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 Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network

A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in New Jersey was sentenced to 32 months in prison for locking thousands of devices on his employer's network in a ransomware-style attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/engineer-sentenced-for-locking-thousands-of-devices-on-employer-network/
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 Nikkei discloses breaches of employees’ Microsoft, Google email accounts

Over the weekend, Japanese publishing giant Nikkei disclosed that unknown attackers recently breached two employee email accounts and used one to send thousands of phishing emails. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nikkei-discloses-breaches-of-employees-microsoft-google-email-accounts/
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 How to secure RMM software: 8 controls MSPs should test

RMM platforms give MSPs privileged access across customer environments, making their security controls critical to limiting risk. Acronis outlines eight controls MSPs should test when evaluating RMM software, from patching and privileged access to recovery and tenant isolation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-secure-rmm-software-8-controls-msps-should-test/
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 Fake ChatGPT, Gemini Sites steal advertising accounts, MFA codes

A new campaign targeting ad account managers uses fake ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity sites that steal login credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes through browser-in-browser attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-chatgpt-gemini-sites-steal-advertising-accounts-mfa-codes/
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 ASOS confirms data breach after “HACKED” in-app notifications

UK fashion retailer ASOS confirmed a data breach Tuesday after hackers sent unauthorized push notifications through its mobile app while claiming to have stolen customer data from the company's Snowflake environment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/asos-confirms-data-breach-after-hacked-in-app-notifications/
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 Atlassian warns of critical file-access flaw in Jira, Confluence

Atlassian is warning customers of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21589, that can be exploited for arbitrary file-access in multiple self-hosted Data Center products, including Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-warns-of-critical-file-access-flaw-in-jira-confluence/
 Ninja Forms plugin flaw exploited to hack WordPress sites

Hackers are exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in two unrelated WordPress plugins, Ninja Forms and WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce, to install backdoors and create rogue admin accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ninja-forms-plugin-flaw-exploited-to-hack-wordpress-sites/
 Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots

A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/musician-gets-18-months-in-prison-for-10-million-streaming-fraud-using-ai-bots/
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 Hackers exploit critical Atlassian flaw after public PoC release

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589) affecting multiple Atlassian product families, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, is being exploited in attacks that do not require authentication. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-critical-atlassian-flaw-after-public-poc-release/
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 Ransomware has a new target. Is your backup ready?

Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting backup infrastructure to eliminate recovery options and increase pressure on victims to pay. Kaseya explains why organizations need isolated, immutable, and regularly tested backups that attackers cannot easily reach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-has-a-new-target-is-your-backup-ready/
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 Hackers hijack Google domains after breaching ccTLD registries

Hackers obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and hijacked domains in the country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) for Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone after compromising third-party operators and modifying authoritative DNS records. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-google-domains-after-breaching-cctld-registries/
 FBI: Ongoing FortiBleed attacks lock out FortiGate VPN admins

The FBI is warning that FortiBleed attacks are still ongoing, targeting exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways and locking out legitimate administrators. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-ongoing-fortibleed-attacks-lock-out-fortigate-vpn-admins/
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 Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-recovery-ceo-charged-over-secret-ransom-payments/
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