Microsoft recently announced Windows Spellchecker support for Chromium platform and the feature is now live in all versions of Edge browser, and it also appears to be headed to Chrome. […]
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Microsoft recently announced Windows Spellchecker support for Chromium platform and the feature is now live in all versions of Edge browser, and it also appears to be headed to Chrome. […]
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Microsoft will provide Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) users with more details on malware samples and malicious URLs discovered following detonation. […]
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Windows 10’s May 2020 Update is rolling out to seekers, and it comes with new security features that offer better malware protection, easier logins, and stronger encryption for your wireless connections. […]
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Windows 10’s Winget package manager is an excellent tool for installing popular applications, but it only works from the command line. To make it easier to find apps and install them, third-party developers have released front-ends for Windows 10’s new package manager. […]
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Many well-known and heavily used web sites are using a fraud protection script that port scans your local computer for remote access programs. […]
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) disclosed a data breach that led to the exposure of personal information of some Guest Rewards members. […]
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For the most part, this week has been fairly quiet with not a lot of new ransomware released and only a few large-scale ransomware attacks. […]
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The Trickbot banking trojan has evolved once again with a new malware spreading module that uses a stealth mode to quietly infect Windows domain controllers without being detected. […]
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Google will start blocking abusive sites from delivering web notifications to Chrome 84 users starting July by automatically enrolling them in the quieter notifications UI launched in January 2020. […]
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Classified initially as a malware loader, Valak has morphed into an information stealer that targets Microsoft Exchange servers to rob email login credentials and certificates from enterprises. […]
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Microsoft is blocking Windows 10 2004 upgrades due to multiple conflicts caused by older or incompatible display drivers. Microsoft will not allow the May 2020 Update to be installed until these issues are resolved. […]
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Microsoft acknowledged and mitigated a new Windows 10 known issue affecting the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool used to service Windows images prior to deployment. […]
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Attackers looking to steal employee credentials from organizations tied to the industrial sector deployed highly-targeted operations that delivered malicious PowerShell scripts in images. […]
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Microsoft officially started rolling out Windows 10 version 2004, the Windows 10 May 2020 Update yesterday, but for many people, it is not being offered when they check via Windows Update. […]
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Cisco said today that some of its Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab Personal Edition (VIRL-PE) backend servers were hacked by exploiting critical SaltStack vulnerabilities patched last month. […]
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As the eagerly anticipated tactical FPS game Valorant ends their closed beta, a fake mobile version is being distributed that displays nothing but scams to those who install it. […]
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Two high severity security vulnerabilities found in the PageLayer plugin can let attackers to potentially wipe the contents or take over WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions. […]
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Minted, a US-based marketplace for independent artists, has disclosed a data breach after a hacker sold a database containing 5 million user records on a dark web marketplace. […]
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This month news broke about a hacker group, namely Blue Mockingbird, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Microsoft IIS servers to plant Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miners on compromised machines. […]
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This month news broke about a hacker group, namely Blue Mockingbird, exploiting a critical vulnerability in Microsoft IIS servers to plant Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miners on compromised machines. […]
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Security researchers have found a new malware that finds and backdoors open-source NetBeans projects hosted on the GitHub web-based code hosting platform to spread to Windows, Linux, and macOS systems and deploy a Remote Administration Tool (RAT). […]
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The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) says that Russian military threat actors tracked as Sandworm Team have been exploiting a critical flaw in the Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software since at least August 2019. […]
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Windows 10’s built-in network packet sniffer Pktmon has been updated with real-time monitoring and PCAPNG capture file format support with today’s release of Windows 10 2004. […]
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Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency today urged iOS users to immediately install the iOS and iPadOS security updates released by Apple on May 20 to patch two actively exploited zero-click security vulnerabilities impacting the default email app. […]
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Right after releasing the Windows 10 May 2020 Update to home customers, Microsoft has already added ten know issues under investigation to the Windows 10 2004 release health dashboard. […]
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Microsoft announced that Windows 10, version 2004 comes with Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3 support for gigabit speeds and better performance, as well as for more secure wireless network connectivity. […]
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Microsoft has released the Windows 10 May 2020 Update today, May 27th, 2019, in a gradual rollout to all users worldwide. […]
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Bug bounty platform HackerOne announced today that it has paid out $100,000,000 in rewards to white-hat hackers around the world as of May 26, 2020. […]
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Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency today urged iOS users to immediately install the iOS and iPadOS security updates released by Apple on May 20 to patch two actively exploited zero-click security vulnerabilities impacting the default email app. […]
