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User-Made Patch Lets Owners of Next-Gen CPUs Install Updates on Windows 7 & 8.1

GitHub user Zeffy has created a patch that removes a limitation that Microsoft imposed on users of 7th generation processors, a limit that prevents users from receiving Windows updates if they still use Windows 7 and 8.1. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/user-made-patch-lets-owners-of-next-gen-cpus-install-updates-on-windows-7-andamp-8-1/
Vigilante Hacker Uses Hajime Malware to Wrestle with Mirai Botnets

Hajime, an IoT malware strain discovered last October, appears to be the work of a vigilante who has set out to take over and neutralize as many smart devices as possible before other botnets like Mirai can get ahold of them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vigilante-hacker-uses-hajime-malware-to-wrestle-with-mirai-botnets/
Lawsuit Claims Headphones Maker Bose Is Secretly Collecting User Data

A lawsuit filed in Chicago, Illinois alleges that Bose, a US-based maker of high-tech headphones and speakers, has been collecting user data without consent, and sending the information to a third-party data mining company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/lawsuit-claims-headphones-maker-bose-is-secretly-collecting-user-data/
Chrome 58 Released for Windows, Mac and Linux

Chrome 58 is being rolled out to Windows, Linux, and Mac users and should be available to everyone over the next few days. Along with 29 security updates, this new version also blocks domains that use Cyrillic letters that resemble Latin letters and adds support for Progressive Web Apps on Android.  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-58-released-for-windows-mac-and-linux/
Windows 10 Insider Build 16170 For PC Released With Hyper-V Snapshots

Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 16179 for PC and Insider Preview Build 15205 for Mobile to insiders on the fast ring, Of particular note is the introduction of Hyper-V snapshots and Power Throttling to Build 16179. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-16170-for-pc-released-with-hyper-v-snapshots/
Malware Author Uses Tweets to Control His Lame DDoS Botnet

A Russian malware author is using codified tweets to start and stop DDoS attacks against desired targets. The DDoS attacks are launched from the computers of infected users using a peculiar piece of malware, which the attacker is spreading via a booby-trapped file named "driversUpdate.exe." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-author-uses-tweets-to-control-his-lame-ddos-botnet/