Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week.
Featured Analysis
Featured article analysis: New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams
The lawsuit claims that Zelle, a payment platform owned by major banks, was launched with significant security flaws that enabled a billion dollars in customer fraud between 2017 and 2023. Attorney General James alleges that the company behind Zelle, Early Warning Services (EWS), was aware of these vulnerabilities from the start but failed to implement basic safeguards. The lawsuit highlights issues such as a flawed registration process that allowed scammers to use misleading email addresses to impersonate legitimate entities, making it easy to trick users into sending them money.
The complaint also accuses EWS of failing to ensure that banks reported customer complaints about fraud in a timely manner. The lawsuit states that Zelle falsely advertised its service as a “safe” money transfer tool and did not promptly remove fraudulent accounts or require banks to reimburse consumers for certain scams. This legal action mirrors a previous lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was later dropped.
In response to the lawsuit, Zelle spokesperson Eric Blankenbaker called it a “political stunt” and denied the claims. He stated that Zelle “leads the fight to stop fraud and scams” and argued that the Attorney General’s lawsuit would ultimately put consumers at greater risk by providing criminals with a blueprint for guaranteed payouts. The lawsuit seeks restitution and damages for New Yorkers who have been harmed by Zelle’s alleged security failures.
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Videos
Articles
- WinRAR Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation – Update to Latest Version Immediately: Tracked as CVE-2025-8088 (CVSS score: 8.8), the issue has been described as a case of path traversal affecting the Windows version of the tool that could be exploited to obtain arbitrary code execution by crafting malicious archive files.
- Security flaws in a carmaker’s web portal let one hacker remotely unlock cars from anywhere – A security researcher said flaws in a carmaker’s online dealership portal exposed the private information and vehicle data of its customers, and could have allowed hackers to remotely break into any of its customers’ vehicles.
- Manpower franchise discloses data theft after RansomHub posts alleged stolen data – And yes, there’s the usual credit monitoring
- Hyundai wants Ioniq 5 owners to pay to fix a keyless entry security hole – Some Ioniq 5 models are vulnerable to thieves using a Game Boy-like handheld device.
- Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: Report – The Russian government is allegedly behind the data breach affecting the U.S. court filing system known as PACER, according to The New York Times.
- New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams – Attorney General Letitia James claims Zelle launched with serious security flaws that made the platform ‘uniquely susceptible to fraud.
- Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately – Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability.