Google has released Chrome 86 for iOS today, and it fixes an annoying issue that caused a web page rendering issue after rotating the device to landscape and back to portrait. […]
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Microsoft pulled the Cumulative Update package 7 (CU7) for SQL Server 2019 released on September 2 after confirming a known reliability issue impacting customers who used the database snapshot feature. […]
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Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group shut down its IT systems over the weekend after identifying a cyberattack targeting its organization. […]
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Customers of National Westminster (NatWest) Bank are now eligible to receive a free copy of Malwarebytes Premium subscription for up to 10 devices. […]
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The threat actors behind the Exorcist 2.0 ransomware are using malicious advertising to redirect victims to fake software crack sites that distribute their malware. […]
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More than 247,000 Microsoft Exchange servers are to be patched against the CVE-2020-0688 post-auth remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability impacting all Exchange Server versions under support. […]
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Cisco fixed two actively exploited memory exhaustion DoS vulnerabilities found in the IOS XR software that runs on multiple carrier-grade routers. […]
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US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) global insurance brokerage and risk management firm confirmed a ransomware attack that hit its systems on Saturday. […]
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Google Chrome is currently working on a feature that lets you edit passwords that you previously saved in the browser. […]
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US-based Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) global insurance brokerage and risk management firm confirmed a ransomware attack that hit its systems on Saturday. […]
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Microsoft clarified the steps customers should take to make sure that their devices are protected against ongoing attacks using Windows Server Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) exploits. […]
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Windows 10 2004 is offering optional updates for Intel drivers that are a confusing mess for users who attempt to install them. […]
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Office 365 is currently suffering an outage in the United States and Australia that does not allow users to log in to their accounts. […]
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Windows 10 2004 is offering optional updates for Intel drivers that are a confusing mess for users who attempt to install them. […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued a joint public service announcement about the threat of disinformation campaigns targeting the 2020 US election season. […]
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CMA CGM S.A., a French maritime transport and logistics giant, today disclosed a malware attack affecting some servers on the edge of its network. […]
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Universal Health Services (UHS), a Fortune 500 hospital and healthcare services provider, has reportedly shut down systems at healthcare facilities around the US after a cyber-attack that hit its network during early Sunday morning. […]
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The REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operation has deposited $1 million in bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to prove to potential affiliates that they mean business. […]
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Windows 10’s modern disk management tool is Microsoft’s latest effort to migrate legacy tools into modern versions found in the Settings app. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a new disk management tool that it calls a “modern” take on Windows 10’s “snap-in” disk management tool. […]
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Recent ChromeOS updates cause a Google Play Store service to utilize 100% of the CPU, making devices hot and experience performance issues. […]
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Tyler Technologies is warning clients to change the passwords for the technology provider’s remote access accounts after suspicious logins have been reported. […]
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A decryptor for the ThunderX ransomware has been released by cybersecurity firm Tesorion that lets victims recover their files for free. […]
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This Windows 10 news report provides an overview of the latest features and improvements announced by Microsoft. […]
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This week showed continued attacks against large organizations as new ransomware operations rush to join a modern-day ransomware gold rush. […]
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French fashion and luxury merchandise company Louis Vuitton has quietly patched a security vulnerability on its website that allowed for user account enumeration and even allowed account takeover via password resets. […]
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Apple has released iOS 14.0.1 to fix iPhone issues plaguing users since the release of iOS 14. […]
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Twitter is emailing developers stating that their API keys, access tokens, and access token secrets may have been exposed in a browser’s cache. […]
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In a report today, Microsoft said that it disrupted operations of a nation-state threat group that was using its Azure cloud infrastructure for cyber attacks. […]
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The source code for Windows XP SP1 and other versions of the operating system was allegedly leaked online today. […]
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A new ransomware operation named Mount Locker is underway stealing victims’ files before encrypting and then demanding multi-million dollar ransoms. […]
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Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 is causing the Group Policy Editor to display errors. […]
