Ernestas Naprys

Lithuania

Senior Journalist at CyberNews

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Asus routers are critically vulnerable to a newly discovered flaw: update now

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Hackers can craft a request, send it to the Asus router, and execute functions without authorization. Due to this critical vulnerability, bearing a score of 9.2 out of 10, the company is urging users to update the firmware of Asus routers running AiCloud. Asus AiCloud is a cloud storage and remote access service developed by ASUS for their modern routers. The company’s routers are very popular in the US, especially among gamers, tech enthusiasts, and other home users.
Sneaky “Vote for me” scam leads to stolen Facebook, Instagram, and other accounts

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Is a friend asking you to vote for them on Facebook? It’s a scam that starts a chain reaction. Many people have already fallen victim. Swiss authorities are warning of phishing campaigns turning into a “chain reaction” on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Snapchat. Cybercriminals compromise accounts and ask “friends to vote for them,” which leads to more compromised accounts. In the recent campaign, social media users received messages from scammers posing as people they knew.
58 Chrome extensions with 6 million users have secret, dangerous code

6 days ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Dozens of Chrome extensions, many of them featured on the Chrome Web Store but also hidden and not indexed by search engines, contain secret functionality to track users, a security researcher has discovered. Secure Annex researcher John Tuckner uncovered a network of 58 Chrome extensions with six million total installs.
YouTuber challenges viewers to de-pixelate a video: cracked in hours

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

One YouTuber laid out a challenge to his viewers: $50 to anyone who could de-pixelate a heavily obscured section of his video, intended to hide private folders. It was cracked in hours, demonstrating the vulnerability of blurring as a privacy measure. Moving pixelated images contain enough information to restore what’s hidden behind the mask.
Thousands of AWS records found: keys used in ransomware attacks

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

A massive database of over 1,200 unique Amazon Web Services (AWS) access keys has been amassed and exploited in a ransomware campaign. Administrators of exposed AWS S3 buckets are finding their files encrypted except for a ransom note demanding payment in bitcoin. Security researchers discovered a publicly accessible server containing over 158 million AWS secret key records. Most of the keys were duplicate entries replicated across different regional endpoints and configurations.
Android gets security upgrade: will auto-restart after 3 days locked

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Google is rolling out a new security feature that reboots Android devices if they remain locked for three consecutive days. This makes it much harder to access data from stolen but also seized devices. The new feature is included in the Google Play services update released on Monday. This follows reports that devices are vulnerable once they enter a so-called After First Unlock (AFU) mode.
Kidney dialysis firm Davita discloses ransomware attack, activities disrupted

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

DaVita, a major kidney dialysis service provider in the US, has disclosed a ransomware incident that encrypted parts of the company’s resources. DaVita became aware of the incident on April 12th, 2025, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ransomware “has encrypted certain elements of our network,” the firm said. DaVita is working with a third-party cybersecurity company and law enforcement. It has activated containment measures and isolated impacted systems.
Hackers demand $75,000 for data allegedly stolen from Takeda

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

A threat actor on an illicit forum is selling an extensive database allegedly belonging to Takeda, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan. The breach hasn’t yet been officially confirmed. A new account on an illicit forum bearing the moniker “beltway” claims that in April 2025, it exported around two million rows of user information from Takeda.com. “We are now listing the data for public sale,” the threat actor said.
Major data breach at Hertz affects customers worldwide: drivers’ licenses stolen

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

Hertz Corporation, a leading global car rental company, is notifying customers and authorities of a data breach that exposed customers’ sensitive data. Hackers stole Hertz customers’ names, contact information, date of birth, credit card information, and driver’s license information. According to data incident notifications, the data incident also involves information related to workers' compensation claims.
Links turning purple will no longer spill your browsing history on Chrome

1 week ago | cybernews.com | Ernestas Naprys

When you click a link, it turns purple. However, this neat feature has been leaking browsing history data for decades – that is, until the next Chrome version, 136, rolls out. Google Chrome version 136, currently in beta, prevents bad actors from tracking internet users’ browsing history using “purple link” exploits involving the “:visited” CSS selector.