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β€ŠThe Double-Edged Sword of Non-Human Identities

Leaked non-human identities like API keys and tokens are becoming a major breach driver in cloud environments. Flare shows how exposed machine credentials quietly grant attackers long-term access to enterprise systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-double-edged-sword-of-non-human-identities/
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β€ŠCISA warns of five-year-old GitLab flaw exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies to patch their systems against a five-year-old GitLab vulnerability that is actively being exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-five-year-old-gitlab-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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β€ŠCISA: VMware ESXi flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

CISA confirmed on Wednesday that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting a high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability that was previously used in zero-day attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-vmware-esxi-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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β€ŠCritical n8n flaws disclosed along with public exploits

Multiple critical vulnerabilities in the popular n8n open-source workflow automation platform allow escaping the confines of the environment and taking complete control of the host server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-n8n-flaws-disclosed-along-with-public-exploits/
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β€ŠHackers compromise NGINX servers to redirect user traffic

A threat actor is compromising NGINX servers in a campaign that hijacks user traffic and reroutes it through the attacker's backend infrastructure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-compromise-nginx-servers-to-redirect-user-traffic/
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β€ŠZendesk spam wave returns, floods users with 'Activate account' emails

A fresh wave of spam is hitting inboxes worldwide, with users reporting that they are once again being bombarded by automated emails generated through companies' unsecured Zendesk support systems. Some recipients say they are receiving hundreds of messages with strange or alarming subject lines. such as 'Activate account...' [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zendesk-spam-wave-returns-floods-users-with-activate-account-emails/
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β€ŠData breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts

Hackers stole email addresses and other personal information from 1.4 million accounts after breaching the systems of automated investment platform Betterment in January. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-fintech-firm-betterment-exposes-14-million-accounts/
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β€ŠNewsletter platform Substack notifies users of data breach

Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/newsletter-platform-substack-notifies-users-of-data-breach/
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β€ŠWhen cloud logs fall short, the network tells the truth

Cloud logs can be inconsistent or incomplete, creating blind spots as environments scale and change. Corelight shows how network-level telemetry provides reliable visibility when cloud logs fall short. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/when-cloud-logs-fall-short-the-network-tells-the-truth/
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β€ŠItalian university La Sapienza goes offline after cyberattack

Rome's "La Sapienza" university has been targeted by a cyberattack that impacted its IT systems and caused widespread operational disruptions at the educational institute. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italian-university-la-sapienza-goes-offline-after-cyberattack/
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β€ŠRansomware gang uses ISPsystem VMs for stealthy payload delivery

Ransomware operators are hosting and delivering malicious payloads at scale by abusing virtual machines (VMs) provisioned by ISPsystem, a legitimate virtual infrastructure management provider. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-uses-ispsystem-vms-for-stealthy-payload-delivery/
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β€ŠSpain's Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims

Spain's Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spains-ministry-of-science-shuts-down-systems-after-breach-claims/
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β€ŠCISA orders federal agencies to replace end-of-life edge devices

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to identify and remove network edge devices that no longer receive security updates from manufacturers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-federal-agencies-to-replace-end-of-life-edge-devices/
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β€ŠFlickr discloses potential data breach exposing users' names, emails

Photo-sharing platform Flickr is notifying users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability at a third-party email service provider exposed their real names, email addresses, IP addresses, and account activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flickr-discloses-potential-data-breach-exposing-users-names-emails/
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β€ŠMan pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-nearly-600-womens-snapchat-accounts/
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β€ŠEU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design"

The European Commission said today that TikTok is facing a fine because its addictive features, including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems, are breaching the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-commission-says-tiktok-facing-fine-over-addictive-design/
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β€ŠEDR, Email, and SASE Miss This Entire Class of Browser Attacks

Many modern attacks happen entirely inside the browser, leaving little evidence for traditional security tools. Keep Aware shows why EDR, email, and SASE miss browser-only attacks and how visibility changes prevention. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/edr-email-and-sase-miss-this-entire-class-of-browser-attacks/
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β€ŠCISA warns of SmarterMail RCE flaw used in ransomware attacks

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. has issued a warning about CVE-2026-24423, an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaw in SmarterMail that is used in ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-smartermail-rce-flaw-used-in-ransomware-attacks/
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