Brave Software releases Origin for a paid, bloat-free browsing experience
Brave Software has announced the public release of Origin, a paid minimalist, bloat-free version of its browser that strips out cryptocurrency, AI, rewards, and other monetization-focused features. The browser maker says Brave Origin is designed for users who want a more streamlined, privacy-focused browser without the company’s optional revenue-generating services and integrations. “Today, Brave is […]
Hola Browser for Windows compromised to deliver cryptominer
The Windows version of the Hola Browser has been compromised in a supply chain attack that delivered an undeclared executable identified by researchers as a cryptocurrency miner. The compromise was uncovered during periodic certification checks on Hola Browser as part of its AppEsteem certification testing procedure, which it had previously passed. Hola is an Israeli […]
Credit card theft campaign abuses Stripe to host stolen payment info
A new Magecart campaign is using Stripe’s API infrastructure to host the credit card-stealing payload and the data exfiltrated from checkout pages. The entire malicious activity relies on Google Tag Manager and Stripe domains – googletagmanager.com and api.stripe.com – that are trusted implicitly by online stores. The new malware family was discovered by researchers at […]
DentaQuest data breach exposed info of 2.6 million accounts
A data breach at the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest has reportedly exposed the sensitive data of 2.6 million accounts. The security incident came to light last month, when the infamous extortion group ShinyHunters listed the company on its data leak site and claimed to have stolen more than 234 GB of data. Following what the […]
UN food agency discloses breach affecting 600,000 Gaza households
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, revealed over the weekend that its self-registration application (SRA) for Palestine was breached. The WFP disclosed the incident in a Sunday Telegram message, saying that the self-registration application used for assistance registration in Gaza had been breached. During the breach, the attackers gained access […]
New IronWorm malware hits 36 packages in npm supply-chain attack
A new supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) index with infostealer malware called IronWorm. The malware targets 86 environment variables (key-value pairs) and 20 credential files that may contain OpenAI, AWS, Anthropic, and npm credentials, vault configuration files, SSH keys, and Exodus cryptocurrency wallet files. According to researchers at […]
Microsoft blames unexpected Windows driver updates on caching issue
On Wednesday, Microsoft fixed an issue that caused some Windows devices to install driver updates without notice despite policies configured to prevent auto-updates. In an admin center incident report (MO1332784), Microsoft blamed the issue on a misconfiguration in the Windows Update caching service that temporarily dropped device enrollment information, causing some Windows devices to be treated […]
Police dismantles fake ID marketplace used by migrant smugglers
French and Spanish authorities took down an online marketplace selling fake identity documents to migrant smuggling rings operating within the European Union. On May 27, law enforcement officers arrested one suspect in Alicante, Spain, and seized document-production equipment and approximately 800 counterfeit European identity documents from an apartment rented under a false name. This investigation […]
Cisco warns of critical Unified CM flaw with PoC exploit code
Cisco has released security updates to patch a critical-severity Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) flaw that allows attackers to gain root privileges. Cisco Unified CM (formerly known as Cisco CallManager) serves as the central control system for Cisco IP telephony systems, handling device management, call routing, and telephony features. The vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2026-20230) can be exploited […]
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. Tracked as TA4922, the threat actor is associated with financially motivated attacks aimed at breaching target networks for fraud, data theft, and the sale of access. TA4922 has previously targeted organizations in East Asia, but […]