News for December 14, 2025

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 13 Dec 2025


Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/portugal-updates-cybercrime-law-to-exempt-security-researchers/

 

Barts Health NHS Confirms Cl0p Ransomware Behind Data Breach

https://hackread.com/barts-health-nhs-cl0p-ransomware-data-breach/

 

Bitcoin Faces Urgent Need for Quantum-Resistant Signatures

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-07-2025-bitcoin-faces-urgent-need-for-quantum-resistant-signatures-33374629499730

 

Prosecutors Seek 12 Years for Terra Founder Do Kwon

https://ground.news/article/prosecutors-seek-12-years-for-terra-founder-do-kwon_3d5476

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmm92d213o

 

A Mothership UFO Appeared In Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_vgtHA0s4

 

Complexity of yETH Attack Discussed by Developers

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-08-2025-complexity-of-yeth-attack-discussed-by-developers-33431781296241

 

Over 70 Domains Used in Months-Long Phishing Spree Against US Universities

https://hackread.com/us-universities-domains-phishing-attacks/

 

Delivering securely on data and AI strategy

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1128311/delivering-securely-on-data-and-ai-strategy/

 

React2Shell flaw exploited to breach 30 orgs, 77k IP addresses vulnerable

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/react2shell-flaw-exploited-to-breach-30-orgs-77k-ip-addresses-vulnerable/

 

All of Russia's Porsches Were Bricked By a Mysterious Satellite Outage

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/0310242/all-of-russias-porsches-were-bricked-by-a-mysterious-satellite-outage

 

From a basement computer lab to the C-Suite: How Keith McCammon built his career and Red Canary with zero formal training

https://www.securityweek.com/ciso-conversations-keith-mccammon-cso-and-co-founder-at-red-canary/

 

The 2026 CISO Budget Benchmark

https://www.wiz.io/reports/ciso-security-budget-benchmark-2026

 

CyrusOne Data Center Outage Disrupts CME Group Operations for Over 10 Hours

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-07-2025-cyrusone-data-center-outage-disrupts-cme-group-operations-for-over-10-hours-33370637126257

 

STOP Thinking You NEED a Job! Society Wants You Dumb & Broke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1nZMAyNs-4

 

AWS: China-linked threat actors weaponized React2Shell hours after disclosure

https://securityaffairs.com/185436/security/aws-china-linked-threat-actors-weaponized-react2shell-hours-after-disclosure.html

 

Home Office kept police facial recognition flaws to itself, UK data watchdog fumes

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/ico_home_office_rfr/

 

USPD V1 Faces Attack, Compensation Plan Announced

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-08-2025-uspd-v1-faces-attack-compensation-plan-announced-33431766603601

 

How the creator economy destroyed the internet

https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/810002/influencers-creator-economy-special-series

 

Data Breaches: Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals

https://www.securityweek.com/tri-century-eye-care-data-breach-impacts-200000-individuals/

 

Hackers Exploit Multiple Ad Networks to Distribute Triada Malware to Android Users

https://gbhackers.com/triada-malware/

 

Untrained techie broke the rules, made a mistake, and found a better way to work

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/who_me/

 

How to Build a Wi-Fi-Controlled USB Keyboard With an ESP32

https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-a-wi-fi-controlled-usb-keyboard-with-an-esp32

 

Quantum Computers are Coming Sooner Than You Think!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsw437G9-Q

 

Space Bears Ransomware Claims Comcast Data Theft Through QuasarBreach

https://hackread.com/space-bears-ransomware-comcast-quasar-breach/

 

IBM CEO: IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROFITABLE?

https://gizadeathstar.com/2025/12/ibm-ceo-is-artificial-intelligence-profitable/

 

What Is The Price Of A Quantum Computer In 2025?

