Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm
Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois…
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Cybercriminals stole $262M by impersonating bank support teams
The FBI warned today of a massive surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and said that cybercriminals impersonating financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since…
Exchange Online outage blocks access to Outlook mailboxes
Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online service outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes using the classic Outlook desktop client. Microsoft first acknowledged…
Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter…
Microsoft is speeding up the Teams desktop client for Windows
Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows…
How to maximize your cyber spend
December budget conversations follow a predictable pattern. You have unspent funds, a list of security gaps, and pressure to show progress before the fiscal year…
Code-formatters expose thousands of secrets from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter…
Dartmouth College confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack
Dartmouth College has disclosed a data breach after the Clop extortion gang leaked data allegedly stolen from the school’s Oracle E-Business Suite servers on its…
Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware
A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader. Blender is a powerful…
ClickFix attack uses fake Windows Update screen to push malware
ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update animation in a full-screen browser page and hide the…
Real-estate finance services giant SitusAMC breach exposes client data
SitusAMC, a company that provides back-end services for top banks and lenders, disclosed on Saturday a data breach it had discovered earlier this month that…
Why It’s Time for Cloud-native Patching
Author: Gene Moody, Field CTO at Action1 For many IT leaders, the warning signs appeared gradually: devices slipping out of compliance for weeks, patch cycles…