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β€ŠOver 3 million mail servers without encryption exposed to sniffing attacks

Over three million POP3 and IMAP mail servers without TLS encryption are currently exposed on the Internet and vulnerable to network sniffing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-3-million-mail-servers-without-encryption-exposed-to-sniffing-attacks/
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β€ŠChinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack

​Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-targeted-sanctions-office-in-treasury-attack/
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β€ŠNew DoubleClickjacking attack exploits double-clicks to hijack accounts

A new variation of clickjacking attacks called "DoubleClickjacking" lets attackers trick users into authorizing sensitive actions using double-clicks while bypassing existing protections against these types of attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-doubleclickjacking-attack-exploits-double-clicks-to-hijack-accounts/
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β€ŠFrench govt contractor Atos denies Space Bears ransomware attack claims

French tech giant Atos, which secures communications for the country's military and secret services, has denied claims made by the Space Bears ransomware gang that they compromised one of its databases. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-govt-contractor-atos-denies-space-bears-ransomware-attack-claims/
β€ŠApple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that its Siri assistant recorded private conversations and shared them with third parties. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-offers-95-million-in-siri-privacy-violation-settlement/
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β€ŠNew FireScam Android malware poses as RuStore app to steal data

A new Android malware named 'FireScam' is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-firescam-android-malware-poses-as-rustore-app-to-steal-data/
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β€ŠNuclei flaw bypasses template signature checks to execute commands

A now-fixed vulnerability in the open-source vulnerability scanner Nuclei could potentially allow attackers to bypass signature verification while sneaking malicious code into templates that execute on local systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nuclei-flaw-bypasses-template-signature-checks-to-execute-commands/
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β€ŠCryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-wallet-drainers-stole-494-million-in-2024/
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β€ŠWindows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid "security fiasco"

​Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a "security fiasco" as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-users-urged-to-upgrade-to-avoid-security-fiasco/
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β€ŠMicrosoft may have scrapped Windows 11's dynamic wallpapers feature

Microsoft has many good ideas for Windows 11 that often do not ship, and one of them was "Dynamic Wallpapers," which, as the name suggests, could have made the wallpaper dynamic, similar to third-party tools like Lively Wallpaper. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-have-scrapped-windows-11s-dynamic-wallpapers-feature/
β€ŠMicrosoft Bing shows misleading Google-like page for 'Google' searches

Microsoft Bing is displaying what is being categorized as a misleading Google-esque search page when users search for Google, making it look you are on the competing search engine. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-bing-shows-misleading-google-like-page-for-google-searches/
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β€ŠChinese hackers also breached Charter and Windstream networks

​More U.S. companies have been added to the list of telecommunications firms hacked in a wave of breaches by a Chinese state-backed threat group tracked as Salt Typhoon. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/charter-and-windstream-among-nine-us-telecoms-hacked-by-china/
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β€ŠVulnerable Moxa devices expose industrial networks to attacks

Industrial networking and communications provider Moxa is warning of a high-severity and a critical vulnerability that impact various models of its cellular routers, secure routers, and network security appliances. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vulnerable-moxa-devices-expose-industrial-networks-to-attacks/
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β€ŠGreen Bay Packers' online store hacked to steal credit cards

The Green Bay Packers American football team is notifying fans that a threat actor hacked its official online retail store in October and injected a card skimmer script to steal customers' personal and payment information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/green-bay-packers-online-store-hacked-to-steal-credit-cards/
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