Apple Blocked $2.2bn in App Store Fraud in the Last Year
Total figure for fraudulent transactions Apple has blocked since 2020 now stands at over $11bn
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Cybercriminal VPN Dismantled in Europol Crackdown
First VPN, a service used by ransomware actors and fraudsters, was dismantled by Europol
GitHub Breach Traced to Malicious 'Nx Console' VS Code Extension
A threat actor compromised an Nx developer and posed as a legitimate maintainer to publish a malicious extension on Visual Studio Marketplace
Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code
AI risks threaten to permeate supply chains through unvetted code and unaudited suppliers
Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Leaks SSH Keys and Password Hashes
Qualys finds nine-year-old Linux ptrace flaw exposing SSH keys and password hashes locally
Grafana Labs Says Code Breach Stemmed from TanStack Attack
Grafana Labs has confirmed a recent data breach was caused by the TanStack supply chain attack
Android Malware Campaign Used Hundreds of Fake Apps to Silently Charge Users
Premium Deception campaign uses 250 Android apps to silently sign victims up to paid services
Mini Shai-Hulud Hits Hundreds of npm Packages in AntV Ecosystem
Mini Shai-Hulud worm hits Alibaba AntV ecosystem in largest npm supply chain wave to date
China-Linked Webworm APT Evolves Tactics, Expands to European Targets
China-linked Webworm APT expands beyond Asia, targeting European government organizations and refining its cyber espionage tactics, according to ESET research
GitHub Confirms Breach of Internal Repositories Via Malicious VS Code Extension
The prolific threat group TeamPCP has claimed a hack into GitHub’s internal repositories
Researchers Warn CypherLoc Scareware Has Targeted Millions of Users
Barracuda reveals new CypherLoc scareware has featured in nearly three million attacks
Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability Exploits Overtake Credentials as Top Access Vector
Verizon DBIR finds 31% of data breaches began with software flaws last year
Microsoft Takes Down Fox Tempest for Providing Ransomware-Enabling Signing Tool
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has taken down the infrastructure of Fox Tempest, a prolific cybercrime-enabling threat group
AI Raises the Bar on Vulnerability Awareness and Secure-by-Design Software
AI-powered vulnerability scanning leaves no excuse for unpatched bugs as the EU Cyber Resilience Act pushes firms toward secure-by-design software
Agentic AI Accelerates Software Builds and Mobile App Attacks
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Grafana Labs Confirms Hackers Stole Source Code
Open source tool maker Grafana says hackers stole codebase via GitHub breach
Hackers Bypass Security Tools to Target Users Directly
Bridewell report calls out emergence of “fix-style” attacks
Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.