Latest news as of 8/9/2025, 12:17:15 AM
Bleeping Computer
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a high-severity Chrome vulnerability that has a public exploit and can let attackers hijack accounts. [...]
The Hacker News
Google on Wednesday released updates to address four security issues in its Chrome web browser, including one for which it said there exists an exploit in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-4664 (CVSS score: 4.3), has been characterized as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in a component called Loader. "Insufficient policy enforcement in Loader in Google
The Register
Would you believe it, this RaaS cartel says Russia is off limits DragonForce, a new-ish ransomware-as-a-service operation, has given organizations another cyber threat to worry about — unless they’re in Russia, which is off limits to the would-be extortionists.…
Graham Cluley
Don't get duped, doxxed, or drained! In this episode of "Smashing Security" we dive into the creepy world of sextortion scams, and investigate how crypto wallet firm Ledger's Discord server was hijacked in an attempt to phish for cryptocurrency recovery phrases. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus! Don't miss our featured interview with Drata's Matt Hillary.
Dark Reading
Salary savings come with hidden costs, including insider threats and depleted cybersecurity defenses, conveying advantages to skilled adversaries, experts argue.
Dark Reading
A new study by researchers at Princeton University and Sentient shows it's surprisingly easy to trigger malicious behavior from AI agents by implanting fake "memories" into the data they rely on for making decisions.
The Register
Ransomware or critical infra hit? Top US manufacturer maintains steely silence Nucor, the largest steel manufacturer in the US, shut down production operations after discovering its servers had been penetrated.…
Dark Reading
The security software maker said the vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager Mobile have been exploited in the wild against "a very limited number of customers" — for now — and stem from open source libraries.
Bleeping Computer
Google is rolling out a change to Chromium that "de-elevates" Google Chrome so it does not run as an administrator to increase security in Windows. [...]
Bleeping Computer
Google warned today that hackers using Scattered Spider tactics against retail chains in the United Kingdom have also started targeting retailers in the United States. [...]