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Unsaflok flaw can let hackers unlock millions of hotel doors

Security vulnerabilities in over 3 million Saflok electronic RFID locks deployed in 13,000 hotels and homes worldwide allowed researchers to easily unlock any door in a hotel by forging a pair of keycards. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unsaflok-flaw-can-let-hackers-unlock-millions-of-hotel-doors/
KDE advises extreme caution after theme wipes Linux user's files

On Wednesday, the KDE team warned Linux users to exercise "extreme caution" when installing global themes, even from the official KDE Store, because these themes run arbitrary code on devices to customize the desktop's appearance. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kde-advises-extreme-caution-after-theme-wipes-linux-users-files/
Russian hackers target German political parties with WineLoader malware

Researchers are warning that a notorious hacking group linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is targeting political parties in Germany for the first time, shifting their focus away from the typical targeting of diplomatic missions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-target-german-political-parties-with-wineloader-malware/
Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-emergency-fix-for-windows-server-crashes/
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Microsoft to shut down 50 cloud services for Russian businesses

Microsoft plans to limit access to over fifty cloud products for Russian organizations by the end of March as part of the sanctions requirements against the country issued by EU regulators last December. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-shut-down-50-cloud-services-for-russian-businesses/
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Opera sees big jump in EU users on iOS, Android after DMA update

Opera has reported a substantial 164% increase in new European Union users on iOS devices after Apple introduced a new feature to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/opera-sees-big-jump-in-eu-users-on-ios-android-after-dma-update/
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Google's new AI search results promotes sites pushing malware, scams

Google's new AI-powered 'Search Generative Experience' algorithms recommend scam sites that redirect visitors to unwanted Chrome extensions, fake iPhone giveaways, browser spam subscriptions, and tech support scams. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/googles-new-ai-search-results-promotes-sites-pushing-malware-scams/
New ZenHammer memory attack impacts AMD Zen CPUs

Academic researchers developed ZenHammer, the first variant of the Rowhammer DRAM attack that works on CPUs based on recent AMD Zen microarchitecture that map physical addresses on DDR4 and DDR5 memory chips. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-zenhammer-memory-attack-impacts-amd-zen-cpus/
New MFA-bypassing phishing kit targets Microsoft 365, Gmail accounts

Cybercriminals have been increasingly using a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named 'Tycoon 2FA' to target Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts and bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) protection. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-mfa-bypassing-phishing-kit-targets-microsoft-365-gmail-accounts/
CISA urges software devs to weed out SQL injection vulnerabilities

CISA and the FBI urged executives of technology manufacturing companies to prompt formal reviews of their organizations' software and implement mitigations to eliminate SQL injection (SQLi) security vulnerabilities before shipping. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-urges-software-devs-to-weed-out-sql-injection-vulnerabilities/
Panera Bread experiencing nationwide IT outage since Saturday

Since Saturday, U.S. food chain giant Panera Bread has been experiencing a nationwide outage that has impacted its IT systems, including online ordering, POS systems, phones, and various internal systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/panera-bread-experiencing-nationwide-it-outage-since-saturday/