Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-more-tricks-to-skip-microsoft-account-setup-in-windows-11/

 Electronics giant Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable

Electronic components distributor Avnet confirmed in a statement for BleepingComputer that it suffered a data breach but noted that the stolen data is unreadable without proprietary tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/electronics-giant-avnet-confirms-breach-says-stolen-data-unreadable/

 North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto this year

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency assets in 2025, marking the largest annual total on record. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/north-korean-hackers-stole-over-2-billion-in-crypto-this-year/

 Clop exploited Oracle zero-day for data theft since early August

The Clop ransomware gang has been exploiting a critical Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) zero-day bug in data theft attacks since at least early August, according to cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-zero-day-exploited-in-clop-data-theft-attacks-since-early-august/

 DraftKings warns of account breaches in credential stuffing attacks

Sports betting giant DraftKings has notified an undisclosed number of customers that their accounts had been hacked in a recent wave of credential stuffing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/draftkings-warns-of-account-breaches-in-credential-stuffing-attacks/

 Google won’t fix new ASCII smuggling attack in Gemini

Google has decided not to fix a new ASCII smuggling attack in Gemini that could be used to trick the AI assistant into providing users with fake information, alter the model's behavior, and silently poison its data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-wont-fix-new-ascii-smuggling-attack-in-gemini/

 Docker makes Hardened Images Catalog affordable for small businesses

The Docker team has announced unlimited access to its Hardened Images catalog to make access to secure software bundles affordable for all development teams at startups and SMBs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/docker-makes-hardened-images-catalog-affordable-for-small-businesses/

 Salesforce refuses to pay ransom over widespread data theft attacks

Salesforce has confirmed that it will not negotiate with or pay a ransom to the threat actors behind a massive wave of data theft attacks that impacted the company's customers this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/salesforce-refuses-to-pay-ransom-over-widespread-data-theft-attacks/

 Defend the Target, Not Just the Door: A Modern Plan for Google Workspace

The Salesloft Drift breach shows attackers don't need to "hack Google" — they just need to breach a trusted integration. Learn from Material Security how to secure OAuth, detect risky behavior, and protect data in Google Workspace. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/defend-the-target-not-just-the-door-a-modern-plan-for-google-workspace/

 London police arrests suspects linked to nursery breach, child doxing

The UK Metropolitan Police has arrested two suspects following an investigation into the doxing of children online after a ransomware attack on a chain of London-based nurseries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/london-police-arrests-suspects-linked-to-nursery-breach-child-doxing/

 Hackers exploit auth bypass in Service Finder WordPress theme

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Service Finder WordPress theme that allows them to bypass authentication and log in as administrators. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-auth-bypass-in-service-finder-wordpress-theme/

 Crimson Collective hackers target AWS cloud instances for data theft

The 'Crimson Collective' threat group has been targeting AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud environments for the past weeks, to steal data and extort companies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crimson-collective-hackers-target-aws-cloud-instances-for-data-theft/

 Microsoft enables Exchange Online auto-archiving by default

Microsoft is enabling threshold-based auto-archiving by default in Exchange Online to prevent email flow issues caused by mailboxes filling up faster than expected. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-enables-exchange-online-auto-archiving-by-default-to-fight-overflowing-mailboxes/

 Microsoft 365 outage blocks access to Teams, Exchange Online

​Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage preventing users from accessing Microsoft 365 services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and the admin center. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-outage-blocks-access-to-teams-exchange-online/

 Qilin ransomware claims Asahi brewery attack, leaks data

The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack at Japanese beer maker Asahi, adding the company to its extortion page on the dark web yesterday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qilin-ransomware-claims-asahi-brewery-attack-leaks-data/

 New FileFix attack uses cache smuggling to evade security software

A new variant of the FileFix social engineering attack uses cache smuggling to secretly download a malicious ZIP archive onto a victim's system and bypassing security software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-filefix-attack-uses-cache-smuggling-to-evade-security-software/

 Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users

Discord says they will not be negotiating with threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company's Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/

 Hacktivists target critical infrastructure, hit decoy plant

A pro-Russian hacktivist group called TwoNet pivoted in less than a year from launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to targeting critical infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacktivists-target-critical-infrastructure-hit-decoy-plant/

 Azure outage blocks access to Microsoft 365 services, admin portals

Microsoft is working to resolve an outage affecting its Azure Front Door content delivery network (CDN), which is preventing customers from accessing some Microsoft 365 services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/azure-outage-blocks-access-to-microsoft-365-services-admin-portals/

 From infostealer to full RAT: dissecting the PureRAT attack chain

Researchers map a campaign that escalated from a Python infostealer to a full PureRAT backdoor — loaders, evasions, and TLS-pinned C2. Join Huntress Labs' Tradecraft Tuesday for deep technical walkthroughs and live IOC guidance on the latest cybersecurity topics. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/from-infostealer-to-full-rat-dissecting-the-purerat-attack-chain/