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β€ŠChinese hackers create Linux version of the SideWalk Windows malware

State-backed Chinese hackers have developed a Linux variant for the SideWalk backdoor used against Windows systems belonging to targets in the academic sector. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-create-linux-version-of-the-sidewalk-windows-malware/
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β€ŠSecuring your IoT devices against cyber attacks in 5 steps

How is IoT being used in the enterprise, and how can it be secured? We will demonstrate important security best practices and how a secure password policy is paramount to the security of devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/securing-your-iot-devices-against-cyber-attacks-in-5-steps/
β€ŠMicrosoft Teams stores auth tokens as cleartext in Windows, Linux, Macs

Security analysts have found a severe security vulnerability in the desktop app for Microsoft Teams that gives threat actors access to authentication tokens and accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA) turned on. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-stores-auth-tokens-as-cleartext-in-windows-linux-macs/
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β€ŠUS govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-govt-sanctions-ten-iranians-linked-to-ransomware-attacks/
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US govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks. [...]
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β€ŠCISA orders agencies to patch Windows, iOS bugs used in attacks

CISA added two new vulnerabilities to its list of security bugs exploited in the wild today, including a Windows privilege escalation vulnerability and an arbitrary code execution flaw affecting iPhones and Macs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-agencies-to-patch-windows-ios-bugs-used-in-attacks/
β€ŠNew Lenovo BIOS updates fix security bugs in hundreds of models

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has issued a security advisory to warn its clients about several high-severity vulnerabilities impacting a wide range of products in the Desktop, All in One, Notebook, ThinkPad, ThinkServer, and ThinkStation lines. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lenovo-bios-updates-fix-security-bugs-in-hundreds-of-models/
β€ŠDeath of Queen Elizabeth II exploited to steal Microsoft credentials

Threat actors are exploiting the death of Queen Elizabeth II in phishing attacks to lure their targets to malicious sites designed to steal their Microsoft account credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-exploited-to-steal-microsoft-credentials/
β€ŠGay hookup site typosquatted by 50 domains to push dodgy Chrome extensions

Gay hookup and cruising web app Sniffies is being impersonated by opportunistic threat actors hoping to target the website's users with many typosquatting domains that push scams and dubious Google Chrome extensions. In some cases, these illicit domains launch the Apple Music app prompting users to buy a subscription. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gay-hookup-site-typosquatted-by-50-domains-to-push-dodgy-chrome-extensions/
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Gay hookup site typosquatted by 50 domains to push dodgy Chrome extensions

Gay hookup and cruising web app Sniffies is being impersonated by opportunistic threat actors hoping to target the website's users with many typosquatting domains that push scams and dubious Google Chrome extensions. In some cases, these illicit domains launch the Apple Music app prompting users to buy a subscription. [...]
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New Lenovo BIOS updates fix security bugs in hundreds of models

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has issued a security advisory to warn its clients about several high-severity vulnerabilities impacting a wide range of products in the Desktop, All in One, Notebook, ThinkPad, ThinkServer, and ThinkStation lines. [...]