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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/
Microsoft accidentally lowers OneDrive for Business storage limits

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing issue impacting OneDrive for Business customers and causing their storage space to shrink down to the default setting or switching them to read-only mode, forcing some to delete files to free up space to work on their projects. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-accidentally-lowers-onedrive-for-business-storage-limits/
Western Digital confirms speed crippling SN550 SSD flash change

Western Digital has confirmed that it changed the NAND flash memory in one of its most popular M.2 NVMe SSD models, the WD Blue SN550, which crippled writing speeds according to several reports, leading to a 50% performance hit. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/western-digital-confirms-speed-crippling-sn550-ssd-flash-change/