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Banks Sue Computer Parts Site Newegg for Participation in Massive Fraud Scheme

Four major banks from South Korea have filed a lawsuit against Newegg, a US-based computer parts retailer, alleging the company has participated in a massive financial scheme that has defrauded the banks with hundreds of millions of dollars. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/hardware/banks-sue-computer-parts-site-newegg-for-participation-in-massive-fraud-scheme/
Small Amount of Bad Rabbit Ransomware Victims Detected in the USA

According to cybersecurity vendor Avast, the Bad Rabbit Ransomware has now been detected in the U.S.A. This article will provide, suggested steps that an organization or consumer can use to protect themselves. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/small-amount-of-bad-rabbit-ransomware-victims-detected-in-the-usa/
Ethereum Phishing Attack Nets Criminals 15K in Two Hours

A Ethereum phishing scam netted attackers over $15,000 in just two hours. This was done by creating a site pretended to be a popular online Ethereum wallet site and using it steal people's wallets.. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ethereum-phishing-attack-nets-criminals-15k-in-two-hours/
Windows 10 Insider Build 17025 for PC Brings an Updated Microsoft Yahei Font

Today Microsoft released Insider Preview Build 17025 for PC to insiders on the fast ring and to those who opted to Skip Ahead. This build includes revamped Ease of Access Settings, the ability to see tasks for UWP programs that are configured to autostart, and an updated Microsoft Yahei font. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-insider-build-17025-for-pc-brings-an-updated-microsoft-yahei-font/
Security Firms Say Bad Rabbit Attack Carried Out by NotPetya Group

Several security firms have come forward today with evidence that shows links connecting the Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak that happened yesterday with the NotPetya ransomware outbreak that took place at the end of June, this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-firms-say-bad-rabbit-attack-carried-out-by-notpetya-group/
Android's New Google Play Protect System Miserably Fails First Security Test

Google's new Play Protect security system did not survive its first real-world tests, and the system was ranked dead last in an experiment carried out by German antivirus testing lab AV-Test. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/androids-new-google-play-protect-system-miserably-fails-first-security-test/
Backdoor Account Found in Popular Ship Satellite Communications System

A popular satellite communications (SATCOM) system installed on ships across the world is affected by two serious security flaws — a hidden backdoor account with full system privileges access and an SQL injection in the login form. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-account-found-in-popular-ship-satellite-communications-system/
Bug in Mobile App Lets Hackers Take Control of LG Smart Devices

LG Electronics has avoided a security disaster this summer after it worked with security researchers to patch a vulnerability in the mobile app that customers are using to control a breadth of LG smart home devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bug-in-mobile-app-lets-hackers-take-control-of-lg-smart-devices/
Discord is Top IM App Among Dark Web Cyber-Criminals

Despite not supporting end-to-end encryption, the Discord service is insanely popular among Dark Web cyber-criminals, nine times more popular than the second-ranked Telegram app, according to a report released this week by Dark Web threat intelligence firm IntSights. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/discord-is-top-im-app-among-dark-web-cyber-criminals/