A Spanish court has granted precautionary measures against NordVPN and ProtonVPN, ordering the two popular VPN providers to block 16 websites that facilitate piracy of football matches. […]
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Flaws in popular VSCode extensions expose developers to attacks
Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local files and execute code remotely. […]
Chinese hackers exploiting Dell zero-day flaw since mid-2024
A suspected Chinese state-backed hacking group has been quietly exploiting a critical Dell security flaw in zero-day attacks that started in mid-2024. […]
Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism
Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. […]
Microsoft Teams outage affects users in United States, Europe
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing outage affecting Microsoft Teams users, causing delays and preventing some from accessing the service. […]
What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript
Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery – until now. Intruder’s research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 million applications specifically looking for secrets hidden in JavaScript bundles. Here’s what we learned. […]
New Keenadu backdoor found in Android firmware, Google Play apps
A newly discovered and sophisticated Android malware called Keenadu has been found embedded in firmware from multiple device brands, enabling it to compromise all installed applications and gain unrestricted control over infected devices. […]
Poland arrests suspect linked to Phobos ransomware operation
Polish police have detained a 47-year-old man suspected of ties to the Phobos ransomware group and seized computers and mobile phones containing stolen credentials, credit card numbers, and server access data. […]
Ireland now also investigating X over Grok-made sexual images
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the country’s data protection authority, has opened a formal investigation into X over the use of the platform’s Grok artificial intelligence tool to generate non-consensual sexual images of real people, including children. […]
Washington Hotel in Japan discloses ransomware infection incident
The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing various business data. […]