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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 12d

Signal Users Targeted by Fake Support Messages for Account Hijacks

A phishing campaign is targeting Signal users with fake messages posing as the platform’s security support, attempting to hijack accounts.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 13d

Samsung Galaxy S25, Philips Hue Fall on Day 2 of Pwn2Own Ireland

Day 2 of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 featured standout compromises of the Samsung Galaxy S25 and the Philips Hue Bridge.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 13d

Meta Rolls Out New Anti-Scam Features on WhatsApp and Messenger

Meta has introduced new anti-scam tools for WhatsApp and Messenger aimed at shielding users from sophisticated online fraud attempts.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 13d

Apple's iOS 26 Update Breaks Ability to Detect Spyware Infections

Apple's iOS 26 update introduces a change that erases a vital forensic artifact used to detect infections from Pegasus and Predator spyware.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 13d

183 Million Stolen Credentials from Synthient's Database Added to HIBP

A massive trove of stolen credentials, including 183 million unique email and password pairs, has been added to Have I Been Pwned (HIBP).

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 13d

OpenAI Launches Agentic AI Browser Atlas with ChatGPT Integration

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Atlas, a new AI-native web browser built around ChatGPT, designed to act as an intelligent assistant.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 14d

Pwn2Own Ireland Launches With 34 Zero-Days on Smart Devices

Day One of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 had security researchers uncovering 34 zero-day vulnerabilities across a range of smart devices.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 14d

Vidar Stealer 2.0 Marks Major Evolution in Infostealer Landscape

Vidar infostealer released version 2.0, now featuring a complete rewrite in C, multithreading support, and Chrome memory protection bypass.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 14d

Google Quietly Dismantles Core of Privacy Sandbox for Chrome

Google is sunsetting a large portion of its Privacy Sandbox initiative, just two years after it began rolling it out on Chrome and Android.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 15d

Mozilla Says It Will Continue to Fully Support Firefox on Windows 10

Mozilla has confirmed it will continue to provide full Firefox support on the Windows 10 operating system "for the foreseeable future."

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 15d

Widespread AWS Outage Disrupts Alexa, Fortnite, and Many More

An outage in Amazon Web Services is currently disrupting a wide range of services, including Amazon Alexa, Fortnite, and Perplexity.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 17d

US Court Blocks Spyware Vendor NSO Group from Targeting WhatsApp Users

A US federal judge has permanently banned Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group from accessing or targeting Meta's WhatsApp platform.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 18d

Meta to Shut Down Messenger Desktop Apps on December 15, Redirects Users to Web

Meta is discontinuing its standalone Messenger apps for macOS and Windows, with full deprecation scheduled for December 15, 2025.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 18d

EFF Sues US Government Over AI-Powered Social Media Surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a federal lawsuit to stop what they call an unconstitutional online surveillance program.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 18d

Nintendo Admits Server Tampering Incident, Denies Data Breach

Nintendo acknowledged unauthorized modifications to external servers after claims of a cyberattack by the Crimson Collective hacking group.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 18d

Experian Fined €2.7 Million in the Netherlands for Illegal Data Processing

The Dutchhave imposed a €2.7 million fine on Experian for unlawfully processing personal data of individuals in the country without consent.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 19d

Tor Browser Rejects AI Over Privacy Concerns in Upcoming 15.0 Release

The Tor Project has confirmed that it is removing all of Firefox's artificial intelligence integrations from its browser.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 19d

Sotheby’s Confirms Data Breach Exposing Financial Information

Sotheby’s has disclosed a data breach from unauthorized access to its internal environment, which exposed clients' financial information.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 19d

Prosper Data Breach Exposed 17.6 Million People's Information

Prosper, a major US-based peer-to-peer lending platform, has suffered a data breach affecting 17.6 million individuals.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 20d

F5 Says Nation-State Actor Breached BIG-IP Development Environment

F5 has confirmed a cybersecurity breach by a nation-state actor who maintained persistent access to internal systems for an extended period.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 20d

Mango Notifies Customers of Data Breach via Marketing Provider

Mango is notifying customers of a data breach affecting personal information processed by one of its third-party marketing providers.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 20d

LastPass Warns of Impersonation Attacks Using Fake Breach Alerts

A phishing campaign impersonating LastPass attempts to steal user credentials by claiming a breach and urging an app update.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 20d

Mozilla Begins Testing Free In-Browser VPN Tool for Firefox

Mozilla has announced the early development of Firefox VPN, a free, browser-integrated virtual private network designed to secure browsing.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 20d

Capita Fined £14M for 2023 Data Breach Exposing 6.6 Million People

The UK’s ICO fined Capita a total of £14M for security failures that led to a data breach in 2023, exposing the personal data of 6.6 million.

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CyberInsider @cyberinsider.bsky.social · 21d

Microsoft October Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 Fixes 175 Flaws

Microsoft’s October 2025 Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 addresses 175 bugs, including two zero-day elevation-of-privilege (EoP) flaws.

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