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Device code phishing attacks that abuse the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant flow to hijack accounts have surged more than 37 times this year.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/device-code-phishing-attacks-surge-37x-as-new-kits-spread-online/

Device code phishing attacks surge 37x as new kits spread online

Device code phishing attacks that abuse the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant flow to hijack accounts have surged more than 37 times this year.

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A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linkedin-secretely-scans-for-6-000-plus-chrome-extensions-collects-data/

LinkedIn secretely scans for 6,000+ Chrome extensions, collects data

A new report dubbed "BrowserGate" warns that Microsoft's LinkedIn is using hidden JavaScript scripts on its website to scan visitors' browsers for installed extensions and collect device data.

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Telehealth giant Hims & Hers Health is warning that it suffered a data breach after support tickets were stolen from a third-party customer service platform.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hims-and-hers-warns-of-data-breach-after-zendesk-support-ticket-breach/

Hims & Hers warns of data breach after Zendesk support ticket breach

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers Health is warning that it suffered a data breach after support tickets were stolen from a third-party customer service platform.

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The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack against Die Linke ('The Left'), forcing an IT systems outage at the political party, and threatening sensitive data leak.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/die-linke-german-political-party-confirms-data-stolen-by-qilin-ransomware/

Die Linke German political party confirms data stolen by Qilin ransomware

The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack against Die Linke ('The Left'), forcing an IT systems outage at the political party, and threatening sensitive data leak.

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Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve Exchange Online mailbox access issues that have intermittently affected Outlook mobile and macOS users for weeks.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-still-working-to-fix-exchange-online-mailbox-access-issues/

Microsoft still working to fix Exchange Online mailbox access issues

Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve Exchange Online mailbox access issues that have intermittently affected Outlook mobile and macOS users for weeks.

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A former core infrastructure engineer has pleaded guilty to locking Windows admins out of 254 servers as part of a failed extortion plot targeting his employer, an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/man-admits-to-extortion-plot-locking-coworkers-out-of-thousands-of-windows-devices/

Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot

A former core infrastructure engineer has pleaded guilty to locking Windows admins out of 254 servers as part of a failed extortion plot targeting his employer, an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey.

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Starting this week, Microsoft has begun force-upgrading unmanaged devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions to Windows 11 25H2.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-force-upgrades-unmanaged-windows-11-24h2-pcs/

Microsoft now force upgrades unmanaged Windows 11 24H2 PCs

Starting this week, Microsoft has begun force-upgrading unmanaged devices running Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro editions to Windows 11 25H2.

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The European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cert-eu-european-commission-hack-exposes-data-of-30-eu-entities/

CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities

The European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities.

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Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claude-code-leak-used-to-push-infostealer-malware-on-github/

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware.

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The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drift-loses-280-million-as-hackers-seize-security-council-powers/

Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers

The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation.

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