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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/18/2025, 11:34:08 PM

The Register

15 days ago

Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul

Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffins Security researchers say Meta and Yandex used native Android apps to listen on localhost ports, allowing them to link web browsing data to user identities and bypass typical privacy protections.…

The Register

15 days ago

You say Cozy Bear, I say Midnight Blizzard, Voodoo Bear, APT29 …

Microsoft, CrowdStrike, and pals promise clarity on cybercrew naming, deliver alias salad instead Microsoft and CrowdStrike made a lot of noise on Monday about teaming up with other threat-intel outfits to "bring clarity to threat-actor naming."… Opinion

Bleeping Computer

15 days ago

OpenAI is hopeful GPT-5 will compete a little more

OpenAI's next big foundational model is GPT-5, and the AI startup is hoping that the model will compete a little more with rivals. [...]

Dark Reading

15 days ago

'Crocodilus' Sharpens Its Teeth on Android Users

The data-stealing malware initially targeted users in Turkey but has since evolved into a global threat.

Bleeping Computer

15 days ago

Hewlett Packard Enterprise warns of critical StoreOnce auth bypass

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued a security bulletin to warn about eight vulnerabilities impacting StoreOnce, its disk-based backup and deduplication solution. [...]

Bleeping Computer

15 days ago

ChatGPT rolls out Memory upgrade for free users

ChatGPT's memory feature is now better and capable of referencing past conversations for free accounts. [...]

Dark Reading

15 days ago

Victoria's Secret Delays Earnings Call Due to Cyber Incident

But that didn't stop the clothing retailer from issuing preliminary results for the first quarter of 2025.

Dark Reading

15 days ago

Chrome Drops Trust for Chunghwa, Netlock Certificates

Digital certificates authorized by the authorities will no longer have trust by default in the browser starting in August, over what Google said is a loss of integrity in actions by the respective companies.

The Register

15 days ago

Google quietly pushes emergency fix for Chrome 0-day as exploit runs wild

TAG team spotted the V8 bug first, so you can bet nation-states weren’t far behind Google revealed Monday that it had quietly deployed a configuration change last week to block active exploitation of a Chrome zero-day.…

Dark Reading

15 days ago

LummaC2 Fractures as Acreed Malware Becomes Top Dog

LummaC2 formerly accounted for almost 92% of Russian Market's credential theft log alerts. Now, the Acreed infostealer has replaced its market share.