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Revisit Your Password Policies to Retain PCI Compliance

Organizations that are subject to the PCI regulations must carefully consider how best to address these new requirements. Some of the requirements are relatively easy to address. Even so, some of the new requirements go beyond what Windows native security mechanisms are capable of. Here is what you need to know. [...]
730K WordPress sites force-updated to patch critical plugin bug

WordPress sites using Ninja Forms, a forms builder plugin with more than 1 million installations, have been force-updated en masse this week to a new build that addresses a critical security vulnerability likely exploited in the wild. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/730k-wordpress-sites-force-updated-to-patch-critical-plugin-bug/
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
730K WordPress sites force-updated to patch critical plugin bug

WordPress sites using Ninja Forms, a forms builder plugin with more than 1 million installations, have been force-updated en masse this week to a new build that addresses a critical security vulnerability likely exploited in the wild. [...]
Sophos Firewall zero-day bug exploited weeks before fix

Chinese hackers used a zero-day exploit for a critical-severity vulnerability in Sophos Firewall to compromise a company and breach cloud-hosted web servers operated by the victim. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-firewall-zero-day-bug-exploited-weeks-before-fix/
Microsoft: June Windows updates may break Wi-Fi hotspots

Microsoft is investigating a newly acknowledged issue causing connectivity issues when using Wi-Fi hotspots after deploying Windows updates released during the June 2022 Patch Tuesday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-june-windows-updates-may-break-wi-fi-hotspots/
Russian RSocks botnet disrupted after hacking millions of devices

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the disruption of the Russian RSocks malware botnet used to hijack millions of computers, Android smartphones, and IoT (Internet of Things) devices worldwide for use as proxy servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-rsocks-botnet-disrupted-after-hacking-millions-of-devices/
Windows 11 now lists apps that accessed your microphone, camera

Microsoft has recently added a new privacy feature that allows Windows 11 users to get a list of all the apps that have recently accessed their sensitive info and devices, including their camera, microphone, and contacts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-lists-apps-that-accessed-your-microphone-camera/