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Monroe University says 2024 data breach affects 320,000 people
Monroe University revealed that threat actors stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 320,000 people after breaching its systems in a December 2024 cyberattack. Founded in 1933 as a Bronx secretarial school, Monroe University is now a private institution with over 9,000 students each year across campuses in New York (Bronx and New […]
Ukraine’s army targeted in new charity-themed malware campaign
Officials of Ukraine’s Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed campaign between October and December 2025 that delivered backdoor malware called PluggyApe. Ukraine’s CERT says in a report that the attacks were likely launched by the Russian threat group known as ‘Void Blizzard’ and ‘Laundry Bear’, although there is medium confidence in attribution. Laundry Bear is […]
New VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers
A newly discovered advanced cloud-native Linux malware framework named VoidLink focuses on cloud environments, providing attackers with custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and plugins designed for modern infrastructures. VoidLink is written in Zig, Go, and C, and its code shows signs of a project under active development, with extensive documentation, and likely intended for commercial purposes. Malware analysts […]
Central Maine Healthcare breach exposed data of over 145,000 people
A data breach last year at Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) exposed sensitive information of more than 145,000 individuals. The hackers persisted on the organization’s systems for more than two months last year, between March 19 and June 1, when CMH discovered the intrusion. The CMH integrated healthcare delivery system serves at least 400,000 people and manages hospitals like Central Maine Medical Center […]
Microsoft January 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 114 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 114 flaws, including one actively exploited and two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also addresses eight “Critical” vulnerabilities, 6 of which are remote code execution flaws and 2 are elevation-of-privilege flaws. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: When […]
Belgian hospital AZ Monica shuts down servers after cyberattack
Belgian hospital AZ Monica was forced to shut down all servers, cancel scheduled procedures, and transfer critical patients earlier today due to a cyberattack. The hospital, which operates campuses in Antwerp and Deurne, disconnected all servers at 6:32 AM after its systems were hit. The cyberattack also forced the hospital to suspend all scheduled procedures […]
New Windows updates replace expiring Secure Boot certificates
Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like rootkit malware) from executing during the system startup sequence by ensuring that only trusted bootloaders can load on computers with UEFI firmware. This is done by checking the software’s digital signature […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5073724 extended security update
Microsoft has released the KB5073724 extended security update to fix the Patch Tuesday security updates, including 3 zero-days and a fix for expiring Secure Boot certificates. If you are running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or are enrolled in the ESU program, you can install this update like normal by going into Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and manually performing […]
Betterment confirms data breach after wave of crypto scam emails
U.S. digital investment advisor Betterment confirmed that hackers breached its systems and sent fake crypto-related messages to some customers. The threat actor last week delivered fraudulent emails from Betterment infrastructure, luring recipients into a reward scam disguised as a company promotion that claimed to triple the amount of cryptocurrency sent to a specific address. The […]
Convincing LinkedIn comment-reply tactic used in new phishing
Scammers are flooding LinkedIn posts this week with fake “reply” comments that appear to come from the platform itself, warning users of bogus policy violations and urging them to visit an external link. The messages convincingly impersonate LinkedIn branding and in some cases even use the company’s official lnkd.in URL shortener, making the phishing links harder […]