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Microsoft’s sleeping tabs could improve memory usage by up to 26% and reduce CPU usage by up to 29%, which should also result in battery savings. […]
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Scammers are targeting your social network accounts with phishing emails that pretend to be copyright violations or promises of a shiny ‘blue checkmark’ next to your name. […]
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Scammers with solid social engineering skills emptied the bank accounts of at least three victims by mixing into the con SIM-swapping and remote desktop software. […]
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Technical details about a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook’s Instagram app for Android and iOS show how an attacker could exploit it to deny user access to the app, take full control of their account, or use their mobile device to spy on them. […]
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Microsoft has warned that attackers are actively using the Windows Server Zerologon exploits in attacks and advises all Windows administrators to install the necessary security updates. […]
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Leading government technology services provider Tyler Technologies has suffered a ransomware attack that has disrupted its operations. […]
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QNAP NAS devices are being targeted in attacks by the AgeLocker ransomware, which encrypts the device’s data, and in some cases, steal files from the victim. […]
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New York fitness chain Town Sports has suffered a data breach after a database containing the personal information of over 600,000 people was exposed on the Internet. […]
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The Tor Project has released Tor Browser 10.0 to align with the latest Firefox ESR version, Mozilla’s enterprise version of the browser. […]
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Remote monitoring and management (RMM) software is starting to get attention from hackers as this type of tools provides access to multiple machines across the network. […]
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A recent data breach at Shopify that affected almost 200 merchange has been attributed to insiders. […]
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Microsoft released a new version of the Windows 10 WinGet Package Manager that adds experimental features, including the ability to install applications from the Microsoft Store and a command auto-completion feature. […]
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A new ransomware group has been targeting large corporate networks using self-made backdoors and file-encrypting malware for the initial and final stages of the attack. […]
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Italy-based eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has reportedly suffered a cyberattack that has led to the shutdown of operations in Italy and China. […]
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A cyber insurer’s security scans during the underwriting phase and post-issuance have led to a 65% reduction in ransomware claims. […]
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The Emotet botnet has switched up their malicious spamming campaign and is now heavily distributing password-protected archives to bypass email security gateways. […]
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In conjunction with the Microsoft Ignite 2020 conference, Microsoft has released Windows Terminal Preview version 1.4 with some fun and useful new features. […]
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Mozilla has released Firefox 81 today, September 22nd, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android with new features, bug fixes, changes, and six security fixes. […]
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Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge was first released in January to Windows consumers and enterprises, and now Linux users will finally get a taste of Microsoft’s new browser. […]
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Russian cyber espionage group known by names, Fancy Bear and APT28 has been behind a targeted attack campaign aimed at government bodies. The group delivers a hard-to-detect strand of Zebrocy Delphi malware under the pretense of providing NATO training materials. […]
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Tracking allows the companies to improve their algorithm and app experience, but this experience comes at the cost of your digital data. In this guide, we’re going to focus on the search engines and browsers that you’ll want to use if you care about your online privacy. […]
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At least three TikTok profiles with more than 350,000 followers combined have been promoting multiple fraudulent mobile apps that generated $500,000 in profit, according to conservative estimation. […]
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Scammers have tried to rip off computer equipment suppliers with a targeted email that impersonated the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). […]
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Scammers have tried to rip off computer equipment suppliers with a targeted email that impersonated the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). […]
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Italy-based eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has reportedly suffered a cyberattack that has led to the shutdown of operations in Italy and China. […]
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Tracking allows the companies to improve their algorithm and app experience, but this experience comes at the cost of your digital data. In this guide, we’re going to focus on the search engines and browsers that you’ll want to use if you care about your online privacy. […]
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Popular running and cycling app Strava exposes information on nearby strangers which has sparked privacy concerns among its users. Some fear this functionality can be abused for stalking and “predatory” motives. […]
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This Windows 10 Health Report provides an overview of the problems people are encountering in September 2020 due to new cumulative updates or changes made in the operating system. […]
