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Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware

A new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) named 'SecuriDropper' has emerged, using a method that bypasses Android 13's 'Restricted Settings' to install malware on devices and grant them access to the Accessibility Services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-service-bypasses-android-security-to-install-malware/
QNAP warns of critical command injection flaws in QTS OS, apps

QNAP Systems published security advisories for two critical command injection vulnerabilities that impact multiple versions of the QTS operating system and applications on its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-of-critical-command-injection-flaws-in-qts-os-apps/
TellYouThePass ransomware joins Apache ActiveMQ RCE attacks

Internet-exposed Apache ActiveMQ servers are also targeted in TellYouThePass ransomware attacks targeting a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability previously exploited as a zero-day. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tellyouthepass-ransomware-joins-apache-activemq-rce-attacks/
US sanctions Russian who laundered money for Ryuk ransomware affiliate

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for laundering millions in cryptocurrency for various individuals, including ransomware actors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-russian-who-laundered-money-for-ryuk-ransomware-affiliate/
Microsoft will roll out MFA-enforcing policies for admin portal access

Microsoft will roll out Conditional Access policies requiring multifactor authentication from administrators when signing into Microsoft admin portals such as Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365, Exchange, and Azure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-will-roll-out-mfa-enforcing-policies-for-admin-portal-access/
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Hackers exploit Looney Tunables Linux bug, steal cloud creds

The operators of the Kinsing malware are targeting cloud environments with systems vulnerable to "Looney Tunables," a Linux security issue identified as CVE-2023-4911 that allows a local attacker to gain root privileges on the system. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-looney-tunables-linux-bug-steal-cloud-creds/
OpenAI confirms it's not killing off ChatGPT plugins for now

During its inaugural developer conference, OpenAI unveiled GPTs, short for Generative Pre-trained Transformers. These custom versions of ChatGPT are designed to be shaped by and for individual users, whether for recreational or professional use, and can be shared with others. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/openai-confirms-its-not-killing-off-chatgpt-plugins-for-now/
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TransForm says ransomware data breach affects 267,000 patients

Shared service provider TransForm has published an update on the cyberattack that recently impacted operations in multiple hospitals in Ontario, Canada, clarifying that it was a ransomware attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/transform-says-ransomware-data-breach-affects-267-000-patients/
Russian-speaking threat actor "farnetwork" linked to 5 ransomware gangs

The operator of the Nokoyawa ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), a threat actor known as 'farnetwork', built experience over the years by helping the JSWORM, Nefilim, Karma, and Nemty affiliate programs with malware development and operation management. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-speaking-threat-actor-farnetwork-linked-to-5-ransomware-gangs/
ChatGPT down after major outage impacting OpenAI systems

OpenAI's AI-powered ChatGPT large language model-based chatbot is down because of a major ongoing outage that also took down the company's Application Programming Interface (API). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/chatgpt-down-after-major-outage-impacting-openai-systems/
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FBI: Ransomware gangs hack casinos via 3rd party gaming vendors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning that ransomware threat actors are targeting casino servers and use legitimate system management tools to increase their permissions on the network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-ransomware-gangs-hack-casinos-via-3rd-party-gaming-vendors/
Russian state-owned Sberbank hit by 1 million RPS DDoS attack

Russian financial organization Sberbank states in a press release that two weeks ago it faced the most powerful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in recent history. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-state-owned-sberbank-hit-by-1-million-rps-ddos-attack/
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