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New MFA-bypassing phishing kit targets Microsoft 365, Gmail accounts

Cybercriminals have been increasingly using a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named 'Tycoon 2FA' to target Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts and bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) protection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mfa-bypassing-phishing-kit-targets-microsoft-365-gmail-accounts/
CISA urges software devs to weed out SQL injection vulnerabilities

CISA and the FBI urged executives of technology manufacturing companies to prompt formal reviews of their organizations' software and implement mitigations to eliminate SQL injection (SQLi) security vulnerabilities before shipping. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-urges-software-devs-to-weed-out-sql-injection-vulnerabilities/
Panera Bread experiencing nationwide IT outage since Saturday

Since Saturday, U.S. food chain giant Panera Bread has been experiencing a nationwide outage that has impacted its IT systems, including online ordering, POS systems, phones, and various internal systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/panera-bread-experiencing-nationwide-it-outage-since-saturday/
US fines man $9.9 million for thousands of disturbing robocalls

A U.S. federal court has issued a $9,918,000 penalty and an injunction against an individual named Scott Rhodes for making thousands of "spoofed" robocalls to consumers across the country. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-fines-man-99-million-for-thousands-of-disturbing-robocalls/
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Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies

Over 15 free VPN apps on Google Play were found using a malicious software development kit that turned Android devices into unwitting residential proxies, likely used for cybercrime and shopping bots. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-vpn-apps-on-google-play-turned-android-phones-into-proxies/
Hackers exploit Ray framework flaw to breach servers, hijack resources

A new hacking campaign dubbed "ShadowRay" targets an unpatched vulnerability in Ray, a popular open-source AI framework, to hijack computing power and leak sensitive data from thousands of companies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-ray-framework-flaw-to-breach-servers-hijack-resources/
Germany warns of 17K vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed online

The German national cybersecurity authority warned on Tuesday that it found at least 17,000 Microsoft Exchange servers in Germany exposed online and vulnerable to one or more critical security vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-warns-of-17k-vulnerable-microsoft-exchange-servers-exposed-online/
Finland confirms APT31 hackers behind 2021 parliament breach

The Finnish Police confirmed on Tuesday that the APT31 hacking group linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) was behind a breach of the country's parliament disclosed in March 2021. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finland-confirms-apt31-hackers-behind-2021-parliament-breach/
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Windows 10 KB5035941 update released with lock screen widgets

Microsoft has released the optional KB5035941 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, introducing widgets on the lock screen, Windows Spotlight on the desktop, and 21 other fixes or changes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5035941-update-released-with-lock-screen-widgets/
Google: Spyware vendors behind 50% of zero-days exploited in 2023

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Google subsidiary Mandiant said they've observed a significant increase in the number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in 2023, many of them linked to spyware vendors and their clients. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-spyware-vendors-behind-50-percent-of-zero-days-exploited-in-2023/
KuCoin charged with AML violations that let cybercriminals launder billions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for failing to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, allowing threat actors to use the platform to launder money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/kucoin-charged-with-aml-violations-that-let-cybercriminals-launder-billions/
CISA tags Microsoft SharePoint RCE bug as actively exploited

CISA warns that attackers are now exploiting a Microsoft SharePoint code injection vulnerability that can be chained with a critical privilege escalation flaw for pre-auth remote code execution attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-microsoft-sharepoint-rce-bug-as-actively-exploited/
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