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A fake LastPass Authenticator installer offered on GitHub installs a Windows kernel driver that shuts off antivirus and other security software before a password stealer runs if a victim downloads and runs it, researchers at LastPass and Delphos Labs said on September 17. Microsoft's own hardware-compatibility program signs the driver, scored zero detections on VirusTotal when researchers checked it in August, and was not on Microsoft's list of blocked drivers.
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have compromised at least 30,000 devices located in more than 100 countries and siphoned funds or account credentials from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory . The primary targets of the campaign are individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 technologies.
Google has been fined 403 million for breaking the EU's data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people's location data from May 2018 to February 2020. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google's lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within 6 months.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Google €403 million ($463M) for multiple GDPR violations related to processing users' location data.
Security teams investigating possible AI-related security events need guardrail intervention data alongside their existing security telemetry. When a guardrail identifies or blocks a prompt injection attempt or redacts sensitive data, that intervention carries additional investigative value comparable to a failed sign-in or a network intrusion alert.
This report from AhnLab ASEC provides a detailed analysis of infostealer threats for August 2026, covering distribution channels, detection counts, and the companies most frequently impersonated. It is based on data from various sources including honeypots, email systems, and C2 analysis, offering a comprehensive view of the infostealer landscape.