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Canada's foreign affairs ministry hacked, some services down

The Canadian government department for foreign and consular relations, Global Affairs Canada was hit by a cyberattack last week. While critical services remain accessible, access to some online services is currently not available, as government systems continue to recover from the attack. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadas-foreign-affairs-ministry-hacked-some-services-down/
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Google Drive flags nearly empty files for 'copyright infringement'

Users were left startled as Google Drive's automated detection systems flagged a nearly empty file for copyright infringement. The file, according to one Drive user, contained nothing other than just the digit "1" within. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-drive-flags-nearly-empty-files-for-copyright-infringement/
Russia arrests leader of “Infraud Organization” hacker group

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and law enforcement have arrested Andrey Sergeevich Novak, the alleged leader of the Infraud Organization, a hacker group that caused losses of more than $560 million in seven years of activity. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-arrests-leader-of-infraud-organization-hacker-group/
Segway store hacked to steal customers' credit cards

Segway's online store was compromised to include a malicious Magecart script that potentially allowed threat actors to steal credit cards and customer information during checkout. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/segway-store-hacked-to-steal-customers-credit-cards/
UK govt releasing Nmap scripts to find unpatched vulnerabilities

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government agency that leads UK's cyber security mission, is releasing NMAP Scripting Engine scripts to help defenders scan for and remediate vulnerable systems on their networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-govt-releasing-nmap-scripts-to-find-unpatched-vulnerabilities/
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TrickBot now crashes researchers' browsers to block malware analysis

The notorious TrickBot malware has received new features that make it more challenging to research, analyze, and detect in the latest variants, including crashing browser tabs when it detects beautified scripts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickbot-now-crashes-researchers-browsers-to-block-malware-analysis/
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QNAP warns of new DeadBolt ransomware encrypting NAS devices

QNAP is warning customers again to secure their Internet-exposed Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to defend against ongoing and widespread attacks targeting their data with the new DeadBolt ransomware strain. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-of-new-deadbolt-ransomware-encrypting-nas-devices/
Let's Encrypt is revoking lots of SSL certificates in two days

Let's Encrypt will begin revoking certain SSL/TLS certificates issued within the last 90 days starting January 28, 2022. The move could impact millions of active Let's Encrypt certificates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lets-encrypt-is-revoking-lots-of-ssl-certificates-in-two-days/
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Microsoft fixes Windows 11 HDR color rendering problems

Microsoft has fixed a known issue affecting systems running Windows 11, version 21H2, where applications may have problems rendering colors correctly high dynamic range (HDR) displays when using Win32 APIs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-windows-11-hdr-color-rendering-problems/