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β€ŠHidden Telegram proxy links can reveal your IP address in one click

A single click on what may appear to be a Telegram username or harmless link is all it takes to expose your real IP address to attackers due to how proxy links are handled. Telegram says it will add warnings to proxy links after researchers demonstrated that such one-click interactions could reveal a Telegram user's real IP address. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hidden-telegram-proxy-links-can-reveal-your-ip-address-in-one-click/
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β€ŠApple confirms Google Gemini will power Siri, says privacy remains a priority

Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration between the two tech giants. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-confirms-google-gemini-will-power-siri-says-privacy-remains-a-priority/
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β€ŠTarget's dev server offline after hackers claim to steal source code

Hackers are claiming to be selling internal source code belonging to Target Corporation, after publishing what appears to be a sample of stolen code repositories on a public software development platform. After BleepingComputer notified Target, the files were taken offline and the retailer's developer Git server was inaccessible. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/targets-dev-server-offline-after-hackers-claim-to-steal-source-code/
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β€ŠUniversity of Hawaii Cancer Center hit by ransomware attack

​University of Hawaii says a ransomware gang breached its Cancer Center in August 2025, stealing data of study participants, including documents from the 1990s containing Social Security numbers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/university-of-hawaii-cancer-center-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
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β€Š'Bad actor' hijacks Apex Legends characters in live matches

Apex Legends players over the weekend experienced disruptions during live matches as threat actors hijacked their characters, disconnected them, and changed their nicknames. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bad-actor-hijacks-apex-legends-characters-in-live-matches/
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β€ŠFacebook login thieves now using browser-in-browser trick

Hackers over the past six months have relied increasingly more on the browser-in-the-browser (BitB) method to trick users into providing Facebook account credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/facebook-login-thieves-now-using-browser-in-browser-trick/
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β€ŠHacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports

The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-gets-seven-years-for-breaching-rotterdam-and-antwerp-ports/
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β€ŠTarget employees confirm leaked code after β€˜accelerated’ Git lockdown

Multiple current and former Target employees confirmed that leaked source code samples posted by a threat actor match real internal systems. The company also rolled out an "accelerated" lockdown of its Git server, requiring VPN access, a day after being contacted by BleepingComputer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-employees-confirm-leaked-code-after-accelerated-git-lockdown/
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β€ŠConvincing LinkedIn comment-reply tactic used in new phishing

Scammers are flooding LinkedIn posts with fake "reply" comments that appear to come from the platform, warning of bogus policy violations and urging users to click external links. Some even abuse LinkedIn's official lnkd.in shortener, making the phishing attempts harder to spot. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/convincing-linkedin-comment-reply-tactic-used-in-new-phishing/
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β€ŠBetterment confirms data breach after wave of crypto scam emails

U.S. digital investment advisor Betterment confirmed that hackers breached its systems and sent fake crypto-related messages to some customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/betterment-confirms-data-breach-after-wave-of-crypto-scam-emails/
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β€ŠGoogle confirms Android bug causing volume key issues

Google has confirmed a software bug that is preventing volume buttons from working correctly on Android devices with accessibility features enabled. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-confirms-android-bug-causing-volume-key-issues/
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β€ŠMicrosoft January 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 114 flaws

Today is Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 114 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-january-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-3-zero-days-114-flaws/
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β€ŠWindows 11 KB5074109 & KB5073455 cumulative updates released

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5074109 and KB5073455  cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5074109-and-kb5073455-cumulative-updates-released/
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β€ŠMicrosoft releases Windows 10 KB5073724 extended security update

Microsoft has released the KB5073724 extended security update to fix the Patch Tuesday security updates, including 3 zero-days and a fix for expiring Secure Boot certificates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-10-kb5073724-extended-security-update/
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β€ŠBelgian hospital AZ Monica shuts down servers after cyberattack

Belgian hospital AZ Monica was forced to shut down all servers, cancel scheduled procedures, and transfer critical patients earlier today due to a cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/belgian-hospital-az-monica-shuts-down-servers-after-cyberattack/
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β€ŠNew VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers

A newly discovered advanced cloud-native Linux malware framework named VoidLink focuses on cloud environments, providing attackers with custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and plugins designed for modern infrastructures. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-voidlink-malware-framework-targets-linux-cloud-servers/
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β€ŠUkraine's army targeted in new charity-themed malware campaign

Officials of Ukraine's Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed campaign between October and December 2025 that delivered backdoor malware called PluggyApe. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraines-army-targeted-in-new-charity-themed-malware-campaign/
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β€ŠMonroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people

Monroe University revealed that threat actors stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 320,000 people after breaching its systems in a December 2024 cyberattack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/monroe-university-says-2024-data-breach-affects-320-000-people/
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