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WinRAR 7.10 boosts Windows privacy by stripping MoTW data

WinRAR 7.10 was released yesterday with numerous features, such as larger memory pages, a dark mode, and the ability to fine-tune how Windows Mark-of-the-Web flags are propagated when extracting files. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winrar-710-boosts-windows-privacy-by-stripping-motw-data/
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Russian phishing campaigns exploit Signal's device-linking feature

Russian threat actors have been launching phishing campaigns that exploit the legitimate "Linked Devices" feature in the Signal messaging app to gain unauthorized access to accounts of interest. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-phishing-campaigns-exploit-signals-device-linking-feature/
The Browser Blind Spot: Why Your Browser is the Next Cybersecurity Battleground

For years, defensive security strategies have focused on three core areas: network, endpoint, and email. Meanwhile, the browser, sits across all of them. This article examines three key areas where attackers focus their efforts and how browser-based attacks are evolving. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-browser-blind-spot-why-your-browser-is-the-next-cybersecurity-battleground/
Palo Alto Networks tags new firewall bug as exploited in attacks

Palo Alto Networks warns that hackers are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass flaw (CVE-2025-0108) in PAN-OS firewalls, chaining it with two other vulnerabilities to breach devices in active attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-tags-new-firewall-bug-as-exploited-in-attacks/
Australian fertility services giant Genea hit by security breach

​Genea, one of Australia's largest fertility services providers, disclosed that unknown attackers breached its network and accessed data stored on compromised systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australian-fertility-services-giant-genea-hit-by-security-breach/
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New FrigidStealer infostealer infects Macs via fake browser updates

The FakeUpdate malware campaigns are increasingly becoming muddled, with two additional cybercrime groups tracked as TA2726 and TA2727, running campaigns that push a new macOS infostealer malware called FrigidStealer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-frigidstealer-infostealer-infects-macs-via-fake-browser-updates/
Phishing attack hides JavaScript using invisible Unicode trick

A new JavaScript obfuscation method utilizing invisible Unicode characters to represent binary values is being actively abused in phishing attacks targeting affiliates of an American political action committee (PAC). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-attack-hides-javascript-using-invisible-unicode-trick/
CISA and FBI: Ghost ransomware breached orgs in 70 countries

CISA and the FBI said attackers deploying Ghost ransomware have breached victims from multiple industry sectors across over 70 countries, including critical infrastructure organizations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-and-fbi-ghost-ransomware-breached-orgs-in-70-countries/
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Darcula PhaaS can now auto-generate phishing kits for any brand

The Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform is preparing to release its third major version, with one of the highlighted features, the ability to create do-it-yourself phishing kits to target any brand. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darcula-phaas-can-now-auto-generate-phishing-kits-for-any-brand/
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Integrating LLMs into security operations using Wazuh

Large Language Models (LLMs) can provide many benefits to security professionals by helping them analyze logs, detect phishing attacks, or offering threat intelligence. Learn from Wazuh how to incorporate an LLM, like ChatGPT, into its open source security platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/integrating-llms-into-security-operations-using-wazuh/
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Chinese hackers use custom malware to spy on US telecom networks

The Chinese state-sponsored Salt Typhoon hacking group uses a custom utility called JumbledPath to stealthily monitor network traffic and potentially capture sensitive data in cyberattacks on U.S. telecommunication providers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/salt-typhoon-uses-jumbledpath-malware-to-spy-on-us-telecom-networks/
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US healthcare org pays $11M settlement over alleged cybersecurity lapses

Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) and its parent company, Centene Corporation, have agreed to pay $11,253,400 to settle allegations that HNFS falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements under its Defense Health Agency (DHA) TRICARE contract. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-healthcare-org-pays-11m-settlement-over-alleged-cybersecurity-lapses/
Apiiro unveils free scanner to detect malicious code merges

Security researchers at Apiiro have released two free, open-source tools designed to detect and block malicious code before they are added to software projects to curb supply chain attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apiiro-unveils-free-scanner-to-detect-malicious-code-merges/
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Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers' encrypted cloud data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-pulls-icloud-end-to-end-encryption-feature-in-the-uk/
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