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Vastaamo hacker traced via ‘untraceable’ Monero transactions, police says

Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland's largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was allegedly identified by tracing what has been believed to be untraceable Monero transactions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vastaamo-hacker-traced-via-untraceable-monero-transactions-police-says/
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US charges two more suspects with DraftKing account hacks

​The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged two more suspects for their involvement in the hacking of almost 68,000 DraftKings accounts in a November 2022 credential stuffing attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-two-more-suspects-with-draftking-account-hacks/
New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros

​Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-glibc-flaw-lets-attackers-get-root-on-major-distros/
CISA: Vendors must secure SOHO routers against Volt Typhoon attacks

CISA has urged manufacturers of small office/home office (SOHO) routers to ensure their devices' security against ongoing attacks attempting to hijack them, especially those coordinated by Chinese state-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon (Bronze Silhouette). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-vendors-must-secure-soho-routers-against-volt-typhoon-attacks/
Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is now publicly available on GitHub. However, as the exploit requires local access, its release will mostly be helpful to researchers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-android-local-elevation-flaw-impacting-7-oems/
Hackers push USB malware payloads via news, media hosting sites

A financially motivated threat actor using USB devices for initial infection has been found abusing legitimate online platforms, including GitHub, Vimeo, and Ars Technica, to host encoded payloads embedded in seemingly benign content. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-push-usb-malware-payloads-via-news-media-hosting-sites/
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New Windows Event Log zero-day flaw gets unofficial patches

Free unofficial patches are available for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability dubbed 'EventLogCrasher' that lets attackers remotely crash the Event Log service on devices within the same Windows domain. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-event-log-zero-day-flaw-gets-unofficial-patches/
Google shares fix for Pixel phones hit by bad system update

Google has shared a temporary fix for owners of Google Pixel devices that were rendered unusable after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/google-shares-fix-for-pixel-phones-hit-by-bad-system-update/
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Cloudflare hacked using auth tokens stolen in Okta attack

Cloudflare disclosed today that its internal Atlassian server was breached by a suspected 'nation state attacker' who accessed its Confluence wiki, Jira bug database, and Bitbucket source code management system. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-hacked-using-auth-tokens-stolen-in-okta-attack/
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FTC orders Blackbaud to boost security after massive data breach

Blackbaud has settled with the Federal Trade Commission after being charged with poor security and reckless data retention practices, leading to a May 2020 ransomware attack and a data breach affecting millions of people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-orders-blackbaud-to-boost-security-after-massive-data-breach/
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