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Atlassian fixes critical Confluence hardcoded credentials flaw

Atlassian has patched a critical hardcoded credentials vulnerability in Confluence Server and Data Center that could let remote, unauthenticated attackers log into vulnerable, unpatched servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atlassian-fixes-critical-confluence-hardcoded-credentials-flaw/
New Redeemer ransomware version promoted on hacker forums

A threat actor is promoting a new version of their free-to-use 'Redeemer' ransomware builder on hacker forums, offering unskilled threat actors an easy entry to the world of encryption-backed extortion attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-redeemer-ransomware-version-promoted-on-hacker-forums/
Microsoft resumes default blocking of Office macros after updating docs

Microsoft announced today that it resumed the rollout of VBA macro auto-blocking in downloaded Office documents after temporarily rolling it back earlier this month following user feedback. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-resumes-default-blocking-of-office-macros-after-updating-docs/
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
New Redeemer ransomware version promoted on hacker forums

A threat actor is promoting a new version of their free-to-use 'Redeemer' ransomware builder on hacker forums, offering unskilled threat actors an easy entry to the world of encryption-backed extortion attacks. [...]
Microsoft Teams outage also takes down Microsoft 365 services

What initially started like a minor Microsoft Teams outage has also taken down multiple Microsoft 365 services with Teams integration, including Exchange Online, Windows 365, and Office Online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-outage-also-takes-down-microsoft-365-services/
Windows 11 now blocks RDP brute-force attacks by default

Recent Windows 11 builds now come with the Account Lockout Policy policy enabled by default which will automatically lock user accounts (including Administrator accounts) after 10 failed sign-in attempts for 10 minutes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-blocks-rdp-brute-force-attacks-by-default/
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Windows 11 now blocks RDP brute-force attacks by default

Recent Windows 11 builds now come with the Account Lockout Policy policy enabled by default which will automatically lock user accounts (including Administrator accounts) after 10 failed sign-in attempts for 10 minutes. [...]
How Conti ransomware hacked and encrypted the Costa Rican government

Details have emerged on how the Conti ransomware gang breached the Costa Rican government, showing the attack's precision and the speed of moving from initial access to the final stage of encrypting devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-conti-ransomware-hacked-and-encrypted-the-costa-rican-government/
Google blocks site of largest computing society for being ‘harmful’

Google Search and Drive are erroneously flagging links to Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) research papers and websites as malware. BleepingComputer has successfully reproduced the issue, first reported by researcher Maximilian Golla. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-blocks-site-of-largest-computing-society-for-being-harmful-/