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Stolen vault backups from the 2022 LastPass breach are still being cracked, allowing attackers to steal crypto as late as 2025. The blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs warns that encrypted vault backups stolen in the 2022 LastPass breach are still being cracked using weak master passwords, enabling crypto theft as late as 2025. In 2022, hackers breached LastPass, stealing encrypted backups of r
A critical flaw in the n8n automation platform could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code if exploited under specific conditions. Researchers warn that a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68613 (CVSS score of 9.9), in the n8n workflow automation platform could allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution under certain circumstances. The package gets about 57,000 downloads pe

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A critical flaw in LangChain Core could allow attackers to steal sensitive secrets and manipulate LLM responses via prompt injection. LangChain Core ( langchain-core ) is a key Python package in the LangChain ecosystem that provides core interfaces and model-agnostic tools for building LLM-based applications. A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68664 (CVSS score of 9.3), affects the pac

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An NPM package with over 56,000 downloads stole WhatsApp credentials, hid its activity, and installed a backdoor. Koi Security researchers warned that the NPM package ‘Lotusbail’, a WhatsApp Web API library and fork of ‘Baileys’, has been stealing users’ credentials and data. The package has been available for six months and has had over 56,000 downloads. Lotusbail supports sending and receiving
Trust Wallet urged users to update its Chrome extension after a security incident caused about $7 million in losses. Trust Wallet warned users to update its Google Chrome extension after a security incident that resulted in about $7 million in losses. The flaw affects version 2.68 of the multi-chain, non-custodial wallet, which has around one million users. “We’ve confirmed that approximately $7M
Pro-Russian hacking group Noname057 claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that recently disrupted La Poste’s digital banking and online services. This week, the French national postal service La Poste confirmed a major cyber incident had knocked its information systems offline, disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of customers. On social media, La Poste said the disrup
A June data breach exposed the personal information of more than 22 million Aflac customers, the company confirmed. A data breach in June exposed the information of more than 22 million Aflac customers, according to a new statement from the insurance giant. The company detected suspicious activity on a limited number of systems in June and promptly launched an incident response, with the assistan
Spotify shut down accounts after Anna’s Archive scraped and published data on 86 million songs, confirming action against unlawful scraping. Spotify disabled user accounts after an open-source group published files containing 86 million songs scraped from the platform. The group, Anna’s Archive, said it found a method to extract Spotify files and released a database of tracks and metadata. Spotif

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Fortinet reported active exploitation of a five-year-old FortiOS SSL VPN flaw, abused in the wild under specific configurations. Fortinet researchers observed “recent abuse” of a five-year-old security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-12812 (CVSS score: 5.2), in FortiOS SSL VPN. The vulnerability is exploited in attacks in the wild under certain configurations. CVE-2020-12812 is an improper aut
MongoDB addressed a high-severity vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable servers. MongoDB addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-14847 (CVSS score 8.7), an unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the issue to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers. “An client-side exploit of the Server’s zlib implementation can return un

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The U.S. seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and database used by cybercriminals to store stolen bank login credentials. The FBI seized the domain web3adspanels[.]org and its database after cybercriminals used it to store bank login credentials stolen from U.S. victims. A criminal group ran fake ads on Google and Bing that mimicked real bank advertisements. Victims who clicked were redirected t
The FCC announced a ban on drones and critical components made in foreign countries, citing national security concerns. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it has banned drones and key components manufactured abroad over national security concerns. The U.S. government said drones can improve safety and innovation but also pose security risks if used by criminals or threat actors
Italy fined Apple €98.6 million, ruling its App Tracking Transparency feature limited competition in the App Store. Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple €98.6 million ($116 million) for ruling that its App Tracking Transparency framework restricted competition in the App Store. “The Italian Competition Authority has imposed a 98,635,416.67 euro fine on Apple Inc., Apple Distribution Internatio
La Poste said a major network incident took its systems offline, disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of users. The French national postal service La Poste confirmed a major cyber incident had knocked its information systems offline, disrupting digital banking and online services for millions of customers. Les services essentiels de la banque ne sont pas impactés. Les paiem

Dec 23, 2025

Hackers breached Red Hat’s GitLab, stealing data of 21,000 customers; Nissan confirmed exposure via a self-managed GitLab instance. Japanese carmaker Nissan disclosed a data breach tied to a self-managed GitLab instance used by Red Hat Consulting. Threat actors gained access to the GitLab instance, stealing data from 21,000 customers. In October, the Crimson Collective claimed it had stolen 570GB
Attackers exploited a supply chain weakness, abusing trusted components to compromise systems and spread malicious activity across connected targets. Your next breach probably won’t start inside your network—it will start with someone you trust. Every supplier, contractor, and service provider needs access to your systems to keep business running, yet each login is a potential doorway for attacke

Dec 22, 2025

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Digiever DS-2105 Pro flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Digiever DS-2105 Pro vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-52163 (CVSS Score of 8.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog . Digiever DS-2105 Pro is a network video record
Romania’s national water management authority, Romanian Waters, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend. Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the incident affected around 1,000 computer systems across the central organizat
Ukrainian Artem Stryzhak (35) pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks; he was arrested in Spain in 2024, extradited in April 2025. A 35-year-old Ukrainian, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak (35), pleaded guilty in the U.S. for Nefilim ransomware attacks. The Ukrainian citizen was arrested in Spain in 2024 and extradited to the US in April 2025. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to com
Researchers report renewed activity by Iran-linked Infy (Prince of Persia), showing the hacking group remains active and dangerous after years of silence. SafeBreach researchers have spotted renewed activity from the Iran-linked APT group Infy, also known as Prince of Persia , nearly five years after its last known campaigns in Europe. SafeBreach warns the group remains active, larger in scale th

Dec 21, 2025

Hackers stole personal data of about 27,500 people from the University of Sydney after accessing an online code library, the university confirmed. The University of Sydney disclosed a data breach in which threat actors accessed an online code library and stole personal information linked to about 27,500 individuals, including current and former staff, affiliates, students, and alumni. In response
Waymo temporarily halted its San Francisco robotaxi service after a major blackout left multiple autonomous vehicles stranded on city streets. Waymo temporarily halted its robotaxi service in San Francisco after a widespread blackout caused multiple autonomous vehicles to stall on city streets. “We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the wides
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