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Microsoft found TikTok Android flaw that let hackers hijack accounts

89by Sergiu Gatlan / 7h

Microsoft found and reported a high severity flaw in the TikTok Android app in February that allowed attackers to "quickly and quietly" take over accounts with one click by tricking targets into clicking a specially crafted malicious link. [...]

Google Chrome bug lets sites write to clipboard without asking

55by Bill Toulas / 7h

Chrome version 104 accidentally introduced a bug that removes the user requirement to approve clipboard writing events from websites they visit. [...]

Apple backports fix for actively exploited iOS zero-day to older iPhones

25by Sergiu Gatlan / 5h

Apple has released new security updates to backport patches released earlier this month to older iPhones and iPads addressing a remotely exploitable WebKit zero-day that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on unpatched devices. [...]

TODAY

AdGuard’s new ad blocker struggles with Google’s Manifest v3 rules

AdGuard Manifest V3

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28by Bill Toulas / 6h

AdGuard has published the first ad blocker extension for Chrome that is compatible with Manifest V3, Google's newest extension platform protocol for the world's most popular web browser. [...]

Ragnar Locker ransomware claims attack on Portugal's flag airline

Data Encrypted for Impact (Enterprise T1486)

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by Sergiu Gatlan / 7h

The Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has claimed an attack on the flag carrier of Portugal, TAP Air Portugal, disclosed by the airline last Friday. [...]

YESTERDAY

Ukraine takes down cybercrime group hitting crypto fraud victims

45by Sergiu Gatlan / 17h

The National Police of Ukraine (NPU) took down a network of call centers used by a cybercrime group focused on financial scams and targeting victims of cryptocurrency scams under the guise of helping them recover their stolen funds. [...]

Hackers hide malware in James Webb telescope images

7 TTPs

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400+by Bill Toulas / 1d

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Malware James Webb

Threat analysts have spotted a new malware campaign dubbed 'GO#WEBBFUSCATOR' that relies on phishing emails, malicious documents, and space images from the James Webb telescope to spread malware. [...]

Russian streaming platform confirms data breach affecting 7.5M users

Russian Streaming START

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62by Bill Toulas / 1d

Russian media streaming platform 'START' (start.ru) has confirmed rumors of a data breach impacting millions of users. [...]

Chinese hackers target Australian govt with ScanBox malware

3 TTPs

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91by Bill Toulas / 1d

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Chinese Australian

China-based threat actors have been targeting Australian government agencies and wind turbine fleets in the South China Sea by directing select individuals to a fake impersonating an Australian news media outlet. [...]

Microsoft Azure outage knocks Ubuntu VMs offline after buggy update

Microsoft Azure Ubuntu

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200+by Sergiu Gatlan / 1d

Microsoft Azure customers' virtual machines (VMs) running Ubuntu 18.04 have been taken offline by an ongoing outage caused by a faulty systemd update. [...]

Chrome extensions with 1.4 million installs steal browsing data

Chrome Extensions 1.4M

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500+by Bill Toulas / 1d

Threat analysts at McAfee found five Google Chrome extensions that steal track users' browsing activity. Collectively, the extensions have been downloaded more then 1.4 million times. [...]

Pirate sites ban in Austria took down Cloudflare CDNs by mistake

Austrian Cloudflare

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by Bill Toulas / 1d

Excessive and indiscriminate blocking is underway in Austria, with internet service providers (ISPs) complying to a court order to block pirate sites causing significant collateral damage. [...]

Google launches open-source software bug bounty program

Google Open Source

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300+by Sergiu Gatlan / 1d

Google will now pay security researchers to find and report bugs in the latest versions of Google-released open-source software (Google OSS). [...]

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