Nissan confirms design studio data breach claimed by Qilin ransomware
Nissan Japan has confirmed to GeekFeed that it suffered a data breach following unauthorized access to a server of one of its subsidiaries, Creative Box Inc. (CBI). This came in response to the Qilin ransomware group’s claims that they had stolen four terabytes of data from CBI, including 3D vehicle design models, internal reports, financial […]
Surge in coordinated scans targets Microsoft RDP auth servers
Internet intelligence firm GreyNoise reports that it has recorded a significant spike in scanning activity consisting of nearly 1,971 IP addresses probing Microsoft Remote Desktop Web Access and RDP Web Client authentication portals in unison, suggesting a coordinated reconnaissance campaign. The researchers say that this is a massive change in activity, with the company usually only […]
New AI attack hides data-theft prompts in downscaled images
Researchers have developed a novel attack that steals user data by injecting malicious prompts in images processed by AI systems before delivering them to a large language model. The method relies on full-resolution images that carry instructions invisible to the human eye but become apparent when the image quality is lowered through resampling algorithms. Developed […]
Farmers Insurance data breach impacts 1.1M people after Salesforce attack
U.S. insurance giant Farmers Insurance has disclosed a data breach impacting 1.1 million customers, with GeekFeed learning that the data was stolen in the widespread Salesforce attacks. Farmers Insurance is a U.S.-based insurer that provides auto, home, life, and business insurance products. It operates through a network of agents and subsidiaries, serving more than 10 […]
Auchan retailer data breach impacts hundreds of thousands of customers
French retailer Auchan is informing that some sensitive data associated with loyalty accounts of several hundred thousand of its customers was exposed in a cyberattack. The company is sending data breach notifications to customers affected by the incident. “We are writing to inform you that Auchan has been the victim of a cyberattack. This attack […]
Malicious Android apps with 19M installs removed from Google Play
Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler’s ThreatLabs team while investigating a new infection wave with Anatsa (Tea Bot) banking trojan targeting Android devices. While most of the malicious apps (over 66%) included adware components, the most common Android […]
Critical Docker Desktop flaw lets attackers hijack Windows hosts
A critical vulnerability in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS allows compromising the host by running a malicious container, even if the Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) protection is active. The security issue is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) now identified as CVE-2025-9074, and it received a critical severity rating of 9.3. “A malicious container running on Docker Desktop […]
New Android malware poses as antivirus from Russian intelligence agency
A new Android malware posing as an antivirus tool software created by Russia’s Federal Security Services agency (FSB) is being used to target executives of Russian businesses. In a new report from Russian mobile security firm Dr. Web, researchers track the new spyware as ‘Android.Backdoor.916.origin,’ finding no links to known malware families. Among its various […]
FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning major U.S. tech companies against yielding to foreign government demands that weaken data security, compromise encryption, or impose censorship on their platforms. FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson signed the letter sent to large American companies like Akamai, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Cloudflare, Discord, GoDaddy, Meta, Microsoft, Signal, Snap, Slack, and […]
Microsoft working on fix for ongoing Outlook email issues
Microsoft is working to resolve an Exchange Online issue causing email access problems for Outlook mobile users who use Hybrid Modern Authentication (HMA). HMA is a Microsoft Exchange Server feature that allows users to access on-premises mailboxes using authorization tokens from the cloud. Tracked under EX1137017 in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, this known issue is caused by a recent […]