Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

ESET warns that North Korean hackers compromised a Yanbian gaming site in a supply‑chain attack, trojanizing Windows and Android software to spy on users

The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China

Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users into running trojanized gaming utilities that are distributed via browsers and chat platforms to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT)

New research from Microsoft has revealed that legitimate businesses are gaming artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots via the "Summarize with AI" button that's being increasingly placed on websites in ways that mirror classic search engine poisoning (AI)

Nvidia has confirmed that last month's security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. [...]

Microsoft has begun rolling out the beta version of its AI-powered Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 systems for users aged 18 or older, excluding those in mainland China. [...]

Cryptocurrency users are the target of an ongoing social engineering campaign that employs fake startup companies to trick users into downloading malware that can drain digital assets from both Windows and macOS systems

Microsoft has removed a safeguard hold that prevented devices with Auto HDR enabled from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to gaming issues. [...]

This could be the start of a saga to rival TikTok’s troubles, and embroil Tesla and Microsoft The US Department of Defense has added Chinese messaging and gaming Tencent to its list of “Chinese military company”, a designation that won’t necessarily result in a ban but is nonetheless unpleasant.…

Microsoft has now partially lifted a compatibility hold blocking the Windows 24H2 update on systems with some Ubisoft games after the French video game publisher has fixed bugs causing crashes, freezes, and audio issues. [...]

'Multiple' malware samples likely targeting education orgs Criminals are using game-related applications to infect Windows systems with a malicious software framework called Winos4.0 that gives the attackers full control over compromised machines.…

Microsoft is working to fix several known issues behind Asphalt 8 game crashes and Easy Anti-Cheat blue screens on some Windows 24H2 systems. [...]

Four vulnerabilities, one of which is rated critical, have been discovered in the Perforce Helix Core Server, a source code management platform widely used by the gaming, government, military, and technology sectors. [...]

Will players press start to continue with this outfit? Shadow, which hosts Windows PC gaming in the cloud among other services, has confirmed criminals stole a database containing customer data following a social-engineering attack against one of its employees.…

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a novel rootkit signed by Microsoft that's engineered to communicate with an actor-controlled attack infrastructure

The FTC has demanded additional data privacy protections for kids using Xbox gaming systems, extending COPPA protections.

Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents' knowledge or consent

Microsoft is doubling its efforts to court the gaming community with a new feature, "Edge for Gamers" mode, which promises to elevate the user experience inside and outside gaming sessions. [...]

Microsoft will soon add native support to Windows 11 for controlling the RGB lighting on computer peripherals, like mice and gaming keyboards. [...]

Microsoft will soon add native controls to Windows 11 for controlling the RGB lighting on computer peripherals, like mice and gaming keyboards. [...]