Hola Browser for Windows compromised to deliver cryptominer
The Windows version of the Hola Browser has been compromised in a supply chain attack that delivered an undeclared executable identified by researchers as a…
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Brave Software releases Origin for a paid, bloat-free browsing experience
Brave Software has announced the public release of Origin, a paid minimalist, bloat-free version of its browser that strips out cryptocurrency, AI, rewards, and other…
DentaQuest data breach exposed info of 2.6 million accounts
A data breach at the dental benefits administrator DentaQuest has reportedly exposed the sensitive data of 2.6 million accounts. The security incident came to light…
Hackers Are After the Gaps in Your Vulnerability Program: Here’s Their Playbook
A forum thread titled “Hacking for Profit. Working method” offers a rare glance into how underground communities pass information about vulnerability exploitation and hacking techniques…
CISA warns of cyberattacks targeting fuel tank monitoring systems
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG)…
U.S. sanctions Nobitex crypto exchange used by Iranian ransomware actors
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities.…
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. Tracked as TA4922, the threat…
New ‘HTTP/2 Bomb’ DoS attack crashes web servers in under a minute
A new denial-of-service (DoS) attack dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb can be launched from a single machine to take down web servers within seconds. The technique works…
What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank
In April, a single VPN vulnerability led to data breaches at more than seventy financial institutions running Marquis Software’s infrastructure, according to American Banker’s reporting…
Google adds Android protection against AI deepfake scam calls
Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user’s personal contacts. Called…
OpenAI upgrades GPT-5.5, as it plans to retire legacy ChatGPT models
OpenAI says it’s rolling out a new update that improves the existing GPT-5.5 Instant model and retires multiple legacy models, including o3. GPT-5.5 Instant was released…
Microsoft’s Coreutils project brings Linux commands to Windows
Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as…