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/08/what-is-the-price-of-a-quantum-computer-in-2025/

 

US Contributes to 44% of Cyber Attacks; Public Administration Targeted for Financial Gains

https://gbhackers.com/cyber-attacks-2/

 

Solar Storms Ground 6,000 Jets, Disrupt GPS Systems

https://ground.news/article/solar-storms-ground-6-000-jets-disrupt-gps-systems_7b3f07

 

QUANTUM WILL ECLIPSE AI: Why Everyone’s Betting on the Wrong Horse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpVFovnZ-E

 

Android Malware FvncBot, SeedSnatcher, and ClayRat Gain Stronger Data Theft Features

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/android-malware-fvncbot-seedsnatcher.html

 

IonQ Expands in EU With Slovakia’s First National Quantum Communication Network

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/08/ionq-expands-in-eu-with-slovakias-first-national-quantum-communication-network/

 

Gartner advisory states AI browsers are NOT your friend — and they are putting your business at risk

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/gartner-advisory-states-ai-browsers-are-not-your-friend-and-are-putting-your-business-at-risk

 

Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury

https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-payments-surpassed-4-5-billion-us-treasury/

 

Hackers Exploit Delivery Receipts in Messaging Apps to Steal Users’ Private Information

https://gbhackers.com/hackers-exploit-delivery-receipts-in-messaging-app/

 

4 year old play Fur Elise by Beethoven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KSzkx86eyU

 

How Can Retailers Cyber-Prepare for the Most Vulnerable Time of the Year?

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/how-can-retailers-cyber-prepare-for.html

 

Critical Apache Tika Vulnerability Leads to XXE Injection

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-apache-tika-vulnerability-leads-to-xxe-injection/

 

China’s trade surplus with the world tops $1 trillion, despite tariffs

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/china-s-trade-surplus-with-the-world-tops-1-trillion-despite-tariffs/ar-AA1RVyui

 

FBI warns of kidnapping scams as hackers turn to AI to provide 'proof of life'

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/fbi-warns-of-kidnapping-scams-as-hackers-turn-to-ai-to-provide-proof-of-life

 

This Housing Collapse Is WAY Worse Than 2008 — And They’re Hiding It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rABNuFAtbso

 

New JS#SMUGGLER Campaign Drops NetSupport RAT Through Infected Sites

https://hackread.com/jssmuggler-netsupport-rat-infected-sites/

 

How the Dollar-Store Industry Overcharges Cash-Strapped Customers While Promising Low Prices

https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/1858239/how-the-dollar-store-industry-overcharges-cash-strapped-customers-while-promising-low-prices

 

193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting 'violence-as-a-service'

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/european_cops_arrest_193/

 

Poland arrests Ukrainians utilizing 'advanced' hacking equipment

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/poland-arrests-ukrainians-utilizing-advanced-hacking-equipment/

 

Even Minor Video Call Glitches Could Cost You a Job—or Your Freedom

https://gizmodo.com/even-minor-video-call-glitches-could-cost-you-a-job-or-your-freedom-2000696578

 

The Cruel Math Says Most Investors Will Lose Money From Here | Danielle Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM2crV_APho

 

ChrimeraWire Trojan Fakes Chrome Activity to Manipulate Search Rankings

https://hackread.com/chrimerawire-trojan-fakes-chrome-search-activity/

 

Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/weekly-recap-usb-malware-react2shell.html

 

America’s Biggest Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI

https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-miners-pivot-ai-data-centers/

 

Yearn Finance details $9 million yETH exploit, confirms partial recovery and outlines remediation plan

https://www.theblock.co/post/381740/yearn-finance-9-million-yeth-exploit-confirms-partial-recovery-outlines-remediation

 

[Free download] "Cloud Security For Dummies" eBook worth $34.99

https://www.neowin.net/sponsored/free-download-cloud-security-for-dummies-ebook-worth-3499/

 

AI-Driven Tools Uncover GhostPenguin Backdoor Attacking Linux Servers

https://gbhackers.com/ai-driven-tools/

 

FinCEN says ransomware gangs extorted over $2.1B from 2022 to 2024

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fincen-says-ransomware-gangs-extorted-over-21b-from-2022-to-2024/

 

The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It

https://www.wired.com/story/the-longest-solar-eclipse-for-100-years-is-coming-dont-miss-it/

 

How Fujitsu Is Tackling a 10,000-Qubit Quantum Computer for Practical Applications

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/08/how-fujitsu-is-tackling-a-10000-qubit-quantum-computer-for-practical-applications/

 

The Infinite Money Glitch is Broken!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhsrkvEY55s

 

Sneeit WordPress RCE flaw allows hackers to add themselves as admin - here's how to stay safe

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/sneeit-wordpress-rce-flaw-allows-hackers-to-add-themselves-as-admin-heres-how-to-stay-safe

 

