Security
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New Arcane infostealer infects YouTube, Discord users via game cheats
A newly discovered information-stealing malware called Arcane is stealing extensive user data, including VPN account credentials, gaming clients, messaging apps, and information stored in web browsers. According to Kaspersky, the malware has no links or code that overlaps with the Arcane Stealer V, which has been circulating on the dark web for years. The Arcane malware […]
WhatsApp patched zero-click flaw exploited in Paragon spyware attacks
WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. The company addressed the attack vector late last year “without the need for a client-side fix” and decided not to assign a CVE-ID after “reviewing the CVE guidelines published by […]
Sperm donation giant California Cryobank warns of a data breach
US sperm donor giant California Cryobank is warning customers it suffered a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. California Cryobank is a full-service sperm bank providing frozen donor sperm and specialized reproductive services, such as egg and embryo storage. The company is the largest sperm bank in the US and services all 50 states and more […]
GitHub Action hack likely led to another in cascading supply chain attack
A cascading supply chain attack that began with the compromise of the “reviewdog/action-setup@v1” GitHub Action is believed to have led to the recent breach of “tj-actions/changed-files” that leaked CI/CD secrets. Last week, a supply chain attack on the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action caused malicious code to write CI/CD secrets to the workflow logs for 23,000 repositories. If those […]
Western Alliance Bank notifies 21,899 customers of data breach
Arizona-based Western Alliance Bank is notifying nearly 22,000 customers their personal information was stolen in October after a third-party vendor’s secure file transfer software was breached. Western Alliance is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, a leading U.S. banking company with over $80 billion in assets. The bank first revealed in a February SEC […]
Malicious Android ‘Vapor’ apps on Google Play installed 60 million times
Over 300 malicious Android applications downloaded 60 million items from Google Play acted as adware or attempted to steal credentials and credit card information. The operation was first uncovered by IAS Threat Lab, who categorized the malicious activity under the name “Vapor” and said it has been ongoing since early 2024. IAS identified 180 apps as part […]
New Windows zero-day exploited by 11 state hacking groups since 2017
At least 11 state-backed hacking groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a new Windows vulnerability in data theft and cyber espionage zero-day attacks since 2017. However, as security researchers Peter Girnus and Aliakbar Zahravi with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reported today, Microsoft tagged it as “not meeting the […]
Google to purchase Wiz for $32 billion in cloud security play
Google announced today a definitive agreement to acquire leading cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction. Wiz was founded in 2020 and has become one of the largest cybersecurity firms focusing on securing cloud services. The company offers an online cybersecurity platform that connects to different cloud providers, enabling organizations to […]
Critical AMI MegaRAC bug can let attackers hijack, brick servers
A new critical severity vulnerability found in American Megatrends International’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software can let attackers hijack and potentially brick vulnerable servers. MegaRAC BMC provides “lights-out” and “out-of-band” remote system management capabilities that help admins troubleshoot servers as if they were physically in front of the devices. The firmware is used by […]
Blockchain gaming platform WEMIX hacked to steal $6.1 million
Blockchain gaming platform WEMIX suffered a cyberattack last month, allowing threat actors to steal 8,654,860 WEMIX tokens, valued at approximately $6,100,000 at the time. During a press conference held yesterday, WEMIX’s CEO Kim Seok-Hwan confirmed the incident occurred on February 28, 2025, explaining that the delay in issuing a public announcement wasn’t an attempt to […]