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Today, Microsoft announced it’s plans to purchase Zenimax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Software, for $7.5 billion. […]
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This Windows 10 Health Report provides an overview of the problems people are encountering in September 2020 due to new cumulative updates or changes made in the operating system. […]
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A newly discovered technique by a researcher shows how can Google’s App Engine domains be abused to deliver phishing and malware all while remaining undetected by leading enterprise security products. […]
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Microsoft has acknowledged that changes introduced in recent Windows 10 2004 updates cause crashes on Lenovo ThinkPad laptops and has offered a workaround. […]
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Whether it be due to Windows Update, third-party apps, or Registry tweaks, if your Windows Search stops working randomly, this article will explain how to resolve the problem. […]
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Encrypted email service, Tutanota has experienced a series of DDoS attacks this week, first targeting the Tutanota website and further its DNS providers. […]
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Microsoft has released Sysmon 12, and it comes with a useful feature that logs and captures any data added to the Windows Clipboard. […]
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Earlier, this streaming feature was only available to the testers in the Release Preview Channel of the Windows Insider program. Microsoft has now confirmed that the feature is being rolled out to all users, including the non-Insiders. […]
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With schools worldwide back in session, ransomware operations are barraging them with cyberattacks that disrupt the start of the school year. […]
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Microsoft announced today that a fix for the ‘Element not found’ error in the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 would be released shortly in an upcoming servicing release. […]
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Microsoft has officially announced the Windows 10 October 2020 Update and it’ll begin rolling out to consumers in October. This new feature update comes with theme-aware Start Menu, Alt-Tab improvements, Chromium Edge pre-installed and bug fixes. […]
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IPG Photonics, a leading U.S. developer of fiber lasers for cutting, welding, medical use, and laser weaponry has suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting their operations. […]
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Microsoft has removed the ability to download files using Windows Defender after it was demonstrated how it could be used by attackers to download malware onto a computer. […]
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The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware incidents targeting educational institutions, urging them to follow the recently updated recommendations for mitigating malware attacks. […]
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With the release of iOS 14, Apple has introduced a new feature that warns users when their stored passwords have been compromised in data breaches. […]
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With the next update for Chrome, Google is planning to automatically create a tab group if you open multiple tabs with the same domain. […]
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The Maze ransomware operators have adopted a tactic previously used by the Ragnar Locker gang; to encrypt a computer from within a virtual machine. […]
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A person in a life-threatening condition passed away after being forced to go to a more distant hospital due to a ransomware attack. […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced today charges against five Chinese nationals fort cyberattacks on more than 100 companies, some of them being attributed to state-backed hacking group APT41. […]
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Vote Joe app is the official app designed for engaging voters as a part of the Biden 2020 Presidential campaign. The app’s API was found to be leaking data on a voter’s political affiliations as predicted by Target Smart . […]
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Actors behind a pill scam campaign are trying a new technique, betting on unconventional representation of URLs in spam messages to keep them undetected by email protection systems and URL block lists. […]
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When visiting sites hosting Flash content, Internet Explorer 11 will warn that Adobe Flash is no longer supported after December 2020. […]
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DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, announced that August 2020 ended in over 2 billion total searches via its search platform. […]
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Google Chrome is adding a new feature that will make it easier for users to reset stored passwords that have been detected as compromised in data breaches. […]
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As expected, Microsoft is rolling out the first batch of September optional updates for Windows 10 version 1909 and version 1903. The optional update includes general bug fixes and non-security improvements. […]
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BleepingComputer can verify University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) has suffered from a massive data leak with over 48,000 documents floating on the dark web. […]
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A creative phishing campaign uses an email template that pretends to be a reminder to complete security awareness training from a well-known security company. […]
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The LockBit ransomware gang has launched a new data leak site to be used as part of their double extortion strategy to scare victims into paying a ransom. […]
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The reason for the recent notification from Staples to some of its customers about exposed order details was caused by insufficient protections for retrieving shopper information from current and past orders. […]