Malicious VS Code on Microsoft Registry Steals WiFi Passwords and Captures Screens

https://gbhackers.com/malicious-vs-code/

 

Kyocera claims 5.2 Gbps underwater laser data blast in lab tests

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/08/kyocera_underwater_multigigabit_comms/

 

Binance post confirming insider trading sends 'year of the yellow fruit' meme token even higher

https://www.theblock.co/post/381752/binance-confirm-insider-trading-year-yellow-fruit-meme-token-higher

 

Privacy Concerns Lead Seniors to Unplug Vital Health Devices

https://spectrum.ieee.org/privacy-health-tech-seniors

 

SimpleX Chat X Account Hacked, Fake Site Promotes Crypto Wallet Scam

https://hackread.com/simplex-chat-x-account-hacked-fake-site-wallet-scam/

 

The State of AI: A vision of the world in 2030

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/08/1128922/the-state-of-ai-a-vision-of-the-world-in-2030/

 

UXLINK CEO Addresses Security Breach and Asset Theft Incident

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-09-2025-uxlink-ceo-addresses-security-breach-and-asset-theft-incident-33464028025682

 

New Vishing Attack Exploits Microsoft Teams and QuickAssist to Deploy .NET Malware

https://gbhackers.com/new-vishing-attack/

 

Quantum Source Report Outlines Engineering Pathways to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/09/quantum-source-report-outlines-engineering-pathways-to-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing/

 

Mazda suitcase car, a portable three-wheeled vehicle that fits in the luggage

https://www.designboom.com/technology/rediscover-mazda-suitcase-car-portable-three-wheeled-vehicle-fits-luggage-12-06-2025/

 

Microsoft investigates Copilot outage affecting users in Europe

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-investigates-copilot-outage-affecting-users-in-europe/

 

$11 Trillion Quietly Moved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFhmW_QY4g

 

National cybercrime network operating for 14 years dismantled in Indonesia

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/national-cybercrime-network-operating-for-14-years-dismantled-in-indonesia

 

FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023

https://securityaffairs.com/185465/cyber-crime/fincen-data-shows-4-5b-in-ransomware-payments-record-spike-in-2023.html

 

D-Wave Sets 2026 Quantum Conference in Florida, Highlighting Push for Real-World Adoption

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/08/d-wave-sets-2026-quantum-conference-in-florida-highlighting-push-for-real-world-adoption/

 

Akira Group Targets Hyper-V and VMware ESXi with Ransomware Exploiting Vulnerabilities

https://gbhackers.com/akira-group/

 

Quantum Corridor, Toshiba Demonstrate Cross-state Quantum Key Distribution Over Live Commercial Metro Fiber Network

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/09/quantum-corridor-toshiba-demonstrate-cross-state-quantum-key-distribution-over-live-commercial-metro-fiber-network/

 

Prompt injection attacks might 'never be properly mitigated' UK NCSC warns

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/prompt-injection-attacks-might-never-be-properly-mitigated-uk-ncsc-warns

 

Fear of the Walking Zig: The Security Audit Gap

https://generativeai.pub/fear-of-the-walking-zig-the-security-audit-gap-707aec6ceb92

 

'Not a crypto winter, just a cold breeze': Standard Chartered halves 2025 bitcoin target to $100K

https://www.theblock.co/post/381892/not-crypto-winter-standard-chartered-halves-2025-bitcoin-target-to-100k-keeps-long-term-bull-case

 

This surprising discovery rewrites the Milky Way’s origin story

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251209082301.htm

 

Calgary couple attacked at home by robbers responding to online ad

https://ground.news/article/calgary-couple-attacked-at-home-by-robbers-responding-to-online-ad

 

Storm-0249 Escalates Ransomware Attacks with ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and DLL Sideloading

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/storm-0249-escalates-ransomware-attacks.html

 

They Are About to RESET Your Money (Pay Attention)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8KVGOASOA

 

The Dark Web Economy Behind Ad Fraud: What Marketers Don’t See

https://hackread.com/ad-fraud-dark-web-economy-market/

 

Doctors Issue Warning After Fit 50-Year-Old Gets Stroke Tied to Energy Drinks

https://gizmodo.com/doctors-issue-warning-after-fit-50-year-old-gets-stroke-tied-to-energy-drinks-2000697325

 

