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Microsoft shares script to restore inetpub folder you shouldn’t delete

Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help restore an empty 'inetpub' folder created by the April 2025 Windows security updates if deleted. As Microsoft previously warned, this folder helps mitigate a high-severity Windows Process Activation privilege escalation vulnerability. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-script-to-restore-inetpub-folder-you-shouldnt-delete/
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Malicious npm packages posing as utilities delete project directories

Two malicious packages have been discovered in the npm JavaScript package index, which masquerades as useful utilities but, in reality, are destructive data wipers that delete entire application directories. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-npm-packages-posing-as-utilities-delete-project-directories/
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Supply chain attack hits Gluestack NPM packages with 960K weekly downloads

A significant supply chain attack hit NPM after 15 popular Gluestack packages with over 950,000 weekly downloads were compromised to include malicious code that acts as a remote access trojan (RAT). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/supply-chain-attack-hits-gluestack-npm-packages-with-960k-weekly-downloads/
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New Mirai botnet infect TBK DVR devices via command injection flaw

A new variant of the Mirai malware botnet is exploiting a command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices to hijack them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mirai-botnet-infect-tbk-dvr-devices-via-command-injection-flaw/
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Designing Blue Team playbooks with Wazuh for proactive cyber defense

Blue Team playbooks are essential—but tools like Wazuh take them to the next level. From credential dumping to web shells and brute-force attacks, see how Wazuh strengthens real-time detection and automated response. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/designing-blue-team-playbooks-with-wazuh-for-proactive-cyber-defense/
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Linux Foundation unveils decentralized WordPress plugin manager

A collective of former WordPress developers and contributors backed by the Linux Foundation has launched the FAIR Package Manager, a new and independent distribution system for trusted WordPress plugins and themes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/linux-foundation-unveils-decentralized-wordpress-plugin-manager/
SentinelOne shares new details on China-linked breach attempt

SentinelOne has shared more details on an attempted supply chain attack by Chinese hackers through an IT services and logistics firm that manages hardware logistics for the cybersecurity firm. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sentinelone-shares-new-details-on-china-linked-breach-attempt/
Google patched bug leaking phone numbers tied to accounts

A vulnerability allowed researchers to brute-force any Google account's recovery phone number simply by knowing a their profile name and an easily retrieved partial phone number, creating a massive risk for phishing and SIM-swapping attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patched-bug-leaking-phone-numbers-tied-to-accounts/
Five plead guilty to laundering $36 million stolen in investment scams

Five men from China, the United States, and Turkey pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international crime ring and laundering nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. victims in cryptocurrency investment scams carried out from Cambodia. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/five-plead-guilty-to-laundering-36-million-stolen-in-investment-scams/
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OpenAI working to fix ChatGPT outage affecting users worldwide

OpenAI is working to fix an ongoing outage impacting ChatGPT users worldwide and preventing them from accessing the chatbot on the web or via mobile and desktop apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/openai-working-to-fix-chatgpt-outage-affecting-users-worldwide/
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AI is a data-breach time bomb, reveals new report

AI acts like Pac-Man—devouring sensitive data across clouds, apps, and copilots. Varonis analyzed 1,000 orgs and found 99% have exposed data AI can access, exposing them to data risks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-is-a-data-breach-time-bomb-reveals-new-report/
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FIN6 hackers pose as job seekers to backdoor recruiters’ devices

In a twist on typical hiring-related social engineering attacks, the FIN6 hacking group impersonates job seekers to target recruiters, using convincing resumes and phishing sites to deliver malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fin6-hackers-pose-as-job-seekers-to-backdoor-recruiters-devices/