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NPM package steals Chrome passwords on Windows via recovery tool

New npm malware has been caught stealing credentials from the Google Chrome web browser by using legitimate password recovery tools on Windows systems. Additionally, this malware listens for incoming connections from the attacker's C2 server and provides advanced capabilities, including screen and camera access.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/npm-package-steals-chrome-passwords-on-windows-via-recovery-tool/
Atlassian asks customers to patch critical Jira vulnerability

Atlassian is prompting its enterprise customers to patch a critical vulnerability in multiple versions of its Jira Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center products. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-36239 can give remote attackers code execution abilities, due to a missing authentication flaw in Ehcache RMI. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-asks-customers-to-patch-critical-jira-vulnerability/
Ransomware gang breached CNA’s network via fake browser update

Leading US insurance company CNA Financial has provided a glimpse into how Phoenix CryptoLocker operators breached its network, stole data, and deployed ransomware payloads in a ransomware attack that hit its network in March 2021. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-breached-cna-s-network-via-fake-browser-update/
Major news sites serve porn after vid.me domain takeover

Major news sites including The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and HuffPost, saw their stories now displaying porn videos instead of the once-embedded intended ones. The fiasco happened as prominent websites relied on the now-defunct domain vid.me to embed streaming videos in their articles. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/major-news-sites-serve-porn-after-vidme-domain-takeover/
Apple fixes bug that breaks iPhone WiFi when joining rogue hotspots

Apple has rolled out iOS 14.7 earlier this week with security updates to address dozens of iOS and macOS vulnerabilities, including a severe iOS bug dubbed WiFiDemon that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-bug-that-breaks-iphone-wifi-when-joining-rogue-hotspots/