Hackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hijack major Instagram accounts, bypassing security checks as videos showed the flaw before Meta fixed the issue.
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7AI Uncovers Browser Extension Campaign Evading EDR Defenses
A browser-extension campaign is bypassing traditional EDR defenses by injecting remote JavaScript payloads directly into authenticated browser sessions. Researchers at 7AI uncovered the operation, dubbed CRXfiltrate, after observing suspicious outbound traffic originating from a seemingly harmless Chrome color-picker extension. According to the researchers, the campaign remained active across enterprise environments and delivered operator-controlled payloads without…
Global Security News, malware
New CGrabber and Direct-Sys Malware Spread Through GitHub ZIP Files
Hackers spread CGrabber and Direct-Sys malware through GitHub ZIP files, bypassing security tools to steal passwords, crypto wallets, and user data.
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Why Simple Breach Monitoring is No Longer Enough
Infostealers are harvesting credentials and session cookies at scale, bypassing traditional defenses. Lunar explains why simple breach monitoring alone can’t keep up with modern credential-based attacks. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
Researchers uncover WebRTC skimmer bypassing traditional defenses
Researchers found a new skimmer using WebRTC to steal and send payment data, bypassing traditional security controls. Sansec researchers discovered a new payment skimmer that uses WebRTC data channels instead of typical web requests to load malicious code and exfiltrate stolen payment data. “What sets this attack apart is the skimmer itself. Instead of the usual…
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Chrome encryption bypass discovered: New malware steals passwords and cookies
A new infostealer is bypassing Chrome’s Application-Bound Encryption (ABE), using a debugger-based technique that researchers say hasn’t been observed in the wild. Called “VoidStealer,” the stealer appears to have found a way around ABE, introduced in Chrome 127 in 2024, a security control that locks sensitive browser data, such as passwords and cookies, behind stronger…
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Chrome ABE bypass discovered: New VoidStealer malware steals passwords and cookies
A new infostealer is bypassing Chrome’s Application-Bound Encryption (ABE), using a debugger-based technique researchers say hasn’t been seen in the wild before. Called “VoidStealer,” the stealer seems to have found a way around ABE, introduced in Chrome 127 in 2024, a security control aimed at locking sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies behind tighter…
Global Security News
Will AI Save Consumers From Smartphone-Based Phishing Attacks?
Sophisticated phishing attacks are bypassing on-device protections with troubling frequency, making it more critical than ever for users to protect themselves from potential threats, new research from Omdia shows.
AI, Global Security News
Why ‘Call This Number’ TOAD Emails Beat Gateways
Attackers are bypassing email gateways through telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD), in which the only email payload is a phone number.