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Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app

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Hackers are using a fake Android app named 'SafeChat' to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones. 

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WordPress Ninja Forms plugin flaw lets hackers steal submitted data

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Popular WordPress form-building plugin Ninja Forms contains three vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to achieve privilege escalation and steal user data.

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Lazarus hackers linked to $60 million Alphapo cryptocurrency heist

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Blockchain analysts blame the North Korean Lazarus hacking group for a recent attack on payment processing platform Alphapo where the attackers stole almost $60 million in crypto. 

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SEC now requires companies to disclose cyberattacks in 4 days

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 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose cyberattacks within four business days after determining they're material incidents.

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Microsoft still unsure how hackers stole Azure AD signing key

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Microsoft says it still doesn't know how Chinese hackers stole an inactive Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key used to breach the Exchange Online and Azure AD accounts of two dozen organizations, including government agencies. 

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WordPress AIOS plugin used by 1M sites logged plaintext passwords

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The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress security plugin, used by over a million WordPress sites, was found to be logging plaintext passwords from user login attempts to the site's database, putting account security at risk. 

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Microsoft: Chinese hackers breached US govt Exchange email accounts

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A Chinese hacking group has breached the email accounts of more than two dozen organizations worldwide, including U.S. and Western European government agencies, according to Microsoft. 

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Charming Kitten hackers use new ‘NokNok’ malware for macOS

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Security researchers observed a new campaign they attribute to the Charming Kitten APT group where hackers used new NokNok malware that targets macOS systems. 

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Cisco warns of bug that lets attackers break traffic encryption

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Cisco warned customers today of a high-severity vulnerability impacting some data center switch models and allowing attackers to tamper with encrypted traffic. 

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300,000+ Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to critical FortiOS RCE bug

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Hundreds of thousands of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to a critical security issue identified as CVE-2023-27997, almost a month after Fortinet released an update that addresses the problem. 

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Twitter's bot spam keeps getting worse — it's about porn this time

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Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter's got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and interactions on the platform. And there doesn't seem to be an easy solution in sight. 

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CISA issues DDoS warning after attacks hit multiple US orgs

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after U.S. organizations across multiple industry sectors were hit. 

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American Airlines, Southwest Airlines disclose data breaches affecting pilots

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American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, two of the largest airlines in the world, disclosed data breaches on Friday caused by the hack of Pilot Credentials, a third-party vendor that manages multiple airlines' pilot applications and recruitment portals.

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Grafana warns of critical auth bypass due to Azure AD integration

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Grafana has released security fixes for multiple versions of its application, addressing a vulnerability that enables attackers to bypass authentication and take over any Grafana account that uses Azure Active Directory for authentication. 

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LastPass users furious after being locked out due to MFA resets

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LastPass password manager users have been experiencing significant login issues starting early May after being prompted to reset their authenticator apps. 

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Microsoft Teams bug allows malware delivery from external accounts

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Security researchers have found a simple way to deliver malware to an organization with Microsoft Teams, despite restrictions in the application for files from external sources. 

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Over 100,000 ChatGPT Account Credentials Made Available on the Dark Web

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ChatGPT users should be wary that their personal data might've been leaked online, following the dump of more than 100,000 ChatGPT account credentials on the dark web. As reported by The Hacker News and according to Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB, the credentials for users that logged into ChatGPT ranges from its launch (in June 2022) through May 2023, meaning that it's still an ongoing event. The U.S., France, Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Brazil seem to have contributed the most users towards the stolen credentials. 

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CISA: LockBit ransomware extorted $91 million in 1,700 U.S. attacks

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 U.S. and international cybersecurity authorities said in a joint LockBit ransomware advisory that the gang successfully extorted roughly $91 million following approximately 1,700 attacks against U.S. organizations since 2020.

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Barracuda ESG zero-day attacks linked to suspected Chinese hackers

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 A suspected pro-China hacker group tracked by Mandiant as UNC4841 has been linked to data-theft attacks on Barracuda ESG (Email Security Gateway) appliances using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability.

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Russian hackers use PowerShell USB malware to drop backdoors

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The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Gamaredon (aka Armageddon or Shuckworm) continues to target critical organizations in Ukraine's military and security intelligence sectors, employing a refreshed toolset and new infection tactics. 

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024