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β€ŠMicrosoft: Windows 11 22H2 reaches end of support in 60 days

Microsoft has reminded customers that multiple editions of Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2 will reach the end of servicing in 60 days, on October 8, 2024. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-22h2-reaches-end-of-support-in-60-days/
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β€ŠHackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/
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β€ŠFake X content warnings on Ukraine war, earthquakes used as clickbait

X has always had a bot problem, but now scammers are utilizing the Ukraine war and earthquake warnings in Japan to entice users into clicking on fake content warnings and videos that lead to scam adult sites, malicious browser extensions, and shady affiliate sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-x-content-warnings-on-ukraine-war-earthquakes-used-as-clickbait/
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β€ŠChinese hacking groups target Russian government, IT firms

A series of targeted cyberattacks that started at the end of July 2024, targeting dozens of systems used in Russian government organizations and IT companies, are linked to Chinese hackers of the APT31 and APT 27 groups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hacking-groups-target-russian-government-it-firms/
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β€ŠCriminal IP and Maltego Join Forces for Enhanced Cyber Threat Search

AI SPERA announced today that its IP address intelligence engine, Criminal IP, can now be integrated with Maltego's unified user interface and is available on the Maltego's marketplace, [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/criminal-ip-and-maltego-join-forces-for-enhanced-cyber-threat-search/
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β€ŠGoogle deactivates Russian AdSense accounts, sends final payments

Google is notifying Russian YouTubers, bloggers, and publishers that their Adsense accounts are being deactivated and can no longer be used for advertising. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-deactivates-russian-adsense-accounts-sends-final-payments/
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β€ŠHackers posing as Ukraine’s Security Service infect 100 govt PCs

Attackers impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have used malicious spam emails to target and compromise systems belonging to the country's government agencies. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-posing-as-ukraines-security-service-infect-100-govt-pcs/
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β€ŠMicrosoft is killing the Windows Paint 3D app after 8 years

Microsoft announced that the Paint 3D graphics app will be discontinued later this year and removed from the Microsoft Store in November. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-killing-the-windows-paint-3d-app-after-8-years/
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β€ŠSouth Korea says DPRK hackers stole spy plane technical data

South Korea's ruling party, People Power Party (PPP), has issued an announcement stating that North Korean hackers have stolen crucial information about K2 tanks, the country's main battle tank, as well as its "Baekdu" and "Geumgang" spy planes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-says-dprk-hackers-stole-spy-plane-technical-data/
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β€ŠX faces GDPR complaints for unauthorized use of data for AI training

European privacy advocate NOYB (None of Your Business) has filed nine GDPR complaints about X using the personal data from over 60 million users in Europe to train "Grok," the social media company's large language model. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/x-faces-gdpr-complaints-for-unauthorized-use-of-data-for-ai-training/
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β€ŠRansom Cartel, Reveton ransomware owner arrested, charged in US

Belarusian-Ukrainian national Maksim Silnikau was arrested in Spain and is now extradited to the USA to face charges for creating the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation in 2021 and running a malvertising operation from 2013 to 2022. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransom-cartel-reveton-ransomware-owner-arrested-charged-in-us/
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β€ŠIvanti warns of critical vTM auth bypass with public exploit

​Today, Ivanti urged customers to patch a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances that can let attackers create rogue administrator accounts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-of-critical-vtm-auth-bypass-with-public-exploit/
β€ŠWindows 11 KB5041585 cumulative update released with fixes, new features

Microsoft has released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2, which includes many improvements and changes, including the ability to directly drag apps from the Pinned section of the Start menu and pin them to the taskbar. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5041585-cumulative-update-released-with-fixes-new-features/
β€ŠMicrosoft August 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 9 zero-days, 6 exploited

Today is Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 89 flaws, including six actively exploited and three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft is still working on an update for a tenth publicly disclosed zero-day. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-2024-patch-tuesday-fixes-9-zero-days-6-exploited/