Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year
U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the…
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Authorities disrupt router DNS hijacks used to steal Microsoft 365 logins
An international operation from law enforcement authorities in partnership with private companies has disrupted FrostArmada, an APT28 campaign hijacking local traffic from MikroTik and TP-Link…
Microsoft fixes Classic Outlook bug causing email delivery issues
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was preventing some Classic Outlook users from sending emails via Outlook.com. As the company explained when it acknowledged…
Disgruntled researcher leaks “BlueHammer” Windows zero-day exploit
Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions.…
German authorities identify REvil and GangCrab ransomware bosses
The Federal Police in Germany (BKA) has identified two Russian nationals as the leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations between 2019 and 2021. According to…
New GPUBreach attack enables system takeover via GPU rowhammer
A new attack, dubbed GPUBreach, can induce Rowhammer bit-flips on GPU GDDR6 memories to escalate privileges and lead to a full system compromise. GPUBreach was…
Microsoft links Medusa ransomware affiliate to zero-day attacks
Microsoft says that Storm-1175, a China-based financially motivated cybercriminal group known for deploying Medusa ransomware payloads, has been deploying n-day and zero-day exploits in high-velocity…
New FortiClient EMS flaw exploited in attacks, emergency patch released
Fortinet has released an emergency weekend security update for a new critical FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks. Tracked…
Traffic violation scams switch to QR codes in new phishing texts
Scammers are sending fake “Notice of Default” traffic violation text messages impersonating state courts across the U.S., pressuring recipients to scan a QR code that…
Hackers exploit React2Shell in automated credential theft campaign
Hackers are running a large-scale campaign to steal credentials in an automated way after exploiting React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) in vulnerable Next.js apps. At least 766 hosts…
Adversaries Exploit Vacant Homes to Intercept Mail in Hybrid Cybercrime
Fraud operations have expanded beyond traditional hacking techniques to include methods that exploit legitimate services and real-world infrastructure. By combining publicly available data, weak identity…
European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities
The European Union’s Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data…