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Windows 10 KB5046613 update released with fixes for printer bugs

Microsoft has released the KB5046613 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which includes ten changes and fixes, including the new Microsoft account manager on the Start menu and fixes for multi-function printer issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5046613-update-released-with-fixes-for-printer-bugs/
D-Link won’t fix critical bug in 60,000 exposed EoL modems

Tens of thousands of exposed D-Link routers that have reached their end-of-life are vulnerable to a critical security issue that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to change any user's password and take complete control of the device. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/d-link-wont-fix-critical-bug-in-60-000-exposed-eol-modems/
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New Google Pixel AI feature analyzes phone conversations for scams

Google is adding a new AI-powered scam protection feature that monitors phone call conversations on Google Pixel devices to detect patterns that warn when the caller may be a scammer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/new-google-pixel-ai-feature-analyzes-phone-conversations-for-scams/
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US indicts Snowflake hackers who extorted $2.5 million from 3 victims

The Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against two suspected Snowflake hackers, who breached more than 165 organizations using the services of the Snowflake cloud storage company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-snowflake-hackers-who-extorted-25-million-from-3-victims/
The true (and surprising) cost of forgotten passwords

Password resets are more expensive for your organization than you may realize. Learn more from Specops Software on why password resets are so expensive and how a self-service password reset solution can save you money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-true-and-surprising-cost-of-forgotten-passwords/
Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider

Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19 organizations in the United States, stealing the personal data of more than 132,000 people, and multiple extortion attempts. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/hacker-gets-10-years-in-prison-for-extorting-us-healthcare-provider/
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Fraud network uses 4,700 fake shopping sites to steal credit cards

A financially motivated Chinese threat actor dubbed "SilkSpecter" is using thousands of fake online stores to steal the payment card details of online shoppers in the U.S. and Europe. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fraud-network-uses-4-700-fake-shopping-sites-to-steal-credit-cards/
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Microsoft just killed the Windows 10 Beta Channel again

Five months after reviving it in June, ​Microsoft has shut down the Windows 10 Beta Channel and will move all enrolled Windows Insiders to the Release Preview Channel. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-just-killed-the-windows-10-beta-channel-again/
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Palo Alto Networks warns of critical RCE zero-day exploited in attacks

Palo Alto Networks is warning that a critical zero-day vulnerability on Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) management interfaces, currently tracked as 'PAN-SA-2024-0015,' is actively being exploited in attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/palo-alto-networks-warns-of-critical-rce-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
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Microsoft pulls Exchange security updates over mail delivery issues

Microsoft has paused the November 2024 Exchange security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday because of email delivery issues on servers using custom mail flow rules. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-exchange-security-updates-over-mail-delivery-issues/
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