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FBI warns of 2022 Beijing Olympics cyberattack, privacy risks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today that threat actors could potentially target the February 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and March 2022 Paralympics. However, evidence of such attacks being planned is yet to be uncovered. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-2022-beijing-olympics-cyberattack-privacy-risks/
Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact to customers

The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telco-fined-9-million-for-hiding-cyberattack-impact-to-customers/
British Council exposed more than 100,000 files with student records

More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob found on the internet by cybersecurity firm revealed student IDs, names, usernames and email addresses, and other personal information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/british-council-exposed-more-than-100-000-files-with-student-records/
Powerful new Oski variant ‘Mars Stealer’ grabbing 2FAs and crypto

A new and powerful malware named 'Mars Stealer' has appeared in the wild, and appears to be a redesign of the Oski malware that shut down development abruptly in the summer of 2020. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerful-new-oski-variant-mars-stealer-grabbing-2fas-and-crypto/
Microsoft Defender now detects Android and iOS vulnerabilities

Microsoft says threat and vulnerability management support for Android and iOS has reached general availability in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the company's enterprise endpoint security platform. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-defender-now-detects-android-and-ios-vulnerabilities/
Telco fined €9 million for hiding cyberattack impact to customers

The Greek data protection supervisory authority has imposed fines of 5,850,000 EUR ($6.55 million) to COSMOTE and 3,250,000 EUR ($3.65 million) to OTE, for leaking sensitive customer communication data due to insufficient security measures. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telco-fined-9-million-for-hiding-cyberattack-impact-to-customers/
UEFI firmware vulnerabilities affect at least 25 computer vendors

Researchers from firmware protection company Binarly have discovered critical vulnerabilities in the UEFI firmware from InsydeH2O used by multiple computer vendors such as Fujitsu, Intel, AMD, Lenovo, Dell, ASUS, HP, Siemens, Microsoft, and Acer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uefi-firmware-vulnerabilities-affect-at-least-25-computer-vendors/
SEO poisoning pushes malware-laced Zoom, TeamViewer, Visual Studio installers

A new SEO poisoning campaign is underway, dropping the Batloader and Atera Agent malware onto the systems of targeted professionals searching for productivity tool downloads, such as Zoom, TeamViewer, and Visual Studio. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/seo-poisoning-pushes-malware-laced-zoom-teamviewer-visual-studio-installers/
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Intel unveils Circuit Breaker bug bounty expansion for elite hackers

Intel says its engineers are partnering with security researchers to hunt for vulnerabilities in firmware, GPUs, hypervisors, chipsets, and other products in a new expansion to its bug bounty program. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-unveils-circuit-breaker-bug-bounty-expansion-for-elite-hackers/