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SpyLoan Android malware on Google Play downloaded 12 million times

More than a dozen malicious loan apps, which are generically named SpyLoan, have been downloaded more than 12 million times this year from Google Play but the count is much larger since they are also available on third-party stores and suspicious websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spyloan-android-malware-on-google-play-downloaded-12-million-times/
Holiday Hackers: How to Safeguard Your Service Desk

Consumer traffic rises sharply during the holidays, as do the scope and severity of cyberattacks. Learn more from Specops Software on how to protect your service or help desk from social engineering attacks during the holiday season. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/holiday-hackers-how-to-safeguard-your-service-desk/
Hackers breach US govt agencies using Adobe ColdFusion exploit

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about hackers actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion identified as CVE-2023-26360 to gain initial access to government servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-us-govt-agencies-using-adobe-coldfusion-exploit/
Microsoft to let Windows 10 home users buy Extended Security Updates

Microsoft says that all Windows 10 customers (including home users) will be able to pay for three extra years of security updates through the company's Extended Security Updates (ESU) program after the end of support (EOS) date. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-let-windows-10-home-users-buy-extended-security-updates/
"Sierra:21" vulnerabilities impact critical infrastructure routers

A set of 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities impact Sierra OT/IoT routers and threaten critical infrastructure with remote code execution, unauthorized access, cross-site scripting, authentication bypass, and denial of service attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sierra-21-vulnerabilities-impact-critical-infrastructure-routers/
Varonis Introduces Athena AI to Transform Data Security and Incident Response

Athena AI, a new generative AI layer that spans across the entire Varonis Data Security Platform, enhances how security teams protect data — from visibility to action. Learn more from Varonis in this article. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/varonis-introduces-athena-ai-to-transform-data-security-and-incident-response/
Atlassian patches critical RCE flaws across multiple products

Atlassian has published security advisories for four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities impacting Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket servers, along with a companion app for macOS. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-patches-critical-rce-flaws-across-multiple-products/
Navy contractor Austal USA confirms cyberattack after data leak

Austal USA, a shipbuilding company and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack and is currently investigating the impact of the incident. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/navy-contractor-austal-usa-confirms-cyberattack-after-data-leak/
New SLAM attack steals sensitive data from AMD, future Intel CPUs

Academic researchers developed a new side-channel attack called SLAM that exploits hardware features designed to improve security in upcoming CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm to obtain the root password hash from the kernel memory. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-slam-attack-steals-sensitive-data-from-amd-future-intel-cpus/
Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, Facebook

Meta has announced that the immediate availability of end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls made through the Messenger app, as well as the Facebook social media platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-rolls-out-default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger-facebook/
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UK and allies expose Russian FSB hacking group, sanction members

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft warn that the Russian state-backed actor "Callisto Group" (aka "Seaborgium" or "Star Blizzard") is targeting organizations worldwide with spear-phishing campaigns used to steal account credentials and data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-and-allies-expose-russian-fsb-hacking-group-sanction-members/
WordPress fixes POP chain exposing websites to RCE attacks

WordPress has released version 6.4.2 that addresses a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that could be chained with another flaw to allow attackers run arbitrary PHP code on the target website. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-fixes-pop-chain-exposing-websites-to-rce-attacks/