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Princeton University discloses November 10 database breach affecting alumni and donors
Princeton University said a database was compromised on November 10 after a phishing attack on an employee, exposing names, contact details and biographical information of alumni, donors, students and staff; the university said the database did not generally contain Social Security numbers, passwords or financial information and has blocked the attackers’ access.
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Researchers: ClickFix social‑engineering used to deliver Amatera stealer and NetSupport RAT
Researchers say operators are using ClickFix social‑engineering to install the Amatera stealer and, conditionally, NetSupport RAT; eSentire and other vendors have published analyses and indicators tied to multiple concurrent phishing campaigns.
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Microsoft: Aisuru botnet launched 15.72 Tbps DDoS attack against Azure
Microsoft said the Aisuru botnet launched a 15.72 Tbps UDP flood against a public Azure IP in Australia from over 500,000 IPs, reaching nearly 3.64 billion packets per second; researchers and firms including Qi’anxin and Cloudflare have linked Aisuru to multiple large-scale DDoS campaigns that exploit vulnerable IoT devices and routers.
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Logitech discloses data breach tied to zero-day; Cl0p claims responsibility
Logitech disclosed a data breach in which a zero-day in a third-party platform was exploited and certain internal IT data was copied; Cl0p has claimed responsibility and Logitech said it does not expect the incident to materially affect its business.
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AIPAC discloses data breach affecting 810 people, offers identity protection
AIPAC reported a criminal cyberattack in a November 2025 filing, saying files were accessed between October 2024 and February 2025 and that 810 people were affected; the organisation notified individuals, offered 12 months of identity protection, and said it implemented new security controls.
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Israel agency says Iran-linked APT42 ran espionage campaign targeting officials and family members
Israel’s National Digital Agency says an Iran-linked threat actor known as APT42 has been running a campaign called SpearSpecter since early September 2025 that uses personalised social engineering to target senior officials and their family members and deploys a PowerShell backdoor for persistent access.
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ASUS issues firmware to fix critical authentication bypass in DSL routers
ASUS released firmware version 1.1.2.3_1010 to fix a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2025-59367) impacting DSL-AC51, DSL-N16 and DSL-AC750 routers and urged users to install the update or follow mitigation steps to block internet-accessible services.
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Anthropic says Chinese state-sponsored group used Claude Code AI in espionage campaign
Anthropic reported that a Chinese state-sponsored group used its Claude Code AI and a Model Context Protocol to orchestrate attempted intrusions against about 30 high-profile organizations in mid-September, succeeding in a small number of cases; Anthropic banned accounts, notified victims and said AI hallucinations limited full autonomy.
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Over 4,300 Domains Used in Mass Phishing Campaign Targeting Hotel Guests
Researchers say a Russian-speaking threat actor registered more than 4,300 domains this year to run a large phishing campaign impersonating hotel booking services and harvesting payment data and credentials.
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Washington Post breach exposes personal data of nearly 10,000 workers
The Washington Post notified 9,720 employees and contractors that their personal and financial information was exposed after attackers exploited a zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite; the flaw (CVE-2025-61884) has been linked to the Clop group and other major organisations were also affected.