What Are ‘Perpetual Five-Year Technologies’? Why Hard Tech Can be Valuable Tech, According to Quantum VC

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/09/what-are-perpetual-five-year-technologies-why-hard-tech-can-be-valuable-tech-according-to-quantum-vc/

 

Four Threat Clusters Using CastleLoader as GrayBravo Expands Its Malware Service Infrastructure

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/four-threat-clusters-using-castleloader.html

 

Gemini Zero-Click Flaw Let Attackers Access Gmail, Calendar, and Google Docs

https://gbhackers.com/gemini-zero-click-flaw/

 

Americans making over $100,000 a year are twice as likely to steal at self-checkout compared to low-income shoppers

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rich-people-poorer-morals-wealthy-are-most-likely-rip-self-checkout-machines

 

Fortinet warns of critical FortiCloud SSO login auth bypass flaws

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-warns-of-critical-forticloud-sso-login-auth-bypass-flaws/

 

Debot Responds to Security Threats in Japan Data Center

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-09-2025-debot-responds-to-security-threats-in-japan-data-center-33501499082121

 

Warning: WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 Under Active Attack by Multiple Threat Groups

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/warning-winrar-vulnerability-cve-2025.html

 

How Scammers Poison AI Results With Fake Customer Support Numbers

https://gizmodo.com/ai-scam-phone-numbers-2000697589

 

Pharmaceutical Firm Inotiv Discloses Ransomware Attack and Data Breach

https://www.hipaajournal.com/inotiv-data-breach-ransomware-attack/

 

Big Tech joins forces with Linux Foundation to standardize AI agents

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/big-tech-joins-forces-with-linux-foundation-to-standardize-ai-agents/

 

Trump’s Crypto & Gold War Against China Has Started

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOA2qud--Bw

 

Spiderman Phishing Kit Targets European Banks with Real-Time Credential Theft

https://hackread.com/spiderman-phishing-kit-european-banks-credential-theft/

 

Spanish Police Uncover Violent Kidnapping Targeting Cryptocurrency Holders

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-11-2025-spanish-police-uncover-violent-kidnapping-targeting-cryptocurrency-holders-33570641001242

 

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-promises-to-make-windows-11-the-best-operating-system-for-gaming-says-it-will-focus-on-background-workloads-power-and-scheduling-graphics-stack-and-drivers

 

New EtherRAT backdoor surfaces in React2Shell attacks tied to North Korea

https://securityaffairs.com/185538/apt/new-etherrat-backdoor-surfaces-in-react2shell-attacks-tied-to-north-korea.html

 

Why Real-World Data Breaks AI Systems Long Before the Models Fail

https://hackernoon.com/why-real-world-data-breaks-ai-systems-long-before-the-models-fail

 

Threat Actors Exploit ChatGPT and Grok Conversations to Deliver AMOS Stealer

https://gbhackers.com/amos-stealer/

 

11 Signs That Our World Is Rapidly Becoming A Lot More Orwellian

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/11-signs-our-world-rapidly-becoming-lot-more-orwellian

 

Why a secure software development life cycle is critical for manufacturers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/why-a-secure-software-development-life-cycle-is-critical-for-manufacturers/

 

Quantum Transistors’ Diamond Processors Achieve 99.9988% Fidelity

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/10/quantum-transistors-diamond-processors-achieve-99-9988-fidelity/

 

Cybercriminals Use Fake Game Updates on Itch.io and Patreon to Push Lumma Stealer

https://gbhackers.com/fake-game-updates/

 

1,872 Tractors STORM London — Capital UNDER SIEGE Live! | News UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-QR8Gnwbw

 

Fifty US retailers sent nearly 42 billion emails during the Black Friday hype — and they were loaded with sneaky ways to track your habits

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/fifty-us-retailers-sent-nearly-42-billion-emails-during-the-black-friday-hype-and-they-were-loaded-with-sneaky-ways-to-track-your-habits

 

Binance co-CEO Yi He's WeChat account hacked to promote and profit from memecoin

https://www.theblock.co/post/382045/binance-co-ceo-yi-he-wechat-hacked-to-promote-memecoin

 

Packer-as-a-Service Shanya Hides Ransomware, Kills EDR

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/packer-as-a-service-shanya-hides-ransomware-kills-edr

 

