Security
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Microsoft adds Windows protections for malicious Remote Desktop files
Microsoft has introduced new Windows protections to defend against phishing attacks that abuse Remote Desktop connection (.rdp) files, adding warnings and disabling risky shared resources by default. RDP files are commonly used in enterprise environments to connect to remote systems because admins can preconfigure them to automatically redirect local resources to the remote host. Threat […]
Crypto-exchange Kraken extorted by hackers after insider breach
The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange announced that a cybercrime group is trying to extort the company by threatening to release videos showing internal systems that host client data. The company’s Chief Security Officer, Nick Percoco, stated that the incident did not put client funds at risk and involved an insider threat, with two instances of improper access to […]
Over 100 Chrome Web Store extensions steal user accounts, data
More than 100 malicious extensions in the official Chrome Web Store are attempting to steal Google OAuth2 Bearer tokens, deploy backdoors, and carry out ad fraud. Researchers at application security company Socket discovered that the malicious extensions are part of a coordinated campaign that uses the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The threat actor published the […]
Microsoft April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 167 flaws, 2 zero-days
Today is Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 167 flaws, including 2 zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses eight “Critical” vulnerabilities, 7 of which are remote code execution flaws and the other is a denial of service flaw. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: When GeekFeed reports on […]
McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat
Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to GeekFeed that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data. The company assured that the breach did not affect its Salesforce accounts, customer databases, or internal systems, and that the amount of exposed data is limited and non-sensitive. “McGraw-Hill recently identified unauthorized access to […]
Fake Ledger Live app on Apple’s App Store stole $9.5M in crypto
A malicious Ledger Live app for macOS available from Apple’s App Store has drained approximately $9.5 million in cryptocurrency from 50 victims in just a few days this month. Users who downloaded the fake Ledger app were tricked into entering their seed/recovery phrases, thus giving attackers full access to their wallets and allowing them to […]
European Gym giant Basic-Fit data breach affects 1 million members
Dutch fitness giant Basic-Fit announced that hackers breached its systems and gained access to information belonging to a million of its customers. The company operates the largest gym chain in Europe, owning more than 1,700 clubs and over 430 franchises in 12 countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, and Germany. In a disclosure published […]
Stolen Rockstar Games analytics data leaked by extortion gang
Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site. The threat actors claim the data was taken from Snowflake environments using authentication tokens stolen during a recent Anodot security incident. They have now published what […]
Critical flaw in wolfSSL library enables forged certificate use
A critical vulnerability in the wolfSSL SSL/TLS library can weaken security via improper verification of the hash algorithm or its size when checking Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) signatures. Researchers warn that an attacker could exploit the issue to force a target device or application to accept forged certificates for malicious servers or connections. […]
FBI takedown of W3LL phishing service leads to developer arrest
The FBI Atlanta Field Office and Indonesian authorities have dismantled the “W3LL” global phishing platform, seizing infrastructure and arresting the alleged developer in what is described as the first coordinated enforcement action between the United States and Indonesia targeting a phishing kit developer. The W3ll Store was a phishing kit and online marketplace that enabled […]