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2026-07-29 11:15:14 UTC

Buying a new computer in 2026 is a unique experience. Rather than deal with incredibly high tech prices, more shoppers are opting for high-quality refurbished tech. This ASUS Chromebook CM30 refurb is in near-mint condition with a grade "A" rating, but it still only costs $144.97 (reg. $369.99) on sale.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/these-near-mint-asus-chromebook-refurbs-are-only-145/

2026-07-27 17:29:25 UTC

Apple is being sued by three people who claim approximately $1.8 million in Bitcoin was stolen after downloading and using a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet application from the App Store.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-sued-over-fake-app-store-crypto-wallet-app-stealing-18m-in-bitcoin/

2026-07-22 11:12:15 UTC

Cloud storage costs tend to creep up over time, since most services charge monthly or annually for as long as you use them. FileJump's Lifetime Plan skips that model entirely, offering 2TB of cloud storage for a single payment of $59 (MSRP $467).
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stop-renting-storage-space-this-lifetime-2tb-plan-is-yours-for-59/

2026-07-20 22:23:42 UTC

Two recently disclosed SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerabilities were exploited in zero-day attacks for weeks, allowing threat actors to install custom malware on vulnerable VPN appliances.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-sma1000-flaws-exploited-as-zero-days-to-push-custom-malware/

2026-07-20 22:23:14 UTC

The Ostium trading platform announced that an attacker stole $23.75 million from its liquidity provider vault last week, after compromising off-chain infrastructure used to feed prices into the protocol.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-237-million-in-crypto-from-ostium-in-off-chain-attack/

2026-07-15 08:27:05 UTC

Microsoft is blocking this month's Windows 11 security updates on some Dell devices because they are causing shutdowns and performance issues.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-some-dell-devices-shut-down-after-windows-update/

2026-07-01 17:32:39 UTC

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a sensitive information-sharing platform used by federal, state, local, and private-sector partners.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dhs-confirms-hackers-breached-hsin-info-sharing-platform/

2026-06-12 17:04:20 UTC

More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-400-arch-linux-packages-compromised-to-push-rootkit-infostealer/

2026-06-12 10:13:37 UTC

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, the world's largest producer of insulin, disclosed a data breach affecting patient information from some clinical trials.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pharmaceutical-giant-novo-nordisk-discloses-security-breach/

2026-06-04 21:37:25 UTC

Brave has announced the public release of Brave Origin, a paid minimalist version of its browser that strips out cryptocurrency, AI, rewards, and other monetization-focused features.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-software-releases-origin-for-a-paid-bloat-free-browsing-experience/

2026-06-03 06:50:48 UTC

A security researcher has released exploit code for a Visual Studio Code (VS Code) zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to steal GitHub authentication tokens by tricking users into clicking a link.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vs-code-zero-day-lets-hackers-steal-github-tokens-in-one-click/

2026-06-02 22:52:56 UTC

Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-coreutils-project-brings-linux-commands-to-windows/

2026-05-29 11:09:14 UTC

A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-sent-to-prison-for-selling-data-of-7-millions-elderly-americans/

2026-05-29 00:21:19 UTC

Anthropic has confirmed that it plans to bring Mythos-class models to the general public after delaying the rollout due to security risks to public and private software.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-confirms-claude-mythos-class-models-will-roll-out-to-the-public/

2026-05-20 21:36:51 UTC

The Ukrainian cyberpolice, working in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement, has identified an 18-year-old man from Odesa suspected of running an infostealer malware operation targeting users of an online store in California.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-identifies-infostealer-operator-tied-to-28-000-stolen-accounts/

2026-05-20 15:46:55 UTC

The Grafana data breach was caused by a single GitHub workflow token that slipped through the rotation process following the TanStack npm supply-chain attack last week.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grafana-breach-caused-by-missed-token-rotation-after-tanstack-attack/

2026-05-19 14:30:39 UTC

Yet another Shai-Hulud attack has impacted the Node Package Manager (npm) ecosystem, with threat actors publishing 639 malicious versions across 323 unique packages in roughly one hour.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shai-hulud-malware-wave-compromises-600-npm-packages/

2026-05-19 11:22:31 UTC

Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-patching-issues-in-restricted-windows-networks/

2026-05-14 20:10:15 UTC

Cisco is warning that a critical Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks that allowed attackers to gain administrative privileges on compromised devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-new-critical-sd-wan-flaw-exploited-in-zero-day-attacks/

2026-05-13 15:43:02 UTC

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 Windows security updates.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-bitlocker-recovery-issue-only-for-windows-11-users/

