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UK jails man for spying on teenagers, stealing photos using RATs

A Nottingham man was imprisoned this week for more than two years after hacking the computers and phones of dozens of victims, some of them underage, and spying on them using remote access trojans (RATs).  [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-jails-man-for-spying-on-teenagers-stealing-photos-using-rats/
Microsoft adds macOS-like hardware indicators to Windows 11

Microsoft is now rolling out redesigned hardware indicator flyouts (uncannily similar to macOS and iOS ones) that align with Windows 11's design to all Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-macos-like-hardware-indicators-to-windows-11/
New Windows Server updates cause DC boot loops, break Hyper-V

The latest Windows Server updates are causing severe issues for administrators, with domain controllers having spontaneous reboots, Hyper-V not starting, and inaccessible ReFS volumes until the updates are rolled back [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-server-updates-cause-dc-boot-loops-break-hyper-v/
Apple fixes doorLock bug that can disable iPhones and iPads

Apple has released security updates to address a persistent denial of service (DoS) dubbed doorLock that would altogether disable iPhones and iPads running HomeKit on iOS 14.7 and later. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-doorlock-bug-that-can-disable-iphones-and-ipads/
Windows 'RemotePotato0' zero-day gets an unofficial patch

A privilege escalation vulnerability impacting all Windows versions that can let threat actors gain domain admin privileges through an NTLM relay attack has received unofficial patches after Microsoft tagged it as "won't fix." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-remotepotato0-zero-day-gets-an-unofficial-patch/
Microsoft pulls new Windows Server updates due to critical bugs

Microsoft has pulled the January Windows Server cumulative updates after critical bugs caused domain controllers to reboot, Hyper-V to not work, and ReFS volume systems to become unavailable. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-new-windows-server-updates-due-to-critical-bugs/
FCC wants new data breach reporting rules for telecom carriers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed more rigorous data breach reporting requirements for telecom carriers in response to breaches that recently hit the telecommunications industry. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fcc-wants-new-data-breach-reporting-rules-for-telecom-carriers/
Android users can now disable 2G to block Stingray attacks

Google has finally rolled out an option on Android allowing users to disable 2G connections, which come with a host of privacy and security problems exploited by cell-site simulators. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-users-can-now-disable-2g-to-block-stingray-attacks/
New Intel chips won't play Blu-ray disks due to SGX deprecation

Intel has removed support for SGX (software guard extension) in 12th Generation Intel Core 11000 and 12000 processors, rendering modern PCs unable to playback Blu-ray disks in 4K resolution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-intel-chips-wont-play-blu-ray-disks-due-to-sgx-deprecation/
Researchers develop CAPTCHA solver to aid dark web research

A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-develop-captcha-solver-to-aid-dark-web-research/
White House reminds tech giants open source is a national security issue

The White House wants government and private sector organizations to rally their efforts and resources to secure open-source software and its supply chain after the Log4J vulnerabilities exposed critical infrastructure to threat actors' attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-reminds-tech-giants-open-source-is-a-national-security-issue/