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Cybersecurity
Ukrainian Conti Developer Pleads Guilty to Ransomware Loader Coding
Oleksii Lytvynenko, a Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland, pleaded guilty to developing the malware loader that delivered Conti ransomware payloads.
Application Security
Awesome Motive CDN Compromised; Backdoor Served to OptinMonster Users
Attackers hijacked Awesome Motive's CDN to push a backdoor to OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage, creating rogue admin accounts on WordPress sites.
Application Security
CVE-2026-42824: M365 Copilot SearchLeak Enables 1-Click Email Theft
Varonis disclosed a three-step vulnerability chain in Microsoft 365 Copilot that allowed attackers to steal emails and documents with a single crafted link.
Cybersecurity
Novo Nordisk Confirms Hack of Clinical Trial Biomarker Data
Novo Nordisk confirmed a breach exposing pseudonymized clinical trial biomarker data and healthcare provider records. No threat actor claimed responsibility.
Application Security
SearchJack: 23 Chrome Extensions Intercept 758,000 Users’ Searches
MalExt Sentry found 23 Chrome extensions routing 758,000 users' search queries through attacker relay servers to generate unauthorized advertising revenue.
TheGentlemen Ransomware Posts 20 Victims Across 14 Countries
Cybersecurity
TheGentlemen Ransomware Posts 20 Victims Across 14 Countries
TheGentlemen ransomware posted 20 new victims across 14 countries, including Croatia's Health Ministry and Denmark's National Museum, using double extortion.
Application Security
PromptSnatcher Extensions Stole AI Chats From 90,000 Users
Two Chrome ad blocker extensions captured conversations from 90,000 users across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and five other AI platforms, researchers found.
Application Security
Chrome 149 Patches 28 Flaws, Including 12 Use-After-Free Bugs
Google's Chrome 149 security update patches 28 vulnerabilities, roughly 12 use-after-free bugs, a memory corruption class tied to drive-by code execution.
Application Security
OpenClaw AI Agent Hijacked via Malicious vCard Injection
Researchers showed OpenClaw AI agents can be hijacked through vCards with embedded instructions, enabling attacker code execution and sensitive data leakage.
Cybersecurity
Kyushu Electric Loses Drive With Data on 10.9M Customers
Kyushu Electric Power lost a physical storage device containing personal records on 10.9 million customers, exceeding its active customer base of 8 million.