegedly defrauding FanDuel and other online gambling sites of $3 million over several years using the stolen identities of approximately 3,000 victims. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/men-charged-in-massive-fanduel-fraud-scheme-fueled-by-thousands-of-stolen-identities/
European Commission discloses breach that exposed staff data
The European Commission is investigating a breach after finding evidence that its mobile device management platform was hacked. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-commission-discloses-breach-that-exposed-staff-data/
State actor targets 155 countries in 'Shadow Campaigns' espionage op
A new state-aligned cyberespionage threat group tracked as TGR-STA-1030/UNC6619, has conducted a global-scale operation dubbed the "Shadow Campaigns," where it targeted government infrastructure in 155 countries. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/state-actor-targets-155-countries-in-shadow-campaigns-espionage-op/
Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures
Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-warns-of-signal-account-hijacking-targeting-senior-figures/
CISA warns of SmarterMail RCE flaw used in ransomware attacks
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. has issued a warning about CVE-2026-24423, an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaw in SmarterMail that is used in ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-smartermail-rce-flaw-used-in-ransomware-attacks/
EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design"
The European Commission said today that TikTok is facing a fine because its addictive features, including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems, are breaching the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-commission-says-tiktok-facing-fine-over-addictive-design/
Flickr discloses potential data breach exposing users' names, emails
Photo-sharing platform Flickr is notifying users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability at a third-party email service provider exposed their real names, email addresses, IP addresses, and account activity. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flickr-discloses-potential-data-breach-exposing-users-names-emails/
Spain's Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims
Spain's Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spains-ministry-of-science-shuts-down-systems-after-breach-claims/
Microsoft to shut down Exchange Online EWS in April 2027
Microsoft announced today that the Exchange Web Services (EWS) API for Exchange Online will be shut down in April 2027, after nearly 20 years. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-shut-down-exchange-web-services-in-cloud-in-2027/
Microsoft rolls out new Secure Boot certificates before June expiration
Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-out-new-secure-boot-certificates-before-june-expiration/
How to Automate AWS Incident Investigation with Tines and AI
Cloud incidents drag on when analysts have to leave cases to hunt through AWS consoles and CLIs. Tines shows how automated agents pull AWS CLI data directly into cases, reducing MTTR and manual investigation work. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-automate-aws-incident-investigation-with-tines-and-ai/
ZeroDayRAT malware grants full access to Android, iOS devices
A new commercial mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT is being advertised to cybercriminals on Telegram as a tool that provides full remote control over compromised Android and iOS devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zerodayrat-malware-grants-full-access-to-android-ios-devices/
Chinese cyberspies breach Singapore's four largest telcos
The Chinese threat actor tracked as UNC3886 breached Singapore's four largest telecommunication service providers, Singtel, StarHub, M1, and Simba, at least once last year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-cyberspies-breach-singapores-four-largest-telcos/
Hackers breach SmarterTools network using flaw in its own software
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but did not impact business applications or account data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-smartertools-network-using-flaw-in-its-own-software/
BeyondTrust warns of critical RCE flaw in remote support software
BeyondTrust warned customers to patch a critical security flaw in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) software that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beyondtrust-warns-of-critical-rce-flaw-in-remote-support-software/
Microsoft: Exchange Online flags legitimate emails as phishing
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Exchange Online issue that mistakenly flags legitimate emails as phishing and quarantines them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-online-flags-legitimate-emails-as-phishing/
New tool blocks imposter attacks disguised as safe commands
A new open-source and cross-platform tool called Tirith can detect homoglyph attacks over command-line environments by analyzing URLs in typed commands and stopping their execution. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tool-blocks-imposter-attacks-disguised-as-safe-commands/
Payments platform BridgePay confirms ransomware attack behind outage
A major U.S. payment gateway and solutions provider says a ransomware attack has knocked key systems offline, triggering a widespread outage affecting multiple services. The incident began on Friday and quickly escalated into a nationwide disruption across BridgePay's platform. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payments-platform-bridgepay-confirms-ransomware-attack-behind-outage/
DKnife Linux toolkit hijacks router traffic to spy, deliver malware
A newly discovered toolkit called DKnife has been used since 2019 to hijack traffic at the edge-device level and deliver malware in espionage campaigns. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dknife-linux-toolkit-hijacks-router-traffic-to-spy-deliver-malware/
EDR, Email, and SASE Miss This Entire Class of Browser Attacks
Many modern attacks happen entirely inside the browser, leaving little evidence for traditional security tools. Keep Aware shows why EDR, email, and SASE miss browser-only attacks and how visibility changes prevention. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/edr-email-and-sase-miss-this-entire-class-of-browser-attacks/
Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts
An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-nearly-600-womens-snapchat-accounts/
CISA orders federal agencies to replace end-of-life edge devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to identify and remove network edge devices that no longer receive security updates from manufacturers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-federal-agencies-to-replace-end-of-life-edge-devices/
Ransomware gang uses ISPsystem VMs for stealthy payload delivery
Ransomware operators are hosting and delivering malicious payloads at scale by abusing virtual machines (VMs) provisioned by ISPsystem, a legitimate virtual infrastructure management provider. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-uses-ispsystem-vms-for-stealthy-payload-delivery/
Italian university La Sapienza goes offline after cyberattack
Rome's "La Sapienza" university has been targeted by a cyberattack that impacted its IT systems and caused widespread operational disruptions at the educational institute. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italian-university-la-sapienza-goes-offline-after-cyberattack/