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Yahoo Corrects 2013 Data Breach Announcement From One Billion To "All Users"

In a statement posted online today, Yahoo — now rebranded as Oath and part of Verizon — corrected the estimation on a security breach announced last year from the initial assessment of one billion to "all Yahoo user accounts." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/yahoo-corrects-2013-data-breach-announcement-from-one-billion-to-all-users-/
As if Miners weren't enough, Roboto Condensed Attack Now Pushing Crapware

The Roboto Condensed social engineering attack has been updated to not only distribute keyloggers and miners, but if your "lucky, is now also pushing adware and crapware bundles that overrun a computer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/as-if-miners-werent-enough-roboto-condensed-attack-now-pushing-crapware/
Spies Hack. But the Best Spies Hack Other Spies.

During their investigation of NetTravler, Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered an unusual backdoor that could have helped another attacker access one of their main servers, and then use the group's infrastructure or steal data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spies-hack-but-the-best-spies-hack-other-spies-/
New Rowhammer Attack Bypass Previously Proposed Countermeasures

Security researchers have come up with a variation of the Rowhammer attack that bypasses all previously proposed countermeasures. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-rowhammer-attack-bypass-previously-proposed-countermeasures/
Google Unveils Wireless Pixel Buds That Act Like a Universal Translator

Today Google unveiled new wireless ear buds called Google Pixel Buds. These ear buds support gestures, swipes, and touches to control music, answer calls, and enable Google Assistant. Even cooler, they offer real-time translation into 40 languages using Google Translate. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-unveils-wireless-pixel-buds-that-act-like-a-universal-translator/
Microsoft Edge Released for iOS and Coming Soon to Android

Today Microsoft released Edge for iOS and announced that the Android version will be coming soon. Windows Insiders can get access to the Microsoft Edge preview, which supports transferring content you are reading on your phone to a PC via the "Continue on PC" option. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-edge-released-for-ios-and-coming-soon-to-android/
Hackers Hijack Ongoing Email Conversations to Insert Malicious Documents

A group of hackers is using a sophisticated technique of hijacking ongoing email conversations to insert malicious documents that appear to be coming from a legitimate source and infect other targets participating in the same conversational thread. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-ongoing-email-conversations-to-insert-malicious-documents/
Couple of Sassy Comments Reopen Topic of Encryption Backdoors in the US, UK

Officials reminded everyone this week that governments in the US and UK have not given up on their efforts to force tech companies to provide encryption backdoors, despite previous attempts being shut down following public outcry. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/couple-of-sassy-comments-reopen-topic-of-encryption-backdoors-in-the-us-uk/