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New HTTP/2 DoS attack can crash web servers with a single connection

Newly discovered HTTP/2 protocol vulnerabilities called "CONTINUATION Flood" can lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks, crashing web servers with a single TCP connection in some implementations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-http-2-dos-attack-can-crash-web-servers-with-a-single-connection/
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Hoya’s optics production and orders disrupted by cyberattack

Hoya Corporation, one of the largest global manufacturers of optical products, says a "system failure" caused servers at some of its production plants and business divisions to go offline on Saturday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hoyas-optics-production-and-orders-disrupted-by-cyberattack/
Acuity confirms hackers stole non-sensitive govt data from GitHub repos

Acuity, a federal contractor that works with U.S. government agencies, has confirmed that hackers breached its GitHub repositories and stole documents containing old and non-sensitive data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/acuity-confirms-hackers-stole-non-sensitive-govt-data-from-github-repos/
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Fake Facebook MidJourney AI page promoted malware to 1.2 million people

Hackers are using Facebook advertisements and hijacked pages to promote fake Artificial Intelligence services, such as MidJourney, OpenAI's SORA and ChatGPT-5, and DALL-E, to infect unsuspecting users with password-stealing malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-facebook-midjourney-ai-page-promoted-malware-to-12-million-people/
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New Ivanti RCE flaw may impact 16,000 exposed VPN gateways

Approximately 16,500 Ivanti Connect Secure and Poly Secure gateways exposed on the internet are likely vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) flaw the vendor addressed earlier this week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ivanti-rce-flaw-may-impact-16-000-exposed-vpn-gateways/
US Health Dept warns hospitals of hackers targeting IT help desks

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns that hackers are now using social engineering tactics to target IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-health-dept-warns-hospitals-of-hackers-targeting-it-help-desks/
New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser

Microsoft is now using a Windows driver to prevent users from changing the configured Windows 10 and Windows 11 default browser through software or by manually modifying the Registry. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-driver-blocks-software-from-changing-default-web-browser/
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Home Depot confirms third-party data breach exposed employee info

Home Depot has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after one of its SaaS vendors mistakenly exposed a small sample of limited employee data, which could potentially be used in targeted phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/home-depot-confirms-third-party-data-breach-exposed-employee-info/
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Notepad++ wants your help in "parasite website" shutdown

The Notepad++ project is seeking the public's help in taking down a copycat website that closely impersonates Notepad++ but is not affiliated with the project. There is some concern that it could pose security threats—for example, if it starts pushing malicious releases or spam someday either deliberately or as a result of a hijack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/notepad-plus-plus-wants-your-help-in-parasite-website-shutdown/
Hackers deploy crypto drainers on thousands of WordPress sites

Almost 2,000 hacked WordPress sites now display fake NFT and discount pop-ups to trick visitors into connecting their wallets to crypto drainers that automatically steal funds. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-deploy-crypto-drainers-on-thousands-of-wordpress-sites/
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