Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-05-19 13:00 PDT
- FBI: Americans lost over $388 million to scams using crypto ATMs in 2025
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 12:45 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The FBI says Americans have lost over $388 million last year to scams using cryptocurrency kiosks, also known as crypto ATMs or Bitcoin ATMs. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-americans-lost-over-388-million-to-scams-using-crypto-atms-in-2025/ - Microsoft Self-Service Password Reset abused in Azure data theft attacks
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 12:35 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A threat actor targeting Microsoft 365 and Azure production environments is stealing data in attacks that abuse legitimate applications and administration features. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-self-service-password-reset-abused-in-azure-data-theft-attacks/ - Trapdoor Android Ad Fraud Scheme Hit 659 Million Daily Bid Requests Using 455 Apps
The Hacker News • 2026-05-19 09:38 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ad fraud and malvertising operation dubbed Trapdoor targeting Android device users.The activity, per HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team, encompassed 455 malicious Android apps and 183 threat actor-owned command-and-control (C2) domains, turning the infrastructure into a pipeline for multi-stage fraud.
“Users
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/trapdoor-android-ad-fraud-scheme-hit.html - Microsoft plans to improve Windows 11 driver quality in 2026
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 09:22 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft plans to raise the quality bar of Windows 11 drivers, as drivers “sit at the heart of every Windows experience” and connect the OS to the “silicon, components, and peripherals.” […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-plans-to-improve-windows-11-driver-quality-in-2026/ - Microsoft blames macOS update for undismissible Teams location prompts
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 09:10 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has confirmed user reports that the Teams team collaboration app is displaying non-dismissible location prompts on some macOS systems. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-undismissible-teams-location-prompts-on-macos-update/ - DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability
The Hacker News • 2026-05-19 07:56 • thehackernews.com
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE).
Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka DirtyCBC), the vulnerability was discovered and reported by the Zellic and V12 security team on May 9, 2026, only to be informed by the maintainers that it was a duplicate of a vulnerability that had
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/dirtydecrypt-poc-released-for-linux.html - New Shai-Hulud malware wave compromises 600 npm packages
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 07:30 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Threat actors earlier today published more than 600 malicious packages to the Node Package Manager (npm) index as part of a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shai-hulud-malware-wave-compromises-600-npm-packages/ - 7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-19 07:16 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/7-eleven-confirms-data-breach-claimed-by-the-shinyhunters-gang/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
