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โ€ŠMicrosoft 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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โ€ŠFTC reports 50% drop in unwanted call complaints since 2021

On Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing phone calls has dropped over 50% since 2021, continuing a trend that started three years ago. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-reports-50-percent-drop-in-unwanted-call-complaints-since-2021/
โ€ŠNSO Group used another WhatsApp zero-day after being sued, court docs say

Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group reportedly used multiple zero-day exploits, including an unknown one named "Erised," that leveraged WhatsApp vulnerabilities to deploy Pegasus spyware in zero-click attacks, even after getting sued. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nso-group-used-another-whatsapp-zero-day-after-being-sued-court-docs-say/
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โ€ŠGitHub projects targeted with malicious commits to frame researcher

GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits and pull requests, in an attempt to inject backdoors into these projects. Most recently, the GitHub repository of Exo Labs, an AI and machine learning startup, was targeted in the attack, which has left many wondering about the attacker's true intentions. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-projects-targeted-with-malicious-commits-to-frame-researcher/
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โ€ŠT-Mobile confirms it was hacked in recent wave of telecom breaches

T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-confirms-it-was-hacked-in-recent-wave-of-telecom-breaches/
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โ€ŠFake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers

Fake AI image and video generators infect Windows and macOS with the Lumma Stealer and AMOS information-stealing malware, used to steal credentials and cryptocurrency wallets from infected devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ai-video-generators-infect-windows-macos-with-infostealers/
โ€ŠMicrosoft 365 Admin portal abused to send sextortion emails

The Microsoft 365 Admin Portal is being abused to send sextortion emails, making the emails appear trustworthy and bypassing email security platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-365-admin-portal-abused-to-send-sextortion-emails/
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โ€ŠFake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension

Fake Bitwarden password manager advertisements on Facebook are pushing a malicious Google Chrome extension that collects and steals sensitive user data from the browser. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-bitwarden-ads-on-facebook-push-info-stealing-chrome-extension/
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โ€ŠUS charges Phobos ransomware admin after South Korea extradition

Evgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national and suspected administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, was extradited from South Korea and is facing cybercrime charges in the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-phobos-ransomware-admin-after-south-korea-extradition/
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โ€ŠChinese hackers exploit Fortinet VPN zero-day to steal credentials

Chinese threat actors use a custom post-exploitation toolkit named 'DeepData' to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiClient Windows VPN client that steal credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-exploit-fortinet-vpn-zero-day-to-steal-credentials/
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โ€ŠBrave on iOS adds new "Shred" button to wipe site-specific data

Brave Browser 1.71 for iOS introduces a new privacy-focused feature called "Shred," which allows users to easily delete site-specific mobile browsing data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brave-on-ios-adds-new-shred-button-to-wipe-site-specific-data/
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โ€ŠSpotify abused to promote pirated software and game cheats

Spotify playlists and podcasts are being abused to push pirated software, game cheat codes, spam links, and "warez" sites. By injecting targeted keywords and links in playlist names and podcast descriptions, threat actors may benefit from boosting SEO for their dubious online properties appearing in Google. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spotify-abused-to-promote-pirated-software-and-game-cheats/
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โ€ŠMicrosoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event with $4 million in rewards

โ€‹Microsoft announced today at its Ignite annual conference in Chicago, Illinois, that it's expanding its bug bounty programs with Zero Day Quest, a new hacking event focusing on cloud and AI products and platforms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-launches-zero-day-quest-hacking-event-with-4-million-in-rewards/
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โ€ŠNew Windows 11 recovery tool to let admins remotely fix unbootable devices

Microsoft is working on a new Windows "Quick Machine Recovery" feature that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update "targeted fixes" to remotely fix systems rendered unbootable. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-quick-machine-recovery-lets-admins-remotely-fix-unbootable-devices/
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