Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2025-11-25 12:00 PST
- The Black Friday 2025 Cybersecurity, IT, VPN, & Antivirus Deals
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 11:14 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
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. These discounts are limited-time offers and vary by provider, so if you see something that fits your needs, it’s best to act while it’s available. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-black-friday-2025-cybersecurity-it-vpn-and-antivirus-deals/ - FBI: Cybercriminals stole $262M by impersonating bank support teams
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 09:23 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
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. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cybercriminals-stole-262-million-by-impersonating-bank-support-teams-since-january/ - Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 09:09 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
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). […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tor-switches-to-new-counter-galois-onion-relay-encryption-algorithm/ - Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify Leaks Expose Thousands of Passwords and API Keys
The Hacker News • 2025-11-25 08:49 • thehackernews.com
New research has found that organizations in various sensitive sectors, including governments, telecoms, and critical infrastructure, are pasting passwords and credentials into online tools like JSONformatter and CodeBeautify that are used to format and validate code.
Cybersecurity company watchTowr Labs said it captured a dataset of over 80,000 files on these sites, uncovering thousands of
https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/years-of-jsonformatter-and-codebeautify.html - Microsoft: Exchange Online outage blocks access to Outlook mailboxes
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 08:18 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online service outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes using the classic Outlook desktop client. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-online-outage-blocks-access-to-outlook-mailboxes/ - The AI Fix #78: The big AI bubble, and robot Grandma in the cloud
Graham Cluley • 2025-11-25 07:30 • grahamcluley.com
In episode 78 of The AI Fix, alien robot spiders invade Antarctica (or Facebook says they do), Mark prepares humanity for AI-powered fighter jets with loyalty issues, and Graham tries to work out why his AI-generated country music career hasn’t yet paid for even a Tesco Meal Deal.Anthropic claims it has caught the first autonomous AI cyber-spy… but fails to provide much in the way of evidence, Claude hallucinates its way through espionage, and China allegedly uses American AI for hacking.
Mark asks the big question everyone is avoiding: are we in an AI bubble? Some are loudly shouting …
https://grahamcluley.com/the-ai-fix-78/ - Microsoft is speeding up the Teams desktop client for Windows
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 06:24 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
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. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-boost-teams-performance-with-new-call-handler/ - JackFix Uses Fake Windows Update Pop-Ups on Adult Sites to Deliver Multiple Stealers
The Hacker News • 2025-11-25 06:18 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that’s leveraging a combination of ClickFix lures and fake adult websites to deceive users into running malicious commands under the guise of a “critical” Windows security update.
“Campaign leverages fake adult websites (xHamster, PornHub clones) as its phishing mechanism, likely distributed via malvertising,” Acronis said in a
https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/jackfix-uses-fake-windows-update-pop.html - Year-end approaches: How to maximize your cyber spend
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-25 06:03 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Year-end budgeting is the perfect time to close real security gaps by strengthening identity controls, reducing redundant tools, and investing in outcome-driven engagements. The article highlights how targeting credential risks and documenting results helps teams maximize spend and justify next year’s budget. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/year-end-approaches-how-to-maximize-your-cyber-spend/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
