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Microsoft found TikTok Android flaw that let hackers hijack accounts

Microsoft found and reported a high severity flaw in the TikTok Android app in February that allowed attackers to “quickly and quietly” take over accounts with one click by tricking targets into clicking a specially crafted malicious link. […]

30 Aug

Russian streaming platform confirms data breach affecting 7.5M users

Russian media streaming platform ‘START’ (start.ru) has confirmed rumors of a data breach impacting millions of users. […]

30 Aug

Chinese hackers target Australian govt with ScanBox malware

China-based threat actors have been targeting Australian government agencies and wind turbine fleets in the South China Sea by directing select individuals to a fake impersonating an Australian news media outlet. […]

30 Aug

Microsoft Azure outage knocks Ubuntu VMs offline after buggy update

Microsoft Azure customers’ virtual machines (VMs) running Ubuntu 18.04 have been taken offline by an ongoing outage caused by a faulty systemd update. […]

30 Aug

Chrome extensions with 1.4 million installs steal browsing data

Threat analysts at McAfee found five Google Chrome extensions that steal track users’ browsing activity. Collectively, the extensions have been downloaded more then 1.4 million times. […]

30 Aug

Google launches open-source software bug bounty program

Google will now pay security researchers to find and report bugs in the latest versions of Google-released open-source software (Google OSS). […]

29 Aug

FBI: Hackers increasingly exploit DeFi bugs to steal cryptocurrency

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning investors that cyber criminals increasingly exploiting security vulnerabilities in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency. […]

29 Aug

Nelnet Servicing breach exposes data of 2.5M student loan accounts

Nelnet Serving, a Nebraska-based student loan technology services provider, has been breached by unauthorized network intruders who exploited a vulnerability in its systems. […]

29 Aug

Leading library services firm Baker & Taylor hit by ransomware

Baker & Taylor, which describes itself as the world’s largest distributor of books to libraries worldwide, today confirmed it’s still working on restoring systems after being hit by ransomware more than a week ago. […]

29 Aug

Windows malware delays coinminer install by a month to evade detection

A new malware campaign disguised as Google Translate or MP3 downloader programs was found distributing cryptocurrency mining malware across 11 countries. […]