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Microsoft Office update breaks actively exploited RCE attack chain

Microsoft today released a defense-in-depth update for Microsoft Office that prevents exploitation of a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-36884 that threat actors have already leveraged in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-office-update-breaks-actively-exploited-rce-attack-chain/
Malicious extensions can abuse VS Code flaw to steal auth tokens

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve authentication tokens stored in Windows, Linux, and macOS credential managers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-extensions-can-abuse-vs-code-flaw-to-steal-auth-tokens/
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Google to fight hackers with weekly Chrome security updates

Google has changed the Google Chrome security updates schedule from bi-weekly to weekly to address the growing patch gap problem that allows threat actors extra time to exploit published n-day and zero-day flaws. [...]
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EvilProxy phishing campaign targets 120,000 Microsoft 365 users

EvilProxy is becoming one of the more popular phishing platforms to target MFA-protected accounts, with researchers seeing 120,000 phishing emails sent to over a hundred organizations to steal Microsoft 365 accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/evilproxy-phishing-campaign-targets-120-000-microsoft-365-users/
Google to fight hackers with weekly Chrome security updates

Google has changed the Google Chrome security updates schedule from bi-weekly to weekly to address the growing patch gap problem that allows threat actors extra time to exploit published n-day and zero-day flaws. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-fight-hackers-with-weekly-chrome-security-updates/
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Popular open source project Moq criticized for quietly collecting data

Open source project Moq (pronounced "Mock") has drawn sharp criticism for quietly including a controversial dependency in its latest release. Moq's 4.20.0 release from this week included another project, SponsorLink, which caused an uproar among open source software consumers, who likened the move to a breach of trust. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-open-source-project-moq-criticized-for-quietly-collecting-data/
Rhysida ransomware behind recent attacks on healthcare

The Rhysida ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation that emerged in May 2023 is gradually leaving the period of obscurity behind, as a recent wave of attacks on healthcare organizations has forced government agencies and cybersecurity companies to pay closer attention to its operations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rhysida-ransomware-behind-recent-attacks-on-healthcare/
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Rhysida ransomware behind recent attacks on healthcare

The Rhysida ransomware as a service (RaaS) operation that emerged in May 2023 is gradually leaving the period of obscurity behind, as a recent wave of attacks on healthcare organizations has forced government agencies and cybersecurity companies to pay closer attention to its operations. [...]
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Popular open source project Moq criticized for quietly collecting data

Open source project Moq (pronounced "Mock") has drawn sharp criticism for quietly including a controversial dependency in its latest release. Moq's 4.20.0 release from this week included another project, SponsorLink, which caused an uproar among open source software consumers, who likened the move to a breach of trust. [...]
New BitForge cryptocurrency wallet flaws lets hackers steal crypto

Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities named 'BitForge' in the implementation of widely used cryptographic protocols like GG-18, GG-20, and Lindell 17 affected popular cryptocurrency wallet providers, including Coinbase, ZenGo, Binance, and many more. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/new-bitforge-cryptocurrency-wallet-flaws-lets-hackers-steal-crypto/