That usually means sharing a temporary “first-day” password so employees can access systems for the first time. The issue is that these passwords don’t always stay temporary. They may be sent over email or SMS, reused across accounts,
Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Says Hackers Breached IT Systems
The pharmaceutical giant says the attackers gained access to personal data stored on the compromised systems.
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French Government Messaging Platform Breached by Mysterious ‘Misere’ Hacker
French officials say roughly 73,000 government accounts were affected, while the threat actor claims to have stolen messages and user data from the sovereign Tchap platform.
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152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K Installs Linked to Adware and Fake Traffic
The cluster spans 38 separate Chrome Web Store publisher accounts and three brand backends: tabplugins[.]com, yowgames[.]com, and chromewallpaper[.]com. They have been collectively installed 105,000 times. The
ShinyHunters Claims Council of Europe Hack
The extortion group threatens to leak 297 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Council of Europe, including employee personal information.
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Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to Plant Hidden Backdoors on Sites
When a site administrator was logged in as the file loaded, the code created an admin account under the attacker’s control and installed a hidden plugin that opened a way back in. Ordinary visitors did not trigger it
FBI, Google Dismantle ‘Outsider Enterprise’ Phishing Service
The platform used more than 9,000 phishing sites, stealing nearly 4 million credit cards and causing roughly $1.9 billion in losses.
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Maine Disables Data Breach Portal Due to Fake Submissions
Someone posted fake VRChat and Discord data breach reports on the system, prompting the Maine AG to take action.
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Sniper Dz Scams Target MENA Users via Fake Facebook Offers and Browser Alerts
“These accounts promoted fake offers, including free mobile internet packages, financial compensation, and government subsidy programs,” Group-IB
Palo Alto Warns of Active Exploitation of PAN-OS GlobalProtect VPN Flaw
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), an authentication bypass flaw affecting the portal and gateway components of PAN-OS software that could be exploited by bad
