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Port of Seattle says ransomware breach impacts 90,000 people

​Port of Seattle, the U.S. government agency overseeing Seattle's seaport and airport, is notifying roughly 90,000 individuals of a data breach after their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 ransomware attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/port-of-seattle-says-ransomware-breach-impacts-90-000-people/
Carding tool abusing WooCommerce API downloaded 34K times on PyPI

A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named 'disgrasya' that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from the open-source package platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/carding-tool-abusing-woocommerce-api-downloaded-34k-times-on-pypi/
E-ZPass toll payment texts return in massive phishing wave

An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and credit card information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toll-payment-text-scam-returns-in-massive-phishing-wave/
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This $16 AdGuard plan protects your whole family from malicious ads

You have until April 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT to grab lifetime access to AdGuard's privacy and ad-blocking tools for just $15.97 (reg. $169)—remember to enter code FAMPLAN at checkout for this limited-time discount. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/this-16-adguard-plan-protects-your-whole-family-from-malicious-ads/
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Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers

Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer to mine Ethereum and Monero. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-vscode-extensions-infect-windows-with-cryptominers/
Six arrested for AI-powered investment scams that stole $20 million

Spain's police arrested six individuals behind a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that used AI tools to generate deepfake ads featuring popular public figures to lure people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/six-arrested-for-ai-powered-investment-scams-that-stole-20-million/
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EncryptHub's dual life: Cybercriminal vs Windows bug-bounty researcher

EncryptHub, a notorious threat actor linked to breaches at 618 organizations, is believed to have reported two Windows zero-day vulnerabilities to Microsoft, revealing a conflicted figure straddling the line between cybercrime and security research. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/encrypthubs-dual-life-cybercriminal-vs-windows-bug-bounty-researcher/
AWS rolls out ML-KEM to secure TLS from quantum threats

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added support for the ML-KEM post-quantum key encapsulation mechanism to AWS Key Management Service (KMS), AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), and AWS Secrets Manager, making TLS connections more secure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aws-rolls-out-ml-kem-to-secure-tls-from-quantum-threats/
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