2026-05-07 22:07:07 UTC

A new trojan named TCLBanker, which targets 59 banking, fintech, and cryptocurrency platforms, uses a trojanized MSI installer for Logitech AI Prompt Builder to infect systems.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-tclbanker-malware-self-spreads-over-whatsapp-and-outlook/

2026-05-05 19:21:34 UTC

Hackers trojanized installers for the DAEMON Tools software and since April 8, delivered a backdoor to thousands of systems that downloaded the product from the official website.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/daemon-tools-trojanized-in-supply-chain-attack-to-deploy-backdoor/

2026-05-04 20:06:12 UTC

The Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is being increasingly abused to send convincing phishing emails that can bypass standard security filters and render reputation-based blocks ineffective.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ses-increasingly-abused-in-phishing-to-evade-detection/

2026-04-30 13:55:03 UTC

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root permissions.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/

2026-04-20 09:42:13 UTC

Microsoft has reverted a recent service update that was preventing some customers from launching the Microsoft Teams desktop client.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-teams-client-launch-failures-caused-by-service-update/

2026-04-19 17:33:00 UTC

Cloud development platform Vercel has disclosed a security incident after threat actors claimed to have breached its systems and are attempting to sell stolen data.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vercel-confirms-breach-after-hackers-claim-to-be-selling-stolen-data/

2026-04-18 14:12:13 UTC

Microsoft is warning that a recent Microsoft Edge browser update introduced a bug that breaks right-click paste in chats in the Microsoft Teams desktop client.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-right-click-paste-broken-by-edge-update-bug/

2026-04-16 15:24:28 UTC

Google says it is increasingly using its Gemini AI models to detect and block harmful ads on its advertising platforms, as scammers and threat actors continue to evolve their tactics to evade detection.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-expands-gemini-ai-use-to-fight-malicious-ads-on-its-platform/

2026-04-16 08:32:27 UTC

Two U.S. nationals have been sent to prison for helping North Korean remote information technology (IT) workers to pose as U.S. residents and get hired by over 100 companies across the country, including many Fortune 500 firms.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-nationals-behind-north-korean-it-worker-laptop-farm-sent-to-prison/

2026-04-13 19:56:18 UTC

A critical vulnerability in the wolfSSL SSL/TLS library can weaken security via improper verification of the hash algorithm or its size when checking Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) signatures.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-flaw-in-wolfssl-library-enables-forged-certificate-use/

2026-04-09 06:46:42 UTC

Microsoft has suspended developer accounts used to maintain multiple high-profile open-source projects without proper notification and no way to quickly reinstate them, effectively blocking them from publishing new software builds and security patches for Windows users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-suspends-dev-accounts-for-high-profile-open-source-projects/

2026-04-06 19:19:43 UTC

Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/disgruntled-researcher-leaks-bluehammer-windows-zero-day-exploit/

2026-04-03 20:40:38 UTC

A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretely-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/

2026-04-03 11:25:35 UTC

Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve Exchange Online mailbox access issues that have intermittently affected Outlook mobile and macOS users for weeks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-still-working-to-fix-exchange-online-mailbox-access-issues/

2026-04-03 09:05:07 UTC

A former core infrastructure engineer has pleaded guilty to locking Windows admins out of 254 servers as part of a failed extortion plot targeting his employer, an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-admits-to-extortion-plot-locking-coworkers-out-of-thousands-of-windows-devices/

2026-04-02 19:03:52 UTC

The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-as-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/

2026-04-01 06:35:47 UTC

Google announced that the AI-powered Google Drive ransomware detection feature has reached general availability and is now enabled by default for all paying users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-drive-ransomware-detection-now-on-by-default-for-paying-users/

2026-04-01 00:32:38 UTC

Anthropic says it accidentally leaked the source code for Claude Code, which is closed source, but the company says no customer data or credentials were exposed.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-code-source-code-accidentally-leaked-in-npm-package/

2026-03-30 14:32:47 UTC

Apple has introduced a security feature in macOS Tahoe 26.4 that blocks pasting and executing potentially harmful commands in Terminal and alerts users to possible risks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-adds-macos-terminal-warning-to-block-clickfix-attacks/

2026-03-29 21:10:04 UTC

The Handala hackers associated with Iran have breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and published photos and documents.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-confirms-hack-of-director-patels-personal-email-inbox/

2026-03-26 14:06:44 UTC

WhatsApp is rolling out multiple features designed to make the app easier to use, including AI-powered message replies and photo retouching, support for two accounts on iOS, and chat history transfer between iOS and Android devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/whatsapp-rolls-out-more-ai-features-ios-multi-account-support/

