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Hackers are brute-forcing weak Microsoft SQL Server passwords to install a Monero miner and #Gh0stRAT, giving them cryptocurrency income and remote access to compromised Windows servers.

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#Cybersecurity #Malware #Windows #Microsoft #Monero

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Android users watch out: TinstaPorn Android malware poses as a Macau casino app while collecting users’ phone numbers, precise locations and device details.

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#Cybersecurity #Android #Malware #Casino #TinstaPorn

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Hackers exploit SSHole OpenSSH flaw to bypass Linux logins and install a Python backdoor. CISA confirms exploits as patched packages become available.

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#CyberSecurity #SSHole #OpenSSH #Backdoor #Linux

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Hackers stole around €100 million from French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa after gaining access through a supplier’s platform.

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#Cybersecurity #Cybercrime #Banking #France

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An engineer at cloud platform #Railway has acknowledged running AI agents against competing cloud platform #Primcloud after its founder reported attempts to obtain customer secrets and scan internal systems.

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#Cybersecurity #AI #AIAgents

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CISA warns hackers are exploiting an 18-year-old WordPress core flaw that can let them hijack websites during updates. Patches are available, but the first update requires extra protection.

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#Cybersecurity #WordPress #CISA #PHP

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Hackers altered refrigeration controls at three sites operated by #France’s national blood service. Alarms alerted staff, who intervened before any plasma or biological samples were damaged.

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#Cybersecurity #Healthcare #IoT #Healthcare

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Fake ChatGPT and Claude apps promoted through Google Search and GitHub are using genuine, signed software to load Yoba malware on Windows PCs.

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#Cybersecurity #Malware #ChatGPT #Claude #Yoba

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Scammers are using fake GTA VI download sites to offer leaked builds and nonexistent mobile versions ahead of launch. Netcraft found downloads flagged as malware and a launcher demanding crypto.

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#Cybersecurity #GTAVI #GTA6 #Malware #Scam

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Hackers altered refrigeration settings at European supermarkets, forcing stores to throw away food. UK food suppliers were also affected, with 1 wholesaler reporting that attackers disabled temperature alerts.

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#Cybersecurity #IoT #Europe

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#Binance says fake job interviews tricked an engineer into running a malicious coding assignment on a work laptop. Attackers later abused an internal #AI tool to expand access before the $6.34B theft.

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#Cybersecurity #NorthKorea #Crypto

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3AM ransomware encrypted about 37 systems at a UK school estate as researchers found signs of AI-assisted command retries.

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#Cybersecurity #Ransomware #AI #3AM #UK

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Cursor distributed malicious #ClaudeCode extensions that collected device info and attempted to establish SSH access on Windows and macOS. Uninstalling the extensions alone may leave persistence files behind.

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#Cybersecurity #Cursor #Backdoor

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A fake ambassador’s letter is one lure BITTER hackers are using to deliver #PapRAT spyware, targeting government, energy and engineering organisations in South Asia.

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#Cybersecurity #Spyware #BITTER #Malware #SouthAisa

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Scammers are using Adobe Acrobat-themed pages to trick users into downloading a legitimate remote access tool configured to give attackers control of their PCs and access to their data.

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#Cybersecurity #Phishing #ScreenConnect #Adobe

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FBI links 628 crypto wallet addresses to North Korea’s #TraderTraitor hackers after the $6.3 billion Binance hack, asking services to block transfers involving stolen funds.

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#CyberSecurity #Binance #Crypto #NorthKorea #Bitcoin

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Hackers replaced a monitoring script on Polymarket, using active sessions to sell users’ positions and steal $2.7M. The platform says it is returning $3.9M, including trading-pause losses.

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#Polymarket #Cybersecurity #HackingNews #Blockchain

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A TeamViewer flaw could let attackers run code on a technician’s PC when they connect to an attacker-controlled device, without stealing their password or requiring further clicks.

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#TeamViewer #Cybersecurity #Vulnerability #ITSupport

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As #Binance probes an engineer’s hacked laptop, separate research finds #SolanaCry using a fake GitHub repo to trick AI coding agents into installing remote-access malware on developers' PCs.

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#Cybersecurity #Solana #Blockchain #Malware #GitHub

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⚠️📢 #Binance is investigating an engineer’s hacked laptop after a $6.3B theft. Researchers blame North Korean #TraderTraitor hackers, while Binance says it will cover all losses.

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