A Money-Stealing Demon

https://dailyreckoning.com/a-money-stealing-demon/

 

Three PCIe Encryption Weaknesses Expose PCIe 5.0+ Systems to Faulty Data Handling

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/three-pcie-encryption-weaknesses-expose.html

 

CME Black-Friday Blackout Was Human Error

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-12-10/cme-black-friday-blackout-was-human-error

 

Hackers tricked ChatGPT, Grok and Google into helping them install malware

https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hackers-tricked-chatgpt-grok-and-google-into-helping-them-install-malware-185711492.html

 

Suspected Private Key Leak Leads to $1.1 Million Loss Across EVM Chains

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-11-2025-suspected-private-key-leak-leads-to-1-1-million-loss-across-evm-chains-33570620399441

 

What do Linux kernel version numbers mean?

https://www.osnews.com/story/143992/what-do-linux-kernel-version-numbers-mean/

 

Over 10,000 Docker Hub images found leaking credentials, auth keys

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/

 

Amazon Changes How Copyright Protection is Applied To Kindle Direct's Self-Published Ebooks

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/10/1735239/amazon-changes-how-copyright-protection-is-applied-to-kindle-directs-self-published-ebooks

 

Why ultra-processed foods make teens eat more when they aren’t hungry

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251209043055.htm

 

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

https://www.wired.com/story/2-men-linked-to-chinas-salt-typhoon-hacker-group-likely-trained-in-a-cisco-academy/

 

New OpenAI Models Likely Pose 'High' Cybersecurity Risk, Company Says

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/12/11/0040221/new-openai-models-likely-pose-high-cybersecurity-risk-company-says

 

The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up

https://www.theverge.com/news/841887/data-center-space-solar-power-aetherflux-lunch

 

Microsoft Teams to warn of suspicious traffic with external domains

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-to-warn-of-suspicious-traffic-with-external-domains/

 

From Hack to Hijack: Thieves Hit the Vape Truck, Steal $1 Million Worth of E-Cigs

https://gizmodo.com/from-hack-to-hijack-thieves-hit-the-vape-truck-steal-1-million-worth-of-e-cigs-2000698051

 

Tom Bilyeu: The World Is Entering the ‘Loss Domain’ — This Is When Societies Become Unhinged

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9JKYmpoMk

 

10 Hacks Every Android User Should Know

https://lifehacker.com/tech/hacks-every-android-user-should-know

 

React2Shell Exploitation Delivers Crypto Miners and New Malware Across Multiple Sectors

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/react2shell-exploitation-delivers.html

 

ANOTHER IMPLICATION OF KLEPTO-CURRENCY: POWER THEFT

https://gizadeathstar.com/2025/12/another-implication-of-klepto-currency-power-theft/

 

Torrent for DiCaprio’s “One Battle After Another” Movie Drops Agent Tesla Malware

https://hackread.com/dicaprio-one-battle-after-another-torrent-agent-tesla/

 

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2025/dec/10/just-0001-hold-three-times-the-wealth-of-poorest-half-of-humanity-report-finds

 

Intel, AMD Processors Affected by PCIe Vulnerabilities

https://www.securityweek.com/intel-amd-processors-affected-by-pcie-vulnerabilities/

 

I tested job searches using Gemini, ChatGPT, and Grok, and there’s a clear standout

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/i-tested-job-searches-using-google-gemini-chatgpt-and-grok-and-theres-a-clear-standout/

 

Hackers distribute thousands of phishing attacks through Mimecast's secure-link feature

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-distribute-thousands-of-phishing-attacks-through-mimecasts-secure-link-feature

 

NANOREMOTE Malware Uses Google Drive API for Hidden Control on Windows Systems

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/nanoremote-malware-uses-google-drive.html

 

Quantum Research Sciences CEO Ethan Krimins Explains How Company is Bringing Quantum to Logistics Now

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/10/quantum-research-sciences-ceo-ethan-krimins-explains-how-company-is-bringing-quantum-to-logistics-now/

 

GhostFrame phishing kit fuels widespread attacks against millions

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/ghostframe-phishing-kit-fuels-widespread-attacks-against-millions

 

Birthing Pains for a Multipolar World

https://dailyreckoning.com/birthing-pains-for-a-multipolar-world/

 

Pierce County Library Data Breach Impacts 340,000

https://www.securityweek.com/pierce-county-library-data-breach-impacts-340000/

 