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Ransomware has become one of the most insidious threats in the past couple of years, with actors scaling up their operations to the point that the average ransom demand increased more than 10 times in one year. […]
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A database containing over 26 million unique LiveJournal user accounts, including plain text passwords, is being shared for free on multiple hacker forums. […]
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A new program called BurnBytes has been released that merges the traditional functionality of the Microsoft Disk Cleanup utility with the aesthetics of Windows 10’s Storage Sense feature. […]
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International multi-level marketing (MLM) firm Arbonne International exposed the personal information and credentials of thousands after its internal systems were breached by an unauthorized party last month. […]
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A critical Android security vulnerability disclosed today and dubbed StrandHogg 2.0 can allow malicious apps to camouflage as most legitimate applications and steal sensitive information from Android users. […]
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Starting last year, ransomware operators have escalated their extortion strategies by stealing files from victims before encrypting their data. These stolen files are then used as further leverage to force victims to pay. […]
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A new ransomware threat called [F]Unicorn has been encrypting computers in Italy by tricking victims into downloading a fake contact tracing app that promises to bring real-time updates for COVID-19 infections. […]
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The Ke3chang hacking group historically believed to be operating out of China has developed new malware dubbed Ketrum by merging features and source code from their older Ketrican and Okrum backdoors. […]
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ESET security researchers have discovered a new version of the ComRAT backdoor controlled using the Gmail web interface and used by the state-backed Russian hacker group Turla for harvesting and stealing in attacks against governmental institutions. […]
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Windows Hello, which is an all-in-one biometric authentication process baked into Windows 10, is getting enhancements in the May 2020 Update. […]
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More than two dozen SQL databases stolen from online shops in various countries are being offered for sale on a public website. In total, the seller provides over 1.5 million rows of records but the damage is likely much larger. […]
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Windows Hello, which is an all-in-one biometric authentication process baked into Windows 10, is getting enhancements in the May 2020 Update. […]
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When visiting the eBay.com site, a script will run that performs a local port scan of your computer to detect remote support and remote management applications. […]
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Maze ransomware operators have published credit card data stolen from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR). They threaten to leak similar files on a weekly basis. […]
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When visiting the eBay.com site, a script will run that performs a local port scan of your computer to detect remote support and remote management applications. […]
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At the Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft announced PowerToys 0.18 with two new features that allow you to quickly launch applications or modify keyboard shortcuts. […]
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A threat actor converted the AnarchyGrabber trojan into a new malware that steals passwords and user tokens, disables 2FA, and spreads malware to a victim’s friends. […]
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A threat actor converted the AnarchyGrabber trojan into a new malware that steals passwords and user tokens, disables 2FA, and spreads malware to a victim’s friends. […]
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Microsoft says that computers with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modem may lose Internet connectivity after installing the latest Windows 10 cumulative updates. […]
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Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, but its standard installer won’t work if you are not connected to the Internet or can’t reach their servers. This is where a Google Chrome offline installer comes into play as it contains all the files it needs to install the browser. […]
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Online education site EduCBA has started notifying customers that they are resetting their passwords after suffering a data breach. […]
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Microsoft has finally revealed a long requested feature; a Windows package manager called winget that allows you to easily install applications from the command line. […]
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Microsoft says that computers with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modem may lose connectivity after installing the Windows 10 KB4556799 cumulative update. […]
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Microsoft has updated the support bulletin for the Windows 10 KB4556799 cumulative update to say they are investigating reports of issues. […]
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Microsoft Edge 83 update is rolling out in a phased manner, as opposed to a quicker and wider release. Initially, only devices that fall within an “upgrade value range” will receive major feature updates like this, and the approach will help Microsoft in getting focused feedback. […]
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Ransomware operators continue to leak data for their victims and develop new ways to infect victims without being detected by security software. […]
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Microsoft has updated the support bulletin for the Windows 10 KB4556799 cumulative update to say they are investigating reports of issues. […]
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A threat actor has shared the 2014 voter information for close to 2 million Indonesians on a well-known hacker forum and claims they will release a total of 200 million at a later date. […]
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Docker fixed a security vulnerability in Docker for Windows that allowed attackers on the system to execute commands with the highest privileges. […]
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Ragnar Locker is deploying Windows XP virtual machines to encrypt victim’s files while evading detecting from security software installed on the host. […]
