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This image shows its own MD5 checksum — and it's kind of a big deal

Generating checksums—cryptographic hashes such as MD5 or SHA-256 functions for files is hardly anything new and one of the most efficient means to ascertain the integrity of a file, or to check if two files are identical. But a researcher has generated an image that visibly contains its own MD5 hash. [...]
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Microsoft shares workarounds for Windows Group Policy issues

Microsoft has acknowledged a known issue where copying files/shortcuts using Group Policy Preferences on Windows client devices might not work as expected after installing recent Windows cumulative updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday. [...]
American Airlines learned they were breached from phishing targets

American Airlines says its Cyber Security Response Team (CIRT) found out about a recently disclosed data breach from the targets of a phishing campaign that was using an employee's hacked Microsoft 365 account. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-learned-they-were-breached-from-phishing-targets/
Windows 11 now warns when typing your password in Notepad, websites

Windows 11 22H2 was just released, and with it comes a new security feature called Enhanced Phishing Protection that warns users when they enter their Windows password in insecure applications or on websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-now-warns-when-typing-your-password-in-notepad-websites/
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Ransomware data theft tool may show a shift in extortion tactics

Data exfiltration malware known as Exmatter and previously linked with the BlackMatter ransomware group is now being upgraded with data corruption functionality that may indicate a new tactic that ransomware affiliates might switch to in the future. [...]
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New hacking group ‘Metador’ lurking in ISP networks for months

A previously unknown threat actor that researchers have named 'Metador' has been breaching telecommunications, internet services providers (ISPs), and universities for about two years. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-hacking-group-metador-lurking-in-isp-networks-for-months/
Ransomware data theft tool may show a shift in extortion tactics

Data exfiltration malware known as Exmatter and previously linked with the BlackMatter ransomware group is now being upgraded with data corruption functionality that may indicate a new tactic that ransomware affiliates might switch to in the future. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-data-theft-tool-may-show-a-shift-in-extortion-tactics/
Hackers use PowerPoint files for 'mouseover' malware delivery

Hackers believed to work for Russia have started using a new code execution technique that relies on mouse movement in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to trigger a malicious PowerShell script. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-use-powerpoint-files-for-mouseover-malware-delivery/