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FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals

​A U.S. government contractor's son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-arrests-suspect-linked-to-46m-crypto-theft-from-us-marshals/
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Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wikipedia-hit-by-self-propagating-javascript-worm-that-vandalized-pages/
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Bing AI promoted fake OpenClaw GitHub repo pushing info-stealing malware

Fake OpenClaw installers hosted in GitHub repositories and promoted by Microsoft Bing's AI-enhanced search feature instructed users to run commands that deployed information stealers and proxy malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bing-ai-promoted-fake-openclaw-github-repo-pushing-info-stealing-malware/
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Chinese state hackers target telcos with new malware toolkit

A China-linked advanced persistent threat actor tracked as UAT-9244 has been targeting telecommunication service providers in South America since 2024, compromising Windows, Linux, and network-edge devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-state-hackers-target-telcos-with-new-malware-toolkit/
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FBI investigates breach of surveillance and wiretap systems

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed on Thursday that it's investigating a breach that affected systems used to manage surveillance and wiretap warrants. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-investigates-breach-of-surveillance-and-wiretap-systems/
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Ghanain man pleads guilty to role in $100 million fraud ring

A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a massive fraud ring that stole over $100 million from victims across the United States through business email compromise attacks and romance scams. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghanain-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-100-million-fraud-ring/
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Microsoft 365 Backup to add file-level restore for faster recovery

Microsoft will soon begin rolling out a significant upgrade to Microsoft 365 Backup to speed up recovery by allowing administrators to restore individual files and folders. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-backup-to-add-file-level-restore-for-faster-recovery/
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Fake Claude Code install guides push infostealers in InstallFix attacks

Threat actors are employing a new variation of the ClickFix social engineering technique called InstallFix to convince users into running malicious commands under the pretext of installing legitimate command line interface (CLI) tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-claude-code-install-guides-push-infostealers-in-installfix-attacks/
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EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security

EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ec-council-expands-ai-certification-portfolio-to-strengthen-us-ai-workforce-readiness-and-security/
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Cognizant TriZetto breach exposes health data of 3.4 million patients

TriZetto Provider Solutions, a healthcare IT company that develops software and services used by health insurers and healthcare providers, has suffered a data breach that exposed the sensitive information of over 3.4 million people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cognizant-trizetto-breach-exposes-health-data-of-34-million-patients/
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Microsoft: Hackers abusing AI at every stage of cyberattacks

Microsoft says threat actors are increasingly using artificial intelligence in their operations to accelerate attacks, scale malicious activity, and lower technical barriers across all aspects of a cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-hackers-abusing-ai-at-every-stage-of-cyberattacks/
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Termite ransomware breaches linked to ClickFix CastleRAT attacks

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/termite-ransomware-breaches-linked-to-clickfix-castlerat-attacks/
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Hackers abuse .arpa DNS and ipv6 to evade phishing defenses

Threat actors are abusing the special-use ".arpa" domain and IPv6 reverse DNS in phishing campaigns that more easily evade domain reputation checks and email security gateways. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-arpa-dns-and-ipv6-to-evade-phishing-defenses/
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EU court adviser says banks must immediately refund phishing victims

Athanasios Rantos, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), has issued a formal opinion suggesting that banks must immediately refund account holders affected by unauthorized transactions, even when it's their fault. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/eu-court-adviser-says-banks-must-immediately-refund-phishing-victims/
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Microsoft still working to fix Windows Explorer white flashes

Microsoft has confirmed that it's still working to fully address a known issue that causes bright white flashes when opening the File Explorer on some Windows 11 systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-still-working-to-fix-windows-explorer-white-flashes/
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Why Password Audits Miss the Accounts Attackers Actually Want

Password audits often focus on complexity rules but miss the accounts attackers actually target. Specops Software explains how breached passwords, orphaned users, and service accounts can leave organizations exposed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-password-audits-miss-the-accounts-attackers-actually-want/
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FBI warns of phishing attacks impersonating US city, county officials

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that criminals are impersonating U.S. officials in phishing attacks targeting businesses and individuals who request city and county planning and zoning permits. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-phishing-attacks-impersonating-us-city-county-officials/
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ShinyHunters claims ongoing Salesforce Aura data theft attacks

Salesforce is warning customers that hackers are targeting websites with misconfigured Experience Cloud platforms that give guest users access to more data than intended. However, the ShinyHunters extortion gang claims to be actively exploiting a new bug to steal data from instances. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claims-ongoing-salesforce-aura-data-theft-attacks/
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