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The reason for the recent notification from Staples to some of its customers about exposed order details was caused by insufficient protections for retrieving shopper information from current and past orders. […]
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If you have ever wanted to schedule emails on Outlook for the Web (Outlook.com), you now easily do it from the web interface. […]
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If you have ever wanted to schedule emails on Outlook for the Web (Outlook.com), you now easily do it from the web interface. […]
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Researchers have released exploits for the Windows Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 vulnerability that allow an attacker to take control of a Windows domain. Install patches now! […]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has suffered a data breach that has led to the exposure of personal information for over 46,000 veterans. […]
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Google Drive is suffering an outage causing users to not be able to access their stored files and are instead being shown a spinning wheel. […]
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Adobe has released an out-of-band security update for Adobe Media Encoder that fixes three ‘Important’ security vulnerabilities. […]
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As education institutions across the world moved to online learning, cyber threat disruptions have amplified more than ever. Malware, vulnerability exploits, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), phishing attacks have all struck this sector, increasing in frequency over the past two months. […]
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BleepingComputer can verify University Hospital New Jersey (UHNJ) has suffered from a massive data leak with over 48,000 documents floating on the dark web. […]
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The list of native executables in Windows that can download or run malicious code keeps growing as another one has been reported recently. […]
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In the latest version of Microsoft Edge Dev and Canary, you can use a feature called “suggest strong passwords” to quickly generate passwords. Here’s how. […]
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Whether you want it or not, Microsoft is rolling out two new mandatory Windows 10 updates that force installs the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. […]
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the U.K. has released a guideline to help companies implement a vulnerability disclosure process or improve it if one is already set up. […]
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Today, the US government issued an advisory on China-sponsored hackers attacking government agencies through vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 devices and servers. […]
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In the largest automated hacking campaign against Magento sites, attackers compromised almost 2,000 online stores this weekend to steal credit cards. […]
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Giant office retail company Stables informed some of its customers that data related to their orders has been accessed without authorization. […]
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DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) allows DNS resolution to be performed via the HTTPS protocol rather than through the normal plain text DNS lookups. […]
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DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) allows DNS resolution to be performed via the HTTPS protocol rather than through the normal plain text DNS lookups. […]
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Microsoft said it will bring the new Start Menu to your devices with Windows 10 version 20H2, which is expected to arrive in October or November. […]
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If you are concerned about how Windows 10 tracks your activity, these two tools allow you to take complete control over the operating system’s privacy settings. […]
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Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has suffered a data leak after an unsecured database for their online store was exposed online. […]
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Artech Information Systems, one of the largest US IT staffing companies, has disclosed a data breach caused by a ransomware attack that affected some of its systems during early January 2020. […]
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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the 10th largest school division in the US, was recently hit by ransomware according to an official statement published on Friday evening. […]
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This week has been brutal ransomware attacks have been discovered targeting large organizations worldwide with million-dollar ransoms. […]
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Artech Information Systems, one of the largest US IT staffing companies, has disclosed a data breach caused by a ransomware attack that affected some of its systems during early January 2020. […]
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Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the ‘Program and Features’ control panel to the modern ‘Apps & Features’ Settings page. […]
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The Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) was hit by ransomware according to a press statement published earlier today by the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS). […]
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Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 10 preview builds that integrates Skype’s Meet Now video conferencing feature directly into the operating system. […]
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Microsoft is planning to allow Office 365 users to view and request the release of phishing messages automatically quarantined by the Exchange Online Protection (EOP) filtering stack. […]
