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361 million stolen accounts leaked on Telegram added to HIBP

A massive trove of 361 million email addresses from credentials stolen by password-stealing malware, in credential stuffing attacks, and from data breaches was added to the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service, allowing anyone to check if their accounts have been compromised.
Bleeping Computer 4 Jun 2024 1274 Views

Microsoft India’s X account hijacked in Roaring Kitty crypto scam

The official Microsoft India account on Twitter, with over 211,000 followers, was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers to impersonate Roaring Kitty, the handle used by notorious meme stock trader Keith Gill.
Bleeping Computer 4 Jun 2024 918 Views

AI platform Hugging Face says hackers stole auth tokens from Spaces

AI platform Hugging Face says that its Spaces platform was breached, allowing hackers to access authentication secrets for its members. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 3 Jun 2024 990 Views

Google Chrome change that weakens ad blockers begins June 3rd

Google is continuing with its plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions in Chrome starting in early June 2024, weakening the abilities of ad blockers. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 1 Jun 2024 951 Views

Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats

Kaspersky has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT for the Linux platform, allowing users to scan their systems and remove malware and other known threats for free. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 1 Jun 2024 874 Views

Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems

Cybercriminals are distributing a malware cocktail through cracked versions of Microsoft Office promoted on torrent sites. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 31 May 2024 955 Views

Cybercriminals Abuse StackOverflow to Promote Malicious Python Package

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new malicious Python package that has been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository to facilitate cryptocurrency theft as part of a broader campaign. [...]
The Hacker News 30 May 2024 8609 Views

US dismantles 911 S5 botnet used for cyberattacks, arrests admin

The U.S. Justice Department and international partners dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet and arrested 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, its administrator, in Singapore. [...]
Bleepingcomputer 30 May 2024 876 Views

Exploit released for maximum severity Fortinet RCE bug, patch now

​Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a maximum-severity vulnerability in Fortinet's security information and event management (SIEM) solution, which was patched in February.
Bleeping Computer 29 May 2024 640 Views

Over 90 malicious Android apps with 5.5M installs found on Google Play

Over 90 malicious Android apps were found installed over 5.5 million times through Google Play to deliver malware and adware, with the Anatsa banking trojan seeing a recent surge in activity.
Bleeping Computer 29 May 2024 630 Views