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Dave data breach affects 7.5 million users, leaked on hacker forum

Overdraft protection and cash advance service Dave has suffered a data breach after a database containing 7.5 million user records was sold in an auction and then released later for free on hacker forums. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dave-data-breach-affects-75-million-users-leaked-on-hacker-forum/
No More Ransom turns 4: Saves $632 million in ransomware payments

The No More Ransom Project celebrates its fourth anniversary today after helping over 4.2 million visitors recover from a ransomware infection and saving an estimated $632 million in ransom payments. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/no-more-ransom-turns-4-saves-632-million-in-ransomware-payments/
Source code from dozens of companies leaked online

Source code from exposed repositories of dozens of companies across various fields of activity (tech, finance, retail, food, eCommerce, manufacturing) is publicly available as a result of misconfigurations in their infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/source-code-from-dozens-of-companies-leaked-online/
UK and US warn QNAP owners to upgrade firmware to block malware

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today issued an alert about the risks of infection faced by QNAP NAS devices if QSnatch malware attacks restart. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-and-us-warn-qnap-owners-to-upgrade-firmware-to-block-malware/
Garmin confirms ransomware attack, services coming back online

In a statement, Garmin has finally confirmed that they were the victim of a ransomware attack as they slowly bring their Garmin Connect, Strava, and navigation services back online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/garmin-confirms-ransomware-attack-services-coming-back-online/
Office 365 adds new features to help identify malicious spam

Microsoft is planning to provide more info on spam emails detected as malicious by the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) filtering stack and allow organizations to export their list of the top targeted users by phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/office-365-adds-new-features-to-help-identify-malicious-spam/
Netflix credential phishing hides behind working CAPTCHA

A recent wave of phishing attacks aiming to steal payment card info and credentials for Netflix streaming service starts with redirecting to a functioning CAPTCHA page to bypass email security controls. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netflix-credential-phishing-hides-behind-working-captcha/
Industrial VPN vulnerabilities put critical infrastructure at risk

Security researchers analyzing popular remote access solutions used for industrial control systems (ICS) found multiple vulnerabilities that could let unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary code and breach the environment. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/industrial-vpn-vulnerabilities-put-critical-infrastructure-at-risk/
Critical Wordpress plugin bug lets hackers take over hosting account

Hackers can exploit a maximum severity vulnerability in the wpDiscuz plugin installed on over 70,000 WordPress sites to execute code remotely after uploading arbitrary files on servers hosting vulnerable sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-wordpress-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-take-over-hosting-account/
FBI warns of Netwalker ransomware targeting US government and orgs

The FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware operators targeting U.S. and foreign government organizations, advising their victims not to pay the ransom and reporting incidents to their local FBI field offices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-netwalker-ransomware-targeting-us-government-and-orgs/