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Western Alliance Bank notifies 21,899 customers of data breach

Arizona-based Western Alliance Bank is notifying nearly 22,000 customers their personal information was stolen in October after a third-party vendor's secure file transfer software was breached. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/western-alliance-bank-notifies-21-899-customers-of-data-breach/
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GitHub Action hack likely led to another in cascading supply chain attack

A cascading supply chain attack that began with the compromise of the "reviewdog/action-setup@v1" GitHub Action is believed to have led to the recent breach of "tj-actions/changed-files" that leaked CI/CD secrets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-action-hack-likely-led-to-another-in-cascading-supply-chain-attack/
Sperm donation giant California Cryobank warns of a data breach

US sperm donor giant California Cryobank is warning customers it suffered a data breach that exposed customers' personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sperm-donation-giant-california-cryobank-warns-of-a-data-breach/
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Why it's time for phishing prevention to move beyond email

While phishing has evolved, email security hasn't kept up. Attackers now bypass MFA & detection tools with advanced phishing kits, making credential theft harder to prevent. Learn how Push Security's browser-based security stops attacks as they happen. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-its-time-for-phishing-prevention-to-move-beyond-email/
WhatsApp patched zero-click flaw exploited in Paragon spyware attacks

WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon's Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-patched-zero-day-flaw-used-in-paragon-spyware-attacks/
Click Profit blocked by the FTC over alleged e-commerce scams

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against the "Click Profit" business opportunity platform for allegedly earning $14 million while deceiving consumers with false promises of guaranteed passive income through online stores. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/click-profit-blocked-by-the-ftc-over-alleged-e-commerce-scams/
Microsoft fixes Windows update bug that uninstalled Copilot

Microsoft has fixed a bug causing the March 2025 Windows cumulative updates to mistakenly uninstall the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant from some Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-update-bug-that-wiped-out-copilot/
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New Arcane infostealer infects YouTube, Discord users via game cheats

A newly discovered information-stealing malware called Arcane is stealing extensive user data, including VPN account credentials, gaming clients, messaging apps, and information stored in web browsers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-arcane-infostealer-infects-youtube-discord-users-via-game-cheats/
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Ukrainian military targeted in new Signal spear-phishing attacks

Ukraine's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning about highly targeted attacks employing compromised Signal accounts to send malware to employees of defense industry firms and members of the country's army forces. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-military-targeted-in-new-signal-spear-phishing-attacks/
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Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 people

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), the largest public-sector union in Pennsylvania, is notifying over half a million individuals that attackers stole their personal information in a July 2024 security breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pennsylvania-education-union-data-breach-hit-500-000-people/
HellCat hackers go on a worldwide Jira hacking spree

Swiss global solutions provider Ascom has confirmed a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure as a hacker group known as Hellcat targets Jira servers worldwide using compromised credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hellcat-hackers-go-on-a-worldwide-jira-hacking-spree/
Is it time to retire 'one-off' pen tests for continuous testing?

Annual pentests can leave security gaps that attackers can exploit for months. Learn more from Outpost24 about why continuous penetration testing (PTaaS) offers real-time detection, remediation, and stronger protection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/is-it-time-to-retire-one-off-pen-tests-for-continuous-testing/
GitHub Action supply chain attack exposed secrets in 218 repos

The compromise of GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files has impacted only a small percentage of the 23,000 projects using it, with it estimated that only 218 repositories exposed secrets due to the supply chain attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-action-supply-chain-attack-exposed-secrets-in-218-repos/