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Oversharing is not caring: What’s at stake if your employees post too much online https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/oversharing-is-not-caring-stake-employees-post-too-much-online/ From LinkedIn to X, GitHub to Instagram, there are plenty of opportunities to share work-related information. But posting could also get your company into trouble.

Google Patches 107 Android Flaws, Including Two Framework Bugs Exploited in the Wild https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/google-patches-107-android-flaws.html Google on Monday released monthly security updates for the Android operating system, including two vulnerabilities that it said have been exploited in the wild. The patch addresses a total of 107 security flaws spanning different components, including Framework, System, Kernel, as well as those from Arm, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Unison. The two high-severity shortcomings

India Orders Phone Makers to Pre-Install Sanchar Saathi App to Tackle Telecom Fraud https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/india-orders-phone-makers-to-pre.html India's telecommunications ministry has reportedly asked major mobile device manufacturers to preload a government-backed cybersecurity app named Sanchar Saathi on all new phones within 90 days. According to a report from Reuters, the app cannot be deleted or disabled from users' devices. Sanchar Saathi, available on the web and via mobile apps for Android and iOS, allows users to report

ShadyPanda Turns Popular Browser Extensions with 4.3 Million Installs Into Spyware https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/shadypanda-turns-popular-browser.html A threat actor known as ShadyPanda has been linked to a seven-year-long browser extension campaign that has amassed over 4.3 million installations over time. Five of these extensions started off as legitimate programs before malicious changes were introduced in mid-2024, according to a report from Koi Security, attracting 300,000 installs. These extensions have since been taken down. "These

⚡ Weekly Recap: Hot CVEs, npm Worm Returns, Firefox RCE, M365 Email Raid & More https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/weekly-recap-hot-cves-npm-worm-returns.html Hackers aren’t kicking down the door anymore. They just use the same tools we use every day — code packages, cloud accounts, email, chat, phones, and “trusted” partners — and turn them against us. One bad download can leak your keys. One weak vendor can expose many customers at once. One guest invite, one link on a phone, one bug in a common tool, and suddenly your mail, chats, repos, and

Webinar: The "Agentic" Trojan Horse: Why the New AI Browsers War is a Nightmare for Security Teams https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/webinar-agentic-trojan-horse-why-new-ai.html The AI browser wars are coming to a desktop near you, and you need to start worrying about their security challenges. For the last two decades, whether you used Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, the fundamental paradigm remained the same: a passive window through which a human user viewed and interacted with the internet. That era is over. We are currently witnessing a shift that renders the old

New Albiriox MaaS Malware Targets 400+ Apps for On-Device Fraud and Screen Control https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/new-albiriox-maas-malware-targets-400.html A new Android malware named Albiriox has been advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model to offer a "full spectrum" of features to facilitate on-device fraud (ODF), screen manipulation, and real-time interaction with infected devices. The malware embeds a hard-coded list comprising over 400 applications spanning banking, financial technology, payment processors, cryptocurrency

Tomiris Shifts to Public-Service Implants for Stealthier C2 in Attacks on Government Targets https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/tomiris-shifts-to-public-service.html The threat actor known as Tomiris has been attributed to attacks targeting foreign ministries, intergovernmental organizations, and government entities in Russia with an aim to establish remote access and deploy additional tools. "These attacks highlight a notable shift in Tomiris's tactics, namely the increased use of implants that leverage public services (e.g., Telegram and Discord) as

CISA Adds Actively Exploited XSS Bug CVE-2021-26829 in OpenPLC ScadaBR to KEV https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-xss-bug.html The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog to include a security flaw impacting OpenPLC ScadaBR, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2021-26829 (CVSS score: 5.4), a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that affects Windows and Linux versions of the software via

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – November 2025 edition https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/month-security-tony-anscombe-november-2025/ Data exposure by top AI companies, the Akira ransomware haul, Operation Endgame against major malware families, and more of this month's cybersecurity news

What parents should know to protect their children from doxxing https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/kids-online/parents-protect-children-doxxing/ Online disagreements among young people can easily spiral out of control. Parents need to understand what’s at stake.

Legacy Python Bootstrap Scripts Create Domain-Takeover Risk in Multiple PyPI Packages https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/legacy-python-bootstrap-scripts-create.html Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain takeover attack. Software supply chain security company ReversingLabs said it found the "vulnerability" in bootstrap files provided by a build and deployment automation tool named "zc.buildout." "The

North Korean Hackers Deploy 197 npm Packages to Spread Updated OtterCookie Malware https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/north-korean-hackers-deploy-197-npm.html The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have continued to flood the npm registry with 197 more malicious packages since last month. According to Socket, these packages have been downloaded over 31,000 times, and are designed to deliver a variant of OtterCookie that brings together the features of BeaverTail and prior versions of OtterCookie. Some of the

Why Organizations Are Turning to RPAM https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/why-organizations-are-turning-to-rpam.html As IT environments become increasingly distributed and organizations adopt hybrid and remote work at scale, traditional perimeter-based security models and on-premises Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions no longer suffice. IT administrators, contractors and third-party vendors now require secure access to critical systems from any location and on any device, without compromising

MS Teams Guest Access Can Remove Defender Protection When Users Join External Tenants https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/ms-teams-guest-access-can-remove.html Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cross-tenant blind spot that allows attackers to bypass Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protections via the guest access feature in Teams. "When users operate as guests in another tenant, their protections are determined entirely by that hosting environment, not by their home organization," Ontinue security researcher Rhys Downing said in a report

Bloody Wolf Expands Java-based NetSupport RAT Attacks in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/bloody-wolf-expands-java-based.html The threat actor known as Bloody Wolf has been attributed to a cyber attack campaign that has targeted Kyrgyzstan since at least June 2025 with the goal of delivering NetSupport RAT. As of October 2025, the activity has expanded to also single out Uzbekistan, Group-IB researchers Amirbek Kurbanov and Volen Kayo said in a report published in collaboration with Ukuk, a state enterprise under the

Microsoft to Block Unauthorized Scripts in Entra ID Logins with 2026 CSP Update https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/microsoft-to-block-unauthorized-scripts.html Microsoft has announced plans to improve the security of Entra ID authentication by blocking unauthorized script injection attacks starting a year from now. The update to its Content Security Policy (CSP) aims to enhance the Entra ID sign-in experience at "login.microsoftonline[.]com" by only letting scripts from trusted Microsoft domains run. "This update strengthens security and adds an extra

ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Malware, Voice Bot Flaws, Crypto Laundering, IoT Attacks — and 20 More Stories https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/threatsday-bulletin-ai-malware-voice.html Hackers have been busy again this week. From fake voice calls and AI-powered malware to huge money-laundering busts and new scams, there’s a lot happening in the cyber world. Criminals are getting creative — using smart tricks to steal data, sound real, and hide in plain sight. But they’re not the only ones moving fast. Governments and security teams are fighting back, shutting down fake

Gainsight Expands Impacted Customer List Following Salesforce Security Alert https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/gainsight-expands-impacted-customer.html Gainsight has disclosed that the recent suspicious activity targeting its applications has affected more customers than previously thought. The company said Salesforce initially provided a list of 3 impacted customers and that it has "expanded to a larger list" as of November 21, 2025. It did not reveal the exact number of customers who were impacted, but its CEO, Chuck Ganapathi, said "we

Shai-Hulud v2 Campaign Spreads From npm to Maven, Exposing Thousands of Secrets https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/shai-hulud-v2-campaign-spreads-from-npm.html The second wave of the Shai-Hulud supply chain attack has spilled over to the Maven ecosystem after compromising more than 830 packages in the npm registry. The Socket Research Team said it identified a Maven Central package named org.mvnpm:posthog-node:4.18.1 that embeds the same two components associated with Sha1-Hulud: the "setup_bun.js" loader and the main payload "bun_environment.js." "