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β€ŠMalicious extensions in Chrome Web store steal user credentials

Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named 'Phantom Shuttle' are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user traffic and steal sensitive data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-extensions-in-chrome-web-store-steal-user-credentials/
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β€ŠMicrosoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11

Microsoft is rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 to address growing performance and security concerns by leveraging the capabilities of system-on-a-chip and CPU. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-rolls-out-hardware-accelerated-bitlocker-in-windows-11/
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β€ŠMongoDB warns admins to patch severe RCE flaw immediately

MongoDB has warned IT admins to immediately patch a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited in remote code execution (RCE) attacks targeting vulnerable servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mongodb-warns-admins-to-patch-severe-rce-flaw-immediately/
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β€ŠMicrosoft Teams to let admins block external users via Defender portal

Microsoft announced that security administrators will soon be able to block external users from sending messages, calls, or meeting invitations to members of their organization via Teams. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-to-let-admins-block-external-users-via-defender-portal/
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β€ŠFake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-mas-windows-activation-domain-used-to-spread-powershell-malware/
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β€ŠGoogle will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address

Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail address or create a new alias, according to a new support document. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-finally-allow-you-to-change-your-gmailcom-address/
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β€ŠTrust Wallet Chrome extension hack tied to millions in losses

Several users of the Trust Wallet Chrome extension report having their cryptocurrency wallets drained after installing a compromised extension update released on December 24, prompting an urgent response from the company and warnings to affected users. Simultaneously, BleepingComputer observed a phishing domain launched by hackers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trust-wallet-chrome-extension-hack-tied-to-millions-in-losses/
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β€ŠFake GrubHub emails promise tenfold return on sent cryptocurrency

Grubhub users received fraudulent messages, apparently from a company email address, promising a tenfold bitcoin payout in return for a transfer to a specified wallet. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-grubhub-emails-promise-tenfold-return-on-sent-cryptocurrency/
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β€ŠOpenAI's ChatGPT ads will allegedly prioritize sponsored content in answers

OpenAI is reportedly mulling a new form of ads on ChatGPT called "sponsored content," which could influence your buying decisions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openais-chatgpt-ads-will-allegedly-prioritize-sponsored-content-in-answers/
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β€ŠMassive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits

Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach that allowed hackers to abuse internal systems to ban and unban players, manipulate in-game moderation feeds, and grant massive amounts of in-game currency and cosmetic items to accounts worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-rainbow-six-siege-breach-gives-players-billions-of-credits/
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β€ŠHacker claims to leak WIRED database with 2.3 million records

A hacker claims to have breached CondΓ© Nast and leaked an alleged WIRED database containing more than 2.3 million subscriber records, while also warning that they plan to release up to 40 million additional records for other CondΓ© Nast properties. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-claims-to-leak-wired-database-with-23-million-records/
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β€ŠExploited MongoBleed flaw leaks MongoDB secrets, 87K servers exposed

A severe vulnerability affecting multiple MongoDB versions, dubbed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), is being actively exploited in the wild, with over 80,000 potentially vulnerable servers exposed on the public web. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploited-mongobleed-flaw-leaks-mongodb-secrets-87k-servers-exposed/
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β€ŠFortinet warns of 5-year-old FortiOS 2FA bypass still exploited in attacks

Fortinet has warned customers that threat actors are still actively exploiting a critical FortiOS vulnerability that allows them to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) when targeting vulnerable FortiGate firewalls. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-5-year-old-fortios-2fa-bypass-still-exploited-in-attacks/
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β€ŠKorean Air data breach exposes data of thousands of employees

Korean Air experienced a data breach affecting thousands of employees after Korean Air Catering & Duty-Free (KC&D), its in-flight catering supplier and former subsidiary, was recently hacked. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/korean-air-data-breach-exposes-data-of-thousands-of-employees/
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β€ŠFormer Coinbase support agent arrested for helping hackers

A former Coinbase customer service agent was arrested in India for helping hackers earlier this year steal sensitive customer information from a company database. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-coinbase-support-agent-arrested-for-helping-hackers/
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β€ŠRomanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit Oltenia Energy Complex (Complexul Energetic Oltenia), Romania's largest coal-based energy producer, on the second day of Christmas, taking down its IT infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-energy-provider-hit-by-gentlemen-ransomware-attack/
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