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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Comcast will pay a $1.5 million fine to settle an FCC investigation into a February 2024 vendor data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 275,000 customers.
Comcast to pay $1.5M fine for vendor breach affecting 270K customers
Comcast will pay a $1.5 million fine to settle an FCC investigation into a February 2024 vendor data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 275,000 customers.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Comcast will pay a $1.5 million fine to settle an FCC investigation into a February 2024 vendor data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 275,000 customers.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Westminster City Council (WCC) announced that they are experiencing service disruptions following a cybersecurity issue.
Multiple London councils' IT systems disrupted by cyberattack
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Westminster City Council (WCC) announced that they are experiencing service disruptions following a cybersecurity issue.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Westminster City Council (WCC) announced that they are experiencing service disruptions following a cybersecurity issue.
Microsoft warned users on Tuesday that FIDO2 security keys may prompt them to enter a PIN when signing in after installing Windows updates released since the September 2025 preview update.
Microsoft: Security keys may prompt for PIN after recent updates
Microsoft warned users on Tuesday that FIDO2 security keys may prompt them to enter a PIN when signing in after installing Windows updates released since the September 2025 preview update.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Microsoft warned users on Tuesday that FIDO2 security keys may prompt them to enter a PIN when signing in after installing Windows updates released since the September 2025 preview update.
Microsoft will enhance the security of the Entra ID authentication system against external script injection attacks starting in mid-to-late October 2026.
Microsoft to secure Entra ID sign-ins from script injection attacks
Microsoft will enhance the security of the Entra ID authentication system against external script injection attacks starting in mid-to-late October 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Microsoft will enhance the security of the Entra ID authentication system against external script injection attacks starting in mid-to-late October 2026.
ASUS has released new firmware to patch nine security vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw in routers with AiCloud enabled.
ASUS warns of new critical auth bypass flaw in AiCloud routers
ASUS has released new firmware to patch nine security vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw in routers with AiCloud enabled.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ASUS has released new firmware to patch nine security vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw in routers with AiCloud enabled.
Risk management company Crisis24 has confirmed its OnSolve CodeRED platform suffered a cyberattack that disrupted emergency notification systems used by state and local governments, police departments, and fire agencies across the United States.
OnSolve CodeRED cyberattack disrupts emergency alert systems nationwide
Risk management company Crisis24 has confirmed its OnSolve CodeRED platform suffered a cyberattack that disrupted emergency notification systems used by state and local governments, police departments, and fire agencies across the United States.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Risk management company Crisis24 has confirmed its OnSolve CodeRED platform suffered a cyberattack that disrupted emergency notification systems used by state and local governments, police departments, and fire agencies across the United States.
Black Friday 2025 is almost here, and early deals are already live across security software, online courses, system administration tools, antivirus products, and VPN services.
The Black Friday 2025 Cybersecurity, IT, VPN, & Antivirus Deals
Black Friday 2025 is almost here, and early deals are already live across security software, online courses, system administration tools, antivirus products, and VPN services.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Black Friday 2025 is almost here, and early deals are already live across security software, online courses, system administration tools, antivirus products, and VPN services.
The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and says that cybercriminals impersonating various financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since the start of the year.
FBI: Cybercriminals stole $262M by impersonating bank support teams
The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and says that cybercriminals impersonating various financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since the start of the year.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The FBI warns of a surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and says that cybercriminals impersonating various financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since the start of the year.
Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO).
Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm
Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO).
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November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO).
Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online service outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes using the classic Outlook desktop client.
Microsoft: Exchange Online outage blocks access to Outlook mailboxes
Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online service outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes using the classic Outlook desktop client.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online service outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes using the classic Outlook desktop client.
Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows desktop client.
Microsoft is speeding up the Teams desktop client for Windows
Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows desktop client.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows desktop client.
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
Code-formatters expose thousands of secrets from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
Dartmouth College has disclosed a data breach after the Clop extortion gang leaked data allegedly stolen from the school's Oracle E-Business Suite servers on its dark web leak site.
Dartmouth College confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack
Dartmouth College has disclosed a data breach after the Clop extortion gang leaked data allegedly stolen from the school's Oracle E-Business Suite servers on its dark web leak site.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Dartmouth College has disclosed a data breach after the Clop extortion gang leaked data allegedly stolen from the school's Oracle E-Business Suite servers on its dark web leak site.
