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How to customize Windows 11 appearance with these tools

Windows 11 is arriving later this year and it's currently available to testers in the Windows Insider program. If you've already installed the new operating system and you want to get the most out of Windows 11, you can try the third-party programs highlighted in this article. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/how-to-customize-windows-11-appearance-with-these-tools/
CISA warns admins to urgently patch Exchange ProxyShell bugs

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued its first alert tagged as "urgent," warning admins to patch on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers against actively exploited ProxyShell vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-admins-to-urgently-patch-exchange-proxyshell-bugs/
Nokia subsidiary discloses data breach after Conti ransomware attack

SAC Wireless, a US-based and independently-operating Nokia company subsidiary, has disclosed a data breach following a ransomware attack where Conti operators were able to successfully breach its network, steal data, and encrypt systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nokia-subsidiary-discloses-data-breach-after-conti-ransomware-attack/
Hacker gets 500K reward for returning stolen cryptocurrency

The saga of what has been dubbed the biggest hack in the world of decentralized finance appears to be over as Poly Network recovered more than $610 million in cryptocurrency assets it lost two weeks ago and the hacker received a $500,000 bounty for returning the money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-gets-500k-reward-for-returning-stolen-cryptocurrency/
Botnet targets hundreds of thousands of devices using Realtek SDK

A Mirai-based botnet now targets a critical vulnerability in the software SDK used by hundreds of thousands of Realtek-based devices, encompassing 200 models from at least 65 vendors, including Asus, Belkin, D-Link, Netgear, Tenda, ZTE, and Zyxel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/botnet-targets-hundreds-of-thousands-of-devices-using-realtek-sdk/
Ethereum urges Go devs to fix severe chain-split vulnerability

Ethreum project is urging developers to apply a hotfix to squash a high-severity vulnerability. The chain-split vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-39137, impacts "Geth," the official Golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ethereum-urges-go-devs-to-fix-severe-chain-split-vulnerability/
New Hampshire town loses $2.3 million to overseas scammers

Peterborough, a small New Hampshire town, has lost $2.3 million after BEC scammers redirected several bank transfers using forged documents sent to the town's Finance Department staff in multiple email exchanges. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-hampshire-town-loses-23-million-to-overseas-scammers/