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β€ŠCoupang to split $1.17 billion among 33.7 million data breach victims

Coupang, the largest retailer in South Korea, announced $1.17 billion (1.685 trillion Won) total compensation for the 33.7 million customers whose information was exposed in the data breach discovered last month. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coupang-to-split-117-billion-among-337-million-data-breach-victims/
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β€ŠChinese state hackers use rootkit to hide ToneShell malware activity

A new sample of the ToneShell backdoor, typically seen in Chinese cyberespionage campaigns, has been delivered through a kernel-mode loader in attacks against government organizations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-state-hackers-use-rootkit-to-hide-toneshell-malware-activity/
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β€ŠUS cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks

Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint have pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-to-blackcat-alphv-ransomware-attacks/
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β€ŠZoom Stealer browser extensions harvest corporate meeting intelligence

A newly discovered campaign, which researchers call Zoom Stealer, is affecting 2.2 million Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge users through 18 extensions that collect online meeting-related data like URLs, IDs, topics, descriptions, and embedded passwords. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-stealer-browser-extensions-harvest-corporate-meeting-intelligence/
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β€ŠEuropean Space Agency confirms breach of "external servers"

The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that attackers recently breached servers outside its corporate network, which contained what it described as "unclassified" information on collaborative engineering activities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-space-agency-confirms-breach-of-external-servers/
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β€ŠNew ErrTraffic service enables ClickFix attacks via fake browser glitches

A new cybercrime tool called ErrTraffic allows threat actors to automate ClickFix attacks by generating 'fake glitches' on compromised websites to lure users into downloading payloads or following malicious instructions [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-errtraffic-service-enables-clickfix-attacks-via-fake-browser-glitches/
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β€ŠDisney will pay $10 million to settle children's data privacy lawsuit

Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to settle claims that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by mislabeling videos and allowing data collection for targeted advertising. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/disney-will-pay-10m-to-settle-claims-of-childrens-privacy-violations-on-youtube/
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β€ŠIBM warns of critical API Connect auth bypass vulnerability

IBM urged customers to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in its API Connect enterprise platform that could allow attackers to access apps remotely. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ibm-warns-of-critical-api-connect-auth-bypass-vulnerability/
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β€ŠRondoDox botnet exploits React2Shell flaw to breach Next.js servers

The RondoDox botnet has been observed exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to infect vulnerable Next.js servers with malware and cryptominers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rondodox-botnet-exploits-react2shell-flaw-to-breach-nextjs-servers/
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β€ŠHackers drain $3.9M from Unleash Protocol after multisig hijack

The decentralized intellectual property platform Unleash Protocol has lost around $3.9 million worth of cryptocurrency after someone executed an unauthorized contract upgrade that allowed asset withdrawals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-drain-39m-from-unleash-protocol-after-multisig-hijack/
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β€ŠNYC mayoral inauguration bans Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi devices

New York City's 2026 mayoral inauguration of Zohran Mamdani has published a list of banned items for the event, specifically prohibiting the Flipper Zero and Raspberry Pi devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nyc-mayoral-inauguration-bans-flipper-zero-raspberry-pi-devices/
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β€ŠNew GlassWorm malware wave targets Macs with trojanized crypto wallets

A fourth wave of the "GlassWorm" campaign is targeting macOS developers with malicious VSCode/OpenVSX extensions that deliver trojanized versions of crypto wallet applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-glassworm-malware-wave-targets-macs-with-trojanized-crypto-wallets/
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β€ŠThe biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2025

2025 was a big year for cybersecurity, with cyberattacks, data breaches, threat groups reaching new notoriety levels, and, of course, zero-day flaws exploited in breaches. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our readers than others. This article explores 15 of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2025. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-biggest-cybersecurity-and-cyberattack-stories-of-2025/
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β€ŠTrust Wallet links $8.5 million crypto theft to Shai-Hulud NPM attack

Trust Wallet believes the compromise of its web browser to steal roughly $8.5 million from over 2,500 crypto wallets is likely related to an "industry-wide" Sha1-Hulud attack in November. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trust-wallet-links-85-million-crypto-theft-to-shai-hulud-npm-attack/
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β€ŠGoogle is testing a new image AI and it's going to be its fastest model

Google is testing a new image AI model called "Nano Banana 2 Flash," and it's going to be as good as the Gemini 3 Pro Nano Banana, but it'll be cheaper. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-is-testing-a-new-image-ai-and-its-going-to-be-its-fastest-model/
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β€ŠCryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach

Blockchain investigation firm TRM Labs says ongoing cryptocurrency thefts have been traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, with attackers draining wallets years after encrypted vaults were stolen and laundering the crypto through Russian exchanges. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-theft-attacks-traced-to-2022-lastpass-breach/
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β€ŠShinyHunters claims Resecurity hack, firm says it’s a honeypot

The ShinyHunters hacking group claims it breached the systems of cybersecurity firm Resecurity and stole internal data, while Resecurity says the attackers only accessed a deliberately deployed honeypot containing fake information used to monitor their activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claims-resecurity-hack-firm-says-its-a-honeypot/
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