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Palo Alto Networks has fixed a new critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of PAN-OS, the operating system affecting its next-generation firewalls. […]
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Zoom has announced that starting today it has added two-factor authentication (2FA) support to all user accounts to make it simpler to secure them against security breaches and identity theft. […]
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Ukrainian software developer and IT services provider SoftServe suffered a ransomware attack on September 1st that may have led to the theft of customers’ source code. […]
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Nation state-sponsored hacking groups operating from Russia, China, and Iran are targeting organizations and individuals involved in this year’s U.S. presidential election according to Microsoft. […]
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Attackers who are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution flaw affecting over 600,000 of WordPress sites running vulnerable File Manager plugin versions have also been seen protecting the sites they compromise from other threat actors’ attacks. […]
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Windows 10 now allows you to mount physical disks formatted using the Linux ext4 filesystem in the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. […]
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Google Chrome now comes with a new feature called “Tab Groups” that would make it a lot easier for Chrome users to stay organized. Google’s new Tab Groups feature, which lets you organize active tabs into groups and improve your workflow, is now available for everyone in the latest version of Chrome. […]
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Data center and colocation giant Equinix has been hit with a Netwalker ransomware attack where threat actors are demanding $4.5 million for a decryptor and to prevent the release of stolen data. […]
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Microsoft today reminded users that Windows 10, version 1903 (also known as the Windows 10 May 2019 Update) is reaching end of service on December 8, 2020, in an official announcement published on the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy site. […]
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Threat researchers investigating phishing attacks encountered a less common technique in spear-phishing aimed at a senior executive at a top American company. […]
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Malware researchers discovered a new threat that they named CDRThief targeting a specific Voice over IP system to steal call data records (CDR) from telephone exchange equipment. […]
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A vulnerability exists in certain implementations of Bluetooth 4.0 through 5.0 which allows an attacker to overwrite or lower the strength of the pairing key, giving them access to authenticated services. […]
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Using standard tactics, the operators of ProLock ransomware were able to deploy a large number of attacks over the past six months, averaging close to one target every day. […]
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Microsoft is porting a feature from Edge Classic that gives users more control over how they can download files in the browser. […]
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Microsoft has announced a new Azure capability known as automatic VM guest patching and designed to automatically apply patch Windows virtual machines against newly discovered vulnerabilities. […]
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SeaChange International, a US-based leading supplier of video delivery software solutions, has confirmed a ransomware attack that disrupted its operations during the first quarter of 2020. […]
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Samsung has rolled out September 2020 Android updates today on their Galaxy devices. These patch serious vulnerabilities along with enhancing the overall device functionality. […]
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Vivaldi browser 3.3 has been released, and with it comes a new feature that allows you to pause everything you are doing in your open browser tabs to take a break, free from distractions. […]
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Microsoft has released the September 2020 Office security updates with a total of 30 security updates and 5 cumulative updates for 7 different products, fixing 13 vulnerabilities that could enable remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. […]
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The Windows 10 KB4571756 security update released yesterday is reportedly breaking Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) compatibility layer. […]
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K-Electric, the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, has suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that led to the disruption of billing and online services. […]
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Microsoft has released quality improvements to the Windows 10 servicing stack, the OS component that enables customers to receive and install Windows updates. […]
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Intel today addressed nine security vulnerabilities with the release of the September 2020 Platform Update, one of them being a critical flaw impacting the Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM) platforms. […]
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In a recent attack, cybercrime group TeamTNT relied on a legitimate tool to avoid deploying malicious code on compromised cloud infrastructure and still have a good grip on it. […]
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Today is Microsoft’s September 2020 Patch Tuesday, and your Windows administrators will be scrambling as they install updates and try to resolve bugs caused by them. Be nice! […]
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Today is the second Tuesday of September 2020 and important security updates/cumulative or ‘B’ updates are now available for all supported versions of Windows 10. As always, the updates are available for installation when you check for updates in the Settings and click on ‘Download and install now’ button. […]
