Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany fined $25 million over data breaches
South Korea has fined luxury fashion brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture, and Tiffany $25 million for failing to implement adequate security measures, which facilitated unauthorized access and the exposure of data belonging to more than 5.5 million customers. All three brands are part of the Louis Vuitton MoĂ«t Hennessy (LVMH) group and suffered data […]
CISA flags critical Microsoft SCCM flaw as exploited in attacks
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies on Thursday to secure their systems against a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability patched in October 2024 and now exploited in attacks. Microsoft Configuration Manager (also known as ConfigMgr and formerly System Center Configuration Manager, or SCCM) is an IT administration tool for managing large groups of Windows servers and […]
Microsoft fixes bug that blocked Google Chrome from launching
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing its Family Safety parental control service to block Windows users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers. Family Safety helps parents monitor their children’s activity and provides screen time management, app controls, communication monitoring, content filtering, location tracking, and activity reports. Microsoft acknowledged the bug in late June 2025 […]
Russia tries to block WhatsApp, Telegram in communication blockade
The Russian government is trying to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms outside its control intensifies. WhatsApp announced the action against it on X, calling it âa backwards stepâ that âcan only lead to less safety for people in Russia.â WhatsApp assured its Russian users that it will continue doing […]
Bitwarden introduces âCupid Vaultâ for secure password sharing
Bitwarden has launched a new system called âCupid Vaultâ that allows users to safely share passwords with trusted email addresses. Cupid Vault works by allowing users of the free version of Bitwarden to create a 2-person shared vault called an ‘Organization’. Other users can access the logins inside the Organization space with credentials assigned by the owner […]
Critical BeyondTrust RCE flaw now exploited in attacks, patch now
A critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access appliances is now being exploited in attacks after a PoC was published online. Tracked as CVE-2026-1731 and assigned a near-maximum CVSS score of 9.9, the flaw affects BeyondTrust Remote Support versions 25.3.1 and earlier and Privileged Remote Access versions 24.3.4 […]
Microsoft: New Windows LNK spoofing issues aren’t vulnerabilities
Today, at Wild West Hackin’ Fest, security researcher Wietze Beukema disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in Windows LK shortcut files that allow attackers to deploy malicious payloads. Beukema documented four previously unknown techniques for manipulating Windows LNK shortcut files to hide malicious targets from users inspecting file properties. LNK shortcuts were introduced with Windows 95 and use a complex […]
Romania’s oil pipeline operator Conpet confirms data stolen in attack
Romaniaâs national oil pipeline operator, Conpet S.A., confirmed that the Qilin ransomware gang stole company data in an attack last week. In a press release the day following the incident, the company said that the threat actor breached its corporate IT infrastructure, but operations remained unaffected. Conpet S.A. published an update today about the incident, saying that […]
Odido data breach exposes personal info of 6.2 million customers
Dutch telecommunications provider Odido is warning that it suffered a cyberattack that reportedly exposed the personal data of 6.2 million customers. Odido is one of the largest mobile and telecommunications providers in the Netherlands, offering mobile, broadband, and television services to millions of customers nationwide. The company was formed in 2023 through the rebranding of T-Mobile […]
WordPress plugin with 900k installs vulnerable to critical RCE flaw
A critical vulnerability in the WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress, installed on more than 900,000 websites, can be exploited to achieve remote code execution by uploading arbitrary files without authentication. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2026-1357 and received a severity score of 9.8. It impacts all versions of the plugin up to 0.9.123 and could lead […]