Tag: computer
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Hackers Use Fake GitHub Security Tools to Spread Malware, Infecting Over 2,000 Computers
Tags: access, backdoor, blockchain, computer, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, github, hacker, malware, threat, toolThreat actors are distributing malware through GitHub repositories masquerading as security utilities, infecting more than 2,000 computers. According to Doctor Web’s November 5 investigation, the campaign targets cybersecurity professionals alongside blockchain gaming enthusiasts, weaponizing Visual Studio projects and Python and Go scripts to deploy remote access backdoors, cryptocurrency clippers, and credential stealers. The operation initially…
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Malicious Browser Extensions Could Use Claude Dispatch to Run Code on Users’ Computers
A browser extension that can run scripts on claude.ai could make Claude Desktop run code on a person’s computer, researchers at Forever Security, an endpoint security company, showed in a test.The attack needs Dispatch, a Claude feature that lets people send tasks from their phone to Claude Desktop. The flaw that makes this possible can…
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Claude AI Flaw Lets Malicious Browser Extensions Execute Commands on Remote Computers
A design flaw in Anthropic’s Claude Dispatch feature let a malicious browser extension run commands on the operating system, even on a different computer. Researchers at Forever Security named the attack ThisBash. They found that Claude Dispatch accepted instructions from an ordinary logged-in claude.ai session. An extension that could control that site could therefore send…
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Queens Public Library says ransomware attack disrupted Wi-Fi, on-site computers
The library system, which has 66 branches serving the borough’s 2.3 million residents, published multiple alerts on Wednesday confirming that the disruption was caused by a ransomware attack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/queens-library-ransomware-causes-disruptions
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Why waiting for quantum computers to arrive could leave your security exposed
By Tim Hudson, President, OpenSSL Corporation For organisations preparing for post-quantum cryptography, one of the biggest risks is assuming they can wait until a sufficiently powerful quantum computer arrives before taking action. Whilst it’s understandable to focus on the point when quantum computers might be able to break today’s cryptography, nobody can predict exactly when…
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CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors in the country.Describing the threat as active and ongoing, the activity involves the use of publicly-available AI-driven offensive security tools First seen…
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U.S. Charges Canadian Man in Alleged Hack of University Supercomputers
A Canadian man was extradited to the U.S. to face charges over hacking universities and hijacking their computers to mine cryptocurrency. A Canadian man, Ryan James Roach (35), has been extradicted to the United States to face charges tied to a hacking operation that targeted universities and other schools. Roach was extradited on October 28…
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Canadian extradited to US for allegedly hacking schools in at least four states
The Department of Justice said it identified two suspects in a case that dates back to 2016 and involved illicit cryptomining on the computers of U.S. educational institutions. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canadian-nationals-accused-us-education-hacks-cryptomining
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Officials extradite Canadian man to US for alleged cryptomining spree
Tags: computerRyan Roach and his alleged co-conspirator, Mathiew Stubbings, are accused of compromising U.S. universities’ computers and taking over processing power to mine for cryptocurrency. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/canadian-extradited-cryptomining-universities/
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How North Korean Hackers Interviewed Their Way Into Binance
They Used an Internal AI Tool to Reach Engineers Who Ran Binance Wallets. Hackers who stole $6.34 billion from Binance kept draining a wallet even after the firm paused withdrawals. They began by infecting an engineer’s computer through a fake job interview, then used his machine and an internal AI tool to reach two wallet…
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Free the Model, Sell the Gateway: Prompt Adware hidden in Jailbreak Bundles
ey Points Free the Model, Sell the Gateway: Prompt Adware hidden in Jailbreak Bundles Check Point Research found a misconfigured webserver of a threat actor operating the Cobalt Strike framework. Besides an open Cobalt Strike server, whose logs showed the actor compromising various private computers of Chinese speaking individuals, other tools from the toolkit of…
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Free the Model, Sell the Gateway: Prompt Adware hidden in Jailbreak Bundles
ey Points Free the Model, Sell the Gateway: Prompt Adware hidden in Jailbreak Bundles Check Point Research found a misconfigured webserver of a threat actor operating the Cobalt Strike framework. Besides an open Cobalt Strike server, whose logs showed the actor compromising various private computers of Chinese speaking individuals, other tools from the toolkit of…
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Fernverwaltungs-Tools für Phishing missbraucht
Sicherheitsforscher von Fortra berichten über einen sprunghaften Anstieg von Phishing, bei denen Remote-Monitoring- und -Management-Tools (RMM) missbraucht wurden: Bis September 2026 erfassten sie im Vergleich zum gesamten Vorjahr einen Anstieg solcher Attacken um ganze 475 Prozent. RMM-Tools wie Anydesk sind zunächst legitime Softwareprodukte, die es Administratoren oder Supportmitarbeitern ermöglichen, per Fernzugriff auf Computer zu warten.…
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TeamViewer Vulnerability Lets Attackers Run Code on IT Support Staff’s PCs
