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Microsoft pushes fix for Windows 11 update 0x80240069 errors

​Microsoft has fixed a known issue preventing Windows 11 24H2 feature updates from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) after installing the April 2025 security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pushes-fix-for-windows-11-update-0x80240069-errors/
Google fixes actively exploited FreeType flaw on Android

Google has released the May 2025 security updates for Android with fixes for 45 security flaws, including an actively exploited zero-click FreeType 2 code execution vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-actively-exploited-freetype-flaw-on-android/
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Why EASM is vital to modern digital risk protection

You can't protect what you can't see. From shadow IT to supplier risk, modern attack surfaces are sprawling fast — and External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is how security teams take back control. Learn from Outpost24 how EASM powers proactive digital risk protection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-easm-is-vital-to-modern-digital-risk-protection/
Critical Langflow RCE flaw exploited to hack AI app servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has tagged a Langflow remote code execution vulnerability as actively exploited, urging organizations to apply security updates and mitigations as soon as possible. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-langflow-rce-flaw-exploited-to-hack-ai-app-servers/
UK Legal Aid Agency investigates cybersecurity incident

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK's Ministry of Justice that oversees billions in legal funding, warned law firms of a security incident and said the attackers might have accessed financial information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-legal-aid-agency-investigates-cybersecurity-incident/
Police takes down six DDoS-for-hire services, arrests admins

​Polish authorities have detained four suspects linked to six DDoS-for-hire platforms, believed to have facilitated thousands of attacks targeting schools, government services, businesses, and gaming platforms worldwide since 2022. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-six-ddos-for-hire-services-arrests-admins/
Doubling down: How Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) boosts online security

Passwords alone aren't cutting it—31% of breaches involve stolen credentials. Learn from Specops Software about how Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) and strong password policies can work together to keep your organization secure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doubling-down-how-universal-2nd-factor-u2f-boosts-online-security/
NSO Group fined $167M for spyware attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users

A U.S. federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $167,254,000 in punitive damages and $444,719 in compensatory damages for a 2019 campaign that targeted 1,400 users of the communication app. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/nso-group-fined-167m-for-spyware-attacks-on-1-400-whatsapp-users/
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PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts

PowerSchool is warning that the hacker behind its December cyberattack is now individually extorting schools, threatening to release the previously stolen student and teacher data if a ransom is not paid. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-now-extorting-individual-school-districts/
LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed

The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/
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