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Now BlueSky hit with crypto scams as it crosses 20 million users

As users are flocking to BlueSky from social media platforms like X/Twitter, so are threat actors. BleepingComputer has spotted cryptocurrency scams popping up on BlueSky just as the decentralized microblogging service surpassed 20 million users this week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/now-bluesky-hit-with-crypto-scams-as-it-crosses-20-million-users/
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Fortinet VPN design flaw hides successful brute-force attacks

A design flaw in the Fortinet VPN server's logging mechanism can be leveraged to conceal the successful verification of credentials during a brute-force attack without tipping off defenders of compromised logins. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fortinet-vpn-design-flaw-hides-successful-brute-force-attacks/
US seizes PopeyeTools cybercrime marketplace, charges administrators

The U.S. has seized the cybercrime website 'PopeyeTools' and unsealed charges against three of its administrators, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Sami, and Javed Mirza, for selling stolen data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-seizes-popeyetools-cybercrime-marketplace-charges-administrators/
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Microsoft disrupts ONNX phishing-as-a-service infrastructure

​Microsoft has seized 240 domains used by customers of ONNX, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, to target companies and individuals across the United States and worldwide since at least 2017. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-disrupts-onnx-phishing-as-a-service-infrastructure/
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CISA says BianLian ransomware now focuses only on data theft

The BianLian ransomware operation has shifted its tactics, becoming primarily a data theft extortion group, according to an updated advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-bianlian-ransomware-now-focuses-only-on-data-theft/
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Over 2,000 Palo Alto firewalls hacked using recently patched bugs

Hackers have already compromised thousands of Palo Alto Networks firewalls in attacks exploiting two recently patched zero-day vulnerability vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-2-000-palo-alto-firewalls-hacked-using-recently-patched-bugs/
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Windows 11 KB5046740 update released with 14 changes and fixes

​Microsoft has released the November 2024 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, with 14 improvements and fixes for multiple issues, including some affecting File Explorer, the Clipboard history, and secondary displays. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5046740-update-released-with-14-changes-and-fixes/
Microsoft rolls out Recall to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs

​Microsoft announced today that its controversial AI-powered Recall feature is finally rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-out-recall-to-windows-insiders-with-copilot-plus-pcs/
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Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in 'Nearest Neighbor Attack'

Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique called "nearest neighbor attack." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-us-firm-over-wi-fi-from-russia-in-nearest-neighbor-attack/
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Windows 10 KB5046714 update fixes bug preventing app uninstalls

Microsoft has released the optional KB5046714 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with six bug fixes, including a fix for a bug preventing users from uninstalling or updating packaged applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-kb5046714-update-fixes-bug-preventing-app-uninstalls/
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Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses

A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take control of the target system by disabling security components. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-avast-anti-rootkit-driver-to-disable-defenses/
Windows 11 24H2 update blocked on PCs with Assassin's Creed, Star Wars Outlaws

Microsoft is blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with some Ubisoft games, like Assassin's Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, after changes in the operating system cause the games to crash, freeze, or have audio issues. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-halts-windows-11-24h2-update-on-pcs-assassins-creed-star-wars-outlaws/
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Bangkok busts SMS Blaster sending 1 million scam texts from a van

The Thai police, working together with Thailand's largest telecommunications service provider, Advanced Info Service (AIS), located and busted the Chinese operators of an SMS blaster device that spammed fraudulent messages across Bangkok. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bangkok-busts-sms-blaster-sending-1-million-scam-texts-from-a-van/
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