Exploring Quantum-Resistant Solutions for Bitcoin Blockchain

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-exploring-quantum-resistant-solutions-for-bitcoin-blockchain-33593056265497

 

644K+ Websites at Risk Due to Critical React Server Components Flaw

https://gbhackers.com/644k-websites-at-risk-due-to-critical-react-server-components-flaw/

 

700+ self-hosted Gits battered in 0-day attacks with no fix imminent

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/10/gogs_0day_under_active_exploitation/

 

Binance CEO had WeChat hacked by cellphone exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

https://cryptoslate.com/binance-co-ceo-lost-her-wechat-to-cellphone-loophole-that-likely-leaves-your-own-crypto-exposed/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/yi-he-wechat-hack-raises-web2-security-risks-for-crypto-leaders

 

Attackers using ChatGPT to trick Mac users into installing MacStealer

https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/11/attackers-using-chatgpt-to-trick-mac-users-into-installing-macstealer/

 

Stream Finance Faces Legal Action Over Misappropriation of Funds

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-stream-finance-faces-legal-action-over-misappropriation-of-funds-33595212652258

 

Security flaws in Freedom Chat app exposed users’ phone numbers and PINs

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/security-flaws-in-freedom-chat-app-exposed-users-phone-numbers-and-pins/

 

New ‘DroidLock’ Android Malware Locks Users Out, Spies via Front Camera

https://hackread.com/droidlock-android-malware-users-spy-camera/

 

New ConsentFix attack hijacks Microsoft accounts via Azure CLI

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-consentfix-attack-hijacks-microsoft-accounts-via-azure-cli/

 

Director Carl Rinsch Convicted of Fraud for Misappropriating Netflix Funds

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-director-carl-rinsch-convicted-of-fraud-for-misappropriating-netflix-funds-33611170795578

 

New “Spiderman” Phishing Kit Lets Hackers Build Fake Bank Login Pages Instantly

https://gbhackers.com/new-spiderman-phishing-kit/

 

U.S. Begins Unthinkable MONEY PRINTING — USD Collapses As Great Melt-Up Accelerates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JZ2Xz8uDw4

 

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Spyware Alerts, Mirai Strikes, Docker Leaks, ValleyRAT Rootkit — and 20 More Stories

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/threatsday-bulletin-spyware-alerts.html

 

Former Accenture Employee Charged Over Cybersecurity Fraud

https://www.securityweek.com/former-accenture-employee-charged-over-cybersecurity-fraud/

 

16TB of corporate intelligence data exposed in one of the largest lead-generation dataset leaks

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/16tb-of-corporate-intelligence-data-exposed-in-one-of-the-largest-lead-generation-dataset-leaks

 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Warns Against Fraudulent Website

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-hong-kong-monetary-authority-warns-against-fraudulent-website-33614250916634

 

Why central bank rate cuts may not save investors this time

https://financialpost.com/investing/rate-cuts-inflation-bullshift-mentality-hurt-investors

 

Users report chaos as Legal Aid Agency stumbles back online after cyberattack

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/11/legal_aid_agency_recovery/

 

The data breach that hit two-thirds of a country

https://fortune.com/2025/12/10/coupang-ceo-resigns-south-korea-data-breach/

 

Malicious Visual Studio Code Extensions Hide Trojan in Fake PNG Files

https://hackread.com/malicious-vs-code-extensions-trojan-fake-png-files/

 

Food Bank Lines EXPLODE as Vegas PANICS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXJP6ju7w0

 

China Launches 34,175-Mile AI Network That Acts Like One Massive Supercomputer

https://gizmodo.com/china-launches-34175-mile-ai-network-that-acts-like-one-massive-supercomputer-2000698474

 

Recent GeoServer Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

https://www.securityweek.com/recent-geoserver-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/

 

Security Alert: 19 Fake PNG Extensions Found in VS Code Marketplace

https://gbhackers.com/fake-png-extensions/

 

qLABS and Quantum Inc. Launch Quantum-Sig Wallet for Post-Quantum Security

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/11/qlabs-quantum-sig-wallet/

 

UK fines LastPass over 2022 data breach impacting 1.6 million users

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-lastpass-over-2022-data-breach-impacting-16-million-users/

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/11/lastpass_ico_fine/

 

