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How to secure AD passwords without sacrificing end-user experience

To increase password security, regulatory bodies recommend longer and unique passwords. Despite this, many still stick to using the same easy-to-guess passwords for the sake of convenience. Learn more from Specops Software on an alternative approach that supports security and end-user experience at the same time. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-secure-ad-passwords-without-sacrificing-end-user-experience/
Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update

Google Pixel smartphone owners report problems after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, being unable to access their devices internal storage, open the camera, take screenshots, or even open apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-pixel-phones-unusable-after-january-2024-system-update/
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UK says AI will empower ransomware over the next two years

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that artificial intelligence (AI) tools will have an adverse near-term impact on cybersecurity, helping escalate the threat of ransomware. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-says-ai-will-empower-ransomware-over-the-next-two-years/
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VexTrio TDS: Inside a massive 70,000-domain cybercrime operation

A previously unknown traffic distribution system (TDS) named 'VexTrio' has been active since at least 2017, aiding 60 affiliates in their cybercrime operations through a massive network of 70,000 sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vextrio-tds-inside-a-massive-70-000-domain-cybercrime-operation/
HPE: Russian hackers breached its security team’s email accounts

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) disclosed today that suspected Russian hackers known as Midnight Blizzard gained access to the company's Microsoft Office 365 email environment to steal data from its cybersecurity team and other departments. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hpe-russian-hackers-breached-its-security-teams-email-accounts/
iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphone-apps-abuse-ios-push-notifications-to-collect-user-data/
Russian TrickBot malware dev sentenced to 64 months in prison

Russian national Vladimir Dunaev has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for his role in creating and distributing the Trickbot malware used in attacks against hospitals, companies, and individuals worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-trickbot-malware-dev-sentenced-to-64-months-in-prison/
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Blackwood hackers hijack WPS Office update to install malware

A previously unknown advanced threat actor tracked  as 'Blackwood' is using sophisticated malware called NSPX30 in cyberespionage attacks against companies and individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackwood-hackers-hijack-wps-office-update-to-install-malware/
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23andMe data breach: Hackers stole raw genotype data, health reports

Genetic testing provider 23andMe confirmed that hackers stole health reports and raw genotype data of customers affected by a credential stuffing attack that went unnoticed for five months, from April 29 to September 27. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/23andme-data-breach-hackers-stole-raw-genotype-data-health-reports/
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Pwn2Own Automotive: $1.3M for 49 zero-days, Tesla hacked twice

The first edition of Pwn2Own Automotive has ended with competitors earning $1,323,750 for hacking Tesla twice and demoing 49 zero-day bugs in multiple electric car systems between January 24 and January 26. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pwn2own-automotive-13m-for-49-zero-days-tesla-hacked-twice/
Microsoft reveals how hackers breached its Exchange Online accounts

Microsoft confirmed that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service hacking group, which hacked into its executives' email accounts in November 2023, also breached other organizations as part of this malicious campaign. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-reveals-how-hackers-breached-its-exchange-online-accounts/
Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka "planeta" (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-hack-wiped-2-petabytes-of-data-from-russian-research-center/
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