Security
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Toll payment text scam returns in massive phishing wave
An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and credit card information. The messages embed links that, if clicked, take the victim to a phishing site impersonating E-ZPass, The Toll Roads, FasTrak, Florida Turnpike, or another toll authority that attempts to […]
Carding tool abusing WooCommerce API downloaded 34K times on PyPI
A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named ‘disgrasya’ that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from the open-source package platform. The script specifically targeted WooCommerce stores using the CyberSource payment gateway to validate cards, which is a key step for carding actors who need to evaluate thousands of stolen […]
Coinbase to fix 2FA account activity entry freaking out users
Coinbase is fixing a misleading account activity message that has caused confusion and anxiety, making users think their credentials were compromised. Over the past couple of weeks, numerous people have contacted GeekFeed about concerns that they think Coinbase has a serious security issue. After receiving Coinbase phishing emails or texts, they logged into their accounts […]
WinRAR flaw bypasses Windows Mark of the Web security alerts
A vulnerability in the WinRAR file archiver solution could be exploited to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) security warning and execute arbitrary code on a Windows machine. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2025-31334 and affects all WinRAR versions except the most recent release, which is currently 7.11. Mark of the Web is […]
Port of Seattle says ransomware breach impacts 90,000 people
Port of Seattle, the U.S. government agency overseeing Seattle’s seaport and airport, is notifying roughly 90,000 individuals of a data breach after their personal information was stolen in an August 2024 ransomware attack. The agency disclosed the attack on August 24, saying the resulting IT outage disrupted multiple services and systems, including reservation check-in systems, passenger […]
PoisonSeed phishing campaign behind emails with wallet seed phrases
A large-scale phishing campaign dubbed ‘PoisonSeed’ compromises corporate email marketing accounts to distribute emails containing crypto seed phrases used to drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to SilentPush, the campaign targets Coinbase and Ledger using compromised accounts at Mailchimp, SendGrid, HubSpot, Mailgun, and Zoho. The researchers link the campaign to recent incidents, such as the case of Troy Hunt’s Mailchimp account compromise […]
Australian pension funds hit by wave of credential stuffing attacks
Over the weekend, a massive wave of credential stuffing attacks hit multiple large Australian super funds, compromising thousands of members’ accounts. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Australia’s advocacy body for the superannuation industry, said today that “a number of members were affected” even though the “majority of the attempts were repelled.” Reuters has learned […]
Europcar GitLab breach exposes data of up to 200,000 customers
A hacker breached the GitLab repositories of multinational car-rental company Europcar Mobility Group and stole source code for Android and iOS applications, as well as some personal information belonging to up to 200,000 customers. The actor tried to extort the company by threatening to publish 37GB of data that includes backups and details about the […]
OpenAI’s $20 ChatGPT Plus is now free for students until the end of May
ChatGPT Plus subscription is now free, but only if you’re a student based out of the United States of America and Canada. ChatGPT Plus is a premium subscription that costs $20 a month and allows you to access the paid models, including GPT o1, which is the company’s best reasoning model. Additionally, it gives you […]
Max severity RCE flaw discovered in widely used Apache Parquet
A maximum severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered impacting all versions of Apache Parquet up to and including 1.15.0. The problem stems from the deserialization of untrusted data that could allow attackers with specially crafted Parquet files to gain control of target systems, exfiltrate or modify data, disrupt services, or introduce dangerous […]