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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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โ€ŠCybercriminals pose as "helpful" Stack Overflow users to push malware

Cybercriminals are abusing Stack Overflow in an interesting approach to spreading malwareโ€”answering users' questions by promoting a malicious PyPi package that installs Windows information-stealing malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercriminals-pose-as-helpful-stack-overflow-users-to-push-malware/
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โ€ŠPolice seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-over-100-malware-loader-servers-arrest-four-cybercriminals/
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โ€ŠmacOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered

A macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework has been discovered, confirming the extensive reach of a tool only previously known for targeting Android and iOS devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/macos-version-of-elusive-lightspy-spyware-tool-discovered/
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โ€ŠBBC suffers data breach impacting current, former employees

The BBC has disclosed a data security incident that occurred on May 21, involving unauthorized access to files hosted on a cloud-based service, compromising the personal information of BBC Pension Scheme members. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bbc-suffers-data-breach-impacting-current-former-employees/
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โ€ŠEverbridge warns of corporate systems breach exposing business data

Everbridge, an American software company focused on crisis management and public warning solutions, notified customers that unknown attackers had accessed files containing business and user data in a recent corporate systems breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/everbridge-warns-of-corporate-systems-breach-exposing-business-data/
โ€ŠMalware botnet bricked 600,000 routers in mysterious 2023 attack

A malware botnet named 'Pumpkin Eclipse' performed a mysterious destructive event in 2023 that took 600,000 office/home office (SOHO) internet routers offline, according to a new report by researchers at Lumen's Black Lotus Labs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-botnet-bricked-600-000-routers-in-mysterious-2023-attack/
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โ€ŠData of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach

โ€‹A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is selling what they claim is the personal and financial information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers on the recently revived BreachForums hacking forum for $500,000. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-of-560-million-ticketmaster-customers-for-sale-after-alleged-breach/
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