Coupang announces $1.17B compensation plan for 33.7M data breach victims

Coupang will spend about $1.17B to compensate 33.7 million users affected by a data breach, providing purchase vouchers to those impacted. Coupang announced it will spend about $1.17 billion to compensate 33.7 million people affected by a recent data breach, providing purchase vouchers to impacted users. “Coupang plans to provide customers with purchase vouchers worth […]

December 30, 2025
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Mustang Panda deploys ToneShell via signed kernel-mode rootkit driver

China-linked APT Mustang Panda used a signed kernel-mode rootkit driver to load shellcode and deploy its ToneShell backdoor. China-linked APT Mustang Panda (aka Hive0154, HoneyMyte, Camaro Dragon, RedDelta or Bronze President) was observed using a signed kernel-mode rootkit driver with embedded shellcode to deploy its ToneShell backdoor. Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, targeting American and European entities such as […]

December 30, 2025
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Lithuanian suspect arrested over KMSAuto malware that infected 2.8M systems

A Lithuanian national was arrested for allegedly spreading KMSAuto malware that stole clipboard data and infected 2.8 million Windows and Office systems. A Lithuanian man (29) was arrested for allegedly spreading KMSAuto-based clipboard-stealing malware that infected about 2.8 million Windows and Office systems. The man was extradited from Georgia to South Korea under Interpol coordination. […]

December 30, 2025
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in MongoDB Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a MongoDB Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a MongoDB Server vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-14847 (CVSS Score of 8.7), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The recently disclosed MongoDB vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 (aka MongoBleed) is being actively exploited, with more […]

December 30, 2025
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Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex suffers major ransomware attack

A ransomware attack hit Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex on December 26, knocking out IT systems at the country’s largest coal power producer. A ransomware attack disrupted Oltenia Energy Complex, Romania’s largest coal-based power producer, shutting down its IT systems on December 26. The Oltenia Energy Complex (CE Oltenia) is Romania’s leading state-controlled lignite mining and […]

December 30, 2025
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MongoBleed flaw actively exploited in attacks in the wild

A recently disclosed MongoDB flaw (MongoBleed) is under active exploitation, with over 87,000 potentially vulnerable instances exposed worldwide. A newly disclosed MongoDB vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-14847 (aka MongoBleed, CVSS score of 8.7), is being actively exploited, with more than 87,000 potentially vulnerable instances identified worldwide. Cybersecurity researcher Joe Desimone published a proof-of-concept exploit for this vulnerability […]

December 29, 2025
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Evasive Panda cyberespionage campaign uses DNS poisoning to install MgBot backdoor

China-linked APT Evasive Panda used DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot backdoor in targeted cyber-espionage attacks in Türkiye, China, and India. Kaspersky researchers spotted the China-linked APT group Evasive Panda (aka Daggerfly, Bronze Highland, and StormBamboo) running a targeted cyber-espionage campaign using DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot backdoor against victims in Türkiye, China, and […]

December 29, 2025
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