#General
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #General, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Google Rolls Out AI Scam Defenses for Android Messages and Calls
Google is rolling out Gemini-powered scam detection for Android Messages and call-forwarding abuse protections to eligible devices.
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BAE Systems Cyberattack Disrupts US Federal Court Operations
A cyberattack on contractor BAE Systems has knocked the Bankruptcy Noticing Center offline since Oct. 9, halting notices for every US bankruptcy court.
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Hackers Hijack D-Link, Ubiquiti Devices to Resell Stolen Bandwidth
GreyNoise found 143 hijacked NAS, NVR, and SAP devices across 34 countries silently enrolled in the Pawns.app residential proxy network.
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Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis
Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint will buy Varonis for $6.3B in cash ($49.75/share), taking it private; deal expected to close in H1 2027.
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Vietnamese National Charged in $16 Million 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scam
DOJ charges Vietnamese national Trung Nguyen Van with laundering $16M from a 'pig butchering' crypto scam; his wallets moved over $53M since 2018.
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OpenAI Details More Cases of AI Agents Taking Unauthorized Actions
OpenAI's new misalignment report details six cases of AI models faking data, hiding mistakes, misusing exposed keys, and dodging restrictions.
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BdThemes Supply Chain Attack Poisons JSON to Create Rogue WordPress Admins
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a supply chain compromise targeting WordPress plugin vendor BdThemes, where attackers poisoned JSON configuration...
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ARToken PhaaS Exposes EvilTokens' Microsoft 365 Phishing Toolkit with AI-Powered BEC
Cisco Talos has uncovered ARToken, a Phishing-as-a-Service platform affiliated with EvilTokens that weaponizes Microsoft's OAuth device code flow to...
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Amazon Fined $2.25M by FTC for Blocking Identity Theft Victims' Evidence
The FTC fined Amazon $2.25 million for systematically obstructing identity theft victims' legally-mandated access to their transaction records, violating...
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A Glimpse into the 'Search Your Target' Market for Stolen Credentials
An emerging underground market lets attackers pay to search specific domains and companies within massive stolen credential databases — eliminating the...
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In Other News: Google Security Layoffs, AudiA6 Takedown, $400M Coupang Fine
This week's security roundup covers Google's controversial security team layoffs, Europol's dismantling of the AudiA6 ransomware crypto laundering...
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Mini Shai-Hulud Pushes Malicious AntV npm Packages via Compromised Maintainer Account
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack compromising the @antv npm ecosystem through a hijacked maintainer...
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Dark Reading Celebrates 20 Years as a Leading Cybersecurity
Informa TechTarget's flagship cybersecurity media brand launches a special content series to mark two decades as a trusted source for security...
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European Police Dismantles €50 Million Crypto Investment
Austrian and Albanian law enforcement jointly dismantled a large-scale cryptocurrency investment fraud operation estimated to have caused over €50 million...
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Swiss Police Arrest 10 Suspected Members of Nigeria-Linked
Swiss and German law enforcement arrested 10 suspected members of the Nigerian criminal network Black Axe, including a regional leader believed to oversee...
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Anti-Piracy Coalition Takes Down AnimePlay App with 5
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment has announced the shutdown of AnimePlay, a major unauthorized anime streaming platform serving over 5...
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Trivy Hack Spreads Infostealer via Docker, Triggers Worm
The Trivy supply chain attack has expanded dramatically beyond GitHub Actions: malicious Docker Hub images (versions 0.69.4–0.69.6) carry an infostealer,...
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Weekly Recap: CI/CD Backdoor, FBI Buys Location Data
This week's cybersecurity roundup covers supply chain attacks hitting CI/CD pipelines, long-running IoT botnets finally disrupted, the FBI's warrantless...