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A banking malware called ZLoader, last seen in early 2018, has been spotted in more than 100 email campaigns since the beginning of the year. […]
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A data breach broker is selling a database that allegedly contains 25 million Mathway user records on a dark web marketplace. […]
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Google has recently started enabling Windows Hello-based payment feature in Chrome for Windows 10. With the new feature, you will be able to use Windows Hello to autofill credit card’s CVC numbers, which are found on the back of cards. […]
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For Windows 10 users running Insider builds on ARM64 devices, Microsoft has released a Hyper-V VXHD that lets you install Windows 10 as a guest on your devices. […]
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Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the Surface Book 3, which is the company’s most powerful laptop with dedicated Nvidia GPU support. Just like the previous generation, Surface Book 3 is available in the same 13- and 15-inch version. […]
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Hackers tried to exploit a zero-day in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines but were blocked by a hotfix issued by Sophos. […]
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Hackers have leaked 40 million Wishbone user records that contain a treasure trove of information that could be used to perform phishing campaigns, account takeovers, and credential stuffing attacks. […]
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Fraudsters are trying new things to bypass security controls in Office 365 and added a CAPTCHA page in the chain of redirects that ends on a phishing template for login credentials. […]
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Microsoft has started to roll out a new version of the Windows 10 Intel Microcode KB4497165 update that is not optional, will automatically be installed, and your computer will be restarted. […]
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Adobe has released an out-of-band security update for Adobe Character Animator that fixes a critical remote code execution vulnerability. […]
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Malware analysts received unrestricted access to the components of GhostDNS exploit kit after the malware package essentially fell into their lap. […]
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Microsoft has released a security advisory to mitigate the NXNSAttack vulnerability in DNS servers that could be used to amplify a single DNS request into a DDoS attack against authoritative DNS servers. […]
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Google released Chrome 83 yesterday, and with it came numerous features such as a new Incognito cookie control, a Security check feature, new Security settings page, the Tabs Group feature, a new extensions menu, and redesigned cookie controls. […]
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Home Chef, a US-based meal kit and food delivery service, announced a data breach today after a hacker sold 8 million user records on a dark web marketplace. […]
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A group of business email compromise (BEC) Nigerian scammers has been targeting U.S. unemployment systems and COVID-19 relief funds provided through the CARES Act. […]
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Microsoft is warning of an ongoing COVID-19 themed phishing campaign that installs the NetSupport Manager remote administration tool. […]
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Windows 10 users are facing numerous errors when installing the latest KB4556799 cumulative update, and for those who can install it, they are reporting a variety of other problems. […]
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Microsoft announced today at the Microsoft Build 2020 conference that they are now rolling out the Windows Terminal 1.0 console application with a long list of new features and improvements […]
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At Build 2020 developer conference, Microsoft announced new features and improvements for the Chromium-based Edge browser. […]
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Google has released Chrome 83 today, May 19th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel, and it includes massive security and privacy overhaul changes for its users. […]
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Microsoft announced today the rollout of a series of new features and enhancements to the Microsoft Teams cloud collaboration platform including improvements to meetings and events, productivity, automation, and scheduling. […]
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EasyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has disclosed that they were hacked and that the email addresses and travel information for 9 million customers were exposed. For some of these customers, credit card details were also accessed by the attackers. […]
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Today, Google has announced a new Enhanced Safe Browsing feature that will offer real-time protection against known malicious web sites and downloads. […]
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NetWalker ransomware group is moving away from phishing for malware distribution and has adopted a network-intrusion model focusing on huge businesses only. […]
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REvil ransomware group claims to have buyers ready for documents containing damaging information about US President Donald Trump and is preparing to auction data on international celebrity Madonna. […]
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In Google Chrome 75, Google is planning to improve Tab Groups with a new option to collapse grouped tabs. To enable the new collapse option for Tab Groups in Chrome Canary, follow the steps outlined here. […]
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A database with 129 million records of car owners in Moscow is being offered for sale on a dark web forum. […]
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A database with 129 million records of car owners in Moscow is being offered for sale on a dark web forum. […]
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A new Node.js based remote access trojan and password-stealing malware is being distributed through malicious emails pretending to be from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. […]
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Windows 10’s built-in Microsoft Defender antivirus solution has many advanced hidden features that allow you to customize how the security software works. Unfortunately, most people do not know these settings exist or even how to access them. […]
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Multiple actors in the ransomware business saw the new coronavirus pandemic as the perfect opportunity to focus on an already overburdened healthcare sector. ProLock is yet another threat to the list. […]
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A new ransomware attack is affecting the Texas government. This time, hackers got into the network of the state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT). […]
