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β€ŠIntercontinental Exchange to pay $10M SEC penalty over VPN breach

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after failing to ensure its subsidiaries promptly reported an April 2021 VPN security breach. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intercontinental-exchange-to-pay-10m-sec-penalty-over-vpn-breach/
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β€ŠState hackers turn to massive ORB proxy networks to evade detection

Security researchers are warning that China-linked state-backed hackers are increasingly relying on vast proxy networks of virtual private servers and compromised connected devices for cyberespionage operations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/state-hackers-turn-to-massive-orb-proxy-networks-to-evade-detection/
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β€ŠMicrosoft to start killing off VBScript in second half of 2024

Microsoft announced today that it will start deprecating VBScript in the second half of 2024 by making it an on-demand feature until it's completely removed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-start-killing-off-vbscript-in-second-half-of-2024/
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β€ŠNorthern Ireland police faces Β£750k fine after exposing staff info

UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of Β£750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by inadvertently publishing a spreadsheet file online. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/northern-ireland-police-faces-750k-fine-after-exposing-staff-info/
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β€ŠApple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all

Security researchers reverse-engineered Apple's recent iOS 17.5.1 update and found that a recent bug that restored images deleted months or even years ago was caused by an iOS bug and not an issue with iCloud. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-wasnt-storing-deleted-ios-photos-in-icloud-after-all/
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β€ŠMicrosoft spots gift card thieves using cyber-espionage tactics

Microsoft has published a "Cyber Signals" report sharing new information about the hacking group Storm-0539 and a sharp rise in gift card theft as we approach the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-spots-gift-card-thieves-using-cyber-espionage-tactics/
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β€ŠJAVS courtroom recording software backdoored in supply chain attack

Attackers have backdoored the installer of widely used Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) courtroom video recording software with malware that lets them take over compromised systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/javs-courtroom-recording-software-backdoored-in-supply-chain-attack/
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β€ŠMicrosoft pushes emergency fix for Windows Server 2019 update errors

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows Server 2019 that fixes a bug causing 0x800f0982 errors when attempting to install the May 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pushes-emergency-fix-for-windows-server-2019-0x800f0982-update-errors/
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β€ŠCencora data breach exposes US patient info from 8 drug companies

Some of the largest drug companies in the world have disclosed data breaches due to a February 2024 cyberattack at Cencora, whom they partner with for pharmaceutical and business services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cencora-data-breach-exposes-us-patient-info-from-8-drug-companies/
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β€ŠMicrosoft Copilot fixed worldwide after 24 hour outage

After over a 24-hour outage, Microsoft's Bing, Copilot, and Copilot in Windows services are back online worldwide, with no information released as to what caused the problem. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-copilot-fixed-worldwide-after-24-hour-outage/
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β€ŠMicrosoft: Windows 24H2 will remove Cortana and WordPad apps

Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-24h2-will-remove-cortana-and-wordpad-apps/
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β€ŠHacker defaces spyware app’s site, dumps database and source code

​​A hacker has defaced the website of the pcTattletale spyware application, found on the booking systems of several Wyndham hotels in the United States, and leaked over a dozen archives containing database and source code data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-defaces-spyware-apps-site-dumps-database-and-source-code/
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β€ŠArc browser’s Windows launch targeted by Google ads malvertising

A new Google Ads malvertising campaign, coinciding with the launch of the Arc web browser for Windows, was tricking people into downloading trojanized installers that infect them with malware payloads. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arc-browsers-windows-launch-targeted-by-google-ads-malvertising/
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