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6 posts analyzed·Updated 12/25/2025

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  • OpenAI is testing a new ChatGPT feature called 'Skills', similar to Claude's feature, to enhance AI capabilities. 1 post

  • A typosquatted domain impersonating Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) was used to spread PowerShell malware called 'Cosmali Loader' on Windows systems. 1 post

  • Microsoft Teams will allow security admins to block external users from sending messages, calls, or meeting invitations via the Defender portal. 1 post

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Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address

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Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail address or create a new alias, according to a new support document. [...]

OpenAI is reportedly testing Claude-like Skills for ChatGPT

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OpenAI is testing a new ChatGPT feature called "Skills," which will be similar to Claude's feature, also called Skills. [...]

Fake MAS Windows activation domain used to spread PowerShell malware

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A typosquatted domain impersonating the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool was used to distribute malicious PowerShell scripts that infect Windows systems with the 'Cosmali Loader'. [...]

Microsoft Teams to let admins block external users via Defender portal

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Microsoft announced that security administrators will soon be able to block external users from sending messages, calls, or meeting invitations to members of their organization via Teams. [...]

MongoDB warns admins to patch severe RCE flaw immediately

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MongoDB has warned IT admins to immediately patch a high-severity vulnerability that may be exploited in remote code execution (RCE) attacks targeting vulnerable servers. [...]

FBI seizes domain storing bank credentials stolen from U.S. victims

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The U.S. government has seized the 'web3adspanels.org' domain and the associated database used by cybercriminals to host bank login credentials stolen in account takeover attacks. [...]

Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11

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Microsoft is rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 to address growing performance and security concerns by leveraging the capabilities of system-on-a-chip and CPU. [...]

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub

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The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities. [...]

Malicious extensions in Chrome Web store steal user credentials

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Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named 'Phantom Shuttle' are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user traffic and steal sensitive data. [...]

Microsoft Teams strengthens messaging security by default in January

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Microsoft Teams will automatically enable messaging safety features by default in January to strengthen defenses against content tagged as malicious. [...]

Cyberattack knocks offline France's postal, banking services

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The French national postal service's online services were knocked offline by "a major network incident" on Monday, disrupting digital banking and other services for millions. [...]

Italy fines Apple $116 million over App Store privacy policy issues

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Italy's competition authority (AGCM) has fined Apple €98.6 million ($116 million) for using the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) privacy framework to abuse its dominant market position in mobile app advertising. [...]

Baker University says 2024 data breach impacts 53,000 people

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Baker University has disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to its network one year ago and stole the personal, health, and financial information of over 53,000 individuals. [...]

Nissan says thousands of customers exposed in Red Hat breach

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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Nissan) has confirmed that information of thousands of its customers has been compromised after the data breach at Red Hat in September. [...]

New MacSync malware dropper evades macOS Gatekeeper checks

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The latest variant of the MacSync information stealer targeting macOS systems is delivered through a digitally signed, notarized Swift application. [...]

Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds

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An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 million linked to business email compromise, extortion, and ransomware incidents. [...]

Malicious npm package steals WhatsApp accounts and messages

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A malicious package in the Node Package Manager (NPM) registry poses as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library to steal WhatsApp messages, collect contacts, and gain access to the account. [...]

Romanian water authority hit by ransomware attack over weekend

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Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country's water management authority, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. [...]

University of Phoenix data breach impacts nearly 3.5 million individuals

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The Clop ransomware gang has stolen the data of nearly 3.5 million University of Phoenix (UoPX) students, staff, and suppliers after breaching the university's network in August. [...]

Coupang breach affecting 33.7 million users raises data protection questions

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Coupang disclosed a data breach affecting 33.7 million customers after unauthorized access to personal data went undetected for nearly five months. Penta Security explains how the incident highlights insider credential abuse risks and why encrypting customer data beyond legal requirements can reduce

Not all CISA-linked alerts are urgent: ASUS Live Update CVE-2025-59374

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An ASUS Live Update vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-59374 has been making the rounds in infosec feeds, with some headlines implying recent or ongoing exploitation. A closer look, however, shows the CVE documents a historic supply-chain attack in an End-of-Life (EoL) software product, not a new att

CISA flags ASUS Live Update CVE, but the attack is years old

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An ASUS Live Update vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-59374 has been making the rounds in infosec feeds, with some headlines implying recent or ongoing exploitation. A closer look, however, shows the CVE documents a historic supply-chain attack in an End-of-Life (EoL) software product, not a new att

Ukrainian hacker admits affiliate role in Nefilim ransomware gang

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A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty on Friday to conducting Nefilim ransomware attacks that targeted high-revenue businesses across the United States and other countries. [...]

Critical RCE flaw impacts over 115,000 WatchGuard firewalls

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Over 115,000 WatchGuard Firebox devices exposed online remain unpatched against a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability actively exploited in attacks. [...]

Docker Hardened Images now open source and available for free

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More than a 1,000 Docker Hardened Images (DHI) are now freely available and open source for software builders, under the Apache 2.0 license. [...]