Chrome 127 Improves Cookie Protection on Windows

Google has improved the security of cookies in Chrome on Windows and rolled out a Chrome 127 update to address critical- and high-severity vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Says Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack Response

Microsoft’s response to a DDoS attack on Azure amplified the impact of the attack instead of mitigating it, causing outages.

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Phishing Attack Steals Donations from Trump Voters Using Fake Websites

A phishing campaign targeting Donald Trump’s supporters has been launched involving fake donation websites. The campaign’s origins are…

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Report: 40% of Environments Exposed to Full Take Over

The Blue Report 2024 highlights alarming findings, with 40% of environments vulnerable to total takeover, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity. Prevention effectiveness has improved to 69%, but detection effectiveness has dropped to 12%.

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New Specula Tool Uses Outlook for Remote Code Execution in Windows

TrustedSec released a post-exploitation framework called “Specula”, which exploits CVE-2017-11774 to create a custom Outlook Home Page using WebView and execute arbitrary commands on compromised Windows systems.

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Cybercriminals Target Polish Businesses with Agent Tesla and Formbook Malware Delivered by ModiLoader

Cybercriminals targeted Polish businesses with Agent Tesla and Formbook malware through widespread phishing campaigns in May 2024. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland, Italy, and Romania have been affected.

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Mandrake Spyware Infects 32,000 Devices via Google Play Apps

Initially detected in May 2020 by Bitdefender, Mandrake went undetected for four years. In April 2024, Kaspersky identified a new variant hidden in five Google Play apps from 2022 to 2024.

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Researchers Study Evolution of Ransomware Gang UNC4393’s Campaigns After Qakbot Takedown

Initially relying on Qakbot botnet infections, UNC4393 now uses custom malware and diverse access techniques after the crackdown on Qakbot. They have quick reconnaissance and encryption objectives, with a median time of 42 hours to ransomware.

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Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?

OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk.

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Cyber Espionage Group XDSpy Targets Companies in Russia and Moldova

Companies in Russia and Moldova have been the target of a phishing campaign orchestrated by a little-known cyber espionage group known as XDSpy.
The findings come from cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T., which said the infection chains lead to the deployment of a malware called DSDownloader. The activity was observed this month, it added.
XDSpy is a threat actor of indeterminate origin that was first

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