Security
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New Certighost PoC exploit lets attackers hijack Windows domains
A proof-of-concept exploit for “Certighost,” a Windows Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability, has been released that can allow authenticated attackers to potentially compromise a Windows domain. Tracked as CVE-2026-54121, the vulnerability was fixed by Microsoft as part of the July 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. “An authenticated attacker could manipulate attributes associated with a machine account and obtain […]
Apple sued over fake App Store crypto wallet app stealing $1.8M in Bitcoin
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. The complaint, filed on July 24 in California, alleges that Apple failed to adequately review and monitor applications distributed through the App Store while promoting the marketplace […]
Coca-Cola confirms data theft in Fairlife ransomware attack
The Coca-Cola Company has confirmed that hackers stole data from its dairy subsidiary, Fairlife, during a ransomware attack earlier this month. In a short statement earlier today, the global beverages giant says that it is still working to restore some of the impacted systems and operations, but most of the production in the U.S. has […]
Ernst & Young data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang
The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for a recently disclosed Ernst & Young data breach, saying it obtained credentials for some of the company’s systems via a supply-chain attack. Ernst & Young disclosed the breach earlier this month, saying a third-party support ticket system used by its IT personnel was compromised and support tickets […]
GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks
GitHub and PyPI (Python Package Index) have introduced a time-based mechanism in the Dependabot dependency management tool to protect against supply-chain attacks and to limit their impact. Specifically, Dependabot comes with a default three-day cooldown setting, while PyPI will reject new files uploaded to releases older than 14 days. The measure comes after the two […]
Steam forum ClickFix attacks infect gamers with XMRig cryptominers
Steam discussion forums are being abused in ClickFix attacks that pretend to be fixes for game and computer problems but actually infect devices with cryptominers. GeekFeed learned of the campaign from a reader, who told us threat actors are creating random Steam accounts to post what appears to be helpful fixes for people’s posts about games […]
Malicious sites use JavaScript to build malware in browser memory
A massive malvertising campaign is using fake Solana, Luno, and TradingView webpages with malicious JavaScript that instructs browsers to assemble malware directly in memory. The operation has been active since late 2024 and is localized to 25 languages in 12 countries, primarily in Asia Pacific and Latin America. A filtering system ensures that only real […]
ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam
Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. The emails claim to come from ShinyHunters and tell recipients that hackers compromised their devices after obtaining their email addresses from breached company databases. However, the messages appear to be sent […]
OnTrac notifies customers of data breach after network hack
OnTrac parcel delivery company is informing that hackers breached its corporate network and may have accessed personal details belonging to its customers. The incident was detected on March 23, and an internal investigation revealed that the attacker accessed certain files between March 20 and 22. Apart from names, it is unclear what type of information […]
Hermes AI agent used to automate attack on Thai Finance Ministry
A threat actor used the open-source Hermes AI agent in unattended “YOLO” mode to automate post-exploitation activity during an alleged breach of Thailand’s Ministry of Finance. The activity was uncovered by threat intelligence company Hunt.io and security researcher Bob Diachenko after they discovered several exposed web directories containing hundreds of files associated with the operation. […]