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Malware abuses Google OAuth endpoint to ‘revive’ cookies, hijack accounts

Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named "MultiLogin" to restore expired authentication cookies and log into users' accounts, even if an account's password was reset. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-abuses-google-oauth-endpoint-to-revive-cookies-hijack-accounts/
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The Week in Ransomware - December 29th 2023 - LockBit targets hospitals

It's been a quiet week, with even threat actors appearing to take some time off for the holidays. We did not see much research released on ransomware this week, with most of the news focusing on new attacks and LockBit affiliates increasingly targeting hospitals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-december-29th-2023-lockbit-targets-hospitals/
Android game dev’s Google Drive misconfig highlights cloud security risks

Japanese game developer Ateam has proven that a simple Google Drive configuration mistake can result in the potential but unlikely exposure of sensitive information for nearly one million people over a period of six years and eight months. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-game-devs-google-drive-misconfig-highlights-cloud-security-risks/
The law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime in 2023

In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development, and ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-law-enforcement-operations-targeting-cybercrime-in-2023/
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Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam

Google has officially announced it's ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform's increasing struggle with spam content. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-groups-is-ending-support-for-usenet-to-combat-spam/
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Xerox says subsidiary XBS U.S. breached after ransomware gang leaks data

The U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) has been compromised by hackers, and a limited amount of personal information might have been exposed, according to an announcement by the parent company, Xerox Corporation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/xerox-says-subsidiary-xbs-us-breached-after-ransomware-gang-leaks-data/
CISA warns of actively exploited bugs in Chrome and Excel parsing library

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, a recently patched flaw in Google Chrome and a bug affecting an open-source Perl library for reading information in an Excel file called Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-actively-exploited-bugs-in-chrome-and-excel-parsing-library/