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โ€ŠICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years

The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/icq-messenger-shuts-down-after-almost-28-years/
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โ€ŠArc browserโ€™s Windows launch targeted by Google ads malvertising

A new Google Ads malvertising campaign, coinciding with the launch of the Arc web browser for Windows, was tricking people into downloading trojanized installers that infect them with malware payloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arc-browsers-windows-launch-targeted-by-google-ads-malvertising/
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โ€ŠHackers phish finance orgs using trojanized Minesweeper clone

Hackers are utilizing code from a Python clone of Microsoft's venerable Minesweeper game to hide malicious scripts in attacks on European and US financial organizations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-phish-finance-orgs-using-trojanized-minesweeper-clone/
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โ€ŠSav-Rx discloses data breach impacting 2.8 million Americans

Prescription management company Sav-Rx is warning over 2.8 million people in the United States that it suffered a data breach, stating that their personal data was stolen in a 2023 cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sav-rx-discloses-data-breach-impacting-28-million-americans/
โ€ŠAd blocker users say YouTube videos are now skipping to the end

Many users report that YouTube videos automatically skip to the end or muting video if they are using an ad blocker, making it impossible for them to watch the video. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/ad-blocker-users-say-youtube-videos-are-now-skipping-to-the-end/
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โ€ŠChristieโ€™s confirms breach after RansomHub threatens to leak data

Christie's confirmed that it suffered a security incident earlier this month after the RansomHub extortion gang claimed responsibility and threatened to leak stolen data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/christies-confirms-breach-after-ransomhub-threatens-to-leak-data/
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โ€ŠExploit released for maximum severity Fortinet RCE bug, patch now

โ€‹Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a maximum-severity vulnerability in Fortinet's security information and event management (SIEM) solution, which was patched in February. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-maximum-severity-fortinet-rce-bug-patch-now/
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โ€ŠMicrosoft links North Korean hackers to new FakePenny ransomware

โ€‹Microsoft has linked a North Korean hacking group it tracks as Moonstone Sleet to FakePenny ransomware attacks, which have led to millions of dollars in ransom demands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-links-moonstone-sleet-north-korean-hackers-to-new-fakepenny-ransomware/
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โ€ŠRussian indicted for selling access to US corporate networks

A 31-year-old Russian national named Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for wire and computer fraud in the United States for allegedly acting as an "initial access broker" from February 2019 to May 2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-indicted-for-selling-access-to-us-corporate-networks/
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โ€ŠOver 90 malicious Android apps with 5.5M installs found on Google Play

Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5 million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-90-malicious-android-apps-with-55m-installs-found-on-google-play/
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โ€ŠFirst American December data breach impacts 44,000 people

First American Financial Corporation, the second-largest title insurance company in the United States, revealed on Tuesday that a December cyberattack led to a breach impacting 44,000 individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/first-american-december-data-breach-impacts-44-000-people/
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โ€ŠOkta warns of credential stuffing attacks targeting its CORS feature

Okta warns that a Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) feature is being targeted in credential stuffing attacks, stating that numerous customers have been targeted since April. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/okta-warns-of-credential-stuffing-attacks-targeting-its-cors-feature/
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โ€ŠUS dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin

The U.S. Justice Department and international partners dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet and arrested 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, its administrator, in Singapore. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-dismantles-911-s5-residential-proxy-botnet-used-for-cyberattacks-arrests-admin/
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โ€ŠFree Piano phish targets American university students, staff

A large-scale phishing campaign is using an unusual lure to earn at least $900,000 by tricking email recipients into believing they're about to receive a baby grand piano for free. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-piano-phish-targets-american-university-students-staff/
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โ€ŠCheck Point VPN zero-day exploited in attacks since April 30

Threat actors have been exploiting a high-severity Check Point Remote Access VPN zero-day since at least April 30, stealing Active Directory data needed to move laterally through the victims' networks in successful attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/check-point-vpn-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-since-april-30/
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