A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader.
Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware
A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader.
New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update animation in a full-screen browser page and hide the malicious code inside images.
ClickFix attack uses fake Windows Update screen to push malware
New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update animation in a full-screen browser page and hide the malicious code inside images.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update animation in a full-screen browser page and hide the malicious code inside images.
Hundreds of trojanized versions of well-known packages such as Zapier, ENS Domains, PostHog, and Postman have been planted in the npm registry in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign.
Shai-Hulud malware infects 500 npm packages, leaks secrets on GitHub
Hundreds of trojanized versions of well-known packages such as Zapier, ENS Domains, PostHog, and Postman have been planted in the npm registry in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hundreds of trojanized versions of well-known packages such as Zapier, ENS Domains, PostHog, and Postman have been planted in the npm registry in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign.
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash when provisioning systems with cumulative updates released since July 2025.
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Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 bug crashes Explorer and Start Menu
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash when provisioning systems with cumulative updates release...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash when provisioning systems with cumulative updates released since July 2025.
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Harvard University disclosed over the weekend that its Alumni Affairs and Development systems were compromised in a voice phishing attack, exposing the personal information of students, alumni, donors, staff, and faculty members.
Harvard University discloses data breach affecting alumni, donors
Harvard University disclosed over the weekend that its Alumni Affairs and Development systems were compromised in a voice phishing attack, exposing the personal information of students, alumni, donors, staff, and faculty members.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Harvard University disclosed over the weekend that its Alumni Affairs and Development systems were compromised in a voice phishing attack, exposing the personal information of students, alumni, donors, staff, and faculty members.
Microsoft has warned IT administrators to prepare for the removal of Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from Windows Server releases starting in November 2034.
Microsoft to remove WINS support after Windows Server 2025
Microsoft has warned IT administrators to prepare for the removal of Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from Windows Server releases starting in November 2034.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Microsoft has warned IT administrators to prepare for the removal of Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from Windows Server releases starting in November 2034.
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has begun notifying customers of a data security incident stemming from a compromise at one of its suppliers. The disclosure comes days after a threat actor claimed on hacker forums to have leaked 77 GB of data allegedly stolen from the airline.
Iberia discloses customer data leak after vendor security breach
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has begun notifying customers of a data security incident stemming from a compromise at one of its suppliers. The disclosure comes days after a threat actor claimed on hacker forums to have leaked 77 GB of data allegedly stolen from the airline.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has begun notifying customers of a data security incident stemming from a compromise at one of its suppliers. The disclosure comes days after a threat actor claimed on hacker forums to have leaked 77 GB of data allegedly stolen from the airline.
Researchers compiled a list of 3.5 billion WhatsApp mobile phone numbers and associated personal information by abusing a contact-discovery API that lacked rate limiting.
WhatsApp API flaw let researchers scrape 3.5 billion accounts
Researchers compiled a list of 3.5 billion WhatsApp mobile phone numbers and associated personal information by abusing a contact-discovery API that lacked rate limiting.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Researchers compiled a list of 3.5 billion WhatsApp mobile phone numbers and associated personal information by abusing a contact-discovery API that lacked rate limiting.
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning government agencies to patch an Oracle Identity Manager tracked as CVE-2025-61757 that has been exploited in attacks, potentially as a zero-day.
CISA warns Oracle Identity Manager RCE flaw is being actively exploited
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning government agencies to patch an Oracle Identity Manager tracked as CVE-2025-61757 that has been exploited in attacks, potentially as a zero-day.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning government agencies to patch an Oracle Identity Manager tracked as CVE-2025-61757 that has been exploited in attacks, potentially as a zero-day.
Nvidia has confirmed that the October Windows 11 security updates are causing gaming performance issues on some systems.
Nvidia confirms October Windows updates cause gaming issues
Nvidia has confirmed that the October Windows 11 security updates are causing gaming performance issues on some systems.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nvidia has confirmed that the October Windows 11 security updates are causing gaming performance issues on some systems.
Microsoft has released an out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly.
Microsoft: Out-of-band update fixes Windows 11 hotpatch install loop
Microsoft has released an out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Microsoft has released an out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly.