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Channel BleepingComputer (@bleepingcomputer) in the English language segment is an active participant. Currently, the community unites 10 898 subscribers, ranking 11 389 in the Technologies & Applications category and 3 349 in the USA region.
📊 Audience metrics and dynamics
Since its creation on невідомо, the project has demonstrated rapid growth, gathering an audience of 10 898 subscribers.
According to the latest data from 21 June, 2026, the channel demonstrates stable activity. Although there has been a change in the number of participants by 326 over the last 30 days and by 8 over the last 24 hours, overall reach remains high.
- Verification status: Not verified
- Engagement rate (ER): The average audience engagement rate is 7.49%. Within the first 24 hours after publication, content typically collects 5.18% reactions from the total number of subscribers.
- Post reach: On average, each post receives 816 views. Within the first day, a publication typically gains 564 views.
- Reactions and interaction: The audience actively supports content: the average number of reactions per post is 2.
- Thematic interests: Content is focused on key topics such as microsoft, attack, hacker, breach, threat.
📝 Description and content policy
The author describes the resource as a platform for expressing subjective opinions:
“Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
From a bleeping computer to a working computer.”
Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 22 June, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the Technologies & Applications category.
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ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware
A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screens to trick users into manually compiling and executing malware on their systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clickfix-attack-uses-fake-windows-bsod-screens-to-push-malware/
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US broadband provider Brightspeed investigates breach claims
Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband companies in the United States, is investigating security breach and data theft claims made by the Crimson Collective extortion gang. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-broadband-provider-brightspeed-investigates-breach-claims/
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VSCode IDE forks expose users to "recommended extension" attacks
Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, recommend extensions that are non-existent in the OpenVSX registry, allowing threat actors to claim the namespace and upload malicious extensions. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vscode-ide-forks-expose-users-to-recommended-extension-attacks/
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Ledger customers impacted by third-party Global-e data breach
Ledger is informing some customers that their personal data has been exposed after hackers breached the systems of third-party payment processor Global-e. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-customers-impacted-by-third-party-global-e-data-breach/
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Agentic AI Is an Identity Problem and CISOs Will Be Accountable for the Outcome
As agentic AI adoption accelerates, identity is emerging as the primary security challenge. Token Security explains why AI agents behave like a new class of identity and why CISOs must manage their access, lifecycle, and risk. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/agentic-ai-is-an-identity-problem-and-cisos-will-be-accountable-for-the-outcome/
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NordVPN denies breach claims, says attackers have "dummy data"
NordVPN denied allegations that its internal Salesforce development servers were breached, saying that cybercriminals obtained "dummy data" from a trial account on a third-party automated testing platform. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nordvpn-denies-breach-claims-says-attackers-have-dummy-data/
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ShinyHunters claims Resecurity hack, firm says it’s a honeypot
The ShinyHunters hacking group claims it breached the systems of cybersecurity firm Resecurity and stole internal data, while Resecurity says the attackers only accessed a deliberately deployed honeypot containing fake information used to monitor their activity. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claims-resecurity-hack-firm-says-its-a-honeypot/
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Covenant Health says May data breach impacted nearly 478,000 patients
The Covenant Health organization has revised to nearly 500,000 the number of individuals affected by a data breach discovered last May. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/covenant-health-says-may-data-breach-impacted-nearly-478-000-patients/
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Cryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach
Blockchain investigation firm TRM Labs says ongoing cryptocurrency thefts have been traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, with attackers draining wallets years after encrypted vaults were stolen and laundering the crypto through Russian exchanges. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-theft-attacks-traced-to-2022-lastpass-breach/
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Over 10K Fortinet firewalls exposed to actively exploited 2FA bypass
Over 10,000 Internet-exposed Fortinet firewalls are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting a five-year-old two-factor authentication (2FA) bypass vulnerability. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-fortinet-firewalls-exposed-to-ongoing-2fa-bypass-attacks/
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Google is testing a new image AI and it's going to be its fastest model
Google is testing a new image AI model called "Nano Banana 2 Flash," and it's going to be as good as the Gemini 3 Pro Nano Banana, but it'll be cheaper. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-is-testing-a-new-image-ai-and-its-going-to-be-its-fastest-model/
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Trust Wallet links $8.5 million crypto theft to Shai-Hulud NPM attack
Trust Wallet believes the compromise of its web browser to steal roughly $8.5 million from over 2,500 crypto wallets is likely related to an "industry-wide" Sha1-Hulud attack in November. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trust-wallet-links-85-million-crypto-theft-to-shai-hulud-npm-attack/
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OpenAI is offering $20 ChatGPT Plus for free to some users
If you're already subscribed to ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20, you can request OpenAI to cancel your subscription, and it may offer one month of free usage. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-is-offering-20-chatgpt-plus-for-free-to-some-users/
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The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2025
2025 was a big year for cybersecurity, with cyberattacks, data breaches, threat groups reaching new notoriety levels, and, of course, zero-day flaws exploited in breaches. Some stories, though, were more impactful or popular with our readers than others. This article explores 15 of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2025. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-biggest-cybersecurity-and-cyberattack-stories-of-2025/
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New GlassWorm malware wave targets Macs with trojanized crypto wallets
A fourth wave of the "GlassWorm" campaign is targeting macOS developers with malicious VSCode/OpenVSX extensions that deliver trojanized versions of crypto wallet applications. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-glassworm-malware-wave-targets-macs-with-trojanized-crypto-wallets/
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NYC mayoral inauguration bans Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi devices
New York City's 2026 mayoral inauguration of Zohran Mamdani has published a list of banned items for the event, specifically prohibiting the Flipper Zero and Raspberry Pi devices. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nyc-mayoral-inauguration-bans-flipper-zero-raspberry-pi-devices/
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Hackers drain $3.9M from Unleash Protocol after multisig hijack
The decentralized intellectual property platform Unleash Protocol has lost around $3.9 million worth of cryptocurrency after someone executed an unauthorized contract upgrade that allowed asset withdrawals. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-drain-39m-from-unleash-protocol-after-multisig-hijack/
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RondoDox botnet exploits React2Shell flaw to breach Next.js servers
The RondoDox botnet has been observed exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to infect vulnerable Next.js servers with malware and cryptominers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rondodox-botnet-exploits-react2shell-flaw-to-breach-nextjs-servers/
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IBM warns of critical API Connect auth bypass vulnerability
IBM urged customers to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in its API Connect enterprise platform that could allow attackers to access apps remotely. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ibm-warns-of-critical-api-connect-auth-bypass-vulnerability/
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Disney will pay $10 million to settle children's data privacy lawsuit
Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to settle claims that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by mislabeling videos and allowing data collection for targeted advertising. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/disney-will-pay-10m-to-settle-claims-of-childrens-privacy-violations-on-youtube/
