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Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women

A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alabama-man-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-extorting-hundreds-of-women/
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Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes

A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesting cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and proxying attacker traffic through victims' browsers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-google-security-site-uses-pwa-app-to-steal-credentials-mfa-codes/
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CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks

Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor behind a recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberstrikeai-tool-adopted-by-hackers-for-ai-powered-attacks/
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Android gets patches for Qualcomm zero-day exploited in attacks

Google has released security updates to patch 129 Android security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in a Qualcomm display component. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patches-android-zero-day-actively-exploited-in-attacks/
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Star Citizen game dev discloses breach affecting user data

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), the game developer behind Star Citizen and Squadron 42, says attackers breached systems containing some users' personal information in January. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/star-citizen-game-dev-discloses-breach-affecting-user-data/
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Amazon: Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in Middle East

Amazon has confirmed that three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one in Bahrain have been damaged by drone strikes, causing an extensive outage that is still affecting dozens of cloud computing services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-drone-strikes-damaged-aws-data-centers-in-middle-east/
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Compromised Site Management Panels are a Hot Item in Cybercrime Markets

Compromised cPanel credentials are being sold in bulk across underground channels as plug-and-play phishing and scam infrastructure. Flare explains how analyzing 200,000 underground posts reveals a commoditized market for hacked site management panels. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/compromised-site-management-panels-are-a-hot-item-in-cybercrime-markets/
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LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lexisnexis-confirms-data-breach-as-hackers-leak-stolen-files/
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Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability

Google Chrome will shift from a four-week to a two-week release cycle to roll out new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements more frequently. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chrome-shifts-to-two-week-release-cycle-for-increased-stability/
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Facebook hit with worldwide outage stating accounts are unavailable

Social media giant Facebook is currently experiencing a massive worldwide outage, preventing users from accessing their accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-hit-with-worldwide-outage-stating-accounts-are-unavailable/
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CISA flags VMware Aria Operations RCE flaw as exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a VMware Aria Operations vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-22719 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, flagging the flaw as exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-flags-vmware-aria-operations-rce-flaw-as-exploited-in-attacks/
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How a Brute Force Attack Unmasked a Ransomware Infrastructure Network

A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress Labs explains how one compromised login unraveled a suspected ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem tied to initial access brokers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-a-brute-force-attack-unmasked-a-ransomware-infrastructure-network/
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Mississippi medical center reopens clinics hit by ransomware attack

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) says it has resumed normal operations, nine days after a ransomware attack blocked access to electronic medical records and took down many of its IT systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mississippi-medical-center-reopens-clinics-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
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Europol-coordinated action disrupts Tycoon2FA phishing platform

An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-coordinated-action-disrupts-tycoon2fa-phishing-platform/
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Hacker mass-mails HungerRush extortion emails to restaurant patrons

Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform say they received emails from a threat actor attempting to extort the company, warning that restaurant and customer data could be exposed if HungerRush fails to respond. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-mass-mails-hungerrush-extortion-emails-to-restaurant-patrons/
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