Exclusive: An exposed Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database held 220 million passenger and crew records containing names, passport numbers, dates of birth, nationalities, and flight details spanning 2017 to 2026. Researchers accessed the Vietnam-linked system through a cloud-based path using default credentials. […]
Grindr to Pay £26 Million to Settle U.K. Claims Over HIV Status Data Sharing
Online dating app Grindr has opted to pay £26 million ($35.1 million) to settle a lawsuit in the U.K. over allegations that it shared users’ personal information, including their HIV status, with third-parties.
Grindr, which is the largest LGBTQ+ dating app, was sued in April 2024, accusing it of violating U.K. privacy laws by sharing sensitive data for commercial purposes such as advertising.
PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser.
“Requiring prior administrative or code execution access, its installer injects the extension directly into Chrome/Edge profiles, bypassing Web Store checks and user prompts by forging Chromium’s own Secure Preferences
Magento StyleSmuggler zero-day exploited to deploy Linux backdoor
A zero-day vulnerability dubbed “StyleSmuggler” affecting all versions of Magento and Adobe Commerce is being exploited in attacks to deploy a backdoor. […]
Fake IT Calls Target Executives in Microsoft 365 Data Theft and Extortion Attacks
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a widespread data theft and extortion threat cluster that’s targeting Microsoft 365 and other software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings through information technology (IT) help desk vishing, adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) token theft, and residential-proxy sign-ins.
The activity, which mainly singles out directors, vice presidents, and other executive staff
BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations
A phishing-as-a-service framework called BigBear 2.0 has been used to bypass multi-factor authentication at 258 organizations and steal more than 5,000 Microsoft 365 credentials. […]
⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, Router Hijacks, Coder Supply Chain Attack and More
Turning off email images should at least stop the pictures. This week, attackers had a workaround: a scannable QR code built out of text. It still appears, even with images blocked. A small detail, but an annoying one if that was a precaution you were counting on.
Elsewhere, a trusted software source delivered code that stole credentials, and a protocol designed for secure network management
Mathspace discloses data breach affecting over 1 million people
Online maths learning platform Mathspace disclosed over the weekend that attackers stole data from more than 1 million students, staff, and parents after breaching its Metabase internal reporting system. […]
Trezor data breach impact now reaches 81,000 customers
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor says an August data breach at its shipping and logistics provider, ShipMonk, affects an additional 67,000 U.S. customers. […]
Nightmare Eclipse Drops CrowdStrike, Nvidia, Avast Zero-Day Exploits
The proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits lead to privilege escalation, spawning a shell with System privileges.
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