Security
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Hacker claims to leak WIRED database with 2.3 million records
A hacker claims to have breached Condé Nast and leaked an alleged WIRED database containing more than 2.3 million subscriber records, while also warning that they plan to release up to 40 million additional records for other Condé Nast properties. On December 20, a threat actor using the name “Lovely” leaked the database on a […]
Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits
Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach that allowed hackers to abuse internal systems to ban and unban players, manipulate in-game moderation feeds, and grant massive amounts of in-game currency and cosmetic items to accounts worldwide. According to multiple player reports and in-game screenshots shared online, the attackers were able to: R6 Credits are a premium […]
Fake Grubhub emails promise tenfold return on sent cryptocurrency
Grubhub users received fraudulent messages, apparently from a company email address, promising a tenfold bitcoin payout in return for a transfer to a specified wallet. The emails claimed to be part of a ‘Holiday Crypto Promotion’ and came from an email address on ‘b.grubhub.com’, which is a legitimate subdomain that Grubhub uses to communicate with […]
Trust Wallet confirms extension hack led to $7 million crypto theft
Trust Wallet confirmed that a compromised Chrome extension update released on December 24 led to $7 million in stolen cryptocurrency after users reported their wallets drained. “So far, $7m affected by this hack. TrustWallet will cover. User funds are SAFU. Appreciate your understanding for any inconveniences caused,” posted Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on X. “The team is still investigating […]
Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware
A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the ‘Cosmali Loader’. GeekFeed has found that multiple MAS users began reporting on Reddit [1, 2] yesterday that they received pop-up warnings on their systems about a Cosmali Loader infection. You have been infected by a malware […]
MongoDB warns admins to patch severe RCE flaw immediately
MongoDB has warned IT admins to immediately patch a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited in remote code execution (RCE) attacks targeting vulnerable servers. Tracked as CVE-2025-14847, this security flaw affects multiple MongoDB and MongoDB Server versions and can be exploited by unauthenticated threat actors in low-complexity attacks that don’t require user interaction. CVE-2025-14847 is due […]
FBI seizes domain storing bank credentials stolen from U.S. victims
The U.S. government has seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and the associated database used by cybercriminals to host bank login credentials stolen in account takeover attacks. Cybercriminals collected the credentials in phishing campaigns targeting American citizens through fraudulent ads on Google and Bing search services that led to fake banking portals. The confirmed financial loss from […]
WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub
The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities. Previously spread through pirated software and cheats for games like Roblox, Counter Strike, and Rust, WebRAT is a backdoor with info-stealing capabilities that emerged at the beginning of the year. According to a report from Solar 4RAYS in May, […]
Malicious extensions in Chrome Web store steal user credentials
Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named ‘Phantom Shuttle’ are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user traffic and steal sensitive data. Both extensions are still present in Chrome’s official marketplace at the time of writing and have been active since at least 2017, according to a report from researchers at the […]
Cyberattack knocks offline France’s postal, banking services
La Poste, the French national postal service, confirmed on Monday that all its information systems were knocked offline by “a major network incident,” disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of customers. On social media, La Poste announced that the disruption rendered multiple platforms temporarily inaccessible, including its main website, mobile app, digital identity […]