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Google is rolling out a new feature that allows the Google Chrome web browser to automatically unload web ads that use a disproportionate amount of system resources as part of an effort to reduce the browser’s network and CPU footprint. […]
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The Hartford School District in Connecticut has postponed their first day of school as they struggle with getting systems restored and running after a Labor Day holiday weekend ransomware attack. […]
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Adobe has released security updates to address twelve critical vulnerabilities that could potentially make it possible for attackers to execute arbitrary code on devices running vulnerable versions of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Framemaker, and Adobe Experience Manager. […]
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Microsoft has fixed a bug in the Windows 10 version 2004 defragger that caused SSD drives to be defragmented too often. […]
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UK research university Newcastle University says that it will take several weeks to get IT services back online after DoppelPaymer ransomware operators breached its network and took systems offline on the morning of August 30th. […]
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Specially crafted Windows 10 themes and theme packs can be used in ‘Pass-the-Hash’ attacks to steal Windows account credentials from unsuspecting users. […]
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The French national cyber-security agency today published an alert warning of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting the private sector and public administrations throughout the country. […]
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UK research university Newcastle University says that it will take several weeks to get IT services back online after DoppelPaymer ransomware operators breached its network and took systems offline on the morning of August 30th. […]
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A reverse engineer discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in most Windows 10 editions that allows creating files in restricted areas of the operating system. […]
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Specially crafted Windows 10 themes and theme packs can be used in ‘Pass-the-Hash’ attacks to steal Windows account credentials from unsuspecting users. […]
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Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that temporarily halted border crossing into and out of the country. […]
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Bloatware is a rather subjective term and can range from your OEM’s apps to Microsoft’s own apps that do nothing but take up precious space and get in your way of working. In this article, we want to introduce you to some tools that will help you rid yourself of that OEM or Microsoft bloatware. […]
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Visa issued a warning regarding a new JavaScript e-commerce skimmer known as Baka that will remove itself from memory after exfiltrating stolen data and analysis. […]
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Argentina’s official immigration agency, Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, suffered a Netwalker ransomware attack that temporarily halted border crossing into and out of the country. […]
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The FBI issued a second warning this week to alert US companies of ProLock ransomware operators stealing data from compromised networks before encrypting their victims’ systems. […]
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In this action-packed two-week edition of the ‘Week in Ransomware’, we see many new variants, with some being actively distributed. We have also seen some recent reports regarding existing ransomware, such as Conti and Dharma. […]
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A school district in North Carolina has suffered a data breach after having unencrypted files stolen during an attack by the SunCrypt Ransomware operators, BleepingComputer has discovered. […]
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Microsoft today said that it will finally end support for Adobe Flash Player in its web browsers by January 2021, confirming a coordinated announcement made together with Apple, Adobe, Facebook, Google, and Mozilla in July 2017. […]
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A new Thanos ransomware strain is trying and failing to deliver the ransom note onto compromised systems by overwriting the computers’ Windows master boot record (MBR). […]
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The U.S. Department of Defense has disclosed today details about four security vulnerabilities on its infrastructure. Two of them have a severity high severity rating while the other two received a critical score. […]
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A phishing campaign deployed recently at various businesses uses the company’s home page to disguise the attack and trick potential victims into providing login credentials. […]
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Microsoft released the KB4571744 non-security preview cumulative update for Windows 10, version 2004 to address an issue leading to the Windows Update service becoming unresponsive when customers are checking for updates. […]
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Warner Music Group (WMG), the third-largest global music recording company, has disclosed a data breach affecting customers’ personal and financial information after several of its US-based e-commerce stores were hacked in April 2020 in what looks like a Magecart attack. […]
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The FBI warns US companies that thousands of organizations around the world, from various industry sectors, have been threatened with DDoS attacks within six days unless they pay a Bitcoin ransom. […]
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Microsoft is bringing a popular Apple iOS feature to Windows 10 that allows you to control your cursor by pressing and holding the spacebar while moving your finger. […]
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Google is rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support to Chrome for Android, starting with devices where the web browser has been updated to version 85 […]
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