Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-01-15 02:00 PST
- FTC bans GM from selling drivers' location data for five years
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-15 01:59 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The FTC has finalized an order with General Motors, settling charges that it collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-bans-general-motors-from-selling-drivers-location-data-for-five-years/ - Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud
The Hacker News • 2026-01-15 01:37 • thehackernews.com
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a “coordinated legal action” in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly fueled millions in fraud losses.
The effort, per the tech giant, is part of a broader law enforcement effort in collaboration with law enforcement authorities that has allowed it to confiscate the malicious
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/microsoft-legal-action-disrupts-redvds.html - Palo Alto Networks warns of DoS bug letting hackers disable firewalls
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-15 01:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Palo Alto Networks patched a high-severity vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to disable firewall protections in denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-dos-bug-letting-hackers-disable-firewalls/ - Palo Alto Fixes GlobalProtect DoS Flaw That Can Crash Firewalls Without Login
The Hacker News • 2026-01-15 00:18 • thehackernews.com
Palo Alto Networks has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw impacting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal, for which it said there exists a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0227 (CVSS score: 7.7), has been described as a denial-of-service (DoS) condition impacting GlobalProtect PAN-OS software arising as a result of an improper check for
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/palo-alto-fixes-globalprotect-dos-flaw.html - Microsoft disrupts massive RedVDS cybercrime virtual desktop service
BleepingComputer • 2026-01-14 23:11 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it disrupted RedVDS, a massive cybercrime platform linked to at least $40 million in reported losses in the United States alone since March 2025. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-seizes-servers-disrupts-massive-redvds-cybercrime-platform/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
