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Mandiant's X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang

Cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant says its Twitter/X account was hijacked last week by a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) gang in what it described as "likely a brute force password attack." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mandiants-x-account-hacked-by-crypto-drainer-as-a-service-gang/
Finland warns of Akira ransomware wiping NAS and tape backup devices

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) is informing of increased Akira ransomware activity in December, targeting companies in the country and wiping backups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finland-warns-of-akira-ransomware-wiping-nas-and-tape-backup-devices/
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Microsoft shares script to update Windows 10 WinRE with BitLocker fixes

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to automate updating the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition in order to fix CVE-2024-20666, a vulnerability that allowed for BitLocker encryption bypass. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-script-to-update-windows-10-winre-with-bitlocker-fixes/
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Framework discloses data breach after accountant gets phished

Framework Computer disclosed a data breach exposing the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers after Keating Consulting Group, its accounting service provider, fell victim to a phishing attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/framework-discloses-data-breach-after-accountant-gets-phished/
Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited to deploy custom malware

Hackers have been exploiting the two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure disclosed this week since early December to deploy multiple families of custom malware for espionage purposes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-connect-secure-zero-days-exploited-to-deploy-custom-malware/
GitLab warns of critical zero-click account hijacking vulnerability

GitLab has released security updates for both the Community and Enterprise Edition to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of them allowing account hijacking with no user interaction. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-critical-zero-click-account-hijacking-vulnerability/
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