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New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images

A new Russian loader-as-a-service named DOUBLECUP uses ClickFix attacks to hide malicious code in PNG images cached by victims' browsers, ultimately delivering CountLoader to Windows and macOS devices and a new remote access trojan named DeviceManager to Windows systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-doublecup-clickfix-service-hides-malware-in-browser-cache-images/
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New Pass-ta-key attacks let malware hijack Google-synced passkeys

Security researchers have discovered three attacks that allow malware on already-compromised Windows devices to abuse Google Password Manager's synced passkeys to take over accounts, bypass user verification, and extract passkey private keys. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pass-ta-key-attacks-let-malware-hijack-google-synced-passkeys/
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Varonis Agent IBAC keeps AI agents within their intended boundaries

AI agents need broad access to be useful, but traditional access controls cannot determine whether an action aligns with a user's intent. Varonis explains how Agent IBAC detects intent drift and enforces real-time guardrails to keep agents within their intended boundaries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/varonis-agent-ibac-keeps-ai-agents-within-their-intended-boundaries/
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77 Open VSX extensions found harvesting developer info

77 extensions on the Open VSX marketplace impersonated legitimate developer tools while transmitting information about the systems and development environments where they were installed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/77-open-vsx-extensions-found-harvesting-developer-info/
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Phishing service spoofs RingCentral to steal Microsoft 365 accounts

The Greatness phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has expanded from credential phishing to adversary-in-the-middle attacks and device-code phishing targeting Microsoft 365 accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-service-spoofs-ringcentral-to-steal-microsoft-365-accounts/
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TP-Link patches Omada ZTP flaws allowing hackers to breach networks

TP-Link has patched 15 vulnerabilities in the zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) mechanism of its Omada network devices that could be chained with previously disclosed flaws to achieve remote code execution (RCE). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tp-link-patches-omada-ztp-flaws-allowing-hackers-to-breach-networks/
OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents targeted real people and systems in cyber tests

OpenAI and Anthropic have confirmed that their AI models were involved in separate, newly disclosed third-party cybersecurity testing incidents that resulted in a real website being breached and social engineering attacks against people outside the intended testing boundaries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-anthropic-ai-agents-targeted-real-people-and-systems-in-cyber-tests/
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How AI-powered phishing killed blocklists for good

AI is helping attackers create disposable phishing infrastructure and rapidly evolving toolkits that blocklists cannot track fast enough. Push Security explains why browser-level, technique-based detection offers a more durable defense than relying on domains, signatures, and other known-bad indicators. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-ai-powered-phishing-killed-blocklists-for-good/
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Google Blogger locks hundreds of blogs in malware false positive

Google has locked hundreds of Blogger websites after a false positive claimed they violated its "Malware and Similar Malicious Content" policy, with some sites deleted from the platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-blogger-locks-hundreds-of-blogs-in-malware-false-positive/
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CISA warns of hackers exploiting Langflow, N-central, Apache Tomcat flaws

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is giving federal agencies three days to mitigate vulnerabilities in IBM Langflow, N-central, and Apache Tomcat, all actively exploited. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-hackers-exploiting-langflow-n-central-apache-tomcat-flaws/
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COLDCARD security audit phishing attack installs remote access tool

A phishing campaign is exploiting fears surrounding the recently disclosed COLDCARD wallet vulnerability and suspected $88.6 million Bitcoin theft to trick users into installing ScreenConnect remote access software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coldcard-security-audit-phishing-attack-installs-remote-access-tool/
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Canadian pleads guilty to Snowflake cloud data-theft attacks

A Canadian man pleaded guilty today to his role in accessing company accounts at cloud storage provider Snowflake and stealing data from at least 165 organizations in a scheme to extort millions of dollars from victims. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-snowflake-cloud-data-theft-attacks/
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Ransom Cartel ransomware creator sentenced to 16 years in prison

Maksim Silnikau, the creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in ransomware attacks against at least 18 companies worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransom-cartel-ransomware-creator-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/
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How AI Exposed a Browser Security Gap that Enterprises Cannot Ignore

AI did not create a new browser security problem. It exposed one that enterprises have long been able to ignore. Skyhigh Security explains why browsers have become a critical control point for governing data movement, AI interactions, and modern work. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-ai-exposed-a-browser-security-gap-that-enterprises-cannot-ignore/
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Meta AI model hacked a company during misconfigured cyber test

Meta has become the latest AI company to confirm that one of its models hacked a real organization during cybersecurity testing, as similar incidents continue to emerge following OpenAI'sOpenAI's initial disclosure that its agents breached Hugging Face. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-ai-model-hacked-a-company-during-misconfigured-cyber-test/
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New TONTOU CPU attack bypasses Spectre v2 fixes, leaks Linux password hashes

Researchers found a way to bypass recent mitigations for Spectre v2 speculative execution side-channel attacks and developed an exploit to leak secrets from Linux machines. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tontou-cpu-attack-bypasses-spectre-v2-fixes-leaks-linux-password-hashes/
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Swiss government SharePoint breach compromised 200 accounts

Switzerland's federal IT office says hackers exploited vulnerabilities to breach its Microsoft SharePoint servers and compromised approximately 200 accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/swiss-government-sharepoint-breach-compromised-200-accounts/
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