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Office Depot, Best Buy Pull Kaspersky Products From Shelves

Both Office Depot and Best Buy have removed Kaspersky Lab products from shelves. The ban has been in effect since mid-September, and the two chains are offering existing Kaspersky customers replacement security software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/office-depot-best-buy-pull-kaspersky-products-from-shelves/
New NIST and DHS Standards Get Ready to Tackle BGP Hijacks

Two US government agencies have united forces to coordinate the creation of a new set of standards aimed at securing the process of routing of information between major Internet entities, such as Internet Service Providers, hosting providers, cloud providers, educational, research, and national networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/new-nist-and-dhs-standards-get-ready-to-tackle-bgp-hijacks/
OxygenOS Telemetry Lets OS Maker Tie Phones to Individual Users

OxygenOS, a custom version of the Android operating system that comes installed on all OnePlus smartphones, is tracking users actions without anonymizing data, allowing OnePlus to connect each phone to its customer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/oxygenos-telemetry-lets-os-maker-tie-phones-to-individual-users/
Locky Ransomware Switches to the Asasin Extension via Broken Spam Campaigns

Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was released that now uses the .asasin extension for encrypted files. Personally, I thought the previous extension, ykcol, was more clever, while this one seriously needs a spell checker. Thankfully, the current distribution for this variant is broken due to malformed spam campaign. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-switches-to-the-asasin-extension-via-broken-spam-campaigns/
Insider Preview Update KB4046355 Silently Uninstalls Windows Media Player

After Windows Insiders installed update KB4046355 for the Insider Build 16299.15, they discovered that Windows Media Player had been removed from the computer. As Build 16299 is the Fall Creators Update that is scheduled to come out this month, it is unknown whether the removal of Windows Media Player is intentional or a bug. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/insider-preview-update-kb4046355-silently-uninstalls-windows-media-player/
Bank Cyber-Thieves Get Clever With New Overdraft Technique

A cyber-criminal gang has stolen over $40 million from Eastern European banks using a clever new technique that combines hacking the bank's network, the manipulation of overdraft limits, disabling fraud alerts, and mass ATM withdrawals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bank-cyber-thieves-get-clever-with-new-overdraft-technique/
Hacker "Alf" Stole 30GB of Data on Australia's Fighter Jets, Planes, Ships

Australia's foreign intelligence collection agency β€” the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) β€” says a hacker stole over 30 GB of data on the country's military capabilities, including details on fighter jets, military aircraft, and naval ships. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/hacker-alf-stole-30gb-of-data-on-australias-fighter-jets-planes-ships/
Microsoft Unveils 4 New XBox One S Bundles for the Holidays

As we start getting ready for the holiday shopping season, Microsoft announced today four new Xbox One S bundles that are going to be available this fall. These are Starter, Minecraft, Halo, and Rocket League bundles, which start at $279. Unfortunately, the Rocket League bundle is only coming to the UK and Europe. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-unveils-4-new-xbox-one-s-bundles-for-the-holidays/