Category: Bleeping Computer

NPM
30
Oct
2025

Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS

Ten malicious packages mimicking legitimate software projects in the npm registry download an information-stealing component that collects sensitive data from Windows, Linux, and…

WordPress
29
Oct
2025

WordPress security plugin exposes private data to site subscribers

The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin for WordPress, installed on over 100,000 sites, has a vulnerability that allows subscribers…

Canada
29
Oct
2025

Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned today that hacktivists have breached critical infrastructure systems multiple times across the country,…

Windows
29
Oct
2025

Microsoft fixes Media Creation Tool broken on some Windows PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) is working again on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows…

Microsoft
29
Oct
2025

DNS outage impacts Azure and Microsoft 365 services

Microsoft is suffering an ongoing DNS outage affecting customers worldwide, preventing them from logging into company networks and accessing Microsoft…

PhantomRaven attack floods npm with credential-stealing packages
29
Oct
2025

PhantomRaven attack floods npm with credential-stealing packages

An active campaign named ‘PhantomRaven’ is targeting developers with dozens of malicious npm packages that steal authentication tokens, CI/CD secrets,…

Cyber shield
29
Oct
2025

Streamlining Patching and Vulnerability Remediation

For years, patch management has been one of the least glamorous yet most consequential aspects of IT operations. Vulnerabilities emerge…

Windows
29
Oct
2025

Microsoft fixes 0x800F081F errors causing Windows update failures

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows updates to fail, leading to 0x800F081F errors on Windows 11 24H2…

Windows 11
29
Oct
2025

Windows 11 KB5067036 update rolls out Administrator Protection feature

​​Microsoft has released the KB5067036 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which begins the rollout of the…

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise
29
Oct
2025

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due…

Microsoft 365
29
Oct
2025

Microsoft sued for allegedly tricking millions into Copilot M365 subscriptions

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into paying for the…

Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle
29
Oct
2025

Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle

Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has disclosed that its U.S.-based subsidiary Merkle suffered a cybersecurity incident  that exposed staff and client…