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β€ŠNordVPN Black Friday Deal: Unlock 77% off VPN plans in 2025

The NordVPN Black Friday Deal is now live, and you can get the best discount available: 77% off that applies automatically when you follow our link. If you've been waiting for the right moment to upgrade your online security, privacy, and streaming freedom, this is the one VPN deals this Black Friday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nordvpn-black-friday-deal-unlock-77-percent-off-vpn-plans-in-2025/
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β€ŠNew ShadowV2 botnet malware used AWS outage as a test opportunity

A new Mirai-based botnet malware named 'ShadowV2' has been observed targeting IoT devices from D-Link, TP-Link, and other vendors with exploits for known vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shadowv2-botnet-malware-used-aws-outage-as-a-test-opportunity/
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β€ŠGreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you're part of a botnet

GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/greynoise-launches-free-scanner-to-check-if-youre-part-of-a-botnet/
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β€ŠMalicious LLMs empower inexperienced hackers with advanced tools

Unrestricted large language models (LLMs) like WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT are improving their capabilities to generate malicious code, delivering functional scripts for ransomware encryptors and lateral movement. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-llms-empower-inexperienced-hackers-with-advanced-tools/
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β€ŠFrench Football Federation discloses data breach after cyberattack

The French Football Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach on Friday after attackers used a compromised account to gain access to administrative management software used by football clubs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-football-federation-fff-discloses-data-breach-after-cyberattack/
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β€ŠPublic GitLab repositories exposed more than 17,000 secrets

After scanning all 5.6 million public repositories on GitLab Cloud, a security engineer discovered more than 17,000 exposed secrets across over 2,800 unique domains. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/public-gitlab-repositories-exposed-more-than-17-000-secrets/
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β€ŠMicrosoft: Windows updates make password login option invisible

Microsoft warned users that Windows 11 updates released since August may cause the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options, even though the button remains functional. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-updates-hide-password-icon-on-lock-screen/
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β€ŠMan behind in-flight Evil Twin WiFi attacks gets 7 years in prison

A 44-year-old man was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison for operating an "evil twin" WiFi network to steal the data of unsuspecting travelers at various airports across Australia. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-behind-in-flight-evil-twin-wifi-attacks-gets-7-years-in-prison/
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β€ŠJapanese beer giant Asahi says data breach hit 1.5 million people

Asahi Group Holdings, Japan's largest beer producer, has finished the investigation into the September cyberattack and found that the incident has impacted up to 1.9 million individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japanese-beer-giant-asahi-says-data-breach-hit-15-million-people/
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β€ŠShadyPanda browser extensions amass 4.3M installs in malicious campaign

A long-running malware operation known as "ShadyPanda" has amassed over 4.3 million installations of seemingly legitimate Chrome and Edge browser extensions that evolved into malware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shadypanda-browser-extensions-amass-43m-installs-in-malicious-campaign/
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β€ŠWhen Hackers Wear Suits: Protecting Your Team from Insider Cyber Threats

Hackers impersonate IT pros with deepfakes, fake resumes, and stolen identities, turning hiring pipelines into insider threats. Huntres sLabs explains how stronger vetting and access controls help stop these threats. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/when-hackers-wear-suits-protecting-your-team-from-insider-cyber-threats/
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β€ŠSmartTube YouTube app for Android TV breached to push malicious update

The popular open-source SmartTube YouTube client for Android TV was compromised after an attacker gained access to the developer's signing keys, leading to a malicious update being pushed to users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/smarttube-youtube-app-for-android-tv-breached-to-push-malicious-update/
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β€ŠGlassworm malware returns in third wave of malicious VS Code packages

The Glassworm campaign, which first emerged on the OpenVSX and Microsoft Visual Studio marketplaces in October, is now in its third wave, with 24 new packages added on the two platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/glassworm-malware-returns-in-third-wave-of-malicious-vs-code-packages/
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β€ŠWindows 11 KB5070311 update fixes File Explorer freezes, search issues

​​Microsoft has released the KB5070311 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 49 changes, including fixes for File Explorer freezes and search issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5070311-update-fixes-file-explorer-freezes-search-issues/
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β€ŠUniversity of Pennsylvania confirms new data breach after Oracle hack

​The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) has confirmed a new data breach after attackers stole documents containing personal information from its Oracle E-Business Suite servers in August. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-pennsylvania-confirms-data-theft-after-oracle-ebs-hack/
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