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Microsoft to retire Microsoft 365 Companion apps in December
Microsoft will retire the Calendar, People, and Files Microsoft 365 companion apps on December 16 and has asked admins to remove them from managed devices. [...]
Microsoft will retire the Calendar, People, and Files Microsoft 365 companion apps on December 16 and has asked admins to remove them from managed devices. [...]
A fake LastPass Authenticator installer offered on GitHub installs a Windows kernel driver that shuts off antivirus and other security software before a password stealer runs if a victim downloads and runs it, researchers at LastPass and Delphos Labs said on September 17. Microsoft's own hardware-compatibility program signs the driver, scored zero detections on VirusTotal when researchers
Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data. The post Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have compromised at least 30,000 devices located in more than 100 countries and siphoned funds or account credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory. The primary targets of the campaign are individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency,
Google has been fined €403 million for breaking the EU's data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people's location data from May 2018 to February 2020. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google's lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within 6 months. The DPC has not said publicly which
The attackers impersonate at least 40 companies and disable 145 security products to deploy infostealer malware. The post Fake LastPass Installers Push Kernel-Level EDR Killer, ‘Rapuncel’ Stealer appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users' location data. [...]
Security teams investigating possible AI-related security events need guardrail intervention data alongside their existing security telemetry. When a guardrail identifies or blocks a prompt injection attempt or redacts sensitive data, that intervention carries additional investigative value comparable to a failed sign-in or a network intrusion alert. AWS Bedrock publishes this telemetry to AWS CloudWatch metrics […]
Belgium’s national table tennis federation is investigating a cyberattack after a hacker claimed to have stolen data on tens of thousands of members.
The AI giant disclosed six examples of concerning model activity and published a new framework for investigating and disclosing such incidents.
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for Excel users after installing the September 2026 security updates. [...]
Noopur Davis never planned a career in cybersecurity. She was a developer at Intergraph, and for many years that was all she wanted to be. The post CISO Conversations: Noopur Davis – The Accidental Global CISO at Comcast appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A browser. A plugin. A package. A login screen. Normal stuff. That is basically the problem this week. The trouble keeps showing up inside things people already trust: code that takes a bad turn, old payloads coming back, exposed systems, weak checks, fake fixes, and attack paths that look almost too easy. Even the research side is getting messy, with more findings, more automation, and not
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed TASK#STOMP that delivers a PowerShell backdoor designed to harvest sensitive data from compromised hosts. The backdoor "automatically harvests and exfiltrates business documents, watches the filesystem for new files in real time, steals Wi-Fi passwords and clipboard contents, takes screenshots, and accepts arbitrary
The FBI's CJIS Security Policy v6.1 strengthens requirements around encryption and vulnerability scanning while continuing the shift toward more continuous security assessment. Specops explains what changed and how agencies can address password, MFA, and identity requirements as they prepare for upcoming audits. [...]
The university, commonly known as LMU Munich, said Saturday that an attacker accessed enrollment data stored on one of its IT systems.
The transaction is part of the $4.1 billion deal in which Accenture acquired a majority stake in Dragos in an OT cybersecurity push. The post Dragos Completes NetRise and runZero Acquisitions Following Accenture Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The ShinyHunters extortion group hijacked the dark web leak site of the prolific Cl0p ransomware gang, according to material posted on the site over the weekend.
Blackpoint uncovers ChainScript, a Node.js RAT that queries a Polygon smart contract to find and rotate its command server. Blackpoint’s Adversary Pursuit Group was chasing a ClickFix campaign spreading an unknown RAT namend ChainScript. The malicious code is a previously undocumented Node.js remote access trojan that hides its command server on a public blockchain. The […]
Microsoft has reminded admins to migrate Entra ID users to phishing-resistant authentication methods to avoid sign-in disruptions after it retires SMS first-factor sign-in starting in February 2027. [...]
Huntress analysts reconstructed a three-week INC ransomware attack from endpoint data, uncovering a 17-day lull despite missing process telemetry.
The agreement between LinkedIn, ProAPIs and joint business operator Netswift also requires the firms to stop selling and transferring the data, no longer access LinkedIn through fake accounts and delete the data that was scraped, according to a senior LinkedIn executive.
The malware relies on AI for real-time device navigation and control, increasing adaptability and evasion. The post RatHat Android Trojan Uses AI for Automation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google’s artificial intelligence model Gemini accessed computer systems belonging to three real companies without authorization during a cybersecurity test in May — the latest in a string of similar incidents.
It’s unclear if the attacks are part of previous campaigns against Rust, but the techniques used by the attackers match those used by North Korea. The post Rust Team Members and Popular Crate Owners Targeted via Video Calls appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft warned that the built-in File History backup feature in Windows may stop working on some systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. [...]
The cybersecurity firm believes the data breach was the result of the May 2026 TanStack supply chain attack. The post CrowdSec Confirms Source Code Stolen in Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft Security Research published an interesting blog post "TerminalFix campaign deploys a reverse tunnel through multistage intrusion" about a malware campaign. The aspect that I want to take a closer look at, is the fact that the threat actors used PNG files with steganography. I reached out to the researchers and they kindly shared the IOCs for the PNG files with me.
A BYD Shark 6 was remotely hacked, exposing vehicle controls, location tracking and cabin audio, raising serious connected-car security concerns. A journalist drove a BYD Shark 6 down a country road outside Canberra while a hacker sitting on the shoulder killed the headlights with a keystroke. That’s not a hypothetical. It’s what happened during a […]