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Microsoft had been aware of the DogWalk vulnerability for nearly two years, but deemed it not a security issue.

The malicious packages were droppers for information-stealing malware.

The company said that only “a limited number” of customer accounts were affected by the attack.

According to 7-Eleven’s CEO Jesper Ostergaard the cash registers “suddenly” began to malfunction in stores.

The authorities allege that the mixer helped to launder over $7 billion worth of cryptocurrency, including $455 million stolen by Lazarus Group.

The new phishing campaign uses a PDF containing details of the job offer at crypto giant Coinbase.

While RapperBot heavily reuses parts of the Mirai source code, it differs from the original Mirai and typical Mirai-based variants.

The company said that a malicious actor took advantage of the issue before it was identified and fixed.

The attack targeted the system used to refer patients for care, including ambulances being dispatched.

The cybersecurity world in brief: Two crypto platforms targeted in multimillion-dollar attacks, hackers exploited an Atlassian Confluence bug to install a never-before-seen backdoor, and more.