Analyzing the strategy of Michael Saylor’s “Strategy”

https://dailyreckoning.com/bad-strategy/

 

Half of exposed React servers remain unpatched amid active exploitation

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/vulnerable_react_instances_unpatched/

 

AI Hackers Are Coming Dangerously Close to Beating Humans

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/12/11/1613223/ai-hackers-are-coming-dangerously-close-to-beating-humans

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ai-hackers-suddenly-close-to-surpassing-humans-6823156/

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-hackers-are-coming-dangerously-close-to-beating-humans-4afc3ad6

 

Florida Prosecutors Seize $1.5 Million in Crypto Assets Linked to Fraud Case

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-florida-prosecutors-seize-1-5-million-in-crypto-assets-linked-to-fraud-case-33615484814617

 

Uncle Sam sues ex-Accenture manager over Army cloud security claims

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/us_sues_accenture_exec/

 

The Fed Just Made A Huge Mistake (What You Need To Know)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExYe0PrTZhE

 

Malicious Visual Studio Code Extensions Hide Trojan in Fake PNG Files

https://hackread.com/malicious-vs-code-extensions-trojan-fake-png-files/

 

Fieldtex Data Breach Impacts 238,000

https://www.securityweek.com/fieldtex-data-breach-impacts-238000/

 

Scientists find dark chocolate ingredient that slows aging

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251212022249.htm

 

Shadow spreadsheets: The security gap your tools can’t see

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shadow-spreadsheets-the-security-gap-your-tools-cant-see/

 

Does Red-Light Therapy Work?

https://www.wired.com/story/does-red-light-therapy-work/

 

Gladinet CentreStack Flaw Exploited to Hack Organizations

https://www.securityweek.com/gladinet-centrestack-flaw-exploited-to-hack-organizations/

 

Delivery Theft And Scams Are Reshaping Holiday Shopping Decisions In 2025

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/delivery-theft-and-scams-are-reshaping-holiday-shopping-decisions-2025

 

Elastic detects stealthy NANOREMOTE malware using Google Drive as C2

https://securityaffairs.com/185613/malware/elastic-detects-stealthy-nanoremote-malware-using-google-drive-as-c2.html

 

Polar bears are 'rewriting their DNA' to survive warming Arctic, study suggests

https://ground.news/article/polar-bears-are-rewriting-their-dna-to-survive-warming-arctic-study-suggests

 

Google Opens Its Advanced Willow Chip to UK Researchers in Search For Practical Uses

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/12/google-opens-its-advanced-willow-chip-to-uk-researchers-in-search-for-practical-uses/

 

Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats 1-in-82-year odds to win $285,000 block reward

https://www.theblock.co/post/382346/lucky-solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-odds-wins-block-reward

 

Task scams are tricking thousands, costing job seekers millions

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/task-scams-are-tricking-thousands-costing-jobseekers-millions

 

New React vulns leak secrets, invite DoS attacks

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/new_react_secretleak_bugs/

 

New Advanced Phishing Kits Use AI and MFA Bypass Tactics to Steal Credentials at Scale

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/new-advanced-phishing-kits-use-ai-and.html

 

React2Shell Exploits Flood the Internet as Attacks Continue

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/react2shell-exploits-flood-internet-attacks-continue

 

Phantom integrates with Kalshi to bring prediction markets to its web3 wallet

https://www.theblock.co/post/382340/phantom-integrates-kalshi-prediction-markets-web3-wallet

 

Hackers reportedly breach developer involved with Russia’s military draft database

https://therecord.media/hackers-reportedly-breach-developer-involved-in-russian-military-database

 

MAG Aerospace suffers data breach, personal info of 4K employees compromised

https://cybernews.com/security/mag-aerospace-military-contractor-data-breach/

 

The Job Market Just Flashed a BIG WARNING SIGN EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6HHrVOd40Q

 

MITRE shares 2025's top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-shares-2025s-top-25-most-dangerous-software-weaknesses/

 

Research Findings on the Fate of Data Stolen in Phishing Attacks

https://gbhackers.com/phishing-attacks/

 

Hackers Exploit ZEROBASE Protocol Frontend, Resulting in Significant Losses

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-hackers-exploit-zerobase-protocol-frontend-resulting-in-significant-losses-33620081994065

 

In Other News: PromptPwnd Attack, macOS Bounty Complaints, Chinese Hackers Trained in Cisco Academy

https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-promptpwnd-attack-small-macos-bounties-chinese-hackers-trained-in-cisco-academy/

 

Can Anyone Believe Anything?

