Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2025-11-04 12:00 PST
- Microsoft removing Defender Application Guard from Office
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 11:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft plans to remove Defender Application Guard from Office by December 2027, starting with the February 2026 release of Office version 2602. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-removing-defender-application-guard-from-office/ - A Cybercrime Merger Like No Other — Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters Join Forces
The Hacker News • 2025-11-04 09:25 • thehackernews.com
The nascent collective that combines three prominent cybercrime groups, Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters, has created no less than 16 Telegram channels since August 8, 2025.
“Since its debut, the group’s Telegram channels have been removed and recreated at least 16 times under varying iterations of the original name – a recurring cycle reflecting platform moderation and the operators’
https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/a-cybercrime-merger-like-no-other.html - Data breach at major Swedish software supplier impacts 1.5 million
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 08:53 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-major-swedish-software-supplier-impacts-15-million/ - Media giant Nikkei reports data breach impacting 17,000 people
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 08:28 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Japanese publishing giant Nikkei announced earlier today that its Slack messaging platform had been compromised, exposing the personal information of over 17,000 employees and business partners. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/media-giant-nikkei-reports-data-breach-impacting-17-000-people/ - Europol and Eurojust Dismantle €600 Million Crypto Fraud Network in Global Sweep
The Hacker News • 2025-11-04 07:57 • thehackernews.com
Nine people have been arrested in connection with a coordinated law enforcement operation that targeted a cryptocurrency money laundering network that defrauded victims of €600 million (~$688 million).
According to a statement released by Eurojust today, the action took place between October 27 and 29 across Cyprus, Spain, and Germany, with the suspects arrested on charges of involvement in
https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/europol-and-eurojust-dismantle-600.html - Police arrests suspects linked to €600 million crypto fraud ring
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 07:09 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
European law enforcement authorities have arrested nine suspected money launderers who set up a cryptocurrency fraud network that stole over €600 million ($689 million) from victims across multiple countries. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/european-police-dismantles-600-million-crypto-investment-fraud-ring/ - The Top 3 Browser Sandbox Threats That Slip Past Modern Security Tools
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 07:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Attackers exploit web browsers’ built-in behaviors to steal credentials, abuse extensions, and move laterall, slipping past traditional defenses. Learn from Keep Aware how browser-layer visibility and policy enforcement stop these hidden threats in real time. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-top-3-browser-sandbox-threats-that-slip-past-modern-security-tools/ - Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks
The Hacker News • 2025-11-04 06:24 • thehackernews.com
Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package that could be potentially exploited to run malicious operating system (OS) commands under certain conditions.
“The vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to easily trigger arbitrary OS command execution on the machine running react-native-community/cli’s
https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/critical-react-native-cli-flaw-exposed.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
