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Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning about highly targeted attacks employing compromised Signal accounts to send malware to employees of defense industry firms and members of the country's army forces. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-military-targeted-in-new-signal-spear-phishing-attacks/
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Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 people

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), the largest public-sector union in Pennsylvania, is notifying over half a million individuals that attackers stole their personal information in a July 2024 security breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pennsylvania-education-union-data-breach-hit-500-000-people/
HellCat hackers go on a worldwide Jira hacking spree

Swiss global solutions provider Ascom has confirmed a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure as a hacker group known as Hellcat targets Jira servers worldwide using compromised credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hellcat-hackers-go-on-a-worldwide-jira-hacking-spree/
Is it time to retire 'one-off' pen tests for continuous testing?

Annual pentests can leave security gaps that attackers can exploit for months. Learn more from Outpost24 about why continuous penetration testing (PTaaS) offers real-time detection, remediation, and stronger protection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/is-it-time-to-retire-one-off-pen-tests-for-continuous-testing/
GitHub Action supply chain attack exposed secrets in 218 repos

The compromise of GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files has impacted only a small percentage of the 23,000 projects using it, with it estimated that only 218 repositories exposed secrets due to the supply chain attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-action-supply-chain-attack-exposed-secrets-in-218-repos/
UK urges critical orgs to adopt quantum cryptography by 2035

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published specific timelines on migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), dictating that critical organizations should complete migration by 2035. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-urges-critical-orgs-to-adopt-quantum-cryptography-by-2035/
VSCode extensions found downloading early-stage ransomware

Two malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions were found deploying in-development ransomware from a remote server, exposing critical gaps in Microsoft's review process. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vscode-extensions-found-downloading-early-stage-ransomware/
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Steam pulls game demo infecting Windows with info-stealing malware

Valve has removed a game titled 'Sniper: Phantom's Resolution' from the Steam store following multiple user reports that indicated its demo installer actually infected their systems with information stealing malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steam-pulls-game-demo-infecting-windows-with-info-stealing-malware/
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US removes sanctions against Tornado Cash crypto mixer

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced today that it has removed sanctions against the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer, which North Korean Lazarus hackers used to launder hundreds of millions stolen in multiple crypto heists. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-removes-sanctions-against-tornado-cash-crypto-mixer/
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