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Ukraine arrests rogue VPN operator providing access to Runet

Ukraine's cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access the Russian internet (Runet). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/ukraine-arrests-rogue-vpn-operator-providing-access-to-runet/
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Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack

Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/casio-confirms-customer-data-stolen-in-a-ransomware-attack/
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CISA: Hackers abuse F5 BIG-IP cookies to map internal servers

CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-abuse-f5-big-ip-cookies-to-map-internal-servers/
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OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware

OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-confirms-threat-actors-use-chatgpt-to-write-malware/
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Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server

Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different protocols that offer increased security. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-deprecates-pptp-and-l2tp-vpn-protocols-in-windows-server/
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Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure entities in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oilrig-hackers-now-exploit-windows-flaw-to-elevate-privileges/
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Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

Google's Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company's deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-warns-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-may-be-disabled-soon/
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TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen

Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features designed to steal Android PINs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickmo-malware-steals-android-pins-using-fake-lock-screen/
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Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016

WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors to the site. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jetpack-fixes-critical-information-disclosure-flaw-existing-since-2016/
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New FASTCash malware Linux variant helps steal money from ATMs

North Korean hackers are using a new Linux variant of the FASTCash malware to infect the payment switch systems of financial institutions and perform unauthorized cash withdrawals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fastcash-malware-linux-variant-helps-steal-money-from-atms/
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Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times

Google Play, the official store for Android, distributed over a period of one year more than 200 malicious applications, which cumulatively counted nearly eight million downloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-200-malicious-apps-on-google-play-downloaded-millions-of-times/
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New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms

The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fido-proposal-lets-you-securely-move-passkeys-across-platforms/
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Finland seizes servers of 'Sipultie' dark web drugs market

The Finnish Customs office took down the website and seized the servers for the darknet marketplace 'Sipulitie' where criminals sold illegal narcotics anonymously. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/finland-seizes-servers-of-sipultie-dark-web-drugs-market/
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Amazon says 175 million customer now use passkeys to log in

Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-175-million-customer-now-use-passkeys-to-log-in/
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Malicious ads exploited Internet Explorer zero day to drop malware

The North Korean hacking group ScarCruft launched a large-scale attack in May that leveraged an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to infect targets with the RokRAT malware and exfiltrate data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ads-exploited-internet-explorer-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
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Understand these seven password attacks and how to stop them

Hackers are always looking for new ways to crack passwords and gain access to your organization's data and systems. In this post, Specops Software discusses the seven most common password attacks and provide tips on how to defend against them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/understand-these-seven-password-attacks-and-how-to-stop-them/
US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers

The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and dangerous hacktivist group known for conducting over 35,000 DDoS attacks in a year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-anonymous-sudan-ddos-operation-indicts-2-sudanese-brothers/
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