Recent Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day

The flaw allows attackers to access the SAM database, extract NTLM hashes, and gain System privileges.
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New Wiper Malware Targeted Venezuelan Energy Sector Prior to US Intervention 

Dubbed Lotus Wiper, the malware targets recovery mechanisms, overwrites drives, and systematically deletes files.
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$290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea

The hackers targeted LayerZero’s DVN, compromising certain RPCs and DDoSing others to trigger failover to the poisoned infrastructure.  
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