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β€ŠViral Moltbot AI assistant raises concerns over data security

Security researchers are warning of insecure deployments in enterprise environments of the Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) AI assistant, which can lead to leaking API keys, OAuth tokens, conversation history, and credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/viral-moltbot-ai-assistant-raises-concerns-over-data-security/
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β€ŠeScan confirms update server breached to push malicious update

MicroWorld Technologies, the maker of the eScan antivirus product, has confirmed that one of its update servers was breached and used to distribute an unauthorized update later analyzed as malicious to a small subset of customers earlier this month. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/escan-confirms-update-server-breached-to-push-malicious-update/
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β€ŠCyberattack on Polish energy grid impacted around 30 facilities

The coordinated attack on Poland's power grid in late December targeted multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites across the country, including combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and wind and solar dispatch systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-on-polish-energy-grid-impacted-around-30-facilities/
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β€ŠInitial access hackers switch to Tsundere Bot for ransomware attacks

A prolific initial access broker tracked as TA584 has been observed using the Tsundere Bot alongside XWorm remote access trojan to gain network access that could lead to ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/initial-access-hackers-switch-to-tsundere-bot-for-ransomware-attacks/
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β€ŠGoogle rolls out Android theft protection feature updates

​Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-rolls-out-android-theft-protection-feature-updates/
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β€ŠFrance fines unemployment agency €5 million over data breach

The French data protection authority fined the national employment agency €5 million (nearly €6 million) for failing to secure job seekers' data, which allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 43 million people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-fines-unemployment-agency-5-million-over-data-breach/
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β€ŠNew Microsoft Teams feature will let you report suspicious calls

Microsoft plans to introduce a call reporting feature in Teams by mid-March, allowing users to flag suspicious or unwanted calls as potential scams or phishing attempts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-microsoft-teams-feature-will-let-you-report-suspicious-calls/
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β€ŠAisuru botnet sets new record with 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack

The Aisuru/Kimwolf botnet launched a new massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in December 2025, peaking at 31.4 Tbps and 200 million requests per second. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aisuru-botnet-sets-new-record-with-314-tbps-ddos-attack/
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β€ŠNot a Kids Game: From Roblox Mod to Compromising Your Company

Seemingly harmless game mods can hide infostealer malware that quietly steals identities. Flare shows how Roblox mods can turn a home PC infection into corporate compromise. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/not-a-kids-game-from-roblox-mod-to-compromising-your-company/
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β€ŠMarquis blames ransomware breach on SonicWall cloud backup hack

Marquis Software Solutions, a Texas-based financial services provider, is blaming a ransomware attack that impacted its systems and affected dozens of U.S. banks and credit unions in August 2025 on a security breach reported by SonicWall a month later. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marquis-blames-ransomware-breach-on-sonicwall-cloud-backup-hack/
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β€ŠGoogle disrupts IPIDEA residential proxy networks fueled by malware

IPIDEA, one of the largest residential proxy networks used by threat actors, was disrupted earlier this week by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in collaboration with industry partners. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-disrupts-ipidea-residential-proxy-networks-fueled-by-malware/
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β€ŠIvanti warns of two EPMM flaws exploited in zero-day attacks

Ivanti has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), tracked as CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340, that were exploited in zero-day attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-of-two-epmm-flaws-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/
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β€ŠHugging Face abused to spread thousands of Android malware variants

A new Android malware campaign is using the Hugging Face platform as a repository for thousands of variations of an APK payload that collects credentials for popular financial and payment services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hugging-face-abused-to-spread-thousands-of-android-malware-variants/
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β€ŠMicrosoft links Windows 11 boot failures to failed December 2025 update

Microsoft has linked recent reports of Windows 11 boot failures after installing the January 2026 updates to previously failed attempts to install the December 2025 security update, which left systems in an "improper state." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-links-windows-11-boot-failures-to-failed-december-2025-update/
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β€ŠWindows 11 KB5074105 update fixes boot, sign-in, and activation issues

Microsoft has released the KB5074105 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 systems, which includes 32 changes, including fixes for sign-in, boot, and activation issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5074105-update-fixes-boot-sign-in-and-activation-issues/
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β€ŠMicrosoft to disable NTLM by default in future Windows releases

Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-disable-ntlm-by-default-in-future-windows-releases/
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β€ŠResearcher reveals evidence of private Instagram profiles leaking photos

A researcher has released detailed evidence showing some Instagram private accounts exposed photo links to unauthenticated visitors. The issue was later fixed, but Meta closed the report as not applicable and did not respond to multiple requests for comment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-reveals-evidence-of-private-instagram-profiles-leaking-photos/
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