2026-03-25 23:23:56 UTC

GitHub is adopting AI-based scanning for its Code Security tool to expand vulnerability detections beyond the CodeQL static analysis and cover more languages and frameworks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-adds-ai-powered-bug-detection-to-expand-security-coverage/

2026-03-24 17:23:14 UTC

Mozilla released Firefox 149 with added privacy protection through a built-in VPN tool offering up to 50GB of monthly traffic.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-now-has-a-free-built-in-vpn-with-50gb-monthly-data-limit/

2026-03-24 14:03:12 UTC

Bug bounty platform HackerOne is notifying hundreds of employees that their data was stolen after attackers hacked Navia, one of its U.S. benefits administrators.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackerone-discloses-employee-data-breach-after-navia-hack/

2026-03-23 23:47:28 UTC

OpenAI is rolling out a new feature called 'Library' for ChatGPT, which allows you to store your personal files or images on OpenAI's cloud storage, so you can reference those items in a future chat.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-rolls-out-chatgpt-library-to-store-your-personal-files/

2026-03-23 08:04:47 UTC

Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a major issue that breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including Teams and OneDrive.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-kb5085516-emergency-update-fixes-microsoft-account-sign-in/

2026-03-22 14:33:12 UTC

An information stealer called VoidStealer uses a new approach to bypass Chrome's Application-Bound Encryption (ABE) and extract the master key for decrypting sensitive data stored in the browser.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/voidstealer-malware-steals-chrome-master-key-via-debugger-trick/

2026-03-20 07:33:45 UTC

Microsoft says the March Windows 11 update breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including Teams and OneDrive.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/kb5079473-march-windows-11-update-breaks-microsoft-account-sign-ins/

2026-03-19 20:44:10 UTC

Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/navia-discloses-data-breach-impacting-27-million-people/

2026-03-19 16:14:27 UTC

The FBI has seized two websites used by the Handala hacktivist group after the threat actors conducted a destructive cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker that wiped approximately 80,000 devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-handala-data-leak-site-after-stryker-cyberattack/

2026-03-19 13:00:36 UTC

Ubiquiti patched two UniFi Network Application vulnerabilities, including a maximum-severity flaw that may allow attackers to take over user accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubiquiti-warns-of-unifi-flaw-that-may-enable-account-takeover/

2026-03-18 22:57:04 UTC

Identity protection company Aura has confirmed that an authorized party gained access to nearly 900,000 customer records containing names and email addresses.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/aura-confirms-data-breach-exposing-900-000-marketing-contacts/

2026-03-17 12:09:51 UTC

The LeakNet ransomware gang is now using the ClickFix technique for initial access into corporate environments and deploys a malware loader based on the open-source Deno runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leaknet-ransomware-uses-clickfix-and-deno-runtime-for-stealthy-attacks/

2026-03-17 12:03:51 UTC

Microsoft has shared guidance to fix C:\ drive access issues and app failures on some Samsung laptops running Windows 11, versions 25H2 and 24H2.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-fix-for-windows-c-drive-access-issues-on-samsung-pcs/

2026-03-17 11:07:18 UTC

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix a Bluetooth device visibility issue on hotpatch-enabled Windows 11 Enterprise devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-11-hotpatch-fixes-bluetooth-device-visibility-issue/

2026-03-17 10:37:34 UTC

Microsoft is working to address a known issue that renders the classic Outlook email client unusable for users who have enabled the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-enabling-teams-meeting-add-in-breaks-outlook-classic/

2026-03-16 19:17:36 UTC

Last week's cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker was limited to its internal Microsoft environment and remotely wiped tens of thousands of employee devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stryker-attack-wiped-tens-of-thousands-of-devices-no-malware-needed/

2026-03-16 13:14:46 UTC

Microsoft has removed the Samsung Galaxy Connect app from the Microsoft Store because it was causing issues on specific Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and desktop models running Windows 11.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-samsung-app-blocking-windows-c-drive-from-store/

2026-03-15 23:13:42 UTC

OpenAI told BleepingComputer that ChatGPT ads on Free and Go plans are not yet rolling out outside the United States, even though some users noticed references to ads in the updated privacy policy.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-says-chatgpt-ads-are-not-rolling-out-globally-for-now/

2026-03-15 14:18:13 UTC

A new open-source tool called Betterleaks can scan directories, files, and git repositories and identify valid secrets using default or customized rules.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/betterleaks-a-new-open-source-secrets-scanner-to-replace-gitleaks/