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/can-anyone-believe-anything

 

New PyStoreRAT Malware Targets OSINT Researchers Through GitHub

https://hackread.com/pystorerat-rat-malware-github-osint-researchers/

 

Update Your iPhone ASAP to Avoid FaceTime Scams

https://lifehacker.com/tech/ios-26-update-december-2025

 

Bitcoin Miners Shift to Renewable Energy Amid Economic Challenges

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-12-2025-bitcoin-miners-shift-to-renewable-energy-amid-economic-challenges-33629605427769

 

New JSCEAL Infostealer Malware Targets Windows Systems to Steal Login Credentials

https://gbhackers.com/jsceal-infostealer-malware/

 

New MacOS malware exploits trusted AI and search tools

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/new-macos-malware-exploits-trusted-ai-and-search-tools

 

Coupang data breach traced to ex-employee who retained system access

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coupang-data-breach-traced-to-ex-employee-who-retained-system-access/

 

What's In Your Coffee? Unexpected Facts Behind Your Morning Cup

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/whats-your-coffee-unexpected-facts-behind-your-morning-cup

 

0G Foundation Targeted in Attack Exploiting Vulnerability

https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/12-13-2025-0g-foundation-targeted-in-attack-exploiting-vulnerability-33653575097169

 

How I Use the NotebookLM Slide Deck Generator to Study More Easily

https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-i-use-the-notebooklm-slide-deck-generator-to-study

 

AI datacenter boom could end badly, Goldman Sachs warns

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/ai_datacenter_investments_goldman/

 

Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40 Billion Crypto Collapse as Victims Testify to Destruction He Caused

https://gizmodo.com/do-kwon-gets-15-years-for-40-billion-crypto-collapse-as-victims-testify-to-destruction-he-caused-2000699082

 

Libertango - A.Piazzolla | Karolina Protsenko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAbUh52ggRQ

 

How Cops Are Using Flock Safety’s ALPR Network To Surveil Protesters And Activists

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-to-surveil-protesters-and-activists/

 

Russian Hackers Debut Simple Ransomware Service, But Store Keys In Plain Text

https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/12/12/2140258/russian-hackers-debut-simple-ransomware-service-but-store-keys-in-plain-text

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybervolks-ransomware-debut-stumbles-on-cryptography-weakness/

 

How Governments Turn the Internet Into a Weapon

https://gizmodo.com/how-governments-turn-the-internet-into-a-weapon-2000699263

 

Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/12/google-ads-funnel-mac-users-to-poisoned-ai-chats-that-spread-the-amos-infostealer

 

Fake Microsoft Teams and Google Meet Downloads Spread Oyster Backdoor

https://hackread.com/fake-microsoft-teams-google-meet-download-oyster-backdoor/

 

‘Trading Sardines’ and Paper Silver

https://dailyreckoning.com/trading-sardines-and-paper-silver/

 

U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium and Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

https://securityaffairs.com/185639/security/u-s-cisa-adds-google-chromium-and-sierra-wireless-airlink-aleos-flaws-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

 

Hackers Target Windows Systems Using Phantom Stealer Hidden in ISO Files

https://gbhackers.com/hackers-target-windows-systems-using-phantom-stealer/

 

"The Art of Cyber Security" free eBook (worth $60)

https://www.neowin.net/sponsored/last-chance-the-art-of-cyber-security-free-ebook-worth-60/

 

Kvantify Offers Free Webinars on Quantum-Based Chemistry Calculations

https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/11/kvantify-qrunch-webinar-series/

 

Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes

https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/webinar-how-attackers-exploit-cloud.html

 

US Posts $10 Million Bounty for Iranian Hackers

https://www.securityweek.com/us-posts-10-million-bounty-for-iranian-hackers/

 

Nango is looking for back-end engineers and dev-rels (remote jobs)

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Nango

 

BrightData is looking for strong Node.js engineers

https://hackernoon.com/building-a-petabyte-scale-web-archive

 

Trending Music Hits 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpuQC5YcgKU

 

 

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https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-summarize-an-article/

 

 

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