SecurityWeek reports that Google has released an emergency update to address a high-severity type confusion bug, tracked as CVE-2022-1096, impacting Chrome 99.

Chinese hacking group Scarab has been targeting Ukraine with the HeaderTip custom backdoor following the attack of Mustang Panda, another China-based hacking operation, The Hacker News reports."

BleepingComputer reports that the Racoon Stealer malware developer group has suspended operations following the death of one of their core developers amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

ZDNet reports that more than 40 websites have been impersonating widely used cryptocurrency websites to lure Android and iOS users into downloading fake cryptocurrency wallet apps with trojan malware aimed at exfiltrating cryptocurrency.

New York City Education Department officials disclosed that nearly 820,000 current and former city public school students had their personal information compromised following a cyberattack against Illuminate

Government Technology reports that changes in the cybersecurity landscape during the past two years have prompted state chief information security officers to emphasize zero trust approaches and privacy efforts.