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Why password controls still matter in cybersecurity

Passwords still matter — and weak policies leave the door wide open. Specops Software explains how longer passphrases, smarter banned-password lists, and adaptive rotation strategies can strengthen security without frustrating users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-password-controls-still-matter-in-cybersecurity/
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Microsoft Edge gets scareware sensor for faster scam detection

Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-gets-scareware-sensor-for-faster-scam-detection/
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‘We got hacked’ emails threaten to leak University of Pennsylvania data

The University of Pennsylvania suffered a cybersecurity incident on Friday, where students and alumni received a series of offensive emails from various University email addresses, claiming that data was stolen in a breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/offensive-we-got-hacked-emails-sent-in-penn-security-incident/
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Open VSX rotates access tokens used in supply-chain malware attack

The Open VSX registry rotated access tokens after they were accidentally leaked by developers in public repositories and allowed threat actors to publish malicious extensions in an attempted supply-chain attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/open-vsx-rotates-tokens-used-in-supply-chain-malware-attack/
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Penn hacker claims to have stolen 1.2 million donor records in data breach

A hacker has taken responsibility for last week's University of Pennsylvania "We got hacked" email incident, saying it was a far more extensive breach that exposed data on 1.2 million donors and internal documents. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-pennsylvania-hacker-claims-1.2-million-donor-data-breach/
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OAuth Device Code Phishing: Azure vs. Google Compared

Device code phishing abuses the OAuth device flow, and Google and Azure produce strikingly different attack surfaces. Register for Huntress Labs' Live Hack to learn about attack techniques, defensive tactics, and get an Identity Security Assessment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oauth-device-code-phishing-azure-vs-google-compared/
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Microsoft: Patch for WSUS flaw disabled Windows Server hotpatching

An out-of-band (OOB) security update that patches an actively exploited Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability has broken hotpatching on some Windows Server 2025 devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-patch-for-wsus-flaw-disabled-windows-server-hotpatching/
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Hackers use RMM tools to breach freighters and steal cargo shipments

Threat actors are targeting freight brokers and trucking carriers with malicious links and emails to deploy remote monitoring and management tools (RMMs) that enable them to hijack cargo and steal physical goods. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-rmm-tools-to-breach-freighters-and-steal-cargo-shipments/
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US cybersecurity experts indicted for BlackCat ransomware attacks

Three former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies DigitalMint and Sygnia have been indicted for allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks between May 2023 and November 2023. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-cybersecurity-experts-indicted-for-blackcat-ransomware-attacks/
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Fake Solidity VSCode extension on Open VSX backdoors developers

A remote access trojan dubbed SleepyDuck, and disguised as the well-known Solidity extension in the Open VSX open-source registry, uses an Ethereum smart contract to establish a communication channel with the attacker. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-solidity-vscode-extension-on-open-vsx-backdoors-developers/
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