Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A lesson in how not to respond to vulnerability reports UPDATED Vibe-coding platform Lovable is pooh-poohing a researcher’s finding that anyone could open a free account on the service and read other users' sensitive info, including credentials, chat history, and source code. However, the company’s story keeps changing: First it attributed the publicly exposed info to "intentional behavior" and "unclear documentation," then threw bug-bounty service HackerOne under the bus.…

Behind every click, there’s a risk waiting to be tested. A simple ad, email, or link can now hide something dangerous. Hackers are getting smarter, using new tools to sneak past filters and turn trusted systems against us

PLUS: China's Great Firewall springs a leak; FBI issues rare 'Flash Alert' of Salesforce attacks; $10m bounty for alleged Russian hacker; and more Infosec In Brief 15 ransomware gangs, including Scattered Spider and Lapsus$, have announced that they are going dark, and say no more attacks will be carried out in their name.…

Also: Spain Defies Pressure to Eject Huawei, Hackers Leak North Korea Kimsuky DataThis week, Norway said Russian hackers attacked a flood gate, Spain defied pressure to eject Huawei, a cyberattack against the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General. Hackers leaked stolen North Korean Kimsuky data, Microsoft patched a Kerberos zero-day and a big Chrome bug bounty.

PLUS: OpenAI bumps bug bounties bigtime; INTERPOL arrests 300 alleged cyber-scammers; And more! Infosec in brief Oracle Health appears to have fallen victim to an info stealing attack that has led to patient data stored by American hospitals being plundered.…

Also, hackers publish RaidForum user data, Google's $180k Chrome bug bounty, and this week's vulnerabilities infosec in brief Japanese automaker Toyota is again apologizing for spilling customer records online due to a misconfigured cloud environment – the same explanation it gave when the same thing happened a couple of weeks ago. It's like a pattern.…

Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities between the latest iteration of the LockBit ransomware and BlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware strain that closed shop in November 2021

The LockBit ransomware operation has released 'LockBit 3.0,' introducing the first ransomware bug bounty program and leaking new extortion tactics and Zcash cryptocurrency payment options. [...]