US space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach

Hackers breached U.S. satellite maker Maxar Space Systems and accessed personal data belonging to its employees, the company informs in a notification to impacted individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-space-tech-giant-maxar-discloses-employee-data-breach/

 Chinese hackers exploit Fortinet VPN zero-day to steal credentials

Chinese threat actors use a custom post-exploitation toolkit named 'DeepData' to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiClient Windows VPN client that steal credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/

 Brave on iOS adds new "Shred" button to wipe site-specific data

Brave Browser 1.71 for iOS introduces a new privacy-focused feature called "Shred," which allows users to easily delete site-specific mobile browsing data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brave-on-ios-adds-new-shred-button-to-wipe-site-specific-data/

 Spotify abused to promote pirated software and game cheats

Spotify playlists and podcasts are being abused to push pirated software, game cheat codes, spam links, and "warez" sites. By injecting targeted keywords and links in playlist names and podcast descriptions, threat actors may benefit from boosting SEO for their dubious online properties appearing in Google. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spotify-abused-to-promote-pirated-software-and-game-cheats/

 Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event with $4 million in rewards

​Microsoft announced today at its Ignite annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, that it's expanding its bug bounty programs with Zero Day Quest, a new hacking event focusing on cloud and AI products and platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-launches-zero-day-quest-hacking-event-with-4-million-in-rewards/

 New Windows 11 recovery tool to let admins remotely fix unbootable devices

Microsoft is working on a new Windows "Quick Machine Recovery" feature that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update "targeted fixes" to remotely fix systems rendered unbootable. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-quick-machine-recovery-lets-admins-remotely-fix-unbootable-devices/

 Botnet fueling residential proxies disrupted in cybercrime crackdown

The Ngioweb botnet, which supplies most of the 35,000 bots in the cybercriminal NSOCKS proxy service, is being disrupted as security companies block traffic to and from the two networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ngioweb-botnet-fueling-residential-proxies-disrupted-in-cybercrime-crackdown/

 Helldown ransomware exploits Zyxel VPN flaw to breach networks

The new 'Helldown' ransomware operation is believed to target vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls to breach corporate networks, allowing them to steal data and encrypt devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/helldown-ransomware-exploits-zyxel-vpn-flaw-to-breach-networks/

 Microsoft now testing hotpatch on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 365

​Microsoft announced today that hotpatching is now also available in preview on Windows 365 and Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 client devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-testing-hotpatch-on-windows-11-24h2-and-windows-365/

 D-Link urges users to retire VPN routers impacted by unfixed RCE flaw

D-Link is warning customers to replace end-of-life VPN router models after a critical unauthenticated, remote code execution vulnerability was discovered that will not be fixed on these devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/d-link-urges-users-to-retire-vpn-routers-impacted-by-unfixed-rce-flaw/

 Oracle warns of Agile PLM file disclosure flaw exploited in attacks

Oracle has fixed an unauthenticated file disclosure flaw in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tracked as CVE-2024-21287, which was actively exploited as a zero-day to download files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-warns-of-agile-plm-file-disclosure-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/

 Ford investgates alleged breach following customer data leak

Ford is investigating allegations that it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to leak 44,000 customer records on a hacking forum. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ford-investgates-alleged-breach-following-customer-data-leak/

 CISA tags Progress Kemp LoadMaster flaw as exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three new flaws in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a critical OS command injection impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-progress-kemp-loadmaster-flaw-as-exploited-in-attacks/

 Apple fixes two zero-days used in attacks on Intel-based Macs

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on Intel-based Mac systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-two-zero-days-used-in-attacks-on-intel-based-macs/

 Amazon and Audible flooded with 'forex trading' and warez listings

Amazon, Amazon Music, and Audible, an Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service, have been flooded with bogus listings that push dubious "forex trading" sites, Telegram channels, and suspicious links claiming to offer pirated software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-and-audible-flooded-with-forex-trading-and-warez-listings/

 New Ghost Tap attack abuses NFC mobile payments to steal money

Cybercriminals have devised a novel method to cash out from stolen credit card details linked to mobile payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, dubbed 'Ghost Tap,' which relays NFC card data to money mules worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ghost-tap-attack-abuses-nfc-mobile-payments-to-steal-money/

 Microsoft confirms game audio issues on Windows 11 24H2 PCs

​Microsoft says a Windows 24H2 bug causes game audio to unexpectedly increase to full volume when using USB DAC sound systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-game-audio-issues-on-windows-11-24h2-pcs/

 Ubuntu Linux impacted by decade-old 'needrestart' flaw that gives root

Five local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities have been discovered in the needrestart utility used by Ubuntu Linux, which was introduced over 10 years ago in version 21.04. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntu-linux-impacted-by-decade-old-needrestart-flaw-that-gives-root/

 US charges five linked to Scattered Spider cybercrime gang

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five suspects believed to be part of the financially motivated Scattered Spider cybercrime gang with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-five-linked-to-scattered-spider-cybercrime-gang/

 MITRE shares 2024's top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses

MITRE has shared this year's top 25 list of the most common and dangerous software weaknesses behind more than 31,000 vulnerabilities disclosed between June 2023 and June 2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-shares-2024s-top-25-most-dangerous-software-weaknesses/

 Fintech giant Finastra investigates data breach after SFTP hack

Finastra has confirmed it warned customers of a cybersecurity incident after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fintech-giant-finastra-investigates-data-breach-after-sftp-hack/