A vulnerability in TeamViewer could let attackers run code on an IT support technician’s computer when the technician… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/teamviewer-vulnerability-code-it-support-staff-pcs/
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TeamViewer Flaw Lets Remote Computers Attack Users Who Connect to Control Them
TeamViewer has fixed a flaw that lets the machine being controlled in a remote session attack the computer that connected to control it. In a TeamViewer session, the computer that connects and takes control is the viewer, and the machine it controls is the host.A malicious or compromised host can exploit the flaw to crash…
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TeamViewer Flaw Lets Remote Computers Attack Users Who Connect to Control Them
TeamViewer has fixed a flaw that lets the machine being controlled in a remote session attack the computer that connected to control it. In a TeamViewer session, the computer that connects and takes control is the viewer, and the machine it controls is the host.A malicious or compromised host can exploit the flaw to crash…
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TeamViewer Flaw Lets Remote Computers Attack Users Who Connect to Control Them
TeamViewer has fixed a flaw that lets the machine being controlled in a remote session attack the computer that connected to control it. In a TeamViewer session, the computer that connects and takes control is the viewer, and the machine it controls is the host.A malicious or compromised host can exploit the flaw to crash…
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NIST Releases New Guidelines to Protect Encryption Against Future Quantum Computer Attacks
Tags: attack, computer, computing, cryptography, cyber, encryption, framework, nist, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released finalized guidance to assist organizations in replacing cryptography that is vulnerable to quantum computing before future quantum computers pose a threat to sensitive information. Published on October 27, 2026, the report establishes a framework for migration that includes cryptographic standards, federal deadlines, and implementation priorities.…
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A Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards
Illicit software on the computers of some of the world’s best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims’ hands”, and trounce them at the tables. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-hacker-targeted-high-stakes-poker-players-with-malware-that-exposed-their-cards/
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Researcher Reveals How Logic Bugs Alone Cracked Microsoft Edge in $175,000 Pwn2Own Win
A chain of logic flaws, with no memory corruption, can turn a malicious web page into code running on a Windows computer outside Microsoft Edge’s sandbox, a security researcher has shown.Orange Tsai of DEVCORE published the full method on October 28, five months after the chain won $175,000 at the Pwn2Own Berlin contest in May.…
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Critical 16-Year-Old UEFI Flaw Can Run Code Before Secure Boot on Network-Booting Servers
A critical 16-year-old flaw in EDK II, the open-source code that most hardware makers use to build UEFI firmware, can allow an attacker to run code on a machine before its operating system loads, but only while the machine is booting over the network.UEFI firmware is the software that runs first when a computer is…
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Japan’s GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company’s Onamae Desktop Cloud threatened to launch a ransomware attack today. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japans-gmo-urges-customers-to-shut-down-pcs-amid-ransomware-threat/
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Japan’s GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company’s Onamae Desktop Cloud threatened to launch a ransomware attack today. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japans-gmo-urges-customers-to-shut-down-pcs-amid-ransomware-threat/
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Japan’s GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company’s Onamae Desktop Cloud threatened to launch a ransomware attack today. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japans-gmo-urges-customers-to-shut-down-pcs-amid-ransomware-threat/
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Japan’s GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company’s Onamae Desktop Cloud threatened to launch a ransomware attack today. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/japans-gmo-urges-customers-to-shut-down-pcs-amid-ransomware-threat/
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Australia Gets Into Amadey Malware Backend, Cuts Off Access to 180,000 Infected Computers
A criminal using the Amadey malware can no longer access or steal data from 180,000 infected computers around the world, including some in Australia, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says. The agency’s operators gained access to the criminal’s operation’s backend and cut it off from those computers.”The next steps that we took were to disconnect…
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OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Terra With Advanced Computer Use and AI Agent Capabilities
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6.1 Terra, an AI model that combines visual reasoning, desktop interaction, and software engineering capabilities to automate professional workflows. The company positions Terra as a faster, more cost-effective alternative to larger models. It classifies its cybersecurity capabilities as Critical under its Preparedness Framework. The model can handle various tasks such as interpreting…
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OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Terra with 3x faster AI agents, 50% lower pricing
OpenAI has launched GPT-6.1 Terra, a new model focused on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and everyday work, while costing significantly less than its larger models. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-launches-gpt-61-terra-with-3x-faster-ai-agents-50-percent-lower-pricing/