Infinite Campus data breach affects 137,000 school staff accounts

The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from more than 137,000 school staff accounts in a Salesforce data theft attack that targeted the widely used Infinite Campus K-12 student information system in March. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/infinite-campus-data-breach-affects-137-000-school-staff-accounts/

 New attack turned Microsoft 365 Copilot into 1-click data theft tool

A critical vulnerability chain dubbed SearchLeak in Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from a target's mailbox, OneDrive, or SharePoint account through a specially crafted URL. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-attack-turned-microsoft-365-copilot-into-1-click-data-theft-tool/

 Chinese hackers breach REDCap servers, steal medical research

A China-linked espionage campaign targeted exposed REDCap servers to deploy the InfiniteRed malware and steal sensitive data from a medical institution in North America. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breach-redcap-servers-steal-medical-research/

 Vibe coders are gonna vibe code: How CISOs are tackling code sprawl

Employees are increasingly building automations, agents, and apps with AI tools outside traditional security oversight. Tines explores how CISOs are handling AI-driven code sprawl, shadow tooling, and governance challenges. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vibe-coders-are-gonna-vibe-code-how-cisos-are-tackling-code-sprawl/

 FBI: Fraudsters use couriers to steal money in crypto scams

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that criminals are using couriers to collect money from victims of cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as pig butchering or romance baiting. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-fraudsters-use-couriers-to-steal-money-in-crypto-scams/

 Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters data breach claims

The Council of Europe, the continent's oldest intergovernmental body, is probing claims of a data breach made by the ShinyHunters extortion group over the weekend. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/council-of-europe-investigates-shinyhunters-data-breach-claims/

 Cisco fixes SD-WAN vManage flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-20262, that was exploited in attacks to escalate to root privileges. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fixes-sd-wan-vmanage-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

 OptinMonster WordPress plugin hacked in CDN supply-chain attack

WordPress plugins OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage have been compromised in a supply-chain attack impacting Awesome Motive-s content distribution network (CDN). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/optinmonster-wordpress-plugin-hacked-in-cdn-supply-chain-attack/

 SimpleHelp bug lets hackers create rogue remote support accounts

A vulnerability in the SimpleHelp remote management software allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/simplehelp-bug-lets-hackers-create-rogue-remote-support-accounts/

 DOJ seizes CFAKE, SOCFAKE deepfake nude sites under TAKE IT DOWN Act

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has seized the CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com websites, which allegedly hosted nonconsensual AI-generated nude images and videos of women, in what appears to be the first publicly announced domain seizure under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doj-seizes-cfake-socfake-deepfake-nude-sites-under-take-it-down-act/

 iRhythm discloses data breach, says hackers stole patient info

Digital healthcare company iRhythm Holdings has disclosed a data breach after hackers stole patients' personal and health information stored on third-party-hosted business applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irhythm-discloses-data-breach-says-hackers-stole-patient-info/

 Windows version of SprySOCKS Linux malware used to attack govt orgs

Windows variants for the SprySOCKS Linux malware have been used in attacks targeting government organizations in at least four countries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-version-of-sprysocks-linux-malware-used-to-attack-govt-orgs/

 Critical Fortinet FortiSandbox flaws now exploited in attacks

Attackers are now exploiting several critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet's FortiSandbox cyber threat detection platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-fortinet-fortisandbox-flaws-now-exploited-in-attacks/

 Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic

DragonForce ransomware used a custom malware named 'Backdoor.Turn' to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-abuses-microsoft-teams-relays-to-hide-malicious-traffic/

 CISA warns of another cPanel plugin flaw exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given U.S. government agencies three days to secure their servers against an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2026-54420) in the LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-another-actively-exploited-cpanel-plugin-flaw/

 FTC warns of record $3.5 billion losses to imposter scams in 2025

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-record-35-billion-losses-to-imposter-scams-in-2025/

 GhostTree Attack Abused Recursive Windows Junctions to Hide Malware

GhostTree uses recursive NTFS junctions to generate vast numbers of valid Windows file paths. Varonis explains how the technique could cause Microsoft Defender folder scans to never complete, leaving malware undetected. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghosttree-attack-abused-recursive-windows-junctions-to-hide-malware/

 UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts

Opening a new social media account in the UK will soon mean proving you're over 16 with an ID upload or a facial age scan, under a government ban on under-16s taking effect in spring 2027. Security experts warn the age checks are easy to circumvent and create new data-breach risks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-to-require-id-or-face-scan-before-you-can-make-social-media-accounts/

 Steam Workshop abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app

Threat actors are abusing Steam Workshop, Valve's community hub for downloading game-related content, to push various malware hidden in wallpaper packages. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/steam-workshop-abused-to-spread-malware-via-wallpaper-engine-app/

 New Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking, crypto apps

A new Android banking trojan named Rokarolla is targeting 217 banking and cryptocurrency applications using an extensive set of 137 commands. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-rokarolla-android-malware-targets-217-banking-crypto-apps/

 Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers

At least 15 malicious plugins found on the JetBrains Marketplace were designed to steal AI API keys from developers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-jetbrains-marketplace-plugins-steal-ai-api-keys-from-developers/