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France
French government messaging platform breached through account hijacking

French authorities are investigating a compromise of Tchap, the government’s secure messaging platform, after hackers hijacked a user account and gained access to public …

instagram
Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts

Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company’s AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, …

Red Hat
Red Hat npm packages compromised in new Mini Shai-Hulud malware wave

Unknown attackers have compromised 30+ Red Hat Cloud Services npm packages with malware that goes after credentials stored in developers’ build environment. What the …

phishing
Microsoft: Phishing campaign used fake compliance notices to compromise employee accounts

Phishers have been using fake workplace compliance notices to try to trick Microsoft account owners into signing in via a fake sign-in page, says the company’s Defender …

email
Poisoned “Office 365” search results lead to stolen paychecks

A financially motivated hacking group is targeting Canadian employees with a sophisticated campaign designed to covertly redirect their salary payments into …

Microsoft 365 phishing
EvilTokens ramps up device code phishing targeting Microsoft 365 users

Security researchers report a notable increase in device code phishing activity aimed at Microsoft 365 users, and have attributed this rise to the availability of EvilTokens, …

AWS
Attackers use AiTM phishing kit, typosquatted domains to hijack AWS accounts

Phishers are targeting AWS accounts holders with fake email security alerts and redirecting them to a high-fidelity clone of the AWS Management Console sign-in page, Datadog …

criminal
Massive gambling network doubles as hidden C2 and anonymity infrastructure, researchers say

A sprawling network that’s seemingly maintained to serve (illegal) online gambling opportunities and deliver malware to Indonesian citizens is likely also being used to …

trucks
Cybercriminals exploit RMM tools to steal real-world cargo

Cybercriminals are compromising logistics and trucking companies by tricking them into installing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools, Proofpoint researchers warned. …

npm
Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages

Malicious versions of at least 18 widely used npm packages were uploaded to the npm Registry on Monday, following the compromise of their maintainer’s account. …

Microsoft Entra ID
Researchers warn of ongoing Entra ID account takeover campaign

Attackers are using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to brute-force their way into Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, Proofpoint researchers have …

hand
Microsoft, Dutch security agencies lift veil on Laundry Bear cyber espionage group

The Dutch intelligence and security services have identified a new Russia-affiliated threat group that has been breaching government organizations and commercial entities in …

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