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A security firm patched a decade-old app to prevent the takeover of millions of machines, highlighting that abandoned domains remain a boon to attackers.

Over 22.6 million exposed instances are potentially affected by the critical PHP flaws that have been targeted for over a week.

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Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Iran eyed in military freezer hacks, Copenhagen University breach, AI-powered malware.

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As organizations eliminate passwords, attackers will adapt. Instead of attacking the authenticator directly, they will look for opportunities around it.

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It allowed customers to host hack-for-hire services, supported ransomware and infostealer operators, and accepted crypto payments.

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The DOJ’s Executive Office for U.S. Trustees said a consumer privacy ombudsman is needed to advise the court on how to regulate what data from Character.AI can be sold and under what terms.

The company, billing itself as “the next-generation fashion retailer for Millennial and Generation Z consumers,” said a recent hack exposed customer payment card numbers.

The state’s Department of Education (FLDOE) said on Thursday it became aware of a data breach involving the Florida Student Financial Aid website on October 19.

Ahmad Umar Agha, known online as “Th3Pr0,” was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Virginia to 42 months behind bars for his role in a conspiracy that was organized by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s closest advisers.

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using a Go-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX in attacks aimed at high-value targets simultaneously.

The activity has been attributed by CrowdStrike to a China-based “targeted intrusion adversary” it tracks under the moniker Vapor Panda (previously VexatiousTemper). First identified in