2026-03-14 14:39:14 UTC

Malicious JavaScript code delivered by the AppsFlyer Web SDK hijacked cryptocurrency, potentially in a supply-chain attack.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/appsflyer-web-sdk-used-to-spread-crypto-stealer-javascript-code/

2026-03-13 20:52:46 UTC

The FBI is asking gamers who installed Steam titles containing malware to provide information as part of an ongoing investigation into eight malicious games uploaded to the gaming platform.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seeks-victims-of-steam-games-used-to-spread-malware/

2026-03-13 17:11:53 UTC

Poland's National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) says hackers targeted its IT infrastructure, but the attack was detected and blocked before causing any impact.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polands-nuclear-research-centre-targeted-by-cyberattack/

2026-03-13 13:28:46 UTC

An international law enforcement action codenamed "Operation Synergia III" has sinkholed tens of thousands of IP addresses and seized servers linked to cybercrime operations worldwide.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-sinkholes-45-000-ip-addresses-in-cybercrime-crackdown/

2026-03-13 13:23:41 UTC

A threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is distributing fake enterprise VPN clients from Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet to steal VPN credentials from unsuspecting users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-enterprise-vpn-downloads-used-to-steal-company-credentials/

2026-03-13 08:17:08 UTC

Starbucks has disclosed a data breach affecting hundreds of employees after threat actors gained access to their Starbucks Partner Central accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/starbucks-discloses-data-breach-affecting-hundreds-of-employees/

2026-03-13 06:57:14 UTC

Google has released emergency security updates to patch two high-severity Chrome vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-fixes-two-new-chrome-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/

2026-03-12 21:32:35 UTC

Still, out of an abundance of caution, Loblaw says it has automatically logged out all customers from their accounts. Account holders who need to access the company's digital services will have to log in again.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadian-retail-giant-loblaw-notifies-customers-of-data-breach/

2026-03-12 20:01:41 UTC

A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware attack.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-generated-slopoly-malware-used-in-interlock-ransomware-attack/

2026-03-12 16:59:34 UTC

Data protection company Veeam Software has patched multiple flaws in its Backup & Replication solution, including four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/veeam-warns-of-critical-flaws-exposing-backup-servers-to-rce-attacks/

2026-03-12 16:20:11 UTC

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe along with private partners have disrupted the SocksEscort cybercrime proxy network that used only edge devices compromised via the AVRecon malware for Linux.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-socksescort-proxy-network-powered-by-linux-malware/

2026-03-12 13:44:02 UTC

Apple has released security updates to patch older iPhones and iPads against a set of vulnerabilities targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-patches-older-iphones-and-ipads-against-coruna-exploits/

2026-03-11 17:21:36 UTC

Leading medical technology company Stryker has been hit by a wiper malware attack claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked and pro-Palestinian hacktivist group.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/medtech-giant-stryker-offline-after-iran-linked-wiper-malware-attack/

2026-03-11 13:29:42 UTC

Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-adds-new-whatsapp-facebook-and-messenger-anti-scam-tools/

2026-03-10 22:58:09 UTC

For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-blacksanta-edr-killer-spotted-targeting-hr-departments/

2026-03-10 21:28:18 UTC

A new Android malware named BeatBanker can hijack devices and tricks users into installing it by posing as a Starlink app on websites masquerading as the official Google Play Store.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-beatbanker-android-malware-poses-as-starlink-app-to-hijack-devices/

2026-03-10 18:23:48 UTC

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update to fix the March 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days and an issue that prevent some devices from shutting down.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-windows-10-kb5078885-extended-security-update/

2026-03-10 17:50:05 UTC

Today is Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-march-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-2-zero-days-79-flaws/

2026-03-10 17:41:53 UTC

Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5079473 and KB5078883 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5079473-and-kb5078883-cumulative-updates-released/

2026-03-10 17:30:50 UTC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has patched multiple security vulnerabilities in the Aruba Networking AOS-CX operating system, including several authentication and code execution issues.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-warns-of-critical-aos-cx-flaw-allowing-admin-password-resets/

2026-03-10 15:28:12 UTC

Microsoft is rolling out passkey support for Microsoft Entra on Windows devices, adding phishing-resistant passwordless authentication via Windows Hello.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-entra-brings-phishing-resistant-sign-in-to-windows/

2026-03-10 15:02:11 UTC

A newly discovered botnet malware called KadNap is targeting primarily ASUS routers and other edge networking devices to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-kadnap-botnet-hijacks-asus-routers-to-fuel-cybercrime-proxy-network/

