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β€ŠLastPass: Hackers targeted employee in failed deepfake CEO call

LastPass revealed this week that threat actors targeted one of its employees in a voice phishing attack, using deepfake audio to impersonate Karim Toubba, the company's Chief Executive Officer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-hackers-targeted-employee-in-failed-deepfake-ceo-call/
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β€ŠOpenTable is adding your first name to previously anonymous reviews

Restaurant reservation platform OpenTable says that all reviews on the platform will no longer be fully anonymous starting May 22nd and will now show members' profile pictures and first names. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/opentable-is-adding-your-first-name-to-previously-anonymous-reviews/
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β€ŠEx-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ex-amazon-engineer-gets-3-years-for-hacking-crypto-exchanges/
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β€ŠMicrosoft now testing app ads in Windows 11's Start menu

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-now-testing-app-ads-in-windows-11s-start-menu/
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β€ŠUK flooded with forged stamps despite using barcodes β€” to prevent just that

Royal Mail, the British postal and courier service began switching all snail mail stamps to barcoded stamps last year. The purpose of the barcode was to enhance security, deter stamp reuse, and possibly prevent forgeriesβ€”which it has failed to do. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-flooded-with-forged-stamps-despite-using-barcodes-to-prevent-just-that/
β€ŠPalo Alto Networks zero-day exploited since March to backdoor firewalls

Suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls tracked as CVE-2024-3400 since March 26, using the compromised devices to breach internal networks, steal data and credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-zero-day-exploited-since-march-to-backdoor-firewalls/
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β€ŠHacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024. A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-claims-giant-tiger-data-breach-leaks-28m-records-online/
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β€ŠFirebird RAT creator and seller arrested in the U.S. and Australia

A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI has led to the arrest and charging of two individuals who are believed to be behind the development and distribution of the "Firebird" remote access trojan (RAT), later rebranded as "Hive." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firebird-rat-creator-and-seller-arrested-in-the-us-and-australia/
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β€ŠOpenTable won't add first names, photos to old reviews after backlash

OpenTable has reversed its decision to show members' first names and profile pictures in past anonymous reviews after receiving backlash from members who felt it was a breach of privacy. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/opentable-wont-add-first-names-photos-to-old-reviews-after-backlash/
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β€ŠMicrosoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years

Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-lifts-windows-11-block-on-some-intel-systems-after-2-years/
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β€ŠCisco Duo warns third-party data breach exposed SMS MFA logs

Cisco Duo's security team warns that hackers stole some customers' VoIP and SMS logs for multi-factor authentication (MFA) messages in a cyberattack on their telephony provider. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-duo-warns-third-party-data-breach-exposed-sms-mfa-logs/
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β€ŠDaixin ransomware gang claims attack on Omni Hotels

The Daixin Team ransomware gang claimed a recent cyberattack on Omni Hotels & Resorts and is now threatening to publish customers' sensitive information if a ransom is not paid. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/daixin-ransomware-gang-claims-attack-on-omni-hotels/
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