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5 Steps to Improve Your Security Posture in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is susceptible to a growing number of cybersecurity threats as its massive user base is an attractive target for cybercriminals. Learn more from Adaptive Shield on how to increase your Microsoft Teams security posture. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/5-steps-to-improve-your-security-posture-in-microsoft-teams/
200,000 Facebook Marketplace user records leaked on hacking forum

A threat actor leaked 200,000 records on a hacker forum, claiming they contained the mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and other personal information of Facebook Marketplace users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/200-000-facebook-marketplace-user-records-leaked-on-hacking-forum/
Windows 10 KB5034763 update released with new fixes, changes

Microsoft has released the KB5034763 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which includes a small number of changes, including the continued rollout of changes to comply with Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5034763-update-released-with-new-fixes-changes/
Hackers used new Windows Defender zero-day to drop DarkMe malware

Microsoft has patched today a Windows Defender SmartScreen zero-day exploited in the wild by a financially motivated threat group to deploy the DarkMe remote access trojan (RAT). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-used-new-windows-defender-zero-day-to-drop-darkme-malware/
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Prudential Financial breached in data theft cyberattack

Prudential Financial has disclosed that its network was breached last week, with the attackers stealing employee and contractor data before being blocked from compromised systems one day later. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/prudential-financial-breached-in-data-theft-cyberattack/
DuckDuckGo browser gets end-to-end encrypted sync feature

The DuckDuckGo browser has unveiled a new end-to-end encrypted Sync & Backup feature that lets users privately and securely synchronize their bookmarks, passwords, and Email Protection settings across multiple devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-gets-end-to-end-encrypted-sync-feature/
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Ubuntu 'command-not-found' tool can be abused to spread malware

A logic flaw between Ubuntu's 'command-not-found' package suggestion system and the snap package repository could enable attackers to promote malicious Linux packages to unsuspecting users. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubuntu-command-not-found-tool-can-be-abused-to-spread-malware/
Zoom patches critical privilege elevation flaw in Windows apps

The Zoom desktop and VDI clients and the Meeting SDK for Windows are vulnerable to an improper input validation flaw that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct privilege escalation on the target system over the network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-patches-critical-privilege-elevation-flaw-in-windows-apps/
LockBit claims ransomware attack on Fulton County, Georgia

The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-claims-ransomware-attack-on-fulton-county-georgia/
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Microsoft: New critical Exchange bug exploited as zero-day

Microsoft warned today in an updated security advisory that a critical vulnerability in Exchange Server was exploited as a zero-day before being fixed during this month's Patch Tuesday. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-new-critical-exchange-bug-exploited-as-zero-day/
New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gold-pickaxe-android-ios-malware-steals-your-face-for-fraud/
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