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April 2025

Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are “aggressively” targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly… 

Ripple’s xrpl.js npm Package Backdoored to Steal Private Keys in Major Supply Chain Attack

Ripple’s xrpl.js npm Package Backdoored to Steal Private Keys in Major Supply Chain Attack

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananBlockchain / Cryptocurrency The Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library named xrpl.js has been compromised by unknown threat actors as part of a software supply chain attack designed to harvest and exfiltrate users’… 

Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito

Google Drops Cookie Prompt in Chrome, Adds IP Protection to Incognito

Apr 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Artificial Intelligence Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. “We’ve… 

Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals

Docker Malware Exploits Teneo Web3 Node to Earn Crypto via Fake Heartbeat Signals

Apr 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a malware campaign that’s targeting Docker environments with a previously undocumented technique to mine cryptocurrency. The activity cluster, per Darktrace and Cado Security, represents… 

GCP Cloud Composer Bug Let Attackers Elevate Access via Malicious PyPI Packages

GCP Cloud Composer Bug Let Attackers Elevate Access via Malicious PyPI Packages

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that could have enabled an attacker to elevate their privileges in the Cloud Composer workflow orchestration service that’s based on Apache Airflow. “This…