ThreatsDay: Game Cheat Spyware, 24-Hour Ransomware, Chrome Sync Stalking + 12 More Stories

A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something that looks close enough.

A familiar repo. A useful installer. A harmless sync setting. Then the handoff goes bad, the box starts talking to someone else, and the damage moves faster than the explanation.

Old bugs are back, weak defaults are earning their keep, and some attack paths are so plain they barely feel like research. Here’s the mess.

Source: The Hacker News