2026-03-10 11:36:28 UTC

CISA flagged a high-severity Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) vulnerability as actively exploited in attacks and ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch systems within three weeks.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-recently-patched-ivanti-epm-flaw-now-actively-exploited/

2026-03-10 10:35:47 UTC

Microsoft will turn on hotpatch security updates by default for all eligible Windows devices managed through Microsoft Intune and the Microsoft Graph API, beginning with the May 2026 Windows security update.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-enable-hotpatch-security-updates-by-default-in-may/

2026-03-10 10:00:14 UTC

The Russian state-sponsored APT28 threat group is using a custom variant of the open-source Covenant post-exploitation framework for long-term espionage operations.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apt28-hackers-deploy-customized-variant-of-covenant-open-source-tool/

2026-03-09 22:50:51 UTC

Hackers contacted employees at financial and healthcare organizations over Microsoft Teams to trick them into granting remote access through Quick Assist and deploy a new piece of malware called A0Backdoor.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-phishing-targets-employees-with-backdoors/

2026-03-09 21:45:50 UTC

Hackers are increasingly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in third-party software to gain initial access to cloud environments, with the window for attacks shrinking from weeks to just days.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-cloud-attacks-exploit-flaws-more-than-weak-credentials/

2026-03-09 21:25:03 UTC

Russian state-sponsored hackers have been linked to an ongoing Signal and WhatsApp phishing campaign targeting government officials, military personnel, and journalists to gain access to sensitive messages.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-govt-warns-of-signal-whatsapp-account-hijacking-attacks/

2026-03-09 19:08:04 UTC

Ericsson Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson, says attackers have stolen data belonging to an undisclosed number of employees and customers after hacking one of its service providers.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ericsson-us-discloses-data-breach-after-service-provider-hack/

2026-03-09 17:13:03 UTC

Microsoft says Teams will soon automatically tag third-party bots in lobbies, allowing organizers to control whether they can join meetings.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-will-tag-third-party-bots-in-meeting-lobbies/

2026-03-09 17:12:36 UTC

Salesforce is warning customers that hackers are targeting websites with misconfigured Experience Cloud platforms that give guest users access to more data than intended. However, the ShinyHunters extortion gang claims to be actively exploiting a new bug to steal data from instances.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claims-ongoing-salesforce-aura-data-theft-attacks/

2026-03-09 15:31:05 UTC

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that criminals are impersonating U.S. officials in phishing attacks targeting businesses and individuals who request city and county planning and zoning permits.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-phishing-attacks-impersonating-us-city-county-officials/

2026-03-09 14:10:32 UTC

Microsoft has confirmed that it's still working to fully address a known issue that causes bright white flashes when opening the File Explorer on some Windows 11 systems.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-still-working-to-fix-windows-explorer-white-flashes/

2026-03-08 15:27:13 UTC

Athanasios Rantos, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), has issued a formal opinion suggesting that banks must immediately refund account holders affected by unauthorized transactions, even when it's their fault.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/eu-court-adviser-says-banks-must-immediately-refund-phishing-victims/

2026-03-08 14:15:16 UTC

Threat actors are abusing the special-use ".arpa" domain and IPv6 reverse DNS in phishing campaigns that more easily evade domain reputation checks and email security gateways.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-arpa-dns-and-ipv6-to-evade-phishing-defenses/

2026-03-07 16:15:12 UTC

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/termite-ransomware-breaches-linked-to-clickfix-castlerat-attacks/

2026-03-07 15:18:11 UTC

Microsoft says threat actors are increasingly using artificial intelligence in their operations to accelerate attacks, scale malicious activity, and lower technical barriers across all aspects of a cyberattack.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-hackers-abusing-ai-at-every-stage-of-cyberattacks/

2026-03-06 19:50:36 UTC

TriZetto Provider Solutions, a healthcare IT company that develops software and services used by health insurers and healthcare providers, has suffered a data breach that exposed the sensitive information of over 3.4 million people.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cognizant-trizetto-breach-exposes-health-data-of-34-million-patients/

2026-03-06 14:21:24 UTC

Microsoft will soon begin rolling out a significant upgrade to Microsoft 365 Backup to speed up recovery by allowing administrators to restore individual files and folders.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-backup-to-add-file-level-restore-for-faster-recovery/

2026-03-06 10:08:13 UTC

A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a massive fraud ring that stole over $100 million from victims across the United States through business email compromise attacks and romance scams.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghanain-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-100-million-fraud-ring/