New Nitrogen Ransomware Targets Financial Firms in the US, UK and Canada

Nitrogen, a ransomware strain, has emerged as a major threat to organizations worldwide, with a particular focus on…

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Go-Based Malware Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts via Redis Configuration Abuse

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new Linux cryptojacking campaign that’s targeting publicly accessible Redis servers.
The malicious activity has been codenamed RedisRaider by Datadog Security Labs.
“RedisRaider aggressively scans randomized portions of the IPv4 space and uses legitimate Redis configuration commands to execute malicious cron jobs on vulnerable systems,”

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Malicious PyPI Packages Exploit Instagram and TikTok APIs to Validate User Accounts

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that act as checker tools to validate stolen email addresses against TikTok and Instagram APIs.
All three packages are no longer available on PyPI. The names of the Python packages are below –

checker-SaGaF (2,605 downloads)
steinlurks (1,049 downloads)
sinnercore (3,300 downloads)

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‘Operation RoundPress’ Targets Ukraine in XSS Webmail Attacks

A cyber-espionage campaign is targeting Ukrainian government entities with a series of sophisticated spear-phishing attacks that exploit XSS vulnerabilities.

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Serviceaide Leak Exposes Records of 500,000 Catholic Health Patients

Serviceaide data leak exposes sensitive health info of 500K Catholic Health patients due to misconfigured database; risk of ID theft and fraud.

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Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content

The Take It Down Act requires platforms to remove instances of “intimate visual depiction” within two days. Free speech advocates warn it could be weaponized to fuel censorship.

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BreachRx Lands $15 Million as Investors Bet on Breach-Workflow Software

San Francisco incident response coordination startup banks $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Ballistic Ventures.

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Microsoft just launched an AI that discovered a new chemical in 200 hours instead of years

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Microsoft launches Discovery platform that uses agentic AI to compress years of scientific research into days, transforming R&D across pharmaceuticals, materials science, and semiconductor industries.Read More

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Legal Aid Agency Warns Lawyers, Defendants on Data Breach

The online service has since been shut down as the agency grapples with the cyberattack, though it assures the public that those most in need of legal assistance will still be able to access help.

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UK Legal Aid Agency Hit by Cyberattack, Sensitive Data Stolen

The UK Legal Aid Agency has suffered a major cyberattack, with “significant” sensitive data, including criminal records, stolen.…

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