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Meta and Chime sue Nigerians behind Facebook, Instagram phishing

Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has filed a joint lawsuit with Chime, a financial technology and digital banking company, against two Nigerian individuals who allegedly used Instagram and Facebook accounts to impersonate Chime and target its users in phishing attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/meta-and-chime-sue-nigerians-behind-facebook-instagram-phishing/
Ransomware dev releases Egregor, Maze master decryption keys

The master decryption keys for the Maze, Egregor, and Sekhmet ransomware operations were released last night on the BleepingComputer forums by the alleged malware developer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-dev-releases-egregor-maze-master-decryption-keys/
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CISA warns admins to patch maximum severity SAP vulnerability

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned admins to patch a set of severe security flaws dubbed ICMAD (Internet Communication Manager Advanced Desync) and impacting SAP business apps using Internet Communication Manager (ICM). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-admins-to-patch-maximum-severity-sap-vulnerability/
Microsoft Teams now needs 50% less power during meetings

Microsoft has drastically reduced Microsoft Teams' power requirements in calls and meetings since June 2020, improving experience consistency and making it more friendly with low-end devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-now-needs-50-percent-less-power-during-meetings/
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FritzFrog botnet grows 10x, hits healthcare, edu, and govt systems

The FritzFrog botnet that's been active for more than two years has resurfaced with an alarming infection rate, growing ten times in just a month of hitting healthcare, education, and government systems with an exposed SSH server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fritzfrog-botnet-grows-10x-hits-healthcare-edu-and-govt-systems/
FTC says Americans lost $547 million to romance scams in 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that Americans reported record high losses of $547 million to romance scams in 2021, up almost 80% compared to 2020 and over six times compared to losses reported in 2017. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-says-americans-lost-547-million-to-romance-scams-in-2021/
Hacking group 'ModifiedElephant' evaded discovery for a decade

Threat analysts have linked a decade of activity to an APT (advanced persistent threat) actor called 'ModifiedElephant', who has managed to remain elusive to all threat intelligence firms since 2012. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacking-group-modifiedelephant-evaded-discovery-for-a-decade/
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Microsoft starts killing off WMIC in Windows, will thwart attacks

Microsoft is moving forward with removing the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool, wmic.exe, starting with the latest Windows 11 preview builds in the Dev channel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-starts-killing-off-wmic-in-windows-will-thwart-attacks/
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Microsoft fixes Defender flaw letting hackers bypass antivirus scans

Microsoft has recently addressed a weakness in the Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows that allowed attackers to plant and execute malicious payloads without triggering Defender's malware detection engine. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fixes-defender-flaw-letting-hackers-bypass-antivirus-scans/
Twitter is down with "Something went wrong" errors

Twitter is currently experiencing a worldwide service disruption that makes it impossible for users to read tweets on the web and load threads using the mobile app. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/twitter-is-down-with-something-went-wrong-errors/
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