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Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members
Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members. [...]
Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members
Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members. [...]
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Neopets data breach exposes personal data of 69 million members
Virtual pet website Neopets has suffered a data breach leading to the theft of source code and a database containing the personal information of over 69 million members.
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/
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/
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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 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/
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/
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Microsoft starts blocking Office macros by default, once again
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.
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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. [...]
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. [...]
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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.
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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. [...]
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. [...]
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Microsoft starts blocking Office macros by default, once again
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.
New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux malware installs rootkits, backdoors
A new and previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' targets Linux systems and can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy multiple types of rootkits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lightning-framework-linux-malware-installs-rootkits-backdoors/
A new and previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' targets Linux systems and can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy multiple types of rootkits. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lightning-framework-linux-malware-installs-rootkits-backdoors/
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New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux malware installs rootkits, backdoors
A previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' that targets Linux systems can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy rootkits to cover the attackers' tracks.
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/
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/
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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.
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/
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/
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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.
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Microsoft starts blocking Office macros by default, once again
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. [...]
Microsoft starts blocking Office macros by default, once again
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. [...]
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Microsoft starts blocking Office macros by default, once again
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.
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New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux malware installs rootkits, backdoors
A new and previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' targets Linux systems and can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy multiple types of rootkits. [...]
New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux malware installs rootkits, backdoors
A new and previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' targets Linux systems and can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy multiple types of rootkits. [...]
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New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux malware installs rootkits, backdoors
A previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightning Framework' that targets Linux systems can be used to backdoor infected devices using SSH and deploy rootkits to cover the attackers' tracks.
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
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. [...]
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. [...]
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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.
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. [...]
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. [...]
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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/
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/
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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.
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-/
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-/
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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.
Chrome zero-day used to infect journalists with Candiru spyware
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-zero-day-used-to-infect-journalists-with-candiru-spyware/
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-zero-day-used-to-infect-journalists-with-candiru-spyware/
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Chrome zero-day used to infect journalists with Candiru spyware
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware.
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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. [...]
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. [...]
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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.
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Chrome zero-day used to infect journalists with Candiru spyware
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware. [...]
Chrome zero-day used to infect journalists with Candiru spyware
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware. [...]
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Chrome zero-day used to infect journalists with Candiru spyware
The Israeli spyware vendor Candiru was found using a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to spy on journalists and other high-interest individuals in the Middle East with the 'DevilsTongue' spyware.
Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/ex-coinbase-manager-charged-in-first-crypto-insider-trading-case/
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/ex-coinbase-manager-charged-in-first-crypto-insider-trading-case/
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Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets.
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Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. [...]
Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets. [...]
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Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets.
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Windows 11 KB5015882 update fixes bugs causing File Explorer to freeze
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features. [...]
Windows 11 KB5015882 update fixes bugs causing File Explorer to freeze
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features. [...]
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Windows 11 KB5015882 update fixes bugs causing File Explorer to freeze
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features.
Windows 11 KB5015882 update fixes bugs causing File Explorer to freeze
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5015882-update-fixes-bugs-causing-file-explorer-to-freeze/
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5015882-update-fixes-bugs-causing-file-explorer-to-freeze/
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Windows 11 KB5015882 update fixes bugs causing File Explorer to freeze
Microsoft has released the optional KB5015882 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 with 20 fixes or improvements, including new Focus Assist and OS upgrade features.