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Chrome 'Internet Download Manager' adware has 200,000 installs

Google Chrome extension 'Internet Download Manager' installed by more than 200,000 users is adware. The extension has been sitting on the Chrome Web Store since at least June 2019, according to the earliest reviews posted by users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-internet-download-manager-adware-has-200-000-installs/
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Highlighting What should be Patched First at the Endpoint

FortiGuard Labs has released its Global Threat Landscape Report for the first half of 2022. This valuable report offers insights on the world's cyberthreats for the first six months of the year by examining the compiled data gathered from Fortinet's global array of sensors. [...]
Highlighting What should be Patched First at the Endpoint

FortiGuard Labs has released its Global Threat Landscape Report for the first half of 2022. This valuable report offers insights on the world's cyberthreats for the first six months of the year by examining the compiled data gathered from Fortinet's global array of sensors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/highlighting-what-should-be-patched-first-at-the-endpoint/
Hackers use AiTM attack to monitor Microsoft 365 accounts for BEC scams

A new business email compromise (BEC) campaign has been discovered combining sophisticated spear-phishing with Adversary-in-The-Middle (AiTM) tactics to hack corporate executives' Microsoft 365 accounts, even those protected by MFA. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-aitm-attack-to-monitor-microsoft-365-accounts-for-bec-scams/
GitLab ‘strongly recommends’ patching critical RCE vulnerability

GitLab is urging users to install a security update for branches 15.1, 15.2, and 15.3 of its community and enterprise editions to fix a critical vulnerability that could enable an attacker to perform remote command execution via Github import. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-strongly-recommends-patching-critical-rce-vulnerability/
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PyPI packages hijacked after developers fall for phishing emails

A phishing campaign caught yesterday was seen targeting maintainers of Python packages published to the PyPI registry. Python packages 'exotel' and 'spam' are among hundreds seen laced with malware after attackers successfully compromised accounts of maintainers who fell for the phishing email.  [...]
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PyPI packages hijacked after developers fall for phishing emails

A phishing campaign caught yesterday was seen targeting maintainers of Python packages published to the PyPI registry. Python packages 'exotel' and 'spam' are among hundreds seen laced with malware after attackers successfully compromised accounts of maintainers who fell for the phishing email.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-packages-hijacked-after-developers-fall-for-phishing-emails/