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Hackers deploy AI-written malware in targeted attacks

While cybercriminals have used generative AI technology to create convincing emails, government agencies have warned about the potential abuse of AI tools to creating malicious software, despite the safeguards and restrictions that vendors implemented. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-deploy-ai-written-malware-in-targeted-attacks/
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Critical Ivanti vTM auth bypass bug now exploited in attacks

CISA has tagged another critical Ivanti security vulnerability, which can let threat actors create rogue admin users on vulnerable Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances, as actively exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-ivanti-vtm-auth-bypass-bug-now-exploited-in-attacks/
Infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s new cookie-theft defenses

Infostealer malware developers released updates claiming to bypass Google Chrome's recently introduced feature App-Bound Encryption to protect sensitive data such as cookies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infostealer-malware-bypasses-chromes-new-cookie-theft-defenses/
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U.S. govt agency CMS says data breach impacted 3.1 million people

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal agency announced earlier this month that health and personal information of more than three million health plan beneficiaries was exposed in the MOVEit attacks Cl0p ransomware conducted last year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/healthcare/us-govt-agency-cms-says-data-breach-impacted-31-million-people/
Kansas water plant cyberattack forces switch to manual operations

Arkansas City, a small city in Cowley County, Kansas, was forced to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations over the weekend to contain a cyberattack detected on Sunday morning. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kansas-water-plant-cyberattack-forces-switch-to-manual-operations/
The "Llama" is freed: Winamp goes open source after 27 years

The iconic Winamp media player has fulfilled a promise made in May to go open-source and has now published its complete source code on GitHub. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/the-llama-is-freed-winamp-goes-open-source-after-27-years/
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CISA: Hackers target industrial systems using “unsophisticated methods”

​CISA warned today of threat actors trying to breach critical infrastructure networks by targeting Internet-exposed industrial devices using "unsophisticated" methods like brute force attacks and default credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-target-industrial-systems-using-unsophisticated-methods/
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Meta halts routing via Deutsche Telekom over €20M peering fee

Meta announced that it's ending its direct peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom following a court's ruling earlier this year that would oblige the tech firm to pay the telecom €20,000,000 to continue using its network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/meta-halts-routing-via-deutsche-telekom-over-20m-peering-fee/
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Mozilla accused of tracking users in Firefox without consent

European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/mozilla-accused-of-tracking-users-in-firefox-without-consent/
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HPE Aruba Networking fixes critical flaws impacting Access Points

HPE Aruba Networking has fixed three critical vulnerabilities in the Command Line Interface (CLI) service of its Aruba Access Points, which could let unauthenticated attackers gain remote code execution on vulnerable devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-aruba-networking-fixes-three-critical-rce-flaws-impacting-its-access-points/
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US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other cybercrime groups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-sanctions-crypto-exchanges-used-by-russian-ransomware-gangs/
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Tails OS merges with Tor Project for better privacy, security

The Tor Project and Tails OS are merging operations to better collaborate for a free internet by protecting users from surveillance and censorship. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/tails-os-merges-with-tor-project-for-better-privacy-security/
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Kia dealer portal flaw could let attackers hack millions of cars

A group of security researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia's dealer portal that could let hackers locate and steal millions of Kia cars made after 2013 using just the targeted vehicle's license plate. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kia-dealer-portal-flaw-could-let-attackers-hack-millions-of-cars/
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CUPS flaws enable Linux remote code execution, but there’s a catch

Under certain conditions, attackers can chain a set of vulnerabilities in multiple components of the CUPS open-source printing system to execute arbitrary code remotely on vulnerable machines. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cups-flaws-enable-linux-remote-code-execution-but-theres-a-catch/
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Windows 11 KB5043145 update released with 13 changes and fixes

​​Microsoft released the September 2024 preview update (KB5043145) for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, with 13 improvements and fixes for multiple issues, including Edge and task manager freezes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5043145-update-released-with-13-changes-and-fixes/