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In latest Edge Canary, the company has finally added support fora Read Aloud feature in PDFs using their new cloud-powered voices. […]
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Several high-performance computers and data centers used for research projects used for research projects have been shut down this week across Europe due to security incidents. […]
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Zoom has a global outage that is preventing users from joining meetings or see video and hear audio once they have joined. There is currently no indication as to when the issue will be resolved. […]
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This week, we saw some interesting news about ransomware features being added and continued attackers against high profile victims. […]
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Microsoft has quietly added a built-in network packet sniffer to the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, and it has gone unnoticed since its release. […]
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Researchers at website security firm Sucuri have discovered a new WordPress malware used by threat actors to scan for and identify WooCommerce online shops with a lot of customers. […]
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Attackers can exploit a critical vulnerability in the WP Product Review Lite plugin installed on over 40,000 WordPress sites to inject malicious code and potentially take over vulnerable websites. […]
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Law enforcement in Romania today arrested a group of individuals that were planning ransomware attacks against healthcare institutions in the country. […]
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The new browser extension called BotSight aims to reveal what Twitter accounts are bots or real humans so that you can judge the truthfulness of their tweets. […]
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Security researchers from Sophos have identified a hacking group that abused NSIS installers to deploy remote access tools (RATs) and information-stealing malware in attacks targeting industrial companies. […]
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The Netwalker ransomware operation is recruiting potential affiliates with the possibility of million-dollar payouts and an auto-publishing data leak blog to help drive successful ransom payments. […]
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Antivirus engines foiled an advanced attacker’s attempts to infiltrate a governmental institution and corporate networks of two companies in the telecommunications and gas sector. […]
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Microsoft is in the process of expanding the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) capabilities with attack flow overviews of malware attacks targeting organizations. […]
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A new COMpfun remote access trojan (RAT) variant controlled using uncommon HTTP status codes was used in attacks targeting European diplomatic entities. […]
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Epic Games store is experiencing an outage after being bum-rushed by gamers looking to snag a copy of Grand Theft Auto 5 being offered for free today. […]
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Microsoft says that attackers have already adapted their phishing campaigns to use the newly updated design for Azure AD and Microsoft 365 sign-in pages. […]
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A threat actor is selling twenty-nine databases on a hacker forum that allegedly contains a combined total of 550 million stolen user records. […]
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The Google Chrome web browser will start unloading ad iframes using too many system resources without the user’s knowledge starting with the stable release coming near the end of August. […]
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ProLock is a relatively new malware on the ransomware scene but has quickly attracted attention by targeting businesses and local governments and demanding huge ransoms for file decryption. […]
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Fraudsters running business email compromise scams were able to swindle Norfund, Norway’s state investment fund, out of almost $10 million. […]
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A critical bug found in Google’s official WordPress plugin with 300,000 active installations could allow attackers to gain owner access to targeted sites’ Google Search Console. […]
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Microsoft has stated that future versions of Windows 10, starting with the May 2020 Update, will no longer be available as 32-bit builds on new OEM computers. […]
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Malware analysts have found multiple samples of a new malware toolkit that can collect sensitive files from systems isolated from the internet. They call it Ramsay and there are few known victims to date. […]
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Microsoft announced that initial support for DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is now available in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19628 for Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. […]
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Enterprise software maker SAP released its May security patches, which cover six critical issues in several of its products, three of them with a severity score very close to maximum. […]
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Microsoft announced that a fix for the search issues plaguing Outlook users for over a week will be deployed today, after customers have been reporting the problems on online forums and on the Feedback Hub starting with May 6. […]
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Microsoft has discovered a new COVID-19 themed phishing campaign using economic concerns to target businesses with the LokiBot information-stealing Trojan. […]
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A ransomware family has begun a new tactic of not only demanding a ransom for a decryptor but also demanding a second ransom not to publish files stolen in an attack. […]
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Threat actors affiliated to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are attempting to compromise and collect COVID-19 information from organizations in the US health care, pharmaceutical, and research industry sectors. […]
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Fortune 500 company Magellan Health Inc announced today that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on April 11, 2020, which led to the theft of personal information from one of its corporate servers. […]
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In the soon to be released Windows 10 2004, otherwise known as the May 2020 Update, Microsoft is finally making it easy to detect potentially unwanted programs and tightly integrating it into the operating system. […]
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