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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-15 BleepingComputer

Suspected Black Axe gang leaders face cybercrime charges in the US

Five alleged leaders of the Black Axe cybercrime syndicate, known for its involvement in global-scale cyber-enabled financial fraud, have been extradited to the United States to face wire fraud and money laundering charges. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

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Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-15 BleepingComputer

Microsoft confirms KB5002914 Excel update breaks copy and paste

Microsoft has confirmed that copy and paste may silently fail for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-09-15 BleepingComputer

Cisco patches Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks

Cisco warned customers to patch a critical Secure Email Gateway zero-day security flaw that threat actors have been exploiting in attacks. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Microsoft releases emergency Windows updates to fix RDS failures

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band Windows updates to fix Remote Desktop Services failures caused by this month's security updates, along with Hyper-V and USB audio problems on some Windows versions. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Japan's Digital Agency says VPN flaw exposed 246,000 personnel records

Japan's Digital Agency has discovered a data breach that may have exposed around 246,000 record rows containing personal information of government employees. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Homebrew 7.0.0 gets built-in GUI, better security controls

Homebrew package manager version 7.0.0 has been released with a built-in vulnerability scanner, stronger security controls, and the full release of its native BrewUI graphical interface. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Twitch extension with 30K installs exposes users’ OAuth tokens

A browser extension called Twitch Enhanced Viewer | JeetBot, available in the official Chrome and Firefox stores, sends users' Twitch OAuth session tokens to a commercial bot service. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Hackers hijack HBO Max Reddit account to push malware in ClickFix ads

Hackers compromised HBO Max's official Reddit account and used it to push malicious ads that launched ClickFix attacks to infect Windows and macOS devices with information-stealing malware. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Hackers target exposed Vite dev servers to steal AWS, Azure secrets

A mass-scanning campaign targeting internet-exposed Vite development servers is attempting to steal cloud credentials and configurations from AWS and Azure deployments. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Why Patch Automation Needs Brakes, Not Just an Accelerator

Patch automation can help IT teams keep pace with growing update volumes, but deploying faster also means bad updates can spread faster. Action1 explains how update rings, predefined success criteria, and human oversight can make automated patching faster without sacrificing control. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Webinar: How malicious OAuth apps can lead to Google Workspace breaches

Attackers can combine social engineering with malicious OAuth applications to gain access to Google Workspace data without relying solely on stolen passwords. This webinar examines two attacks to show how these breaches unfold and which security controls can help stop them. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Microsoft: September updates cause RDS failures on Windows Server

Microsoft has confirmed reports that the September 2026 security updates cause Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server systems. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Revolut discloses data breach exposing financial info, passports

Fintech company Revolut has disclosed a data breach after sharing data from an undisclosed number of customers with a threat actor impersonating a government agency. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

Microsoft: September updates break audio on some Windows PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that USB audio devices may fail on some Windows systems after installing the KB5124008and KB5124012 September 2026 security updates. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-14 BleepingComputer

CISA: Hackers now exploit max severity GitLab flaw in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are now exploiting a maximum-severity GitLab vulnerability in attacks. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important CVE-2026-51990 BleepingComputer

2026-09-13 BleepingComputer

Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware

Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent's Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GrayRabbit backdoor. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical CVE-2026-85102 BleepingComputer

2026-09-12 BleepingComputer

Dutch NCSC: Critical Check Point VPN flaws exploitation is imminent

The Dutch Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) is warning of imminent exploitation of two critical flaws in Check Point VPN tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

Hackers abused Claude to extract secrets from 1.8M Android apps

Anthropic says multiple threat groups, including the financially motivated and state-sponsored espionage groups linked to Russia and China, tried to abuse its Claude AI model for malicious purposes. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Critical BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

Florida confirms DMV database breached via stolen police account

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has confirmed that its DAVID driver database suffered a data breach, saying the attackers gained access using credentials belonging to a police department employee. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft

Microsoft says threat actors linked to ShinyHunters, Helix, and other extortion gangs are using passkey and single sign-on-themed social engineering attacks to compromise corporate Microsoft accounts and steal data from Microsoft 365 services. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

Artifactory flaws chained in attacks deploying backdoor malware

Threat actors are exploiting critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory to bypass authentication, gain administrative privileges, and deploy a Rust backdoor on vulnerable self-hosted servers. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

How Threat Actors Are Turning Trusted AI Platforms Into an Attack Surface

Threat actors are abusing trusted AI platforms to host malicious content, poison search results, and trick users into installing malware. Huntress examines campaigns targeting AI users through weaponized Claude Artifacts, shared AI conversations, sponsored search results, and ClickFix-style lures. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Important CVE-2026-85706 BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

GitLab urges users to patch max severity path traversal flaw

GitLab urged users on Thursday to patch their servers immediately against a maximum-severity path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85706. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory

Moderate BleepingComputer

2026-09-11 BleepingComputer

Microsoft fixes Teams, Outlook launch failures on ARM Windows PCs

Microsoft has fixed a bug that prevented Teams and Outlook from launching on ARM-based Windows devices after installing updates released since the August 2026 Patch Tuesday. [...]

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Cyber Defense & Malware

Advisory